For its speculations to be taken seriously, dystopian fiction must be part of a discussion of contemporary society, a projection of ongoing political failures perhaps, or the wringing of present jeopardy for future disaster. Sarah Hall contemporarydisasterdiscussion share on social
I'm working on a film called 'Bonnie.' Bonnie means water. It's in English, and it's dealing with a future world in a megacity - which is what the U.N. says we're going to be - but in this megacity, a city that runs out of water. Shekhar Kapur bonniecallcity share on social
I don't want to see the dollar strong because the rest of the world is crumbling. I would like to see the dollar strong because the Fed has said it wants it to be strong in the future. David Malpass crumbledollarfeed Change image and share on social
The present moment is changing so fast that we often do not notice its existence at all. Every moment of mind is like a series of pictures passing through a projector. Some of the pictures come from sense impressions. Others come from memories of past experiences or from fantasies of the future. Henepola Gunaratana changeexistenceexperience share on social
Social democracy does not represent an ideal future; it does not even represent the ideal past. Tony Judt democracyfutureideal Change image and share on social
I went to a fashion show, and this silver-haired guy was staring at me with these piercing water-blue eyes. It scared me because I absolutely saw and knew my entire future. Tom Ford absolutelyblueentire Change image and share on social
My entire youth has been Nasty Gal. My entire future is Nasty Gal. Sophia Amoruso entirefuturegal Change image and share on social
We are at the very beginning of time for the human race. It is not unreasonable that we grapple with problems. But there are tens of thousands of years in the future. Our responsibility is to do what we can, learn what we can, improve the solutions, and pass them on. Richard P. Feynman beginfuturegrapple share on social
For the future, I would suggest avoiding subjects of too vast a scale. It would be useful to make out a list of fundamental questions on the matter to be dealt with, and discuss only those. Karl Lehmann avoiddealdiscuss Change image and share on social
While knowledge may provide useful point of reference, it cannot become a force to guide the future. Herbie Hancock forcefutureguide Change image and share on social