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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

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I frequently hear our present period described as uncertain, confused, chaotic.

— George Crumb

In a world with no systems, with chaos, everything becomes a guerilla struggle, and this predictability is not there. And it becomes almost impossible to save lives, educate kids, develop economies, whatever.

— William J. Clinton

You can't predict anything. How can you be certain about anything when everything is chaos and we're not in control?

— John Lloyd

We are both disturbed and fascinated by visions of bleak futures, predictions of what might come if we as a society aren't careful.

— Marie Lu

If you learn one thing from having lived through decades of changing views, it is that all predictions are necessarily false.

— M. H. Abrams

Nobody knows the future with certainty. We can, however, identify ongoing patterns of change.

— Alvin Toffler

We live in an age where everything is based on the short term.

— Howard Schultz

I find that predicting the course of our lives is like predicting the weather. You might be able to predict your future in the short term, but the longer you look ahead, the less likely you are to be correct.

— Leonard Mlodinow

I only know from my own personal experience, and I personally feel that there's a cyclical nature to things, so you don't want to start making generalizations about how bad things have become in comparison to the old days.

— Jeffrey Jones

✗Opposing Perspectives

Probably people always feel that they are living in a time of transition, but we can hardly be mistaken perhaps in thinking that this is an era of particularly momentous change, rapid and proceeding at an ever quickening rate.

— Emily Greene Balch