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Future Quotes

"The present was an egg laid by the past that had the future inside its shell."

"The present was an egg laid by the past that had the future inside its shell."

Zora Neale Hurston, American Dramatist

Future, Past, Present

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"Some pirates achieved immortality by great deeds of cruelty or derring-do. Some achieved immortality by amassing great wealth. But the captain had long ago decided that he would, on the whole, prefer to achieve immortality by not dying."

"Some pirates achieved immortality by great deeds of cruelty or derring-do. Some achieved immortality by amassing great wealth. But the captain had long ago decided that he would, on the whole, prefer to achieve immortality by not dying."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

Future, Immortality, Fear, Legacy, Desire

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"I was a peripheral visionary. I could see the future, but only way off to the side."

"I was a peripheral visionary. I could see the future, but only way off to the side."

Steven Wright, American Comedian

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"No one is more important to the future of our state than our teachers."

"No one is more important to the future of our state than our teachers."

Mike Huckabee, American Politician

Future, State, Teachers

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

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

Doug Coupland, Canadian Author

Future, Eternity

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"The future is electronic. It's radio, television and the Internet; it's not really newspapers anymore."

"The future is electronic. It's radio, television and the Internet; it's not really newspapers anymore."

Will McDonough, American Writer

Future, Internet, Newspapers, Television

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"Future belongs to those who live with hopes and dreams, act on those dreams and hopes until those are a reality."

"Future belongs to those who live with hopes and dreams, act on those dreams and hopes until those are a reality."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Future, Hope, Dreams, Reality

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"The future will be better tomorrow."

"The future will be better tomorrow."

Dan Quayle, American Vice President

Future, Tomorrow, Will

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"When your dream comes true, have another one! Your dream-box must never remain empty!"

"When your dream comes true, have another one! Your dream-box must never remain empty!"

Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish Philosopher

Future, Dream, Truth, Life

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"So much of our future lies in preserving our past."

"So much of our future lies in preserving our past."

Peter Westbrook, American Athlete

Future, Lies, Past

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"God is up to something, but you will never know unless you figure out the difference between who is the messenger carrying your future and who is the person holding you back."

"God is up to something, but you will never know unless you figure out the difference between who is the messenger carrying your future and who is the person holding you back."

Shannon L. Alder, American Author

Future, Truth, Life, Power

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"I have been over into the future, and it works."

"I have been over into the future, and it works."

Lincoln Steffens, American Journalist

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"I think in order to move forward into the future, you need to know where you've been."

"I think in order to move forward into the future, you need to know where you've been."

Charles Williams, English Editor

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"Future is an empty paper, but not absolutely empty; the shadows of the drawings of the past is there, on the paper!"

"Future is an empty paper, but not absolutely empty; the shadows of the drawings of the past is there, on the paper!"

Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish Philosopher

Future, Truth, Life, Wisdom

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"Future is coming with incrediable stuff."

"Future is coming with incrediable stuff."

Deyth Banger, American Blogger

Future, Truth, Wisdom, Power

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"As one went to Europe to see the living past, so one must visit Southern California to observe the future."

"As one went to Europe to see the living past, so one must visit Southern California to observe the future."

Alison Lurie, American Novelist

Future, Europe, Living, Past

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"The future is today."

"The future is today."

William Osler, Canadian Scientist

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"It is not enough to understand, or to see clearly. The future will be shaped in the arena of human activity, by those willing to commit their minds and their bodies to the task."

"It is not enough to understand, or to see clearly. The future will be shaped in the arena of human activity, by those willing to commit their minds and their bodies to the task."

Robert Kennedy, American Politician

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"Future is not dark, future is not bright! Future simply does not exist yet, neither dark nor bright!"

"Future is not dark, future is not bright! Future simply does not exist yet, neither dark nor bright!"

Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish Philosopher

Future, Truth, Life, Wisdom

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"When the sappy boughs Attire themselves with blooms, sweet rudiments Of future harvest."

"When the sappy boughs Attire themselves with blooms, sweet rudiments Of future harvest."

John Philips, English Poet

Future, Harvest

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"I know of no way of judging the future but by the past."

"I know of no way of judging the future but by the past."

Patrick Henry, American Revolutionary

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"What you decide to be today, you will become tomorrow."

"What you decide to be today, you will become tomorrow."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Future, Today, Tomorrow, Choice

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"He has a future and I have a past, so we should be all right."

"He has a future and I have a past, so we should be all right."

Jennie Jerome Churchill, British Socialite

Future, Past, Right

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"The flesh endures the storms of the present alone; the mind, those of the past and future as well as the present. Gluttony is a lust of the mind."

"The flesh endures the storms of the present alone; the mind, those of the past and future as well as the present. Gluttony is a lust of the mind."

Thomas Hobbes, English Philosopher

Future, Gluttony, Lust, Mind

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

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

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

Doug Coupland, Canadian Author

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"I write a lot too, so I would like to write or direct in the future if I can."

"I write a lot too, so I would like to write or direct in the future if I can."

Alexis Bledel, American Actress

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"I did not know what my future was going to hold."

"I did not know what my future was going to hold."

Rebecca Loos, English Celebrity

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"It is said that the present is pregnant with the future."

"It is said that the present is pregnant with the future."

Voltaire, French Writer

Future, Present

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"He alone, who owns the youth, gains the future."

"He alone, who owns the youth, gains the future."

Adolf Hitler, German Criminal

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"The Future is, of all things, the thing least like eternity. It is the most temporal part of time--for the Past is frozen and no longer flows, and the Present is all lit up with eternal rays."

"The Future is, of all things, the thing least like eternity. It is the most temporal part of time--for the Past is frozen and no longer flows, and the Present is all lit up with eternal rays."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Future, Time, Present, Past

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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."

"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

Future, Trust, Divine, Prediction

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"All along the untrodden paths of the future, I can see the footprints of an unseen hand."

"All along the untrodden paths of the future, I can see the footprints of an unseen hand."

Boyle Roche, Irish Politician

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"If you look at our current technology level, something strange has to happen to civilisations, and I mean strange in a bad way. And it could be that there are a whole lot of dead, one-planet civilisations."

"If you look at our current technology level, something strange has to happen to civilisations, and I mean strange in a bad way. And it could be that there are a whole lot of dead, one-planet civilisations."

Elon Musk, American Entrepreneur

Future, Technology, Civilization, Space

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"Science/horror/Non-Fiction/Technology/Music/Games/Space... these are the subjects of future. The other again will develop but not with such speed like these here."

"Science/horror/Non-Fiction/Technology/Music/Games/Space... these are the subjects of future. The other again will develop but not with such speed like these here."

Deyth Banger, American Blogger

Future, Science, Truth, Power

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"Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones."

"Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Future, Present

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"The future is the worst thing about the present."

"The future is the worst thing about the present."

Gustave Flaubert, French Novelist

Future, Present

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"The future is bright like a shining diamond."

"The future is bright like a shining diamond."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Future, Hope, Truth, Power

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"A great idea can change the world; but to change the universe, men need even much greater ideas!"

"A great idea can change the world; but to change the universe, men need even much greater ideas!"

Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish Philosopher

Future, Inspirational, Truth, Wisdom

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"Yes, prudently invested contributions to the Social Security fund may bring greater dividends, but those contributions would also face a greater risk. It would be like gambling. We should not gamble with the investments and the future of the citizens of this land."

"Yes, prudently invested contributions to the Social Security fund may bring greater dividends, but those contributions would also face a greater risk. It would be like gambling. We should not gamble with the investments and the future of the citizens of this land."

Daniel Inouye, American Politician

Future, Gambling, Land, May

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"We are the dead. Our only true life is in the future. We shall take part in it as handfuls of dust and splinters of bone. But how far away that future may be, there is no knowing."

"We are the dead. Our only true life is in the future. We shall take part in it as handfuls of dust and splinters of bone. But how far away that future may be, there is no knowing."

George Orwell, British Author

Future, Death, Legacy, Hope

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"If a man carefully examines his thoughts he will be surprised to find how much he lives in the future. His well-being is always ahead."

"If a man carefully examines his thoughts he will be surprised to find how much he lives in the future. His well-being is always ahead."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Future, Thought, Well-Being, Examination

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"What you do with your time now will dictate how your life will become tomorrow."

"What you do with your time now will dictate how your life will become tomorrow."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Future, Time, Destiny, Life

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"When you invite people to share in your miracle, you create future allies during rough weather."

"When you invite people to share in your miracle, you create future allies during rough weather."

Shannon L. Alder, American Author

Future, Hope, Life, Wisdom

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"General..behold the future of weaponry.""What the hell I am seeing here, Colonel?""It's..technologart of ancient weaponry, Sir!""It's..what?"

"General..behold the future of weaponry.""What the hell I am seeing here, Colonel?""It's..technologart of ancient weaponry, Sir!""It's..what?"

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

Future, Technology, Truth, Power, Today

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"It also allows you to look as though you're not particularly from the present, future or past, either."

"It also allows you to look as though you're not particularly from the present, future or past, either."

Doug Coupland, Canadian Author

Future, Past, Present

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"We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future."

"We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future."

George Bernard Shaw, Irish Dramatist

Future, Past, Responsibility

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"Future is the most difficult problem of our era."

"Future is the most difficult problem of our era."

Pearl Zhu, American Author

Future, Problem, Change, Uncertainty

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"As far as the future for the Showtime episodes that have already aired, we are sold into syndication so we'll be appearing primarily on the Fox syndicated networks and then eventually the SCI FI Channel. So, we'll be around for a while."

"As far as the future for the Showtime episodes that have already aired, we are sold into syndication so we'll be appearing primarily on the Fox syndicated networks and then eventually the SCI FI Channel. So, we'll be around for a while."

Richard Dean Anderson, American Actor

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"I think the future of psychotherapy and psychology is in the school system. We need to teach every child how to rarely seriously disturb himself or herself and how to overcome disturbance when it occurs."

"I think the future of psychotherapy and psychology is in the school system. We need to teach every child how to rarely seriously disturb himself or herself and how to overcome disturbance when it occurs."

Albert Ellis, American Psychologist

Future, Psychology, School

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