Economists are about as
Economists are about as useful as astrologers in predicting the future (and, like astrologers, they never let failure on one occasion diminish certitude on the next). Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
Predicting The Future
To regard one’s immortality
To regard one’s immortality as an exchange of matter is as strange as predicting the future of a violin case once the expensive violin it held has broken and lost its worth. Anton Chekhov
There is not the
There is not the slightest indication that nuclear energy will ever be obtainable. It would mean that the atom would have to be shattered at will. Albert Einstein
I am incredibly bad
I am incredibly bad at predicting the future; I am only smart enough to observe the present and listen to my intuition about tendencies. Rem Koolhaas
The best way to
The best way to predict the future is to invent it. Alan Kay
Sometimes you have intuitive
Sometimes you have intuitive insight about how you think things are going to be, and you write that. Other times you fantasize completely, which has nothing to do with predicting the future. Ray Bradbury
People ask me to
People ask me to predict the future, when all I want to do is prevent it. Ray Bradbury
I was not predicting
I was not predicting the future, I was trying to prevent it. Ray Bradbury
People ask me to
People ask me to predict the future, when all I want to do is prevent it. Better yet, build it. Predicting the future is much too easy, anyway. You look at the people around you, the street you stand on, the visible air you breathe, and predict more of the same. To hell with more. … Read more
My specific goal is
My specific goal is to revolutionize the future of the species. Mathematics is just another way of predicting the future. Ralph Abraham