Future-prediction Quotes

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Maybe it would feel nice. Maybe it wouldn't feel like a betrayal. Besides, who was I betraying, any...

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Picture of Stephenie Meyer — Stephenie MeyerNew Moon

There's no real objection to escapism, in the right places... We all want to escape occasionally. Bu...

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Picture of Arthur C. Clarke — Arthur C. Clarke

I have a foreboding of an America in my children's or grandchildren's time -- when the United States...

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Picture of Carl Sagan — Carl SaganThe Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

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Director of Ensuring the Future

Picture of Dave Eggers — Dave EggersThe Circle

IT (The country) IS HEADED TOWARD OVERSIMPLIFICATION. YOU WANT TO SEE A PRESIDENT OF THE FUTURE? TUR...

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Picture of John Irving — John IrvingA Prayer for Owen Meany

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You cannot see the past that did not happen any more than you can foresee the future.

Picture of Madeleine L'Engle — Madeleine L'EngleThe Arm of the Starfish

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Spontaneity is a meticulously prepared art

Picture of Oscar Wilde — Oscar Wilde