I have made a film about jazz that tries to look through jazz to see what it tells us about who we are as a people. I think that jazz is a spectacularly accurate model of democracy and a kind of look into our redemptive future possibilities. Ken Burns spectacularly accurate make share on social
There is an opportunity for us to renew ourselves. There's an opportunity for us to leave the past behind and present something different for the future. Jay Weatherill future leave opportunity Change image and share on social
'Dream Act' kids are like all other American kids, with the exception that they have to work harder to excel in school, they live in fear of deportation, and they worry about their future. Jeff Hawkins fear act future Change image and 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 shift boom firm 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 introduce future unemployed share on social
I think that retiring the baby boomers is going to be one of the great challenges in America, that you cannot make fiscal sense out of the future of our children without taking on entitlements. Richard Lamm baby entitlement child Change image and share on social
Obama prefers to look forward, not back, as he has stated. So at least during his tenure, there will be no reliable record compiled as a cautionary tale for lawmakers and presidents in future times of crisis. This is the historical Obama. David K. Shipler forward compile back share on social
This is actually a very important principle that science is learning about large systems like evolution and that futurists are learning about anticipating human society: just because a future scenario is plausible doesn't mean we can get there from here. Kevin Kelly future large principle share on social
It's difficult to see how Syria can have any long-term future with Assad there as president. Many people would never return to that country if that were the case. George Osborne assad long case Change image and share on social
I think the lack of automatically feeling, 'Yes, the future is going to be like the present' - that is very much a Jewish thing. Susanne Bier thing future lack Change image and share on social
