Man spends his life in reasoning on the past, in complaining of the present, in fearing future. Antoine Rivarol complainfearfuture Change image and share on social
Science fiction in particular is often assumed to be about the future, or about some abstract technological or philosophical idea, or just about 'adventure,' but writers can't build worlds out of nothing. We use bits and pieces of the real world to assemble our fictional ones. Ann Leckie abstractadventureassemble share on social
To pin your hopes upon the future is to consign those hopes to a hypothesis, which is to say, a nothingness. Here and now is what we must contend with. Angela Carter consigncontendfuture Change image and share on social
My singing voice had rescued me from the scene I was in at school - I was an unpopular, bookish kid who had an indeterminate ethnic background. I became fascinated with women sopranos because they had a future that I didn't as a singer. Alexander Chee backgroundbookishethnic share on social
I guess I'm just fiercely independent. Anne Wojcicki fiercelyguessindependent Change image and share on social
For people who want to be proactive about their health, there is a lot of information that we can provide. If you are going to have children, I think you have a responsibility to know if you are carrying anything. A lot of people tend to do the testing once they are pregnant. Anne Wojcicki carrychildhealth share on social
Rodgers and Hammerstein didn't mean anything to me. I just wanted to have a hit, I just wanted to be like those people on the radio. It was all of a case of the present tense with no projecting into the future, particularly. Art Garfunkel casefuturehammerstein share on social
I'm interested in Dathan Ritzenhein's future in the marathon, and I believe that's where we need to address some issues he seems to have. He's had good marathon coaches - both Brad Hudson and me. He's figured out the fueling. He's got this incredible aerobic engine. But something's still wrong. Alberto Salazar addressaerobicbrad share on social
I said tonight I wanted to talk to you about love. Look into your hearts. This is our country. This is our future. These are our children and grandchildren. You can trust Mitt. Ann Romney childcountryfuture Change image and share on social
Becoming an adult means leaving the world of your parents and starting to make your way toward the future that you will share with your peers. Alison Gopnik adultfutureleave Change image and share on social