One of the takeaways from futurist David Zach‘s presentation at the CASE District VI Conference earlier this week was a handout of “FutureQuotes” from Zach’s collection and speeches. Below are five that resonated with me. (Download the PDF for the whole collection.)
- Civilizations begin with religion and stoicism; they end with skepticism and unbelief, and the undisciplined pursuit of individual pleasure. A civilization is born stoic and dies epicurean. — Will Durant
- Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person. — Mother Theresa
- Let us not look back in anger or forward in fear, but around in awareness. — James Thurber
- The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, youʼre still a rat. — Lily Tomlin
- The library is the temple of learning that has liberated more people than all the wars in history. — Carl Rowan
