937 private quotes tagged future

“I look forward to a great future for America - a future in which our country will match its military strength with our moral restraint, its wealth with our wisdom, its power with our purpose.” — John F. Kennedy

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“All political thinking for years past has been vitiated in the same way. People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes, and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome.” — George Orwell

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“History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside.” — John F. Kennedy

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“The danger of the past was that men became slaves. The danger of the future is that man may become robots.” — Erich Fromm

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“My future is in my past and my past is my present. I must now make the present my future.” — Vladimir Horowitz

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“Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself.” — Andrew Carnegie

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“Every one rushes elsewhere and into the future, because no one wants to face one's own inner self.” — Michel de Montaigne

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“Fear of the future is worse than one's present fortune.” — Quintilian

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“In an ecology of love, people can relate in trust and face the future without fear. They do not need to play it safe. They can take uncertainty in their stride.” — Jonathan Sacks

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“Many of us crucify ourselves between two thieves - regret for the past and fear of the future.” — Fulton Oursler

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“I know not why there is such a melancholy feeling attached to the remembrance of past happiness, except that we fear that the future can have nothing so bright as the past.” — Julia Ward Howe

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“Living in dreams of yesterday, we find ourselves still dreaming of impossible future conquests.” — Charles Lindbergh

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“Life... is not simply a series of exciting new ventures. The future is not always a whole new ball game. There tends to be unfinished business. One trails all sorts of things around with one, things that simply won't be got rid of.” — Anita Brookner

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“A lot of people, including business leaders, think the future belongs to China. Globalization is not a zero-sum game, but we need to hone our skills to stay in play.” — Jon Meacham

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“We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future men of discernment deal only with the present moment.” — Chanakya

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“Look not mournfully into the past, it comes not back again. Wisely improve the present, it is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear and with a manly heart.” — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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“To design the future effectively, you must first let go of your past.” — Charles J. Givens

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“I would like my architecture to inspire people to use their own resources, to move into the future.” — Tadao Ando

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“Poetry is not only dream and vision it is the skeleton architecture of our lives. It lays the foundations for a future of change, a bridge across our fears of what has never been before.” — Audre Lorde

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“The poster boy for our superabled future is Oscar Pistorius, an increasingly famous South African sprinter who happens to have had both of his legs amputated below the knee. Using upside down question mark-shaped carbon fiber sprinting prosthetics, called Cheetah blades, Mr. Pistorius can challenge the fastest sprinters in the world.” — Daniel H. Wilson

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“In the future everyone will be famous for 15 minutes.” — Andy Warhol

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“My future is righteousness.” — Bob Marley

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“My kids are the future of the Mayweather family and of the Mayweather brand. I feel our family is stronger if we stay together.” — Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

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“Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.” — Earl Nightingale

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“And yet, I suppose you mourn the loss or the death of what you thought your life was, even if you find your life is better after. You mourn the future that you thought you'd planned.” — Lynn Redgrave

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