I think as a species we're not designed to be able to think more than one year into the future - if that. Even trying to imagine one year from now makes most people feel like they've been given a huge boring chunk of homework that's too hard to do. Douglas Coupland borechunkdesign share on social
We believe that an Iraqi founding national assembly, freely elected, must decide the future of Iraq. Jalal Talabani assemblydecideelect Change image and share on social
We must respect the past, and mistrust the present, if we wish to provide for the safety of the future. Joseph Joubert futuremistrustpast Change image and share on social
I've been bothered about time generally and our tripartite division of time into past, present, and future. I think I know what the past is, and I think I know what future is, but I'm really not comfortable with the notion of present. Martin Seligman bothercomfortabledivision share on social
The notion that the 'leader' has the right to ask huge sacrifices of your generation for a notional future paradise - if you'd be good enough to lie down under the wheels of the juggernaut - that sentimental and self-aggrandising rationalisation for brute force and cowardice I felt from adolescence was wrong. Tom Stoppard adolescenceaggrandisebrute share on social
I can't change history, I don't want to change history. I can only change the future. I'm working on that. Boris Becker changefuturehistory Change image and share on social
As an architect, you design for the present, with an awareness of the past, for a future which is essentially unknown. Norman Foster architectawarenessdesign Change image and share on social
One of the primary reasons why the human brain has evolved to look so far into the future is so that we can take actions in the present that will bring us to a better future rather than a worse one. Daniel Goldstein actionbadlybrain Change image and share on social
Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race. H. G. Wells adultbicycledespair Change image and share on social
Denver is a city that will be far more defined by its future than its past. John Hickenlooper citydefinedenver Change image and share on social