We may very well be faced with the choice of retaining the AAA credit rating or abandoning some of our key infrastructure projects, which are about jobs for the future. I will choose jobs in that equation every time. Jay Weatherill aaaabandonchoice share on social
The British economy of the future must be built not on the shifting sands of boom and bust, but on the bedrock of prudent and wise economic management for the long term. It is only these firm foundations that we can raise Britain's underlying economic performance. Gordon Brown bedrockboombritain share on social
We are being tough in saying it is a duty on the unemployed in future not only to be available for work - and not to shirk work - but also to get the skills for work. That is a new duty we are introducing. Gordon Brown dutyfutureintroduce share on social
I feel very strongly that the Democratic Party has, in the past, been the party of the future. I think when you look at Social Security and Medicare, when you look at the civil rights movement, the women's movement, I think the Democratic Party has always been in the forefront of change. Richard Lamm changecivildemocratic share on social
It is the future, of course, which politicians grapple with, and that is why politics is so disorderly. Only history clears away some of the debris. Madeleine M. Kunin cleardebrisdisorderly Change image and share on social
Let's face it: the present self is present. It's in control. It's in power right now. It has these strong, heroic arms that can lift doughnuts into your mouth. And the future self is not even around. It's off in the future. It's weak. It doesn't even have a lawyer present. Daniel Goldstein armcontroldoughnut share on social
I think there is a general unrest or curiosity about what a human future is going to be like, and whether the way we're living is even sustainable. Brit Marling curiosityfuturegeneral Change image and share on social
By the time I'm 75 and I have a new hip, and my eyes are laser cleaned of cataracts, I wont think I'm a bionic man. I think that's just how technology works. The posthuman future of humanity will not announce itself; it will just creep up on us. John Scalzi announcebioniccataract share on social
The way that organizations and organisms anticipate the future is by taking signals from the past, most the time. Kevin Kelly anticipatefutureorganism Change image and share on social
We all have a responsibility to protect endangered species, both for their sake and for the sake of our own future generations. Loretta Lynch endangerfuturegeneration Change image and share on social