The present was an egg laid by the past that had the future inside

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

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I would say that there is no future for literary studies as such in the United States. – Harold Bloom

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An expectation is a future object, recognised as belonging to me. – Samuel Alexander

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The more we shelter children from every disappointment, the more devastating future disappointments will be. – Fred G. Gosman

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If we have to use force, it is because we are America. We are the indispensable nation. We stand tall. We see further into the future. – Madeleine Albright

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