“It is a peculiarity of man that he can only live by looking to the future.”

“It is a peculiarity of man that he can only live by looking to the future - sub specie aeternitatis. And this is his salvation in the most difficult moments of his existence, although he sometimes has to force his mind to the task.”

“He had no credit cards. This made him suspicious in a country that not only looked to the future but lived on the earnings from it.”

“anyone can create the future but only a wise man can create the past”

“If a man can bridge the gap between life and death,if he can live after he's died, then maybe he was a great man. Immortality is the only true success.”

“I think there is only one form of greatness for man. If a man can bridge the gap between life and death. I mean, if he can live on after he has died, then maybe he was a great man. To me the only success, the only greatness, is immortality.”