People sacrifice the present for the future. But life is available only in the present. That is why we should walk in such a way that every step can bring us to the here and the now. – Thich Nhat Hanh
I really have learned to live in the moment. I don’t question things too much or try to project into the future. That’s how life should be. – Sam Taylor-Wood
Performance art is going to be the future. Plays on Broadway are so restricted. But performance art is like haikus, just one line thing. And it’s more casual but more interesting. – Yoko Ono
I have worked long and hard to try to reduce my debts, and I am devastated that it came to this conclusion. I now intend to focus on the remaining dates of the Westlife tour and my commitments to the band before looking to rebuild a future for my wife, my three children and myself. – Shane Filan
Life is divided into three terms – that which was, which is, and which will be. Let us learn from the past to profit by the present, and from the present, to live better in the future. – William Wordsworth
One of India’s biggest advantages is our young demographic and that we have a youthful population that is indeed our future. – Vijay Mallya
Can I just tell you, I think it’s the most beautiful thing about young people today, it gives me so much hope for the future, that they don’t really recognize race the way my generation does. – Viola Davis
If recycling is the future, then we must focus our efforts on mitigating negative impacts to our community while protecting our environment. – Tony Cardenas
Work hard to do what’s right, keep our future generation in focus and the future of our country in focus. – Tom Graves
I want a future where my children feel safe and appreciated and proud to be who they are. My heart is one with all the Arab Spring heroes, no matter how small they think their role is. I know they believe, like me, that we are working for a world whereby an Arab can live with the other in a respectful and dignified way. – Tawakkol Karman
I think that our future has lost that capital F we used to spell it with. The science fiction future of my childhood has had a capital F – it was assumed to be an American Future because America was the future. The Future was assumed to be inherently heroic, and a lot of other things, as well. – William Gibson
The future of the world’s film industry is in China because we have 1.3 billion people. – Wang Jianlin
If Germany, thanks to Hitler and his successors, were to enslave the European nations and destroy most of the treasures of their past, future historians would certainly pronounce that she had civilized Europe. – Simone Weil
The cloud that descended on Black Rock on Monday was not for the past but the future. How much will this debacle chill the pursuit of other risky investigations? – Tina Brown
After the final no there comes a yes and on that yes the future of the world hangs. – Wallace Stevens
I can never say that I will never return to musical theatre. There may be a part in the future that I really want to do. I love plays as well. I am very open to ideas. I hope to do many things in the future. – Sarah Brightman
The Smithsonian should box and preserve Tim McGraw’s Nashville den for a future exhibit entitled ‘Early 21st Century American Man Cave.’ – Stephen Rodrick
Together let us desire, conceive, and create the new structure of the future, which will embrace architecture and sculpture and painting in one unity and which will one day rise toward Heaven from the hands of a million workers like the crystal symbol of a new faith. – Walter Gropius
Use your lives wisely, my friends, and conserve these precious freedoms for future generations. – Ted Nugent
This experience actually means the very opposite: the largest military power was unable to stop such a sensitive attack and will be unable to rule out such a possibility in the future. Precisely this is the background to the United States’ military interventions. – Ulrich Beck
The future is in photos for social media. More and more people are not reading, so I try to attach a photo to most Tweets. – Tyra Banks
One of my biggest superstitions is to never speak about the future out loud. Let’s just say I got a lot out there and I hope to keep on going. – Steven Blum
What does the future look like if the heads of society ask our young people to risk their lives for questionable causes? I think it looks rather bleak. – Tracy Chapman
Protecting vital sources of renewal – unscathed marshes, healthy reefs, and deep-sea gardens – will provide hope for the future of the Gulf, and for all of us. – Sylvia Earle
As the fashion carousel spins ever faster, the concern is that, while the stream of newness never runs out, there’s going to be a good deal more crash and burn among designers in the future. – Suzy Menkes