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"Don't ever take a fence down until you know why it was put up."
Robert Frost
"The future belongs to those who see possibilities before they become obvious"
John Sculley
"You can't predict, you can prepare "
Howard S. Marks
"The only thing certain about the future is that it will surprise even those who are most prepared for it."
Vinod Khosla
"Even the wise cannot see all ends "
J.R.R. Tolkien
"Always in motion is the future"
Yoda
"If we are wise, let us prepare for the worst."
George Washington
"Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook beneath it"
Thomas Jefferson
"Even the very wise cannot see all ends."
Gandalf
"The essence of leadership is being able to see the iceberg before it hits the Titanic."
Arianna Huffington
"Look for intelligence and judgment and, most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see around corners. Also look for loyalty, integrity, a high energy drive, a balanced ego and the drive to get things done."
Colin Powell
"Who wishes to fight must first count the cost."
Sun Tzu
"We are prone to overestimate how much we understand about the world and to underestimate the role of chance in events"
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
"The more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for the future."
Theodore Roosevelt
"Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future"
Niels Bohr
"Of course, I think about the future. I’m not stupid."
Justin Bieber
"Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago"
Warren Buffett
"The future belongs to those who prepare for it today"
Malcolm X
"The opportunities that everyone cannot see are the real opportunities."
Jack Ma
"In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield"
Warren Buffett