A positive outlook is a powerful weapon to reach your goals, secure your future, and become successful. Even if you make mistakes in the past and present time, let it be your challenge to achieve much greater heights that will benefit your future. May these quotes about the future inspire you to work harder, improve yourself, and acquire new skills that will be your tool to see a bright future ahead of you.
1. “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” – Søren Kierkegaard
2. “The past was always there, lived inside of you, and it helped to make you who you were. But it had to be placed in perspective. The past could not dominate the future.” – Barbara Taylor Bradford
3. “The past is a ghost, the future a dream, and all we ever have is now.” – Bill Cosby
4. “The future is uncertain, but that can be a good thing.” – Jennifer Niven
5. “It's amazing how a little tomorrow can make up for a whole lot of yesterday.” – John Guare
6. “The future starts today, not tomorrow.” – Pope John Paul II
7. “When someone you love says goodbye you can stare long and hard at the door they closed and forget to see all the doors God has open in front of you.” – Shannon Alder
8. “It's possible to go on, no matter how impossible it seems.” – Nicholas Sparks
9. “The past is always tense, the future perfect.” – Zadie Smith
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10. “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
11. “Let the future tell the truth, and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs; the future, for which I have really worked, is mine.” – Nikola Tesla
12. “A very wise man once told me that you can't look back, you just have to put the past behind you, and find something better in your future.” – Jodi Picoult
13. “When I look into the future, it's so bright it burns my eyes.” – Oprah Winfrey
14. “And I realized that there's a big difference between deciding to leave and knowing where to go.” – Robyn Schneider
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15. “The future depends on what you do today.” – Mahatma Gandhi
16. “Its more fun to think of the future than dwell on the past.” – Sara Shepard
17. “We remember the past, live in the present, and write the future.” – Shaun David Hutchinson
18. “Real generosity towards the future lies in giving all to the present.” – Albert Camus
19. “But the future must be met, however stern and iron it be.” – Elizabeth Gaskell
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20. “The future you have, tomorrow, won't be the same future you had, yesterday.” – Chuck Palahniuk
21. “If we are worried about the future, then we must look today at the upbringing of children.” – Gordon B. Hinckley
22. “Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” – George Orwell
23. “The future was one thing that could never be broken, because it had not yet had the chance to be anything.” – Sarah Dessen
24. “When you make a choice, you change the future.” – Deepak Chopra
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25. “We must never allow the future to collapse under the burden of memory.” – Milan Kundera
26. “A generation which ignores history has no past and no future.” – Robert A. Heinlein
27. “It is not enough to understand, or to see clearly. The future will be shaped in the arena of human activity, by those willing to commit their minds and their bodies to the task.” – Robert Kennedy
28. “All great beginnings start in the dark, when the moon greets you to a new day at midnight.” – Shannon L. Alder
29. “It was amazing how you could get so far from where you'd planned, and yet find it was exactly were you needed to be.” – Sarah Dessen
30. “The most important thing is this: to sacrifice what you are now for what you can become tomorrow.” – Shannon Alder
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31. “You cannot harden your heart to the future just because of your past. You cannot use cruelty against yourself to justify cruelty to others.” – Marie Lu
32. “Life is divided into three terms that which was, which is, and which will be. Let us learn from the past to profit by the present, and from the present, to live better in the future.” – William Wordsworth
33. “The future can ever promise but one thing and one thing only: surprises.” – Steven Erikson
34. “As long as we are persistence in our pursuit of our deepest destiny, we will continue to grow. We cannot choose the day or time when we will fully bloom. It happens in its own time.” – Denis Waitley
35. “Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself.” – Andrew Carnegie
36. “Even though the future seems far away, it is actually beginning right now.” – Mattie Stepanek
37. “Trying to tear down the past prohibits you from building up your future.” – Lil Wayne
38. “Memories are the key not to the past, but to the future.” – Corrie Ten Boom
39. “Happy is the person who knows what to remember of the past, what to enjoy in the present, and what to plan for in the future.” – Arnold H. Glasow
40. “The most glorious moments in your life are not the so-called days of success, but rather those days when out of dejection and despair you feel rise in you a challenge to life, and the promise of future accomplishments.” – Gustave Flaubert
41. “I just don't want to live like I used to. And at some point, I'm going to put a gag order on myself in terms of talking about the past. I've got to slam the door and deal with the present and the future.” – Charlie Sheen
42. “What matters is to live in the present, live now, for every moment is now. It is your thoughts and acts of the moment that create your future. The outline of your future path already exists, for you created its pattern by your past.” – Sai Baba
43. “I am tomorrow, or some future day, what I establish today. I am today what I established yesterday or some previous day.” – James Joyce
44. “I don't know what the future may hold, but I know who holds the future.” – Ralph Abernathy
45. “I think that we're living in a time where there are trillion-dollar opportunities that never existed before.” – Peter Diamandis
46. “The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine.” – Mike Murdock
47. “Map out your future but do it in pencil. The road ahead is as long as you make it. Make it worth the trip.” – Jon Bon Jovi
48. “If you do not think about your future, you cannot have one.” – John Galsworthy
49. “No dream is too big. No challenge is too great. Nothing we want for our future is beyond our reach.” – Donald Trump
50. “If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise, it's not.” – Elon Musk
51. “You can’t have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time.” – Charles F. Kettering
52. “When you do the things in the present that you can see, you are shaping the future that you are yet to see.” – Idowu Koyenikan
53. “Even if you fall on your face, you’re still moving forward.” – Victor Kiam
54. “I neither complain of the past, nor do I fear the future.” – Michel de Montaigne
55. “The future is not something we enter. The future is something we create.” – Lenoard I. Sweet
56. “No matter how dirty your past is, your future is still spotless.” – Drake
57. “Look not sorrowfully into the past; it comes not back again. Wisely improve the present; it is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear, and with a manly heart.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
58. “The future is an unknown, but a somewhat predictable unknown. To look to the future we must first look back upon the past. That is where the seeds of the future were planted.” – Albert Einstein
59. “The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.” – Abraham Lincoln
60. “If we open a quarrel between the past and the present, we shall find that we have lost the future.” – Winston Churchill
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2. “The past was always there, lived inside of you, and it helped to make you who you were. But it had to be placed in perspective. The past could not dominate the future.” – Barbara Taylor Bradford
3. “The past is a ghost, the future a dream, and all we ever have is now.” – Bill Cosby
4. “The future is uncertain, but that can be a good thing.” – Jennifer Niven
5. “It's amazing how a little tomorrow can make up for a whole lot of yesterday.” – John Guare
6. “The future starts today, not tomorrow.” – Pope John Paul II
7. “When someone you love says goodbye you can stare long and hard at the door they closed and forget to see all the doors God has open in front of you.” – Shannon Alder
8. “It's possible to go on, no matter how impossible it seems.” – Nicholas Sparks
9. “The past is always tense, the future perfect.” – Zadie Smith
11. “Let the future tell the truth, and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs; the future, for which I have really worked, is mine.” – Nikola Tesla
12. “A very wise man once told me that you can't look back, you just have to put the past behind you, and find something better in your future.” – Jodi Picoult
13. “When I look into the future, it's so bright it burns my eyes.” – Oprah Winfrey
14. “And I realized that there's a big difference between deciding to leave and knowing where to go.” – Robyn Schneider
16. “Its more fun to think of the future than dwell on the past.” – Sara Shepard
17. “We remember the past, live in the present, and write the future.” – Shaun David Hutchinson
18. “Real generosity towards the future lies in giving all to the present.” – Albert Camus
19. “But the future must be met, however stern and iron it be.” – Elizabeth Gaskell
21. “If we are worried about the future, then we must look today at the upbringing of children.” – Gordon B. Hinckley
22. “Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” – George Orwell
23. “The future was one thing that could never be broken, because it had not yet had the chance to be anything.” – Sarah Dessen
24. “When you make a choice, you change the future.” – Deepak Chopra
26. “A generation which ignores history has no past and no future.” – Robert A. Heinlein
27. “It is not enough to understand, or to see clearly. The future will be shaped in the arena of human activity, by those willing to commit their minds and their bodies to the task.” – Robert Kennedy
28. “All great beginnings start in the dark, when the moon greets you to a new day at midnight.” – Shannon L. Alder
29. “It was amazing how you could get so far from where you'd planned, and yet find it was exactly were you needed to be.” – Sarah Dessen
30. “The most important thing is this: to sacrifice what you are now for what you can become tomorrow.” – Shannon Alder
More Future Quotes about Life
31. “You cannot harden your heart to the future just because of your past. You cannot use cruelty against yourself to justify cruelty to others.” – Marie Lu
32. “Life is divided into three terms that which was, which is, and which will be. Let us learn from the past to profit by the present, and from the present, to live better in the future.” – William Wordsworth
33. “The future can ever promise but one thing and one thing only: surprises.” – Steven Erikson
34. “As long as we are persistence in our pursuit of our deepest destiny, we will continue to grow. We cannot choose the day or time when we will fully bloom. It happens in its own time.” – Denis Waitley
35. “Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself.” – Andrew Carnegie
36. “Even though the future seems far away, it is actually beginning right now.” – Mattie Stepanek
37. “Trying to tear down the past prohibits you from building up your future.” – Lil Wayne
38. “Memories are the key not to the past, but to the future.” – Corrie Ten Boom
39. “Happy is the person who knows what to remember of the past, what to enjoy in the present, and what to plan for in the future.” – Arnold H. Glasow
40. “The most glorious moments in your life are not the so-called days of success, but rather those days when out of dejection and despair you feel rise in you a challenge to life, and the promise of future accomplishments.” – Gustave Flaubert
41. “I just don't want to live like I used to. And at some point, I'm going to put a gag order on myself in terms of talking about the past. I've got to slam the door and deal with the present and the future.” – Charlie Sheen
42. “What matters is to live in the present, live now, for every moment is now. It is your thoughts and acts of the moment that create your future. The outline of your future path already exists, for you created its pattern by your past.” – Sai Baba
43. “I am tomorrow, or some future day, what I establish today. I am today what I established yesterday or some previous day.” – James Joyce
44. “I don't know what the future may hold, but I know who holds the future.” – Ralph Abernathy
45. “I think that we're living in a time where there are trillion-dollar opportunities that never existed before.” – Peter Diamandis
46. “The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine.” – Mike Murdock
47. “Map out your future but do it in pencil. The road ahead is as long as you make it. Make it worth the trip.” – Jon Bon Jovi
48. “If you do not think about your future, you cannot have one.” – John Galsworthy
49. “No dream is too big. No challenge is too great. Nothing we want for our future is beyond our reach.” – Donald Trump
50. “If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise, it's not.” – Elon Musk
51. “You can’t have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time.” – Charles F. Kettering
52. “When you do the things in the present that you can see, you are shaping the future that you are yet to see.” – Idowu Koyenikan
53. “Even if you fall on your face, you’re still moving forward.” – Victor Kiam
54. “I neither complain of the past, nor do I fear the future.” – Michel de Montaigne
55. “The future is not something we enter. The future is something we create.” – Lenoard I. Sweet
56. “No matter how dirty your past is, your future is still spotless.” – Drake
57. “Look not sorrowfully into the past; it comes not back again. Wisely improve the present; it is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear, and with a manly heart.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
58. “The future is an unknown, but a somewhat predictable unknown. To look to the future we must first look back upon the past. That is where the seeds of the future were planted.” – Albert Einstein
59. “The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.” – Abraham Lincoln
60. “If we open a quarrel between the past and the present, we shall find that we have lost the future.” – Winston Churchill
Share these Positive Future Quotes with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.