“I have seen the Future, and it works.”
Lincoln Steffens (1866–1936) American journalist (1866-1936)
Lincoln Steffens, letter to Marie Howe, 3 Apr. 1919. The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations notes: "Steffens had composed the expression before he had even arrived in Russia."
“I like men who have a future and women who have a past.”
Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet
“It was easy not to think of my future; I didn't have one.”
James Ellroy (1948) Novelist, short story writer, essayist, memoirist
Heath Ledger (1979–2008) Australian actor
Celebetty: Heath Ledger: The Patriot Interview http://www.beatboxbetty.com/celebetty/heathledger/heathledger.htm, about his role in The Patriot, published at BeatBoxBetty.com (2000). <br class="br">Variant: I'm not good at future planning. I don't plan at all. I don't know what I'm doing tomorrow. I don't have a day planner and I don't have a diary. I completely live in the now, not in the past, not in the future.
Ivica Dačić (1966) Serbian politician
Source: "Ivica Dacic: Forced solutions don’t lead to stability of the region" in The Srpska Times https://thesrpskatimes.com/ivica-dacic-forced-solutions-dont-lead-to-stability-of-the-region/ (18 September 2018)
“I always live in the present. The future I can't know. The past I no longer have.”
Fernando Pessoa book The Book of Disquiet
Ibid., p. 118
The Book of Disquiet
Original: Vivo sempre no presente. O futuro, não o conheço. O passado, já o não tenho.
“I think I have this responsibility to my father’s generation, and especially future generations.”
Ai Weiwei (1957) Chinese concept artist
2010-, Ai Weiwei: 'Every day I think, this will be the day I get taken in again...', 2011
Cassandra Clare book Clockwork Princess
Variant: I am dramatic," said Will. "If i had not been a Shadowhunter, i would have had a future on the stage.
Source: Clockwork Princess
