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Lao-TzuIf you are depressed you are living in the past.
If you are anxious you are living in the future.
If you are at peace you are living in the present.

—  Lao-Tzu, 6th cent. BC, Chinese philosopher

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SenecaBut life is very short and anxious for those who forget the past, neglect the present, and fear the future.

—  Seneca, 5 AD-65 AD, Roman philosopher

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Ambrose BierceFuture, n.That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true and our happiness is assured.

—  Ambrose Bierce, 1842–1914, American writer

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Paul ValeryThe trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be.

—  Paul Valery, 1871-1945, French poet

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Mahatma GandhiThe future depends on what you do today.

—  Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948, Indian leader of independence

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Eric HofferA preoccupation with the future not only prevents us from seeing the present as it is but often prompts us to rearrange the past.

—  Eric Hoffer, 1902-1983, American writer & philosopher

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Charles DarwinHow paramount the future is to the present when one is surrounded by children.

—  Charles Darwin, 1809-1882, British scientist

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Oscar WildeI like men who have a future and women who have a past.

—  Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish writer

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Oscar WildeThe only difference between the saint and the sinner is that every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.

—  Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish writer

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George OrwellHe had reached the age when the future ceases to be a rosy blur and becomes actual and menacing.

—  George Orwell, 1903-1950, British writer

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Peter DruckerThe best way to predict your future is to create it.

—  Peter Drucker, 1909–2005, Austrian management guru

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Graham GreeneThere is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in.

—  Graham Greene, 1904-1991, British writer

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Antonio PorchiaMan goes nowhere. Everything comes to man, like tomorrow.

—  Antonio Porchia, 1885-1968, Italian-Argentinian poet

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George OrwellIf you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face, for ever.

—  George Orwell, 1903-1950, British writer

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Frank TygerYour future depends on many things, but mostly on you.

—  Frank Tyger, 1929-2011, American cartoonist

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Lyndon JohnsonYesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.

—  Lyndon Johnson, 1908-1973, American President [1963-1969]

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SophoclesTomorrow is tomorrow.
Future cares have future cures,
And we must mind today.

—  Sophocles, 496-406 BC, Ancient tragic poet

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Søren KierkegaardThe most painful state of being is remembering the future, particularly the one you'll never have.

—  Søren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish philosopher

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Winston ChurchillIt is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time.

—  Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953

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Winston ChurchillThe farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.

—  Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953

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Albert EinsteinI never think of the future. It comes soon enough.

—  Albert Einstein, 1879-1955, German-Jewish physicist

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Antoine RivarolMan spends his life in reasoning on the past, in complaining of the present, in fearing future.

—  Antoine Rivarol, 1753-1801, French author of maxims

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Antoin de Saint-ExupéryAs for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it.

—  Antoin de Saint-Exupéry, 1900-1940, French writer

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Duc de LevisThe past is settled, the present eludes you, think of the future.

—  Duc de Levis, 1764-1830, French politician & author of maxims

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Blaise PascalIf we examine our thoughts, we shall find them always occupied with the past and the future.

—  Blaise Pascal, 1623-1662, French thinker

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George OrwellPeople 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, 1903-1950, British writer

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Franklin RooseveltWe cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.

—  Franklin Roosevelt, 1882-1945, American President [1936-1945]

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Marshall McLuhanOur permanent address is tomorrow.

—  Marshall McLuhan, 1911-1980, Canadian academic & media theorist

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Eleanor RooseveltThe future is literally in our hands to mold as we like. But we cannot wait until tomorrow. Tomorrow is now.

—  Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962, Wife of the 32nd USA president

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Arthur ClarkeThe goal of the future is full unemployment, so we can play. That's why we have to destroy the present politico-economic system.

—  Arthur Clarke, 1917-2008, British Sci-Fi writer

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Emile M. CioranIn our fear, we are victims of an aggression of the Future.

—  Emile M. Cioran, 1911-1995, French-Romanian philosopher

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Winston ChurchillIf we open a quarrel between the past and the present we shall find that we have lost the future.

—  Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953

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Ayn RandAnyone who fights for the future, lives in it today.

—  Ayn Rand, 1905-1982, American writer & philosopher

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Peter DruckerThe only thing we know about the future is that it is going to be different.

—  Peter Drucker, 1909–2005, Austrian management guru

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Arthur ClarkeThis is the first age that's ever paid much attention to the future, which is a little ironic since we may not have one.

—  Arthur Clarke, 1917-2008, British Sci-Fi writer

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John KennedyChange is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.

—  John Kennedy, 1917-1963, American President [1961-1963]

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Ray BradburyPeople ask me to predict the future, when all I want to do is prevent it. Better yet, build it.

—  Ray Bradbury, 1920-2012, American sci-fi writer

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Zadie SmithThe future's another country, man... And I still ain't got a passport.

—  Zadie Smith, 1975-, British writer

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Bertrand RussellA European who goes to New York and Chicago sees the future... when he goes to Asia he sees the past.

—  Bertrand Russell, 1872-1970, British philosopher

Oliver W. Holmes Sr.Wisdom is the abstract of the past, but beauty is the promise of the future.

—  Oliver W. Holmes Sr., 1809-1894, American writer

Gustave FlaubertThe future is the worst thing about the present.

—  Gustave Flaubert, 1821-1880, French writer

Rainer Maria RilkeAs people used to be wrong about the motion of the sun, so they are still wrong about the motion of the future. The future stands still, it is we who move in infinite space.

—  Rainer Maria Rilke, 1875-1926, Czech-German poet

André MalrauxThe twenty-first century will be spiritual or it will not be.

—  André Malraux, 1901-1976, French writer & statesman

Anatole FranceThe future is a convenient place for dreams.

—  Anatole France, 1844-1924, French writer, Nobel 1921

Robert Louis StevensonDon’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.

—  Robert Louis Stevenson, 1850-1894, Scottish writer

Marshall McLuhanWe look at the present through a rear view mirror. We march backwards into the future.

—  Marshall McLuhan, 1911-1980, Canadian academic & media theorist

Sri AurobindoDo not belong to the past dawns, but to the noons of future.

—  Sri Aurobindo, 1872-1950, Indian nationalist, yogi & philosopher

Erica JongThe future is merely a shadow which blocks out the joys of the present and emphasizes the miseries of the past.

—  Erica Jong, 1942-, American writer

Henry MillerLos Angeles gives one the feeling of the future more strongly than any city I know of. A bad future, too, like something out of Fritz Lang's feeble imagination.

—  Henry Miller, 1891-1980, American writer

Ashleigh BrilliantNothing we do can change the past, but everything we do changes the future.

—  Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist

Søren KierkegaardFuture is everything that past has forgotten.

—  Søren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish philosopher

Nikola TeslaThe present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine.

—  Nikola Tesla, 1856-1943, Serbian-American inventor

Frank HerbertIt is impossible to live in the past, difficult to live in the present and a waste to live in the future.

—  Frank Herbert, 1920-1986, American sci-fi writer

Milan KunderaThe source of anxiety lies in the future. If you can keep the future out of mind, you can forget your worries.

—  Milan Kundera, 1929-2023, Czech writer

Milan KunderaYoung is the one that plunges in the future and never looks back.

—  Milan Kundera, 1929-2023, Czech writer

Alphonse de LamartinHistory teaches everything, even the future.

—  Alphonse de Lamartin, 1790-1869, French poet

Personal Stories

Peter DruckerHere I am, fifty-eight, and I still don't know what I'm going to be when I grow up.

—  Peter Drucker, 1909–2005, Austrian management guru

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Quotes in Verse

Giorgos SeferisDeleting a piece from the past is like deleting a corresponding piece from the future.

—  Giorgos Seferis, 1900-1971, Greek poet, Nobel 1963

Funny Quotes

George CarlinThe future will soon be a thing of the past.

—  George Carlin, 1936-2008, American comedian

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Ashleigh BrilliantI have seen the future!
Go back!

—  Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist

Bill VaughanIn the next century it will be the early mechanical bird which get the first plastic worm out of the artificial grass.

—  Bill Vaughan, 1915-1977, American journalist

Stupid Quotes

Adolf HitlerIt is our will that this state shall endure for a thousand years. We are happy to know that the future is ours entirely!

—  Adolf Hitler, 1889-1945, German dictator

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Ancient Greek

HomerThe day will come…

Έσσετ’ ήμαρ…

—  Homer, c. 800-750 BC, Ancient Greek Poet ‐ Iliad IV

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Periander of CorinthKeep sight of the future.

Όρα το μέλλον.

—  Periander of Corinth, 668-584 BC, tyrant of Corinth

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DemosthenesThe future is hidden from all men and great events hang on small chances.

Το μέλλον άδηλον πάσιν ανθρώποις και μικροί καιροί μεγάλων πραγμάτων αίτιοι γίγνονται.

—  Demosthenes, 384-322 BC, Ancient Athenian & statesman orator

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IsokratesWe should be patient in the present situation and have courage for the future.

Δει καρτερείν επί τοις παρούσι και θαρρείν περί των μελλόντων.

—  Isokrates, 436-338 BC, Ancient Greek rhetorician

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IsokratesYour future will be good, if you arrange well the present.

Ευ σοι το μέλλον έξει, αν το παρόν ευ τιθής.

—  Isokrates, 436-338 BC, Ancient Greek rhetorician

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EpictetusIf you want to live a life without stress, consider whatever is going to happen in the future as if it has already happened

Ει βούλει άλυπον βίον ζην, τα μέλλοντα συμβαίνειν ως ήδη συμβεβηκότα λογίζου.

—  Epictetus, 50-120 AD, Ancient Greek Stoic philosopher

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Movie Quotes

Groundhog Day (1993)Well, what if there is no tomorrow? There wasn't one today.

—  from the film Groundhog Day (1993)

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