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Future Quotes

"Happy is the person who knows what to remember of the past, what to enjoy in the present, and what to plan for in the future."

"Happy is the person who knows what to remember of the past, what to enjoy in the present, and what to plan for in the future."

Arnold H. Glasow, American Humorist

Future, Past, Present, Arnold H. Glasgow

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"Remember, tomorrow is promised to no one."

"Remember, tomorrow is promised to no one."

Walter Payton, American Athlete

Future, Tomorrow

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"That's one of the most exciting things about Michigan's future. We need to, we must capitalize on our alternative-energy vehicles that we can produce right here."

"That's one of the most exciting things about Michigan's future. We need to, we must capitalize on our alternative-energy vehicles that we can produce right here."

Jennifer Granholm, American Politician

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"Our lifestyle, our wildlife, our land and our water remain critical to our definition of Wyoming and to our economic future."

"Our lifestyle, our wildlife, our land and our water remain critical to our definition of Wyoming and to our economic future."

Dave Freudenthal, American Politician

Future, Land, Water, Wildlife

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"Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future, making it predictable and reliable to the extent that this is humanly possible."

"Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future, making it predictable and reliable to the extent that this is humanly possible."

Hannah Arendt, German Historian

Future, Promises

7

"The future has a way of arriving unannounced."

"The future has a way of arriving unannounced."

George Will, American Journalist

7

"I've come to think of Europe as a hardcover book, America as the paperback version."

"I've come to think of Europe as a hardcover book, America as the paperback version."

Don DeLillo, American Novelist

Future, America, Europe

7

"Map out your future - but do it in pencil. The road ahead is as long as you make it. Make it worth the trip."

"Map out your future - but do it in pencil. The road ahead is as long as you make it. Make it worth the trip."

Jon Bon Jovi, American Musician

Future, Road, Worth

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"The future is here. It's just not widely distributed yet."

"The future is here. It's just not widely distributed yet."

William Gibson, American Writer

7

"I'm trying to think about the future and not be sad."

"I'm trying to think about the future and not be sad."

Elon Musk, American Entrepreneur

Future, Positivity, Hope, Mindset

7

"I'm just saying that at least for the foreseeable future there won't be any more touring."

"I'm just saying that at least for the foreseeable future there won't be any more touring."

Glenn Danzig, American Musician

7

"We know not of the future and cannot plan for it much."

"We know not of the future and cannot plan for it much."

Joshua Chamberlain, American Soldier

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"I believe you can remember the future as much as the past."

"I believe you can remember the future as much as the past."

Meredith Brooks, American Musician

6

"I was planning on my future as a homeless person. I had a really good spot picked out."

"I was planning on my future as a homeless person. I had a really good spot picked out."

Larry David, American Actor

Future, Planning

6

"The 20th Century was the century of Aviation and the century of Globalization. The next century will be the century of Space."

"The 20th Century was the century of Aviation and the century of Globalization. The next century will be the century of Space."

Wilson Greatbatch, American Inventor

Future, Aviation, Globalization, Space, Will

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"Hopefully the new breed of kids won't have to go through that hard lesson - my kids, my grandkids, my fans' kids, hopefully they won't have to go through it."

"Hopefully the new breed of kids won't have to go through that hard lesson - my kids, my grandkids, my fans' kids, hopefully they won't have to go through it."

Lawrence Taylor, American Athlete

Future, Fans, Kids

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"And we lost a lot because of that, and I think this is future gymnastics to separate ages. Because kids can do it more than adult. A woman and adult woman can show more than the small kids."

"And we lost a lot because of that, and I think this is future gymnastics to separate ages. Because kids can do it more than adult. A woman and adult woman can show more than the small kids."

Olga Korbut, Russian Athlete

Future, Kids, Woman

6

"What's crucial is that the IRA produce a credible statement that paramilitary and criminality activity is a thing of the past. That they are committed to a future which is exclusively peaceful and democratic."

"What's crucial is that the IRA produce a credible statement that paramilitary and criminality activity is a thing of the past. That they are committed to a future which is exclusively peaceful and democratic."

Peter Hain, British Politician

6

"My future is in my past and my past is my present. I must now make the present my future."

"My future is in my past and my past is my present. I must now make the present my future."

Vladimir Horowitz, American Musician

Future, Now, Past, Present

6

"And the university's reputation will only continue to grow as stories like Elaine's are spread. Delaware State University's motto 'a past to honor, a future to insure,' couldn't be any more fitting for this transitional period you are going through."

"And the university's reputation will only continue to grow as stories like Elaine's are spread. Delaware State University's motto 'a past to honor, a future to insure,' couldn't be any more fitting for this transitional period you are going through."

Michael N. Castle, American Politician

Future, Honor, Past, Reputation

6

"It's a question of whether we're going to go forward into the future, or past to the back."

"It's a question of whether we're going to go forward into the future, or past to the back."

Dan Quayle, American Vice President

Future, Past, Question

6

"Every man is his own ancestor, and every man is his own heir. He devises his own future, and he inherits his own past."

"Every man is his own ancestor, and every man is his own heir. He devises his own future, and he inherits his own past."

Frederick Henry Hedge, American Clergyman

Future, Heir, Man, Past

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"Parents are like shuttles on a loom. They join the threads of the past with threads of the future and leave their own bright patterns as they go."

"Parents are like shuttles on a loom. They join the threads of the past with threads of the future and leave their own bright patterns as they go."

Fred Rogers, American Celebrity

Future, Parents, Past

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"The future is like heaven, everyone exalts it, but no one wants to go there now."

"The future is like heaven, everyone exalts it, but no one wants to go there now."

James A. Baldwin, American Author

Future, Heaven, Now

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"When you allow your past to define your present, you're setting yourself up for future disaster."

"When you allow your past to define your present, you're setting yourself up for future disaster."

Abdulazeez Henry Musa, Nigerian Author

Future, Past, Present, Healing

6

"For us to change history, we first need to change the future."

"For us to change history, we first need to change the future."

Anthony Liccione, American Author

Future, Change, History, Truth

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"As a Christian your future is secure."

"As a Christian your future is secure."

Jim George, American Author

Future, Faith, Security, Christianity

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"Losers live in the past. Winners learn from the past and enjoy working in the present toward the future."

"Losers live in the past. Winners learn from the past and enjoy working in the present toward the future."

Denis Waitley, American Writer

Future, Past, Present

6

"Our ideals, laws and customs should be based on the proposition that each generation in turn becomes the custodian rather than the absolute owner of our resources - and each generation has the obligation to pass this inheritance on in the future."

"Our ideals, laws and customs should be based on the proposition that each generation in turn becomes the custodian rather than the absolute owner of our resources - and each generation has the obligation to pass this inheritance on in the future."

Alberto Moravia, Italian Novelist

Future, Ideals, Inheritance, Laws

6

"I can't say I can foresee the future and tell the stars, you know. But I do have an understanding for my own reality, just elements and things that I've learned from."

"I can't say I can foresee the future and tell the stars, you know. But I do have an understanding for my own reality, just elements and things that I've learned from."

Jenna Elfman, American Actress

Future, Reality, Stars, Understanding

5

"We must reinvent a future free of blinders so that we can choose from real options."

"We must reinvent a future free of blinders so that we can choose from real options."

David Suzuki, Canadian Scientist

Future, Options

5

"Pension reform can be hard to talk about. In the long run, reform now means fewer demands for layoffs and less draconian measures in the future. It's in the best interest of all Californians to fix this system now."

"Pension reform can be hard to talk about. In the long run, reform now means fewer demands for layoffs and less draconian measures in the future. It's in the best interest of all Californians to fix this system now."

Jerry Brown, American Politician

Future, Interest, Now, Reform

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"We need to take steps to strengthen and mend Social Security so that its promise of a secure retirement is just as real for seniors in the future as it is today."

"We need to take steps to strengthen and mend Social Security so that its promise of a secure retirement is just as real for seniors in the future as it is today."

Herb Kohl, American Politician

Future, Promise, Retirement, Security

5

"The future comes quickly. Before you know it, you turn around and it's tomorrow."

"The future comes quickly. Before you know it, you turn around and it's tomorrow."

Pia Zadora, American Actress

Future, Tomorrow

5

"The future is much like the present, only longer."

"The future is much like the present, only longer."

Dan Quisenberry, American Athlete

Future, Present

5

"Traditionalists are pessimists about the future and optimists about the past."

"Traditionalists are pessimists about the future and optimists about the past."

Lewis Mumford, American Sociologist

5

"Future generations are not going to ask us what political party were you in. They are going to ask what did you do about it, when you knew the glaciers were melting."

"Future generations are not going to ask us what political party were you in. They are going to ask what did you do about it, when you knew the glaciers were melting."

Martin Sheen, American Actor

Future, Generations, Party

5

"After the final no there comes a yes and on that yes the future of the world hangs."

"After the final no there comes a yes and on that yes the future of the world hangs."

Wallace Stevens, American Poet

5

"The public made me and then encouraged me for many years, and my future even now depends upon it."

"The public made me and then encouraged me for many years, and my future even now depends upon it."

Placido Domingo, Spanish Musician

Future, Now, Public, Years

5

"The best prophet of the future is the past."

"The best prophet of the future is the past."

George Byron, Scottish Poet

5

"The future is hidden by a dark impenetrable veil, and yet we struggle to pierce through it."

"The future is hidden by a dark impenetrable veil, and yet we struggle to pierce through it."

Joseph Barber Lightfoot, English Theologian

Future, Struggle

5

"I think that we have a responsibility to make certain that we are fiscally responsible in order to assure, frankly, future generations don't have to pay our bills."

"I think that we have a responsibility to make certain that we are fiscally responsible in order to assure, frankly, future generations don't have to pay our bills."

Carol Moseley Braun, American Politician

Future, Generations, Order, Responsibility

5

"I am neither a sociologist nor a politician. All I can do is imagine for myself what the future will be like."

"I am neither a sociologist nor a politician. All I can do is imagine for myself what the future will be like."

Michelangelo Antonioni, Italian Director

5

"I want a new contract. I'm happy at United and I see my future here."

"I want a new contract. I'm happy at United and I see my future here."

Rio Ferdinand, English Athlete

Future, United, Want

5

"There's been a big void out there, in terms of where I've been and what I am currently working on, I'd like to fill that void now and share my exciting plans for the future."

"There's been a big void out there, in terms of where I've been and what I am currently working on, I'd like to fill that void now and share my exciting plans for the future."

Priscilla Presley, American Actress

5

"The trouble with the future is that is usually arrives before we're ready for it."

"The trouble with the future is that is usually arrives before we're ready for it."

Arnold H. Glasow, American Humorist

Future, Trouble, Arnold H. Glasgow

5

"Detroit is saying that the hydrogen vehicle is the vehicle of the future. But it's 15 years from now."

"Detroit is saying that the hydrogen vehicle is the vehicle of the future. But it's 15 years from now."

Ed Markey, American Politician

Future, Now, Saying, Years

5

"You have to be professional and think about the future."

"You have to be professional and think about the future."

Jamie Redknapp, English Athlete

5

"We should all be concerned about the future because we will have to spend the rest of our lives there."

"We should all be concerned about the future because we will have to spend the rest of our lives there."

Charles Kettering, American Inventor

Future, Rest, Will

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"In addition, I'm finishing a track for the movie 'Waking Up In Reno', but there are numerous other singers I look forward to recording with in the near future."

"In addition, I'm finishing a track for the movie 'Waking Up In Reno', but there are numerous other singers I look forward to recording with in the near future."

Dwight Yoakam, American Musician

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