"I can't change history, I don't want to change history. I can only change the future. I'm working on that"

"The tiger is a magnificent creature and one that is threatened by human activities on all fronts. It is up to us to protect this iconic species and ensure that it has a future in the wild"

"Forget the past - the future will give you plenty to worry about"

"The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down"

"Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race"

"The best way to predict the future is to create it"

"History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon"

"History is a set of lies agreed upon"

"A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect"

"The past is a memory, the future is a fantasy. The real, vibrant, creative moment is now"

"We have our own history, our own language, our own culture. But our destiny is also tied up with the destinies of other people - history has made us all South Africans"