Prediction Quotes

A bird is like an instrument working according to mathematical law, and it is in the capacity of man to reproduce such an instrument.

Men standing in opposite hemispheres will converse and deride each other and embrace each other, and understand each other's language.

Forethought we may have, undoubtedly, but not foresight.

It is not given to human beings, happily for them, for otherwise life would be intolerable, to foresee or to predict to any large extent the unfolding course of events.

A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen.

I do not believe in a major war this year because the French army at present is as large as that of Germany and far more mature. But next year and the year after may carry these Dictator-ridden countries to the climax of their armament and of their domestic embarrassments. We shall certainly need to be ready then.

I have visions of actually having a film made of my life story, one day, which I would have a key part in. I might not play the lead myself. My dears, the things I've done in my lifetime... it'll be totally triple-X-rated, I'll tell you!

I can kind of envision one person with a lot of machines, tapes, and electronic set-ups...singing or speaking and using machines.

The Noah rule: Predicting rain doesn't count; building arks does.

You can be sure that over the next 10 years, you'll see something that you did not think was possible.

The intersection of law, politics, and technology is going to force a lot of good thinking.

By 2035, there will be almost no poor countries left in the world. Almost all countries will be what we now call lower-middle income or richer.