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Quote by James Thurber
The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous t

The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound, and the future is anybodys guess. – James Thurber

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Humor is a serious thing. I like to think of it as one of our greatest earliest natural resources, which must be preserved at all cost. – James Thurber

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Humor
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James Thurber
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Speed is scarcely the noblest virtue of graphic composition, but it has its curious rewards. There is a sense of getting somewhere fast, which satisfies a native American urge. – James Thurber

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Haste, Hurry
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Future
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There are no limits to our future if we dont put limits on our people. – Jack Kemp

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Future

When I look into the future, its so bright it burns my eyes. – Oprah Winfrey

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Future

The past is a ghost, the future a dream, and all we ever have is now. – Bill Cosby

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Future

When my job was attempting to predict future economic developments for the Shell oil company, I was frequently reminded of an Arabic saying: Those who claim to foresee the future are lying, even if by chance they are later proved right. – Vince Cable

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Future

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He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it. – Douglas Adams

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My obsession with time informs my poetry so completely it is hard for me to summarize it. We want time to pass, for new things to happen to us, we want to hold on to certain moments, we dont want our lives to end. – John Barton

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Poetry

History is past politics, and politics present history. – John Robert Seeley, The Growth of British Policy

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I do not like sports, unless you consider treating all humankind with love and respect a sport. – Todd Barry

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respect