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Will Quotes

Quotes on what the future will bring.

These quotes look ahead to what will happen - warnings about being watched without strong encryption, and a fatalist view that a film's success will follow its own destiny regardless of effort. Related reading includes Good Quotes.

A common soldier will make an empire, but he will eventually meet his fate and be condemned to the Great Rock.

Quotes by Nostradamus

That which neither weapon nor flame could accomplish will be achieved by a sweet speaking tongue in council.

Quotes by Nostradamus

Sham liberty will be proclaimed everywhere.

Quotes by Nostradamus

And if they haven't got poetry in them, there's nothing you can do that will produce it.

Quotes by Norman MacCaig

There is nothing safe about sex. There never will be.

Norman Mailer

In America few people will trust you unless you are irreverent.

Norman Mailer

So people will come along and do new things and sometimes return to the spirit of an earlier age.

Quotes by Norman McLaren

Government is inevitably going to play a very significant role in infrastructure, and in a country with a federal system where vibrancy and economic health depend on interstate commerce, it's not going to be private enterprise or state governments that...

Quotes by Norman Ornstein

Although most products will soon be too costly to purchase, there will be a thriving market in the sale of books on how to fix them.

Quotes by Norman Ralph Augustine

Motivation will almost always beat mere talent.

Quotes by Norman Ralph Augustine

By the time of the United States Tricentennial, there will be more government workers than there are workers.

Quotes by Norman Ralph Augustine

I'm not proud of killing, of being responsible for the death of a single person. I never will be.

Quotes by Norman Schwarzkopf

I don't think I will ever do any tours again in the United States. I rather think that that's over with.

Quotes by Norman Granz

I'm concerned with trend. I don't know where jazz fans will come from 20 years from now.

Quotes by Norman Granz

Do what you're told, and everything will be all right.

Quotes by Norman Jewison

I was critical of the Israeli government, however, for not being prepared for the move. One does not uproot thousands of people without planning in advance what will be done with them. This was a political and human error in...

Quotes by Norman Lamm

TV that people will never see, that giant international corporations will never touch, will never pay your salary.

Quotes by Norman Lear

In the area we're discussing, leadership begins on Madison Avenue, on the desks and in the offices of people who spend hundreds of millions of dollars buying what will get them ratings.

Quotes by Norman Lear

Even when they don't know who Nixon was, these shows will continue to play.

Quotes by Norman Lear

Unless progress with agricultural yields remains very strong, the next century will experience sheer human misery that, on a numerical scale, will exceed the worst of everything that has come before.

Quotes by Norman Borlaug

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of quotes are on the "Will" page?
These quotes are all about predictions and future outcomes — a warning that "without strong encryption, you will be spied on systematically," a belief about how communication networks will work in the future, and an industry view that a "worthwhile film will always achieve its destiny."
Are these quotes optimistic about the future?
It's mixed — some are cautionary, like the one about encryption and privacy, while others describe a kind of fatalism, like the film industry belief that outcomes are "pre-determined." For something more consistently upbeat, try Good quotes.
Is there a quote here about the entertainment industry?
Yes — both the quote about TV production houses commissioning scripts and the one about films achieving "their destiny" touch on how film and TV projects actually get made and judged.
How does "Will" relate to <a href="/always-quotes">Always</a> quotes?
Both deal with certainty, but "Always" looks backward at consistent habits, while "Will" looks forward at what's predicted or believed to be inevitable.
What if I want quotes about self-belief instead of predictions?
I Am quotes or Me quotes would suit that better — those focus on identity rather than future outcomes.

There's also a practical side, describing the long chain of approvals a TV show will go through before it gets made. See I Am Quotes and Me Quotes for related first-person reflections.