Future Generations Quotes

281 quotes by 235 authors

Our generation may stand at a crucial breakpoint in history, for we in the presently affluent nations may be the last who can afford to… — Philip K. Chapman
Almost 30 years before Rwanda, before Darfur, more than 2 million people â€“ mothers, children, babies, civilians â€“ lost their lives as a result of… — Chinua Achebe
The twentieth century will be chiefly remembered by future generations not as an era of political conflicts or technical inventions, but as an age in… — Arnold J. Toynbee
Ethical and moral questions and how we answer them may determine whether primal scenes will continue to be a source of joy and comfort to… — Sigurd F. Olson
...our societies appear to be intent on immediate consumption rather than on investment for the future. We are piling up enormous debts and exploiting the… — Lesslie Newbigin
[I predict] the electricity generated by water power is the only thing that is going to keep future generations from freezing. Now we use coal… — Charles Proteus Steinmetz
A statesman is he who thinks in the future generations, and a politician is he who thinks in the upcoming elections. — Abraham Lincoln
Many of the earth's habitats, animals, plants, insects and even micro-organisms that we know to be rare may not be known at all by future… — Dalai Lama
It is an old cliche to say that the future is in the hands of the young. This is no longer true. The quality of… — Prince Philip
There is a possibility that your ability as a player may well be analysed by future generations on your one day statistics. That's the day… — Allan Border
It doesn't hurt to look 75 to 100 years out, That's a gift to future generations. — Chris Coleman
The great purpose is to set aside a reasonable part of the vanishing wilderness, to make certain that generations of Americans yet unborn will know… — Frank Church
If future generations ask us what we are fighting for [in World War Two], we shall tell them the story of Lidice. — Frank Knox
We do not wish incorrect and unsound doctrines to be handed down to posterity under the sanction of great names, to be received and valued… — Brigham Young
If we continue to approach problems from the perspective of temporary expediency, future generations will face tremendous difficulties. — Dalai Lama
Food security is an authentically human requirement. Guaranteeing it for present and future generations also means safeguarding ourselves against the uncontrolled exploitation of natural resources.… — Pope Benedict XVI
If we wish to express what we want the men of future generations to be, we must say: Let them be like Che! If we… — Fidel Castro
I can imagine no man who will look with more horror on the End than a conscientious revolutionary who has, in a sense sincerely, been… — C.S. Lewis
It's actually quite common for presidents to believe that future generations will render a verdict on their presidencies that is more lasting or definitive than… — David Greenberg
As long as there are people in education making excuses for failure, cursing future generations with a culture of low expectations, denying children access to… — Michael Gove

Who Wrote These Future Generations Quotes

235 authors contributed a total of 281 Future Generations Quotes, led by these top contributors: