Captain James T. Kirk: But one man can change the present. — Present

"Happy the man, and happy he alone,"

"I hearing get, who had but ears,"

"Gott ist ein Gott der Gegenwart. Wie er dich findet, so nimmt und empfängt er dich, nicht als das, was du gewesen, sondern als das, was du jetzt bist."

"All that was left was the ceaselessly shrinking fragment of time called "now."

"The natural quality of mind is clear, awake, alert, and knowing. Free from fixation. By training in being present, we come to know the nature of our mind. So the more you train in being present - being right here - the more you begin to feel like your mind is sharpening up. The mind that can come back to the present is clearer and more refreshed, and it can better weather all the ambiguities, pains, and paradoxes of life... The principle of nowness is very important to any effort to establish an enlightened society."

"Whereas before you dwelt in time and paid brief visits to the Now, have your dwelling place in the Now and pay brief visits to past and future when required to deal with the practical aspects of your life situation."