The danger of the past was that men became slaves. The danger of the future is that man may become robots. Erich Fromm
We can choose a future where we export more products and outsource fewer jobs. After a decade that was defined by what we bought and borrowed, we're getting back to basics, and doing what America has always done best: We're making things again. Barack Obama
When I look into the future, it's so bright it burns my eyes. Oprah Winfrey
Just what future the Designer of the universe has provided for the souls of men I do not know, I cannot prove. But I find that the whole order of Nature confirms my confidence that, if it is not like our noblest hopes and dreams, it will transcend them. Henry Norris Russell
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
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
As I've said, there were patriots who supported this war, and patriots who opposed it. And all of us are united in appreciation for our servicemen and women, and our hopes for Iraqis' future. Barack Obama
Not only our future economic soundness but the very soundness of our democratic institutions depends on the determination of our government to give employment to idle men. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Times and conditions change so rapidly that we must keep our aim constantly focused on the future. Walt Disney
It is said that the present is pregnant with the future. Voltaire
The illiterate of the future will not be the person who cannot read. It will be the person who does not know how to learn. Alvin Toffler
You can choose a future where more Americans have the chance to gain the skills they need to compete, no matter how old they are or how much money they have. Education was the gateway to opportunity for me. It was the gateway for Michelle. And now more than ever, it is the gateway to a middle-class life. Barack Obama
If I am elected President of these United States, I will work with all my energy and soul to restore that America, to lift our eyes to a better future. That future is our destiny. That future is out there. It is waiting for us. Our children deserve it, our nation depends upon it, the peace and freedom of the world require it. Mitt Romney
Business, more than any other occupation, is a continual dealing with the future it is a continual calculation, an instinctive exercise in foresight. Henry R. Luce
Our combat mission is ending, but our commitment to Iraq's future is not. Barack Obama
Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race. H. G. Wells
I was a peripheral visionary. I could see the future, but only way off to the side. Steven Wright
America is false to the past, false to the present, and solemnly binds herself to be false to the future. Frederick Douglass
I know why I am here and my only real focused goal is to live each day to the fullest and to try and honor God and be an encouragement to others. What the future holds is firmly in God's hands, and I am very happy about that! Ken Hensley
A liberal is a man or a woman or a child who looks forward to a better day, a more tranquil night, and a bright, infinite future. Leonard Bernstein