Quotes About Foresight

To listen to the interests of all marks an ordinary government; to foresee them marks a great government.

What is worse than having no sight is being able to see but having no vision.

Great men never require experience.

great men burn bridges before they come to them

We can't ignore the fact that ahead of us is a great war and this war is going to need significant preparation.

What sort of world can we prepare for our great grandchildren?

Sometimes people can write really great scenes and even a great episode, but they can't see the bigger picture.

All great authors are seers.

Practical atheism, seeing no guidance for human affairs but its own limited foresight, endeavors itself to play the god, and decide what will be good for mankind and what bad.

Short term gain will result in long term pain

He who cures a disease may be the skillfullest, but he that prevents it is the safest physician.

When youre young, you dont think very far ahead. You just think in terms of the next day, the next week, the next competition. You dont think about injuries that could threaten your long-term health.

One [has] to sense the trend of history and precede it.

The painter should not paint what he sees, but what will be seen.

History teaches us the mistakes we are going to make.

It is my belief that politicians should not be stepping into the realm of history. Rather, politicians should be taking a future-oriented perspective.

History is but the unrolled scroll of prophecy.

We can only know where we're going if we know where we've been.

History has shown us all too often the consequences of dreaming poorly or not at all.

Memories are nice, but dreams are better.

There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in their home.

When you leave your home, think that you have numerous opponents waiting for you (it is your behavior that invites trouble from them).

There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home.

I will make a prophecy that may now sound peculiar. In fifty years Lincoln's name will be inscribed close to Washington's on this Republic's roll of honor.