All time is all time. It does not change. It does not lend itself to warnings or explanations. It simply is. Take it moment by moment, and you will find that we are all, as I've said before, bugs in amber. - Kurt Vonnegut
An old adage warns: If you don't know your history, you will be forever condemned to repeat it. Likewise, if you don't know your science fiction, and heed its warnings, you could condemn the Earth to future catastrophe. - Kelly Steed
All Earthquakes and Disasters are warnings; there’s too much corruption in the world - Aristotle
The fate of warnings in political affairs is to be futile when the recipient wishes otherwise. - Barbara W. Tuchman