J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes

The future is all around us, waiting, in moments of transition, to be born in moments of revelation. No one knows the shape of that future or where it will take us. We know only that it is always born in pain.

I really believe this team has a lot of potential - whether it's this year or in years to come, I don't know.

I believe that I am only at a beginning, only knocking at a door, and I believe that the best is yet to come.

If you can look into the seeds of time, and say which grain will grow and which will not, speak then unto me.

I only remember the future.

No one knows how big your potential is, how big your heart is, when you start.

Always remember that your present situation is not your final destination. The best is yet to come.

O heaven! that one might read the book of fate, and see the revolution of the times.

True, trust necessarily carries with it uncertainties, but we must force ourselves to think about these uncertainties as possibilities and opportunities, not as liabilities.

A babe is nothing but a bundle of possibilities.

Life is a series of collisions with the future.

Everything psychic is pregnant with the future.

What sense is there in continuing when one has seen the future?

How sure I feel, how warm and strong and happy For the future! How sure the future is within me; I am like a seed with a perfect flower enclosed.

Sometimes, I think the things we see are shadows of the things to be; that what we plan we build

Where does it all lead? What will become of us? These were our young questions, and young answers were revealed. It leads to each other. We become ourselves.

[When anything happens, we interpret it as good or bad, but...] We do not know what is really good or bad fortune. [Only the future can decide. For example, what appears to be bad today may in fact lead us to a greater good tomorrow and by the very act of thinking and planning in that positive way, we can help make that good future come true.]

Little folks become their little fate.

The future is dark, which is the best thing the future can be, I think.

I think... that when it comes to us, anything is possible.

Trust is not about being comfortable. It is about being willing to move beyond your comfort zone when there is absolutely no evidence you will be supported. Think of it this way. Trust is based on your ability to stand your ground and rely on your own abilities, knowing that no matter what happens, you will be better off than you were in the beginning.

I am not a prophet; I cannot predict what will happen.

Wherever human beings are concerned, trend is not destiny.

To foretell the destiny of a nation, it is necessary to open a book that tells of her past.