Future, n. That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true, and our happiness is assured.
The business of life is to go forward.
In Wall Street, the only thing that's hard to explain is - next week.
We should all be concerned about the future because we will have to spend the rest of our lives there.
I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.
It is always wise to look ahead but difficult to look further than you can see.
It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link of the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.
He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils. For time is the greatest innovator.
I'm blessed with an extremely poor memory, which allows me to deal with the future rather than the past.
The simple fact of the matter is that no one knows the future with any certainty at all. Refusal to admit that explains why so many people lose money investing in commodities.
I'm convinced of one thing above all: To have a future in risk management, one needs to include the future in risk measurement.
Never make forecasts, especially about the future.
The present tense conveys a fantasy of stability and predictability. It also allows them to think it isn't their fault if they lose money.
Derivatives Strategy, September, 1999, p. 41.
In life, you can't just leave the future to chance. The best
way to predict the future is to create the future.
Tim Ogunbiyi
Futures
February 2003
p. 90
Last updated: January 9, 2011