937 private quotes tagged future

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

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“Set your sights high, the higher the better. Expect the most wonderful things to happen, not in the future but right now. Realize that nothing is too good. Allow absolutely nothing to hamper you or hold you up in any way.” — Eileen Caddy

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“Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.” — Jim Rohn

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“The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.” — Abraham Lincoln

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“We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.” — George Bernard Shaw

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“Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.” — Warren Buffett

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“Infuse your life with action. Don't wait for it to happen. Make it happen. Make your own future. Make your own hope. Make your own love. And whatever your beliefs, honor your creator, not by passively waiting for grace to come down from upon high, but by doing what you can to make grace happen... yourself, right now, right down here on Earth.” — Bradley Whitford

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“Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, 'This is a misfortune' but 'To bear this worthily is good fortune.'” — Marcus Aurelius

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“Again, you can't connect the dots looking forward you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.” — Steve Jobs

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“Some mischievous people always there. Last several thousand years, always there. In future, also.” — Dalai Lama

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“Nobody gets to live life backward. Look ahead, that is where your future lies.” — Ann Landers

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“You may not have been responsible for your heritage, but you are responsible for your future.”

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“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” — Buddha

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“Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.” — H. G. Wells

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“The future is no more uncertain than the present.” — Walt Whitman

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“Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.” — Oscar Wilde

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“There's no present. There's only the immediate future and the recent past.” — George Carlin

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“Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: now.” — Denis Waitley

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“We've demonstrated a strong track record of being very disciplined with the use of our cash. We don't let it burn a hole in our pocket, we don't allow it to motivate us to do stupid acquisitions. And so I think that we'd like to continue to keep our powder dry, because we do feel that there are one or more strategic opportunities in the future.” — Steve Jobs

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“Evolution never looks to the future.” — Richard Dawkins

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“It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.” — William Shakespeare

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“The secret to being a writer is that you have to write. It's not enough to think about writing or to study literature or plan a future life as an author. You really have to lock yourself away, alone, and get to work.” — Augusten Burroughs

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“The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.” — Abraham Lincoln

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“Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future, too.” — Marcus Aurelius

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“Smiles form the channels of a future tear.” — Lord Byron

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