Quotes by Future The Roman Empire controlled the world because it could build roads . . . the British Empire was dominant because it had ships. In the air age we were powerful because we had airplaines. Now the Communists have established a foothold in outer space. Lyndon B. Johnson futurepowerfulspace Control of space means control of the world. Lyndon B. Johnson futurespacemean I never was able to believe in the existence of next year except as in a metaphysical notion. Madame de Stael futurebelieveyears In the future, human rights will be increasingly a universal criterion for designing ethical systems. Mahnaz Afkhami equalityfuturerights If we want to reap the harvest of peace and justice in the future, we will have to sow seeds of nonviolence, here and now, in the present. Mairead Corrigan futureinspirationalpeace I believe that hope for the future depends on each of us taking nonviolence into our hearts and minds and developing new and imaginative structures which are nonviolent and life-giving for all. Mairead Corrigan futureheartbelieve You cannot see the past that did not happen any more than you can foresee the future. Madeleine L'Engle futureregretpast It is the "where I am" that makes heaven. The life after death might become through its very endlessness a burden to our spirits, if it were not to be filled with the infinite variety and freshness of God's love. Some have shrunk from its very infinitude, because they have not realized what God's love can make of it. Human love helps us to understand this. When we have come to love any one with all our power of affection, then there is no monotony or weariness in the days and hours we spend with them. Maltbie Davenport Babcock futuremightheaven I fear the future I wish for my children is at risk, so I'm taking action. Please join me. Madonna Ciccone futureriskchildren Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress. Mahatma Gandhi futurehonestylife Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present. Marcus Aurelius futurefearadventure Many unsustainable behaviours are locked-in and made 'normal', not just by the way that we produce and consume, but by the absence of easy alternatives Margaret Beckett futurevisionway Humankind has the science and technology to destroy itself or to provide prosperity for all. But while science offers us these opportunities, science will not make that choice for us. Only the moral power of a world acting as a community can Margaret Beckett futuretechnologyopportunity Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future, too. Marcus Aurelius philosophicalfuturewar What does one save for, anyhow? For a few tired hours at the end of life when one sits and counts dollars? Or do we save so that those last years will not be mentally barren or esthetically shabby? I try to save a few things to furnish my mind decently, on the theory that no auctioneer can get in there to sell off all the furniture. Margaret Culkin Banning futuretiredyears Take it that you have died today, and your life's story is ended; and henceforward regard what future time may be given you as uncovenanted surplus, and live it out in harmony with nature. Marcus Aurelius futurestorieslife We are living beyond our means. As a people we have developed a life-style that is draining the earth of its priceless and irreplaceable resources without regard for the future of our children and people all around the world. Margaret Mead futureinspirationalchildren There can be no sustainable development without sustainable energy development Margot Wallstrom futurevisionenergy And can anything else that is useful be accomplished without change? Do you not see then that for yourself also to change is just the same, and equally necessary for the universal nature? Marcus Aurelius positive-attitudefuturelife The future: A consolation for those who have no other. Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington consolationfuture«2728293031323334353637»
