But it is possible that, in the days ahead, these years we have lived through may eventually be thought of simply as a period of disturbance and regression. – Hjalmar Branting
If it’s a good idea, go ahead and do it. It’s much easier to apologize than it is to get permission. – Grace Hopper
Most of the most important experiences that truly educate cannot be arranged ahead of time with any precision. – Harold Taylor
Follow me around. I don’t care. If anybody wants to put a tail on me, go ahead. They’d be very bored. – Gary Hart
What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us. – Henry David Thoreau
Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them. – John C. Maxwell
When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time that is behind the work. – Jean Cocteau
In 2008, Barack Obama did get Democrats hyperventilating, whipped up to a creamy froth, while John McCain creaked ahead like a cranky granddad whom Republicans let move to the front of the buffet line, deferring to seniority, as they had in 1996, when Bob Dole turtled to the top of the ticket. – James Wolcott
Nobody wants the expenditure of a lease on a factory which lasts 21 years. You can’t plan 21 years ahead. – James Dyson
Go ahead, weathercasters and reporters: Tell Americans precisely what we don’t want to hear: namely, that our self-indulgent, carbon-heavy, gluttonous and disposable lifestyle is precisely what is churning up the angry response from the skies and seas. – Jane Velez-Mitchell
I did a movie with Leonardo DiCaprio, and his skill level was eons ahead of mine. It was really more like an abattoir – he just slaughtered my character over and over again. – John C. Reilly
Confront your fears, list them, get to know them, and only then will you be able to put them aside and move ahead. – Jerry Gillies
My job is to just express something that I want to express. And if I’m ahead or behind the curve, that’s for others to decide. – John Cusack
I leave for the show at least an hour ahead, and I do some vocal warm-ups, and that’s pretty much it. – Joan Jett
Jack White is an extraordinary person because he’s like a three-dimensional chess player. He thinks so far ahead. – Jimmy Page
I’m concerned that Speaker Boehner is getting ahead of House Republicans when he commits to getting a ‘comprehensive approach’ to immigration taken care of ‘once and for all.’ – John Fleming
There are wonderful things happening all around the world. From Nova Scotia to Kerala, Bristol to Melbourne, and even in the Philippines, zero waste is on the agenda. I think what’s particularly inspiring is when communities don’t wait to be told what to do but just go ahead and do it. – Jeremy Irons
It occurred to me that I just didn’t see how I could go ahead and continue to eat meat. It just seemed so… cannibalistic to me. And so, I’m a vegetarian, and I have been ever since. – Alice Paul
I have a child to feed and a spirit that can’t be crushed, so I’m able to move ahead. – Carnie Wilson
I started hustling at 12, my mother hustled ahead of me. I was only allowed to because they knew me. – Curtis Jackson
