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> [An over-reliance on past successes is a sure blueprint for future failures.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-petroski/an-over-reliance-on-past-successes-is-a-sure-blueprint-for-future/)

[Henry Petroski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-petroski/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d84/henry-petroski-10198_blueprint_an-over-reliance-on-past-successes-is-a_786755.png)

> [We cannot create blueprint for future society, but it is good to think about that. It is good to have in mind a goal. It is constructive, it is helpful, it is healthy, to think about what future society might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-zinn/we-cannot-create-blueprint-for-future-society-but-it-is-good-to-think/)

[Howard Zinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-zinn/)

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