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Inspirational Quotes About Future

The biggest motivator for our lives is the future. We bank our existence in the hope of living in a better future. We aspire for things, and we buy commodities for the future. In a way, it is our ultimate goal—the future. Many thinkers suggest that the key to a happy life to imagine a bright future and live optimistically. When we are certain that a future will bring us joy, human beings can thrive and live their best selves in the present. While it is important to live each day and in the present moment, those who are successful today state that they reached this point because they planned for the future. Why should you be behind? If thinking a little about the future is all it takes for you to set your life on track, then do it! It is important that you don’t feel left out in this competitive world. We have gathered a variety of proverbs and quotes about the fundamental importance of the future. You can go through them here and find something to inspire you.

Yesterday's the past, tomorrow's the future, but today is a gift. That's why it's called the present.

Yesterday's the past, tomorrow's the future, but today is a gift. That's why it's called the present.
Bil Keane

Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.

Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.
Oscar Wilde

It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.

It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.
William Shakespeare

He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past.

He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past.
George Orwell

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Eleanor Roosevelt

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.
Gautama Buddha

Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.

Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.
Deepak Chopra

It's no good pretending that any relationship has a future if your record collections disagree violently or if your favorite films wouldn't even speak to each other if they met at a party.

It's no good pretending that any relationship has a future if your record collections disagree violently or if your favorite films wouldn't even speak to each other if they met at a party.
Nick Hornby

Only you can control your future.
Dr. Seuss

The future depends on what you do today.

The future depends on what you do today.
Mahatma Gandhi

Real generosity towards the future lies in giving all to the present.

Real generosity towards the future lies in giving all to the present.
Albert Camus

The greatest danger to our future is apathy.

The greatest danger to our future is apathy.
Jane Goodall

Dear future generations: Please accept our apologies. We were rolling drunk on petroleum.

Dear future generations: Please accept our apologies. We were rolling drunk on petroleum.
Kurt Vonnegut

I like men who have a future and women who have a past.

I like men who have a future and women who have a past.
Oscar Wilde

Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting.

Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting.
Haruki Murakami

If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—for ever.

If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—for ever.
George Orwell

The future is there... looking back at us. Trying to make sense of the fiction we will have become.

The future is there... looking back at us. Trying to make sense of the fiction we will have become.
William Gibson

I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.

I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.
Thomas Jefferson

I see Turkey's future as being in Europe, as one of many prosperous, tolerant, democratic countries.

I see Turkey's future as being in Europe, as one of many prosperous, tolerant, democratic countries.
Orhan Pamuk

I think all in all, one thing a lot of plays seem to be saying is that we need to, as black Americans, to make a connection with our past in order to determine the kind of future we're going to have. In other words, we simply need to know who we are in relation to our historical presence in America.
August Wilson

As soon as you have a language that has a past tense and a future tense you're going to say, 'Where did we come from, what happens next?' The ability to remember the past helps us plan the future.

As soon as you have a language that has a past tense and a future tense you're going to say, 'Where did we come from, what happens next?' The ability to remember the past helps us plan the future.
Margaret Atwood

Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.

Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.
Malcolm X

If I advocate cautious optimism it is not because I do not have faith in the future but because I do not want to encourage blind faith.

If I advocate cautious optimism it is not because I do not have faith in the future but because I do not want to encourage blind faith.
Aung San Suu Kyi

I am glad I will not be young in a future without wilderness.

I am glad I will not be young in a future without wilderness.
Aldo Leopold

I had a great time creating the future on 'Minority Report,' and it's a future that is coming true faster than any of us thought it would.

I had a great time creating the future on 'Minority Report,' and it's a future that is coming true faster than any of us thought it would.
Steven Spielberg

Pick the day. Enjoy it - to the hilt. The day as it comes. People as they come... The past, I think, has helped me appreciate the present, and I don't want to spoil any of it by fretting about the future.

Pick the day. Enjoy it - to the hilt. The day as it comes. People as they come... The past, I think, has helped me appreciate the present, and I don't want to spoil any of it by fretting about the future.
Audrey Hepburn

The social object of skilled investment should be to defeat the dark forces of time and ignorance which envelope our future.

The social object of skilled investment should be to defeat the dark forces of time and ignorance which envelope our future.
John Maynard Keynes

The future is uncertain but the end is always near.

The future is uncertain but the end is always near.
Jim Morrison

It is by no means an irrational fancy that, in a future existence, we shall look upon what we think our present existence, as a dream.

It is by no means an irrational fancy that, in a future existence, we shall look upon what we think our present existence, as a dream.
Edgar Allan Poe

The future for me is already a thing of the past -
You were my first love and you will be my last

The future for me is already a thing of the past - You were my first love and you will be my last
Bob Dylan