Quotes About Foresight

Teller. We have always been suckers for those who tell us about the future

You can project a continuation into the future.

So our mission in life becomes simply "how not to be a turkey

Vivevano così, in stretta amicizia, dividendosi il poco che avevano, e senza appoggiarsi a nessun gruppo, senza fare progetti per il futuro, perché non c'era nessun futuro possibile; probabilmente sarebbe scoppiata la guerra, e l'avrebbero vinta gli stupidi; perché gli stupidi, Mario diceva, vincevano sempre.

It's a curse to see all that might happen but never know what will.

What about today? What choices are being made, what thins are being said by people in high places that might seem so unimportant now, but are laying the groundwork for truly horrible things tomorrow?

We are so limited. As a species. As individuals. Not only can't we see the future, we can't even see the present for what it is. We are too clouded by the things we want and the things we fear. But worse than any other blindness is that we can't see the consequences of our actions.

Don't be ridiculous," Goddard said. "Only idiots build walls.

The Wizard and the Prophet is a book about the way knowledgeable people might think about the choices to come, rather than what will happen in this or that scenario. It is a book about the future that makes no predictions.

think of the adherents of these two perspectives as Wizards and Prophets—Wizards unveiling technological fixes, Prophets decrying the consequences of our heedlessness. Borlaug has become a model for the Wizards. Vogt was in many ways the founder of the Prophets.

Here lies she who never lied; Whose skill often has been tried: Her prophecies shall still survive, And ever keep her name alive.

You have to get your mind right, and always look way down the road, not at your feet.

There are no heroes for stopping a problem before it happens.

Hanya kisahlah... yang bisa menghindarkan keturunan kita dari membuat kesalahan besar seperti pengemis-pengemis buta yang menabrak duri-duri pagar kaktus. (Anthills of The Savannah)

A person who has not secured a place on the floor should not begin to look for a mat.

I believe, a woman can always create miracles and foresee a lot of things that a man might not be able to do.

We've all got a black book of missed opportunities.

In the business world, if you're not looking ahead, you're missing something.

He can't imagine the result of the mission because he never saw it.

The last thing I want to do is to make the mistakes of the past.

We're looking as far ahead as we can, and we don't get penalized for mistakes.

I've been developing mobile for years before anybody else really thought it was that important.

I can see every monster as they come in.

I am more afraid of our own blunders than of the enemy's devices.