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“All "if" statements about the past are as dubious as prophecies of the future are. It seems fairly plausible that if Alexander or Ghengis Khan had never been born, some other individual would have filled his place and executed the design of the Hellenic or Mongolic expansion; but the Alexanders of philosophy and religion, of science and art, seem less expendable; their impact seems less determined by economic challenges and social pressures; and they seem to have a much wider range of possibilities to influence the direction, shape and texture of civilizations.”

“Christmas is ... a time to mark our progress through this earthly journey. Every December we can look back and marvel at the designs of God and realize how very little we are in control of the events that shaped the past year. Then, with hearts full, look to the celebration of that silent, holy night, and all its certainty. Because of Christmas, this we know: Christ was born for us. He is love, and the plans he has for us always surpass those of our own.”

Knows Years Looks Heart Littles Past Night Christ Realizing Born Progress Plans Journey Events Design Holy Mark Silent Christmas Certainty Celebration December Holy Night

Author:Karen Kingsbury

“In designing Supergirl, I wanted to embrace the past but more importantly, thrust her into the street-style action hero of today.”

Today Action Wanted Past Streets Style Design Hero Embrace Thrust Action Heroes Supergirl

Author:Colleen Atwood

“Generally, we are united in the belief that all rod design has been progressive and that the ideas about fly rods in the past were so bad as to make it amazing that people were able to fish at all.”

People Has Beens Ideas Able Past Belief United Sea Design Rivers Fishes Boat Lakes Fishing Progressive

Book:The Longest Silence: A Life in Fishing

Source: The Longest Silence: A Life in Fishing

“The present is never the mark of our designs. We use both past and present as our means and instruments, but the future only as our object and aim.”

Mean Use Past Design Objects Future Mark Aim Instruments Past And Present

Book:Thoughts on Religion and Other Curious Subjects

Source: Thoughts on Religion and Other Curious Subjects

“You can analyse the past, but you need to design the future. That is the difference between suffering the future and enjoying it.”

Needs Past Suffering Enjoy Differences Design

Author:Edward de Bono

“Complaints are vain; we will try to. do better another time. To-morrow and to-morrow. A few designs and a few failures, and the time of designing is past.”

Trying Past Design Failure Vain Complaints Morrow Another Time

Book:Letters of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Source: Letters of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.