"Poetry is one of the destinies of speech... One would say that the poetic image, in its newness, opens a future to language"

"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"

"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"

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

"It is the timber of poetry that wears most surely, and there is no timber that has not strong roots among the clay and worms"

"Happy is the person who knows what to remember of the past, what to enjoy in the present, and what to plan for in the future"

"The future influences the present just as much as the past"

"Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future"

"Fear not for the future, weep not for the past"