Quotation by

James A. Baldwin

No one can possibly know what is about to happen: it is happening, each time, for the first time, for the only time.

Time

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James A. Baldwin is saying that the future is completely unpredictable because every moment is unique and never occurs again.

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Let him who would enjoy a good future waste none of his present.

The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.

Lost time is never found again.

Patience and time do more than strength or passion.

The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of 60 minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is.

If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?