The debt-ceiling vote isn't about what will be done in the future it is about the integrity of America's commitment to support the bonds we issue. Elected officials have an obligation to maintain that integrity, regardless of whether they voted for the programs that required the borrowing in the first place. John Sununu
We can do things the cheap way, the simple way, for the short-term and without regard for the future. Or, we can make the extra effort, do the hard work, absorb the criticism and make decisions that will cause a better future. Mike Rounds
Every great work of art has two faces, one toward its own time and one toward the future, toward eternity. Lester Bangs
Children are our future we must take care of them with maximum effort. Naomi Campbell
I could definitely see myself making a serious movie or a drama in the future. Adam Carolla
I don't know what the future holds. Anything is possible. Liz Phair
What unites Oklahomans today is what has always united us: Our unshakable faith. Our love of family and compassion for others. The unlimited promise of a hopeful future. Brad Henry
To communicate the truths of history is an act of hope for the future. Daisaku Ikeda
A healthy vision of the future is not possible without an accurate knowledge of the past. Daisaku Ikeda
No one is going to try to fill my mother's shoes, what she did was fantastic. It's about making your own future and your own destiny and Kate will do a very good job of that. Prince William
Kids are meeting in coffee shops and basements figuring out what's unsustainable in their communities. That's the future. Ian Somerhalder
Fear of the future is worse than one's present fortune. Quintilian
Reactionary: a man walking backwards with his face to the future. Aneurin Bevan
We are a people in a quandary about the present. We are a people in search of our future. We are a people in search of a national community. Barbara Jordan
We are a party of innovation. We do not reject our traditions, but we are willing to adapt to changing circumstances, when change we must. We are willing to suffer the discomfort of change in order to achieve a better future. Barbara Jordan
We must not become the new puritans and reject our society. We must address and master the future together. It can be done if we restore the belief that we share a sense of national community, that we share a common national endeavor. It can be done. Barbara Jordan
I am only 33, I've got a lot to do. This is the first half of my career. I'm looking forward to the future and I'm proud about the past. Ice Cube
I don't think anybody anywhere can talk about the future of their people or of an organization without talking about education. Whoever controls the education of our children controls our future. Wilma Mankiller
What we're discussing privately and publicly, is a budget which is a blueprint for the future which creates jobs, which educates our children, which provides healthcare for all Americans, which takes our deficit down, which gives a tax cut for 95% of the American people. Nancy Pelosi
Blowing up buses will not induce the Israelis to move forward, and neither will the killing of Palestinians or the demolition of their homes and their future. All this needs to stop. And we pledge that Jordan will do its utmost to help achieve it. King Abdullah II