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The German philosopher Walter Benjamin had the curious notion that

The German philosopher Walter Benjamin had the curious notion that we could change the past. For most of us, the past is fixed while the future is open. – Terry Eagleton

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Imagine someone holding forth on biology whose only knowledge of the subject is The Book of British Birds, and you have a rough idea of what it feels like to read Richard Dawkins on theology. – Terry Eagleton

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Knowledge
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In the end, the humanities can only be defended by stressing how indispensable they are and this means insisting on their vital role in the whole business of academic learning, rather than protesting that, like some poor relation, they dont cost much to be housed. – Terry Eagleton

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Most poetry in the modern age has retreated to the private sphere, turning its back on the political realm. – Terry Eagleton

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Future
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I am not interested in the past, except as the road to the future. – Gianni Versace

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Future

The present was an egg laid by the past that had the future inside its shell. – Zora Neale Hurston

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Future

My goal is more to be remembered. Theyll remember this thing and like it in the future. The trick is to stay remembered long enough for that to happen. – Chuck Palahniuk

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Future

The subject of criminal rehabilitation was debated recently in City Hall. Its an appropriate place for this kind of discussion because the city has always employed so many ex-cons and future cons. – Mike Royko

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Future

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It is no use to grumble and complain Its just as cheap and easy to rejoice When God sorts out the weather and sends rain – Why, rains my choice. – James Whitcomb Riley

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The roots of our Soccer Tribe lie deep in our primeval past. – Desmond Morris

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It is important not to trust people too much. – V. S. Naipaul

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Before computers, telephone lines and television connect us, we all share the same air, the same oceans, the same mountains and rivers. We are all equally responsible for protecting them. – Julia Louis-Dreyfus

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Computers