Alexandre Antoine Davy de la Pailleterie - father of the future Alex Dumas - was born on February 26, 1714, in the Norman province of Caux, a region of rolling dairy farms that hung above great chalk cliffs on the northwest coast of France. Tom Reiss alexalexandreantoine share on social
One theme I ran into over and over while writing about the periodic table was the future of energy and the question of which element or elements will replace carbon as king. Sam Kean carbonelementenergy Change image and share on social
At some point around '94 or '95, 'Rolling Stone' said that guitar rock was dead and that the Chemical Brothers were the future. I think that was the last issue of 'Rolling Stone' I ever bought. Scott Ian brotherbuychemical Change image and share on social
The biggest change we have to tackle that's out there is that we're digging the hole deeper and deeper and spending is totally out of control. And that's something that, quite frankly, is affecting future generations. You're giving a lot of debt to them and you can't keep doing it. It's not helping anybody. Jon Runyan affectbigchange share on social
The cloud that descended on Black Rock on Monday was not for the past but the future. How much will this debacle chill the pursuit of other risky investigations? Tina Brown blackchillcloud Change image and share on social
There used to be a cruel joke that said Brazil is the country of the future, and always will be; Obama is the Brazil of today's politicians. He has obviously achieved nothing. Charles Krauthammer achievebrazilcountry Change image and share on social
I like today and perhaps a little future still, but the past is really something I'm not interested in. So, as far as I'm concerned, I like only the past of things and people I don't know. When I know, I don't care because I knew how it was. Karl Lagerfeld careconcernfuture share on social
You have to like the present; if not your life becomes secondhand, if you think it was better before. Or that it will be better in the future. Karl Lagerfeld futurelifepresent Change image and share on social
I've come to believe that whoever I am didn't start on December 14, 1946, and isn't going to end on whatever that mysterious date is in the future. Patty Duke datedecemberend Change image and share on social
There is no future. This is the season. Get to the Super Bowl. Troy Vincent bowlfutureseason Change image and share on social