Thoughts—Future	
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The future belongs to those who believe in the 
beauty of their dreams.   —Eleanor Roosevelt
My interest is in the future because I am going to 
spend the rest of my life there.   —Charles Kettering
I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do 
everything; but I will not let what I cannot do 
interfere with what I can do. —Edward Hale
All the wonders you seek are within yourself.
   —Sir Thomas Brown
So oftentimes it happens that we live our lives in 
chains and we never even know we have the key.
     —Eagles
We are all worms . . . 
but I do believe I am a glowworm.       
    —Winston Churchill
First I was dying to finish high school and start 
college.  And then I was dying to finish college and 
start working.  And then I was dying to marry and 
have children.  And then I was dying for my 
children to grow old enough so I could return to 
work.  And then I was dying to retire.  And now, I 
am dying . . . and suddenly realize I forgot to live.   
   —Author Unknown
I’d rather be a failure at something I enjoy than be a 
success at something I hate.       —George Burns
If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.
    —Milton Berle
One must have the adventurous daring to accept 
oneself as a bundle of possibilities and undertake 
the most interesting game in the world; making the 
most of one’s best.   —Harry Emerson Fosdich
One of the secrets of life is to make stepping stones 
out of stumbling blocks.—Jack Penn	
1. Roosevelt:  To whom does the future belong?
2. Kettering:  Why is he interested in the future?
3. Brown:  Where are all the wonders you seek?
4. Berle:  What should you do if opportunity 	
doesn’t knock?	
5. Fosdich: What is the most interesting game?
6. Fei:  What may you regret when your hair turns 	
gray?	
7. Lewis: How fast do you reach the future?
8. X:  What is the passport to the future?
9. a) With which quote do you agree?  
 b) Give a reason for your choice.
Enjoy life — there are no re-runs. —Shirley Lowery
Do not let time pass without accomplishing 
something.  Otherwise you will regret it when your 
hair turns gray.    —Yue Fei
What keeps you from believing that the universe is 
yours?  Reach out, embrace it.  I say, "the sky’s the 
limit!"  So get your bag, get your stuff, and head for 
the stars . . . I’ll meet you out there.     
   —Maura Beatty
The future is something which everyone reaches at 
the rate of sixty minutes an hour; whatever he does; 
whoever he is.    —C.S. Lewis
Education is the passport to the future —
for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it 
today.   —Malcolm X
Thoughts & Quotes