The planet\\’s survival has
The planet’s survival has become so uncertain that any effort, any thought that presupposes an assured future amounts to a mad gamble. Elias Canetti
Uncertain Future
Religions often partake of
Religions often partake of the myth of progress that shields us from the terrors of an uncertain future. Frank Herbert
Neither a wise man
Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him. Dwight D. Eisenhower
Raising children is an
Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry. Democritus
Ari Shavit’s My Promised
Ari Shavit’s My Promised Land is without question one of the most important books about Israel and Zionism that I have ever read…This is the book that has the capacity to reinvent and reshape the long-overdue conversation about how Israel’s complex past ought to shape its still-uncertain future. Daniel Gordis
Peril, loneliness, an uncertain
Peril, loneliness, an uncertain future, are not oppressive evils, so long as the frame is healthy and the faculties are employed; so long, especially, as Liberty lends us her wings, and Hope guides us by her star. Charlotte Bronte
Liberty lends us her
Liberty lends us her wings and Hope guides us by her star. Charlotte Bronte
For if we are
For if we are observed in all matters, we are constantly under threat of correction, judgment, criticism, even plagiarism of our own uniqueness. We become children, fettered under watchful eyes, constantly fearful that-either now or in the uncertain future-patterns we leave behind will be brought back to implicate us, by whatever authority has now become … Read more
Let us each of
Let us each of us now embrace with solemn duty, and awesome joy, what is our lasting birthright. With common effort and common purpose, with passion and dedication, let us answer the call of history and carry into an uncertain future that precious light of freedom. Barack Obama
That man is prudent
That man is prudent who neither hopes nor fears anything from the uncertain events of the future. Anatole France