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“Today, say the socialists, those who work from morning to night struggle for life, while those who do nothing swim in plenty; Tomorrow those who produce little as well as those who produce much will swim in abundance: injustice for injustice's sake, who will not prefer the latter to the former?”
Federico De Roberto (1861–1927) said by 1927 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[[Posterity] is trusted so much. But why should the men of tomorrow be less stupid than those of today? (January 24, C.E.1906; Vergani, p. 233)”
Jules Renard (1864–1910) said by 1910 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In my collection, I included one saying, “No condition is permanent,” hand-stitched into the clothing. Everyone in Nigeria believes that if you are poor today, this is not permanent. Tomorrow, you’ll be a millionaire. Everyone is so hopeful.”
Amaka Osakwe (born 1987) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We are dangerously comfortable with stacking debt upon debt. We must ask ourselves: are we borrowing to consume today, or are we borrowing to invest in a productive capacity that will pay for this debt tomorrow? The latter is the only sustainable path.”
Alice Kilonzo–Zulu (born 1969) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We are not asking for equality because we want to take over the roles of our men, we are asking for gender equality because that is the only guarantee of a sustainable tomorrow.”
Zainab Maina (born 1948) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To perpetually shut out a significant population of a country from political participation and governance processes is to deny the country full potential for a sustainable tomorrow.”
Zainab Maina (born 1948) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The mistakes you make today will definitely help in shaping your tomorrow.”
Barbara Soky (born 2000) first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Barbara on mistakes in 2009
“Tomorrow will come with its color but what we want is that people should see the goodness in our vision and nothing more or less.”
Karimot Odebode wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Finally I met my mentor Nobel Laureate & the next President of East Timor 🇹🇱 Sir Jose Ramos today. He will be taking oath (President's Inauguration) tomorrow. Despite his busy schedule, he personally came down to meet me in my hotel. I'm deeply touched by his gesture &humbleness.”
Licypriya Kangujam (born 2011) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Indian climate activist, 10, invited to East Timor inauguration ALJazeera (19 May 2022)
“The youth are not just the leaders of tomorrow but the architects of today's transformative actions.”
Samira Bawumia (born 1980) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Being a kid, I saw a Black woman in a flight suit, and I was like, ‘That’s cool, why didn’t I think of that?'” Armour said. “Go for the things you really want in life because tomorrow is not promised.”
Vernice Armour (born 1973) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I used to have a friend who was a nurse (belated), she told me that she thinks the most rewarding of nursing is when you are in the nursing block, just seeing a child very sick today and tomorrow seeing that same child with a smile and getting better is just so much easier and rewarding than in the adult wards.”
Elizabeth Akua Ohene (born 1945) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Step one is always seeing tomorrow. Step two is figuring out a solution.”
Vaush (born 1994) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 6 November 2024 FINALLY WATCHING TRUMP'S VICTORY SPEECH
“I desire the victory of Germany, for without it, bolshevism would tomorrow install itself everywhere.”
Pierre Laval (1883–1945) first seen 1942 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Broadcast (22 June 1942), quoted in Geoffrey Warner, Pierre Laval and the Eclipse of France (1968), p. 301
“It feels like my life has been worthwhile because of Stardew Valley, even if I were to die tomorrow. It feels good to see it manifest in new ways, and see people appreciate it.”
Eric Barone (born 1987) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In an interview with Andy Brown of NME, (November 29, 2023)
“The forex that I’m learning now is an investment in myself. Tomorrow, it’s going to turn into something, a skill I can use. Don’t just be useless. Go and acquire some skill,”
“Roads cannot flourish where fear governs the highways. Investors cannot build where kidnappers build camps. Farmers cannot feed a nation while fleeing their farms. Children cannot prepare for tomorrow when they are afraid to attend school today.”
Godswill Akpabio (born 1962) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We are all human beings, we have to do a mistake to be better tomorrow.”
Emmanuel Adebayor (born 1984) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Emmanuel Adebayor's honest interview after crazy celebration for Man City vs Arsenal. 12 September 2021.
“It is a deficiency in computer technology, which prevents us from beginning the exploration of the Galaxy tomorrow.”
Frank J. Tipler (born 1947) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“These programs are called "daemons"... You never see them, and yet they're constantly doing something for you, like the angel in the medieval Angelo Loci... we should slowly let go of that old dream of sociologists, the one that says that society is by nature made up only of human beings. Today — and tomorrow — the term "society" should include people and programs.”
Friedrich Kittler (1943–2011) said by 2011 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Computer technology is an alliance of hardware and software, of physics and logic, which has taken the place of the gods who have fled far away. Zeus, as you know, was at once the mighty brightness of the Greek sky and ‘the lightning that guides everything’. Only gods and computers are in the position of predicting today whether blue skies or rainstorms will be the weather tomorrow.”
Friedrich Kittler (1943–2011) said by 2011 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If Watergate happened tomorrow, it would be like a 12-hour news story. The idea that it would have taken down a presidency is crazy. [...] If you look at the story of how the deep state took down Richard Nixon, it's not all that different from what the same groups of people, the same institutions tried to do to Donald Trump in the first Trump administration.”
J.D. Vance (born 1984) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When you get up every day, I want you to remind yourself that tomorrow will be better than today. That you are a person of value. That you are important.”
“Who knows what else tomorrow will bring? So, I nod my head yes, because it is true, the future is always working, always busy unfolding better things, and even if it doesn’t seem so sometimes, we have hope of it.”
“Everything really depends on our vote…any vote cast for a politician tomorrow on the basis of sheer fatherhood by birth; or of brotherhood by clan; or sisterhood by religion, is your doom and my doom.”
Ola Rotimi (1938–2000) said by 2000 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I have prepared everything for them and the day after tomorrow they will join St. Theresa's school.”
John Kiriamiti (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“While you arrange positions tomorrow, you'd better stay informed that I trust my .45 only in my hands.”
John Kiriamiti (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I’m not saying a person can change it tomorrow or next year. But even if you don’t get what you want today, soon, it’s a matter of pride, dignity....”
Alex La Guma (1925–1985) said by 1985 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Tomorrow night, if I come back, there’ll be kisses. Lovely ones, Frank. Not drunken kisses. Kisses with dreams in them. Kisses that come from life, not death.""It's a date.”
James M. Cain (1892–1977) said by 1977 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“But tomorrow's a dream away and today has turned to dust. Your silver tongue has turned to clay and your golden rule to rust. If that's the way that you want it well that's the way I want it more, Cause there'll be one less set of footprints on your floor in the mornin'. Oh there'll be one less set of footsteps on your floor in the mornin'.”
Jim Croce (1943–1973) said by 1973 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“January Afternoon, With Billie Holiday ...The foolish old songs were right, the heart does, actually, ache from trying to push beyond itself... all that can be imagined; space is not enough... Desire has no object, it simply happens, rises and floats, lighter than air— but she knows that. ... tomorrow is something she remembers.”
Lisel Mueller (1924–2020) said by 2020 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[Depression is] common to all people with an excessively logical education who work in applied mathematics: It is a kind of pessimism resulting from an inability to believe in what people call the Principle of Induction, or the principle of the Uniformity of Nature. Since one cannot prove, or even render probable a priori, that the sun should rise tomorrow, we cannot really believe it shall.”
Walter Pitts (1923–1969) said by 1969 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Awareness and education shape our tomorrow.”
Shari Arison (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Education, free and compulsory quality public education and women's rights are the core target of our political project. Without education with equal opportunities for all, the Morocco of tomorrow cannot be built on a solid foundation.”
Maguy Kakon (born 1953) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Driving Investment for Inclusive Growth”, which means investing in a way that is geared for the long term and to deliver solutions that will cater for the challenges of tomorrow.”
Sahar Nasr (born 1964) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If it teaches us anything, it’s that life is fickle. That we mustn't bank on tomorrow. That today, and in fact now, is all we've got.”
Nebila Abdulmelik (born 1987) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: African feminism (2019). Life is Fickle. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
“We must not allow the uncertainties of today to deter us from tomorrow's opportunities”
Duma Boko (born 1969) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Africa must strengthen accountability and governance to prosper -- Botswana President Duma Boko 23 November, 2024
“Change is a permanent phenomenon. If it does not come today, it will come tomorrow”
Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana (born 1952) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“All I know is that I serve at the pleasure of the president. If tomorrow he doesn’t want me, I will go.”
Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams (born 1978) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“All election materials are in Chereponi, they are in sufficient quantities and were we will not face any shortages anywhere. The only thing left is the ballot paper. It will certainly be in today and will be sent to Chereponi tomorrow everything is in place in Chereponi”
Doris Asibi Seidu (1969–2009) said by 2009 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We know that ICT will be the cornerstone of tomorrow’s society. Therefore, it is the tool through which we can bridge gaps, create opportunities and inspire a new generation filled with hope and optimism”
Emma Theofelus (born 1996) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Is it possible for you to call me tomorrow? I’m busy writing a judgement.”
Qinisile Mabuza wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Turn yourself into a pro by recommitting daily to your lifelong goals and aspirations. Act towards your vision not later or tomorrow but now.”
Lydia Wanyoto (born 1974) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There is therefore, a need to strengthen our efforts to achieve Gender Equality for a sustainable tomorrow. A gender-responsive approach to innovation, technology and digital education can help us to increase the awareness of women and girls regarding their rights and civic engagement”
Bernadette Jagger (born 1958) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“For the schools to exist without the church they are simply public schools and for the church to exist without the schools we no longer have a means or a voice to the leaders and people of tomorrow and we will very quickly become irrelevant to society and we must not allow either of these to happen.”
Wayne Lawrence Lobsinger (born 1966) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: HWCDSB Faith Day Keynote- with His Excellency Wayne Lobsinger (March 2024) St Patrick Parish
“[T]he only species on earth which prides itself on its intelligence is the only one with the intelligence necessary, and possibly sufficient, to render itself extinct tomorrow.”
Lewis White Beck (1913–1997) first seen 1985 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Lewis White Beck, "Extraterrestrial Intelligent Life" in Extraterrestrials Science and Alien Intelligence ( Regis Jr., Edward. Ed., 1985), Part III, pp. 9-10
“The people dreamed and fought and slept as much as ever. And by habit they shortened their thoughts so that they would not wander out into the darkness beyond tomorrow.”
Carson McCullers (1917–1967) said by 1967 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The difference is that all of a sudden, since it’s private, cost is reduced and a horizon of profitability appears. And privatisation means that what is therapeutic or for leisure today can become a weapon of war tomorrow”
Asma Mhalla (born 1984) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The foods of today and tomorrow have been carefully designed to alleviate the problems associated with hidden hunger that are responsible for dietary-related diseases and of course, a short life span.”
Olayinka Ramota Karim (born 1953) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The Pope would be ready to sign an agreement with China tomorrow, if China so wished. The political problems could be resolved. Indeed, there already are technical solutions. There is no issue to separate us.”
Giuseppe Pittau (1928–2014) first seen 2001 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: John Paul II Would Travel to China Tomorrow, Vatican Aide Says (28 October 2001) Zenit