“While we have footprints on the sands of time, there is no trace of things yet to come.”

“Wherever he steps, there always
Endures traced in sand
A large-toed footprint
Which clamors to be tried out
By his childish foot arriving
From the virgin forests.”

Czeslaw Milosz (1911–2004) Polish, poet, diplomat, prosaist, writer, and translator

“Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And departing, leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time;”

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow book Voices of the Night

“Everything comes home, my mother used to say; every word spoken, every shadow cast, every footprint in the sand. It can't be helped; it's part of what makes us who we are.”

Joanne Harris book The Lollipop Shoes

“Art is, after all, only a trace – like a footprint which shows that one has walked bravely and in great happiness.”

Robert Henri (1865–1929) American painter

“Such Small Things:
For a long time there were only your footprints & laughter in our dreams & even from such small things, we knew we could not wait to love you forever.”

Brian Andreas (1956) American artist

“It may be bliss not to know a tornado is coming because you have no need to worry or take action. But while your head is in the sand your bum is in the air, the tornado is still coming.”

David Icke (1952) English writer and public speaker

“The only thing of importance, when we depart, will be the traces of love we have left behind.”

Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965) French-German physician, theologian, musician and philosopher

“Zuleika, on a desert island, would have spent most of her time in looking for a man's footprint.”

Max Beerbohm (1872–1956) English writer

“While we’ve been buying time, things have gone from bad to worse. We have debased our currency so much it is already beyond control. We just haven’t felt the full impact yet because we have had massive artificial support from abroad.”

Peter D. Schiff (1963) American entrepreneur, economist and author