"If we can't begin to agree on fundamentals, such as the elimination of the most abusive forms of child labor, then we really are not ready to march forward into the future."

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"If we can't begin to agree on fundamentals, such as the elimination of the most abusive forms of child labor, then we really are not ready to march forward into the future."

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"In the future, torture will once again become the recreational sport of the rich."

Doug Coupland, Canadian Author

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"Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, you are unlikely to step up and take responsibility for making it so."

Noam Chomsky, American Activist

Future, Optimism, Responsibility, Change

"The future and eternity are two entirely different things."

Doug Coupland, Canadian Author

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"You have to change your thinking if you desire to have a future different from your present."

Germany Kent, Roman Soldier

Future, Change, Thought, Mindset

"Don't waste our children's future on man's past."

Anthony T. Hincks, British Writer

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"Whoever neglects the arts when he is young has lost the past and is dead to the future."

Sophocles, Greek Poet

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"The future is no more uncertain than the present."

Walt Whitman, American Poet

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"Only God knows the future and that we are to look to Him-not to the stars or the tea leaves or the lines on the palms of our hands-for our confidence in the future."

Billy Graham, American Clergyman

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"Whenever I look at the masses, I feel one day the earth will certainly explode."

M.F. Moonzajer, Afghan Author

Future, Earth, Fear

"In the future, man will be able to create an artificial Sun which is very similar to the Sun in the sky that was once upon a time worshipped as a god!"

Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish Philosopher

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"Really, the potential for, first of all, any college graduate today is enormously good. These are good times for anyone with a college degree today, particularly African Americans. With a college degree today, you really breach the unemployment rate."

African

"Education is important because, first of all, people need to know that discrimination still exists. It is still real in the workplace, and we should not take that for granted."

Education

"But the real growth I must say in terms of the public sector for the Labor Department is really at state and local levels. That's where the real opportunities are today."

Growth

"The public sector certainly includes the Department of Labor. Those are jobs that are available. They are open and they are good paying jobs. The government as a whole has been actually retrenching under President Clinton's leadership."

Government

"My overall message for labor members is... that we understand that the benefits of trade are clear, but the disruption and the dislocation are painfully concentrated and we can't ignore them."

Benefit

"This can not be about a race to the bottom."

Race

"Well, I tell young people to be successful today that, first of all, that what you learn today directly impacts what you earn tomorrow. This is a knowledge-based economy."

People

"Unlike any other time in our history, we have to know that staying in school and getting an education is the most important thing you can do."

Education

"To me, it is a process, a process that starts with raising awareness, engaging international partners on this issue, and being committed to a different course of action."

Action

"It is very important that our young people have constructive early work experiences. But it is equally important that their jobs are safe and complement their education, rather than complete it."

Work