Quotes About Impact

Instead of causing us to remember the past like the old monuments, the new monuments seem to cause us to forget the future

Every year, I am reminded of the kids who aren't in the freshman class and aren't graduating. I remember every single one of them. That is the worst of times for me, to see the future snuffed out.

In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.

For young people, if someone tells you: you are the future - say No! I'm the present. You have things to do right now.

The future depends on what we do in the present.

We are, quite literally, gambling with the future of our planet- for the sake of hamburgers

Because we believe that somewhere in the nest of paradigms contained in the phrase "missional church" lies nothing less that the future viability of Western Christianity.

Future ages will wonder at us, as the present age wonders at us now.

Nothing we do can change the past, but everything we do changes the future.

Sustainability is here to stay or we may not be

Volunteerism is the voice of the people put into action. These actions shape and mold the present into a future of which we can all be proud.

He who controls the past controls the future.

It makes no sense to invest in [fossil fuel] companies that undermine our future

The survival of the United States of America as we know it is at risk. And even more — if more should be required — the future of human civilization is at stake.

...not all encounters with the world affect the mind equally. Studies have demonstrated that if the brain appraises an event as "meaningful," it will be more likely to be recalled in the future.

Act as if the future of the universe depends on what you do, while laughing at yourself for thinking that your actions make any difference.

The key to the future of the world is finding the optimistic stories and letting them be known.

Those who do not look upon themselves as a link, connecting the past with the future, do not perform their duty to the world.

We are the ancestors of the future and what we do now will have an impact.

I have long come to believe that, more than any other destruction, our word-recklessness is endangering the future of us all.

It is not for us to forecast the future, but to shape it.

Everyone here has the sense that right now is one of those moments when we are influencing the future.

Every gathering of Americans-whether a few on the porch of a crossroads store or massed thousands in a great stadium-is the possessor of a potentially immeasurable influence on the future.

A good financial plan is a road map that shows us exactly how the choices we make today will affect our future.