Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him. "

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Related Quotes:

" The future is limitless. "

" The past explains how I got here, but the future is up to me - and I love to live life at full throttle. "

Janice Dickinson

" And all your future lies beneath your hat. "

" I first drew the attention of my future husband when we were fourteen, on the freshman school bus for an epic field trip from Riverside, Calif. to Los Angeles, where we were taken to the L.A. Zoo as well as the Natural History Museum. "

" Do not hide behind utopian logic which says that until we have the perfect security environment, nuclear disarmament cannot proceed. This is old-think. This is the mentality of the Cold War era. We must face the realities of the 21st century. The Conference on Disarmament can be a driving force for building a safer world and a better future. "

" No dream is too big. No challenge is too great. Nothing we want for our future is beyond our reach. "

" The Voting Rights Act was, and still is, vitally important to the future of democracy in the United States. "

Coretta Scott King

" Reactionary: a man walking backwards with his face to the future. "

" All sciences are now under the obligation to prepare the ground for the future task of the philosopher, which is to solve the problem of value, to determine the true hierarchy of values. "

Friedrich Nietzsche

" The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned; it enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not to abandon it to his enemy. "

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

" I'm sure that was the right step, even though, formally speaking, it may seem disadvantageous for a president to resign. But, looking into what is happening today and what is going to happen in the future, I think history will show I made the right decision. "

Eduard Shevardnadze

" Young men, trust God, and make the future bright with blessing. Old men, trust God, and magnify him for all the mercies of the past. "

Charles Spurgeon

" The only way to predict the future is to have power to shape the future. "

" We live in a disposable society. We throw so much away. But it doesn't come from nowhere. It comes from the planet and it comes from future generations' lives. "

Julia Butterfly Hill

" I had no future with the Dodgers, because I was too closely identified with Branch Rickey. After the club was taken over by Walter O'Malley, you couldn't even mention Mr. Rickey's name in front of him. I considered Mr. Rickey the greatest human being I had ever known. "

Jackie Robinson

" I am tomorrow, or some future day, what I establish today. I am today what I established yesterday or some previous day. "

" When I look into the future, it's so bright it burns my eyes. "

" I plant a lot of trees. I am a great believer in planting things for future generations. I loathe the now culture where you just live for today. "

" Trying to tear down the past prohibits you from building up your future. "

" We all sort of do want incentives for creative people to still exist at a certain level. You know, maybe rock stars shouldn't make as much; who knows? But you want as much creativity to take place in the future as took place in the past. "

" If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom. "

Dwight D. Eisenhower

" The past is really almost as much a work of the imagination as the future. "

" Here in America we are descended in blood and in spirit from revolutionists and rebels - men and women who dare to dissent from accepted doctrine. As their heirs, may we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion. "

Dwight D. Eisenhower

" A good leader, in my view, should have a clear vision of the future they want and the society they need to build. They must also have a connection with the people who work for them and be able to mobilise their best energies to create teams where people can be most creative and happy. "

Winnie Byanyima

" The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future. "

Herbert Spencer

" Lady Gaga is the present and the future. She is the most revolutionary and inspirational artist. She is fearless and daring. "

Donatella Versace

" My district includes the two urban centers of Charlotte and Fayetteville, as well as large rural areas. Obviously, these diverse segments of North Carolina require different approaches to meeting current and future transportation demands. "

" Starting a new job can be nerve-racking , but it's also exciting. You're embarking on a new future, positioning yourself to write a fresh story on a clean slate. "

" To prepare for the future, we must be willing to test new concepts. This means we must acquire enough information to evaluate these concepts and not be like travelers in a foreign land who compare everything with their own hometown. "

" I think that people want peace so much that one of these days government had better get out of their way and let them have it. "

Dwight D. Eisenhower