“I don't try to describe the future. I try to prevent it.”
“I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.”
“People ask me to predict the future, when all I want to do is prevent it. Better yet, build it. Predicting the future is much too easy, anyway. You look at the people around you, the street you stand on, the visible air you breathe, and predict more of the same. To hell with more. I want better.”
“I believe the only way to predict the future is to have power to shape the future.”
“Trying to predict the future is like trying to drive down a country road at night with no lights while looking out the back window. ”