First of all, at any company, the investment in research and development in the products is the lifeblood, so that is a critical element of anyone's future going forward. Stephen Elop companycriticaldevelopment Change image and share on social
History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside. John F. Kennedy fastfuturehistory Change image and share on social
In the past the man has been first; in the future the system must be first... The first object of any good system must be that of developing first class men. Frederick W. Taylor classdevelopfuture Change image and share on social
Living in the past or living in the future - those aren't real. The moment is now, and that's where safety and comfort and all that good stuff is. Marc Jacobs comfortfuturegood Change image and share on social
I am not interested in the past, except as the road to the future. Gianni Versace futureinterestpast Change image and share on social
People of the future may suffer not from an absence of choice but from a paralysing surfeit of it. They may turn out to be victims of that peculiarly super-industrial dilemma: overchoice. Alvin Toffler absencechoicedilemma Change image and share on social
To me, the black black woman is our essential mother, the blacker she is the more us she is and to see the hatred that is turned on her is enough to make me despair, almost entirely, of our future as a people. Alice Walker blackdespairessential share on social
What I see in the corporate sector is very clearly an issue of a major shortfall in the issue of, what some people call confidence, but whatever you want to call it. Clearly people are looking out in the very distant future and they are saying that it is too complex. Alan Greenspan callcomplexconfidence share on social
The planet's survival has become so uncertain that any effort, any thought that presupposes an assured future amounts to a mad gamble. Elias Canetti amountassureeffort Change image and share on social
The future of humanity is going to bifurcate in two directions: Either it's going to become multiplanetary, or it's going to remain confined to one planet and eventually there's going to be an extinction event. Elon Musk bifurcateconfinedirection share on social
