When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us. attributed to Alexander Graham Bell – Scottish-born American inventor, scientist and engineer (1847-1922)
Przyszłości się nie poznaje, przyszłość się tworzy. Stanisław Brzozowski – polski pisarz (1878–1911), fragment z jego pamiętnika, wpis z 15 marca 1911 r. (“Pamiętnik”, napisany ok. 1910/1911 r., opublikowany w 1913 r.) The future is not to be known, it is to be created. Stanisław Brzozowski – Polish writer (1878-1911), from his diary, entry dated March 15, 1911...
True legacies are built on righteousness, not popularity. motivation
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future. John F. Kennedy – American politician, 1961-63 35th president (1917-1963), in his address in the Assembly Hall at the Paulskirche in Frankfurt (June 25, 1963) published in “Public Papers of the Presidents: John F. Kennedy (1963)
You cannot see the future, but you can lay the foundations for something future. attributed to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry – French writer and aviator (1900-1944), Quotations book 2002
Americans believe in the future and are prepared to invest in it. attributed to Ronald W. Reagan – American politician, 1981-89 40th president (1911-2004), ), colud not be verified by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum
Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions. wisdom, falsely attributed to Albert Einstein – German physicist, Nobel Prize in physics 1921 (1879-1955)
Det er vanskelig å spå – især om fremtiden. dansk ordsprog It’s difficult to make predictions, especially about the future. Danisch proverb
Who you are tomorrow begins with what you do today. Tim Fargo – American entrepreneur, MBA (b. 1961), Quotations book 2025
Sometimes it falls on a generation to be great. YOU can be that great generation. Nelson Mandela – South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, 1994-99 president, Nobel Peace Prize (1918-2013), from a speech to the G8 leaders at London’s Trafalgar Square (3 February 2005)
Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future. Oscar Wilde – Irish writer (1854-1900), from “A Woman of No Importance”, Third Act (1893)
Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future. Paul L. Boese – American businessman and author (1923-1976)
Iure arbitrari possumus futuram humanitatis sortem in illorum manibus reponi, qui posteris generationibus vivendi et sperandi rationes tradere valent. We can justly consider that the future of humanity lies in the hands of those who are strong enough to provide coming generations with reasons for living and hoping. Second Vatican Council – from the Pastoral Constitution “Gaudium et Spes...
L’avenir appartient à ceux qui donnent à la génération suivante des raisons d’espérer. attribuè á Pierre Teilhard de Chardin – philosophe, paléontologue, anthropologue et jésuite français (1881-1955), n’a pas pu être vérifiée par l’American Teilhard Association The future belongs to those who give the next generation reason for hope. attributed to Pierre Teilhard...
Today I know that such memories are the key not to the past, but to the future. Cornelia Arnolda Johanna “Corrie” ten Boom – Dutch writer, member of the resistance (1892-1983), from “The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom” (1971), Quotations book 2025
There is no future without memory. Prof. Emilio Lledó – Spanish philosopher (b. 1927) No hay futuro sin memoria. Prof. Emilio Lledó – Filósofo español (*1927)
Those who enjoy the present will have a wonderful past in the future. motivation – Quotations book 2024
The future belongs to the curious by profession. Prof. Albert Sorel – French historian and writer (1842-1906), quoted by his student Henri-Pierre Roché (French writer, 1879-1959) in his book “Jules et Jim” (1953), adapted into a film in 1962 by François Truffaut (French film director, 1932-1984) L’avenir est aux curieux de profession. Prof. Albert Sorel –...
Without change there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement. Those who initiate change will have a better opportunity to manage the change that is inevitable. C. William Pollard – American entrepreneur, investor and author (b. 1938), from “The Soul of the Firm” in “The Implementation of the Abstinence Education Provisions in the Welfare...
Io amo il futuro e mi piacciono i giovani. La mia vita è stata tutta una scommessa sul futuro. Giovanni “Gianni” Agnelli – imprenditore italiano, “Fiat” (1921-2003) I love the future and I like young people. My whole life has been a bet on the future. Giovanni “Gianni” Agnelli – Italian entrepreneur, “Fiat”...