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The task of a university is the creation of the future, so far as

The task of a university is the creation of the future, so far as rational thought and civilized modes of appreciation can affect the issue. – Alfred North Whitehead

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Parents are like shuttles on a loom. They join the threads of the past with threads of the future and leave their own bright patterns as they go. – Fred Rogers

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In charting our course to the future, we are mindful of our path from the past. – Brad Henry

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Future

In retrospect, the Millennium marked only a moment in time. It was the events of September 11 that marked a turning point in history, where we confront the dangers of the future and assess the choices facing humankind. – Tony Blair

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When I was a kid, I thought movie stars were women and men who were in these great films that we still look at now. But I dont think there are too many films coming out these days that were going to look at in the future and say, This is one of the great ones. – Lindsay Lohan

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There was no imminent threat. This was made up in Texas, announced in January to the Republican leadership that war was going to take place and was going to be good politically. This whole thing was a fraud. – Edward Kennedy

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It’s pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness. Poverty and wealth have both failed. – Frank McKinney “Kin” Hubbard

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When we can drain the Ocean into mill-ponds, and bottle up the Force of Gravity, to be sold by retail, in gas jars; then may we hope to comprehend the infinitudes of mans soul under formulas of Profit and Loss; and rule over this too, as over a patent engine, by checks, and valves, and balances. – Thomas Carlyle

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Fame always brings loneliness. Success is as ice cold and lonely as the North Pole. – Vicki Baum

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