When I wrote 'The Giver,' it contained no so-called 'bad words.' It was set, after all, in a mythical, futuristic, and Utopian society. Not only was there no poverty, divorce, racism, sexism, pollution, or violence in the world of 'The Giver'; there was also careful attention paid to language: to its fluency, precision, and power.

Futurists don't consider overpopulation one of the issues of the future. They consider it the issue of the future.

People used to define me as a futurist designer, but, you know, the future is now for me.

Telling a story in a futuristic world gives you this freedom to explore things that bother you in contemporary times.

I just want to shed light, illuminate and turn the spotlight over to all of the black people who have been being futuristic and innovative since instruments were plugged into a wall. With computers, machines, and music, black people have been contributing to that a great deal for a long time.

"Before man ventures into daydreams about his futuristic society, he should

I'm a futurist. Technology is our way out of almost every problem we have. Technology can create a new sense of community.

This is actually a very important principle that science is learning about large systems like evolution and that futurists are learning about anticipating human society: just because a future scenario is plausible doesn't mean we can get there from here.

Shanghai set out to take over from Hong Kong and I think it's done that. It's got the most amazing futuristic skyline which rivals and even betters Tokyo.