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Tom Stoppard

I think that the present is worth attention, one shouldn't sacrifice it to future conceptions of, of this future or that future.

Tom Stoppard

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Tom Stoppard is saying that we should focus on what is happening right now instead of giving it up for ideas or plans about the future. He warns against ignoring the present moment because of uncertain or imagined futures.

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