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
My work is as an ethnographic rescuer: a conduit between past and future generations. The urgency of this effort cannot be overstated. Elizabeth Kapu'uwailani Lindsey conduiteffortethnographic Change image and share on social
I think, in the future, people are going to look back and say, 'I can't believe that gay and lesbian people had to fight to be able to get married.' Edy Ganem backfightfuture Change image and share on social
To try to fix the future is a manifest absurdity. Iain Sinclair absurdityfixfuture Change image and share on social
Failure and things of this sort - you can take it one of two ways. You can either let that hurt you and really affect the way that you live your life in the future, or you can use that as an opportunity for growth. Matt Emmons affectfailurefuture share on social
Poetry is often the art of overhearing yourself say things you didn't know you knew. It is a learned skill to force yourself to articulate your life, your present world or your possibilities for the future. David Whyte artarticulateforce share on social
As long as our civilisation keeps trundling along generally forwards, then there is the possibility of a future where ethnicity is merely an interesting badge, not a uniform you can't take off. David Mitchell badgecivilisationethnicity Change image and share on social
Healthy children are born from healthy, respected, well-nourished and educated mothers and it is imperative that they have a voice in the decisions which affect them. If you empower a mother and let her have her say towards a poverty-free future, the positive impact this would have on ending hunger will be immense. Dionne Warwick affectbearchild share on social