“You’re guaranteed a past, but not a future.”

“What was the future? The future was a solid wall, not promising, not threatening—all bunk. No guarantees of anything, not even the guarantee that life isn't one big joke.”

“There are no guarantees in life
Not for the present,
Nor for the future.”

“Men and women were created to be jointly the guarantee of the future of the humanity — not only a physical guarantee, but also a moral one.”

“Roger: Well, because you’re guaranteed to see Buddy make some funny faces, you’re guaranteed that Chris will say something that is sort of out of line or inappropriate, and I’m gonna play a bunch of fuckin’ really fast bass licks, it’s gonna be great.”

“It is obvious: The past was once the future and the future will become the past.”

“The past and future are veiled; but the past wears the widow's veil; the future, the virgin's.”

“The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope. Love of the past implies faith in the future.”

“As the future ripens in the past,
so the past rots in the future --
a terrible festival of dead leaves.”

“I take responsibility only for the future, not the past. The past can't hurt you the way the future can.”