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"We are ready to say that we rule the entire Elgin enterprise as irrelevant to the present."
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"The present system of protecting NHS patients was a bit of a shambles."
"Changing a diaper is a lot like getting a present from your grandmother - you're not sure what you've got but you're pretty sure you're not going to like it."
"At present, too much theological thinking is very human-centered."
"The present moment is all that ever is, and in each new moment we die and are reborn. For example, people block love and close off their hearts out of fear of being hurt again. If they lived in the present moment, there would be no fear and they would walk forward in life with confidence and certainty that there is the joy of new experiences to be had."
"Tomorrow' is the thing that's always coming but never arrives. 'Today' is the thing that's already here and never leaves. And because that's the case, I would much prefer to invest in today than sit around waiting for an arrival that's not arriving."
"Live every single moment of your life, for the one thing that is most precious to you."
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"We say to the British government: you have kept those sculptures for almost two centuries. You have cared for them as well as you could, for which we thank you. But now in the name of fairness and morality, please give them back."
"Read Churchill, he tells you how crucial was the Greek role in your decisive desert victory over Rommel."
"England and Greece are friends. English blood was shed on Greek soil in the war against fascism, and Greeks gave their lives to protect English pilots."
"In the world over, the very name of our country is immediately associated with the Parthenon."
"Much has been said and continues to be said of what little concern the Turks had for the Acropolis treasures."
"And, of course, it must be asked: is it proper to transact with the Turks for the most reassured of Greek possessions when Greece is under Turkish invasion and subjugation?"
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