„We never know which lives we influence, or when, or why. Not until the future eats the present, anyway. We know when it’s too late.“

— Stephen King

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„It was never too late to learn something. The past is unalterable in any event. The future is the only thing we can change. Learning the lessons of the past is the only way to shape the present and the future.“
— Jim Butcher
„Today I know that such memories are the key not to the past, but to the future. I know that the experiences of our lives, when we let God use them, become the mysterious and perfect preparation for the work He will give us to do.“
— Corrie ten Boom
„A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present?“
— Confucius
„We cannot know the mystery of the future.“
— Jimmy Carter
„We dread the future only when we are not sure we can kill ourselves when we want to.“
— Emil M. Cioran
„We always live at the time we live and not at some other time, and only by extracting at each present time the full meaning of each present experience are we prepared for doing the same thing in the future.“
— John Dewey