Future Neglect Quotes

Since 1948 Arab leaders have approached the Palestine problem in an irresponsible manner. They have not looked into the future. They have no plan or approach. They have used the Palestine people for selfish political purposes. This is ridiculous and, I could say, criminal.

It's quite possible for an executive to hit her goal for the quarter by ignoring the future.

I don't think anyone is thinking long-term now.

No politician has a 50-year horizon.

There aren’t enough people who care about the future. They are too busy worrying about today and what they can grab now

We solve last year's problems without thinking about the future.

Nobody got where they are today by living for tomorrow.

Italy remained attached to conservatism. It had a political class that lived in the past and didn't build the future. The past is our strength, but it risks becoming our ruin if we walk with our heads turned backwards.

The past has a lobby …; the future does not have a lobby.

Part of the problem in politics is that people only look at the next four to eight years: kick the can down the road and say, 'Hey, it's the next person's problem.'