Whether things turn out for the better depends on what we do. We ought not spend our time masterminding the future, but recognize our marching orders: to do the best we can for history and the planet. – Huston Smith
Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future, making it predictable and reliable to the extent that this is humanly possible. – Hannah Arendt
If we care about the children, the grandchildren, the future generations, we need to make sure that they do not become the cannon fodder of the future. – Helen Thomas
Unless the great majority of Americans not only have, but believe they have, a fair chance, the better American future will be dangerously compromised. – Herbert Croly
The idea is to work and to experiment. Some things will be creatively successful, some things will succeed at the box office, and some things will only – which is the biggest only – teach you things that see the future. And they’re probably as valuable as any of your successes. – Harold Prince
The man of the future may, and even must, do things impossible in the past and acquire new motor variations not given by heredity. – G. Stanley Hall
Some people would say my paintings show a future world and maybe they do, but I paint from reality. I put several things and ideas together, and perhaps, when I have finished, it could show the future. – H. R. Giger
I am totally against the idea that a Muslim woman should not have the same opportunities as a Muslim man to learn, to open up, to work, help shape the future. To close Islam down to a sexist approach is totally intolerable and ridiculous. It’s not Islam. – Hussein of Jordan
Yesterday is a cancelled check. Today is cash on the line. Tomorrow is a promissory note. – Hank Stram
The heart was always seen as the noblest of the internal organs as well as the most vital. The hearts of martyrs or future candidates for sainthood would be preserved, but never their livers, say, or the entrails – at least not on their own; it was either the heart by itself or the whole lot together. – George Fetherling
The essence of statesmanship is not a rigid adherence to the past, but a prudent and probing concern for the future. – Hubert H. Humphrey
David Beckham is a patriot, and I am sure he will help in any way he can. Beckham needs to be part of any future plans to remould the England set-up. Beckham and players like him need to be integrated into the set-up in the same way that the Germans take on board former players from Beckenbauer to Rummenigge. – Gordon Taylor
If you’re not looking toward the future or trying to improve the current technology, you’ll be left behind. – Gwynne Shotwell
What we can afford least is to define the problem of future war as we would like it to be and, by doing so, introduce into our defense vulnerabilities based on self-delusion. – H. R. McMaster
It’s a fine balance for an athlete in enjoying the moment and being really satisfied, say, with a run, and with your day, and knowing you can make it better in the future. – Hannah Kearney
I think anyone about to leave one job not surprisingly would use their knowledge, their experience, their skills drawn from their previous positions to try and earn a living in the future. That’s what happens in all interviews. – Geoff Hoon
A mother’s happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. – Honore de Balzac
With political will and strategic initiatives, we can prevent more and more of our global neighbors from falling into the abyss of poverty and instead give future generations the opportunities they need to rise to their fullest potential. – Helene D. Gayle
While the crash only took place six months ago, I am convinced we have now passed the worst, and with continued unity of effort, we shall rapidly recover. There is one certainty of the future of a people of the resources, intelligence and character of the people of the United States – that is, prosperity. – Herbert Hoover
Bahrain ‘s margin of freedom is growing day after day as we head into the future with steady steps. – Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
Today, the future of Venezuela won and, as we said, we repeat to everyone: there is a path, there is a path for progress, for the future, to make Venezuela a greater country. – Henrique Capriles Radonski
We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future. – George Bernard Shaw
Everything you need for better future and success has already been written. And guess what? All you have to do is go to the library. – Henri Frederic Amiel
I’m sure that there are reasonable people that had some reasonable projections about the future of New Orleans, but none of those could include not trying to rebuild the city and make it better than it was before. – Harry Connick, Jr.
I have a lot of reason to believe, as we saw in the 2012 election, most Americans don’t agree with the extremists on any side of an issue, but there needs to continue to be an effort to find common ground, or even take it to higher ground on behalf of the future. – Hillary Clinton
We already have the statistics for the future: the growth percentages of pollution, overpopulation, desertification. The future is already in place. – Gunter Grass
For the cause that lacks assistance, the wrong that needs resistance, for the future in the distance, and the good that I can do. – George Linnaeus Banks