The past is always tense, the future perfect.

Quote by Zadie Smith

Topics: Future Quotes, Grammar Quotes, Language Quotes, Past Quotes

By the time a person has achieved years adequate for choosing a direction, the die...

By the time a person has achieved years adequate for choosing a direction, the die...

There is never time in the future in which we will work out our salvation....

There is never time in the future in which we will work out our salvation....

Life is a culmination of the past, an awareness of the present, an indication of...

Life is a culmination of the past, an awareness of the present, an indication of...

Humanity has the stars in its future, and that future is too important to be...

Humanity has the stars in its future, and that future is too important to be...

Dreams are for those with the courage to pursue them. Good things might come to...

Dreams are for those with the courage to pursue them. Good things might come to...

The future belongs to the curious. The ones who are not afraid to try it,...

The future belongs to the curious. The ones who are not afraid to try it,...

He alone, who owns the youth, gains the future.

He alone, who owns the youth, gains the future.

We are, perhaps, uniquely among the earth's creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our...

We are, perhaps, uniquely among the earth's creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our...

Learning to live on less pride has been a great investment in my future.

Learning to live on less pride has been a great investment in my future.

The future is like heaven - everyone exalts it, but no one wants to go...

The future is like heaven - everyone exalts it, but no one wants to go...

I decided to join Barcelona because it's a sunny place. They are building for the...

I decided to join Barcelona because it's a sunny place. They are building for the...

Lessons taught but never learned, all around us anger burns. Guide the future by the...

Lessons taught but never learned, all around us anger burns. Guide the future by the...

The future is religion and commerce, aphrodisiac and Benzedrine, a mother of mysterious comfort and...

The future is religion and commerce, aphrodisiac and Benzedrine, a mother of mysterious comfort and...

Upper classes are a nation's past; the middle class is its future.

Upper classes are a nation's past; the middle class is its future.

As I look forward, I'm very optimistic about the things I see ahead.

As I look forward, I'm very optimistic about the things I see ahead.

Pain makes you stronger. Tears makes you braver. Heartbreak makes you wiser. So thank the...

Pain makes you stronger. Tears makes you braver. Heartbreak makes you wiser. So thank the...

Life presents us with a new opportunity every day. Learn from both your mistakes and...

Life presents us with a new opportunity every day. Learn from both your mistakes and...

When a thought takes one's breath away, a grammar lesson seems an impertinence.

When a thought takes one's breath away, a grammar lesson seems an impertinence.

A misspelled word is probably an alias for some desperate call for aid, which is...

A misspelled word is probably an alias for some desperate call for aid, which is...

The misconceptions about grammar posted on the 'Net are at least as bad as the...

The misconceptions about grammar posted on the 'Net are at least as bad as the...

The eyes have one language everywhere

The eyes have one language everywhere

I look back on my life like a good day's work; it was done and...

I look back on my life like a good day's work; it was done and...