Predicting the future is easy. It's trying to figure out what's going on now that's hard.

Predicting the future is easy. It's trying to figure out what's going on now that's hard.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters
compared to what lies within us.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters
compared to what lies within us.

Making all future fruits of all the pasts.

Making all future fruits of all the pasts.

The future is called "perhaps," which is the only possible thing to call the future. And the only important read more

The future is called "perhaps," which is the only possible thing to call the future. And the only important thing is not to allow that to scare you.

When Earth's last picture is painted, and the tubes are twisted
and dried,
When the oldest colours have read more

When Earth's last picture is painted, and the tubes are twisted
and dried,
When the oldest colours have faded, and the youngest critic has
died,
We shall rest, and faith, we shall need it--lie down for an aeon
or two,
Till the Master of All Good Workmen shall set us to work anew.

And better skilled in dark events to come.

And better skilled in dark events to come.

My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there.

My interest is in the future because I am going to spend the rest of my life there.

I never think of the future--it comes soon enough.

I never think of the future--it comes soon enough.

It is not enough to understand, or to see clearly. The future will be shaped in the arena of human read more

It is not enough to understand, or to see clearly. The future will be shaped in the arena of human activity, by those willing to commit their minds and their bodies to the task.