"I hear from afar the shouts of that false wisdom which is ever dragging us onwards, counting the present as nothing, and pursuing without pause a future which flies as we pursue, that false wisdom which removes us from our place and never brings us to any other."

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss Philosopher

Futurism, Present, Future, Illusion, Awareness

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"I hear from afar the shouts of that false wisdom which is ever dragging us onwards, counting the present as nothing, and pursuing without pause a future which flies as we pursue, that false wisdom which removes us from our place and never brings us to any other."

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"Let's go invent tomorrow instead of worrying about what happened yesterday."

Steve Jobs, American Businessman

Futurism, Future, Innovation, Action, Optimism

"In the future, designer viruses will be more popular than designer jeans."

R. A. Delmonico, American Author

Futurism, Future, Biology, Technology, Risk

"We have yet to establish a permanent Mars colony for this reason: Trying to colonize Mars with humans is a known suicide mission that no one is talking about."

Steven Magee, British Author

Futurism, Survival, Science, Humanity

"America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking."

Wilma Mankiller, Cherokee Statesman

Futurism, America, Leaders, Thinking

"I hear from afar the shouts of that false wisdom which is ever dragging us onwards, counting the present as nothing, and pursuing without pause a future which flies as we pursue, that false wisdom which removes us from our place and never brings us to any other."

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss Philosopher

Futurism, Present, Future, Illusion, Awareness

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"A feeble body weakens the mind."

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"Those that are most slow in making a promise are the most faithful in the performance of it."

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"It is unnatural for a majority to rule, for a majority can seldom be organized and united for specific action, and a minority can."

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"Laws are always useful to those who possess and vexatious to those who have nothing."

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"Let's go invent tomorrow instead of worrying about what happened yesterday."

"In the future, designer viruses will be more popular than designer jeans."

"We have yet to establish a permanent Mars colony for this reason: Trying to colonize Mars with humans is a known suicide mission that no one is talking about."

"America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking."

"I hear from afar the shouts of that false wisdom which is ever dragging us onwards, counting the present as nothing, and pursuing without pause a future which flies as we pursue, that false wisdom which removes us from our place and never brings us to any other."

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"A feeble body weakens the mind."

"I hate books; they only teach us to talk about what we don't know."

"When something an affliction happens to you, you either let it defeat you, or you defeat it."

"Those that are most slow in making a promise are the most faithful in the performance of it."

"Base souls have no faith in great individuals."

"No man has any natural authority over his fellow men."

"Nature never deceives us; it is we who deceive ourselves."

"It is unnatural for a majority to rule, for a majority can seldom be organized and united for specific action, and a minority can."

"Laws are always useful to those who possess and vexatious to those who have nothing."

"He who is most slow in making a promise is the most faithful in performance of it."