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“Of all the things a man may do, sleep probably contributes most to keeping him sane. It puts brackets about each day. If you do something foolish or painful today, you get irritated if somebody mentions it, today. If it happened yesterday, though, you can nod or chuckle, as the case may be. You’ve crossed through nothingness or dream to another island in Time.”
Roger Zelazny (1937–1995) said by 1995 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Whatever name you give it; will, or steady purpose, or onepointedness of the mind, you come back to earnestness, sincerity, honesty. (…) We are complex beings, at war within and without. We contradict ourselves all the time, undoing today the work of yesterday. No wonder we are stuck. A little of integrity would make a lot of difference.”
Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897–1981) said by 1981 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A fresh mind keeps the body fresh. Take in the ideas of the day, drain off those of yesterday. As to the morrow, time enough to consider it when it becomes to-day.”
Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803–1873) said by 1873 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Time seems cold, each day we grey away. Believe the lines that we’ve been told, 'Lose our way lose yesterday’, they say, but who are they? Who are they anyway? They didn’t hear us play at eight years old.”
Dawud Wharnsby (born 1972) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Trying to be better than someone else is a pure waste of time. Strive to be better than you were yesterday.”
Eric Stanley (born 1991) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Krishnamurti says: “My memory is my enemy.” Exactly so. Do you know what your memory is? Your memory is yesterday, the past. While you are thinking about the past you are not living in the Now. If you have studied Krishnamurti, almost the whole of his effort was to show his readers, his listeners, that there is only this moment; there is no time. p. 605”
Benjamin Creme (1922–2016) said by 2016 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There are soldiers that should be in Kwara defending the people, yet they are here. Terrorists threatened citizens yesterday. The last time they did, over 200 people were killed. They operated from sunset to sunrise,”
Aisha Yesufu (born 1973) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Aisha Yesufu Calls For Real-Time E-Transmission Of Results, Questions Military Presence At Protest www.channelstv.com ( February 10, 2026)
“Misty silence of the early morning. All around another day is dawning. Goodbyes ain't easy, so no-one sees me when I go. Only time is gonna last forever. Just remember what we had together. I must be leavin' and I can't even let it show. I am on my way, Remember Yesterday.”
John Miles (1949–2021) first seen 1976 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: John Miles, "Remember Yesterday" (TopPop performance, 1976. On YouTube. 3' 06")
“It is time men started to change their thinking, for today’s woman can no longer be regarded as yesterday’s. Women will no longer be subservient to men.”
Grace Onyango (1927–2023) said by 2023 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Ukraine was heavily militarized at the time of the start of the [special military operation]. And, as [Russian President Vladimir] Putin said yesterday, one of the tasks was the demilitarization of Ukraine. In fact, this task has been largely completed. Ukraine is using less and less of its weapons. And more and more it uses weapons systems supplied to it by Western countries.”
Dmitry Peskov (born 1967) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Песков заявил, что задача демилитаризации Украины фактически выполнена" (Russian; "Peskov said that the task of demilitarization of Ukraine has actually been completed"], TASS, 17 June 2023
“I absolutely lost it yesterday because we work so hard in the Players Council and I just felt so frustrated, like I’m not making a difference and I put a lot of time, a lot of effort and I’m very direct”
Victoria Azarenka (born 1989) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“No, don't waste your time guys, it's not as much as you think; | not everyone can capture life, don't despise those who can't make it. | The clouds go with yesterday's days, look at them carefully and you will know who you were; | Youth is so fragile, don't waste it in sadness. | After Sunday it's Monday... (from Sunday and Monday, n. 1)”
Angelo Branduardi (born 1950) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I understand what you mean, Inspector. I got up early this morning-I couldn't sleep anyway-and I went to Bedome to check. Everyone told me yes, that Gladys had been there yesterday and she had left some time before sunset to go back to Ketanu.”
Kwei Jones Quartey wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Life cannot be more colourful and fragrant than with you, my husband. 6 years is like a blink when I think it all still feels just like yesterday. However, as I dig deeper and recall every beautiful memory, it feels like we have had a lifetime of adventures in a short time”
Melinda Bam (born 1989) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“O, call back yesterday, bid time return!”
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) said by 1616 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“Mark how fleeting and paltry is the estate of man,--yesterday in embryo, to-morrow a mummy or ashes. So for the hair's-breadth of time assigned to thee live rationally, and part with life cheerfully, as drops the ripe olive, extolling the season that bore it and the tree that matured it.”
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121–180) said by 180 at the latest bartlett, Public domain source
“What hours I spent of precious time, What pints of ink I used to waste, Attempting to secure a rhyme To suit the public taste, Until I found a simple plan Which makes the lamest lyric scan!When I’ve a syllable de trop, I cut it off, without apol.: This verbal sacrifice, I know, May irritate the schol.; But all must praise my dev’lish cunn. Who realise that Time is Mon.”
Harry Graham (poet) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I’ve been walking my mind to an easy time, My back turned towards the sun. Lord knows the cold wind blows it’ll turn your head around. Well, there’s hours of time on the telephone line, To talk about things to come. Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground.”
James Taylor (born 1948) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“He sets a thief to guard his purse Who trusts a dial with his hours Or bids a sand-glass bleed away his nights, His days, his loves, his pleasures and his powers. The burthen of his years Is Time's soft footfall, Time's soft Falling Through his joys and tears.”
Robertson Davies (1913–1995) said by 1995 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I recently had to wait two and a half hours in a doctor's office, just waiting to be seen. I literally was genuinely thinking "Well, maybe this is a time loop", because nothing seemed to be happening, no progress of any kind seemed to be being made, so I think we've all fallen into those time loops.”
Jane Espenson (born 1964) first seen 2002 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interview at "Loopy" at BBC (2002)
“I was so focused on all of that, that it took me many hours, until my kids called, ironically. My kids both called and just left a little message that they were OK. And I turned around and went — Oh, man that really hit me like a ton of bricks — But most of the time we were spared that agony for the time being.”
Peter Jennings (1938–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If you have any doubt that time is relative, try stretching fifteen minutes' worth of input of over four hours cubicle-cell time with an ultra-slow internet connection and frequent visits from supervisors.”
“I calculated the amount of time I spent with my father during my entire life... the total amount of time I had with him, if you add up the hours, was about two months. My father was a busy man... we had very few opportunities to really sit down and talk as father and son.”
Reza Pahlavi (born 1960) first seen 1991 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Marvin Zonis (1991), Majestic Failure: The Fall of the Shah, p. 57.
“I like to start on time because I love to let the people go on time because they have families. They have kids and I don’t want to abuse them for 2 hours. - Interview for The Cinemovie (2017)”
Luc Besson (born 1959) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There's so many inside jokes because you spend so much time together. You spend fourteen hours a day together and you're together all the time and you're doing all these strange activities and there's strange scenes and lines so you just kind of end up with these really weird in-jokes that keep you going and give you belly laughs.”
Isabel Durant (born 1991) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Exclusive | Mako Mermaids | CAST Reunion (July 2, 2020)
“Today’s woman is running two full-time jobs in the running of her matrimonial home and her professional jobs within same 24 hours every day. There’s no more normal skills among our women, but super hero skills to run homes. You have to use your mind to maximize every minute of your time.”
Amina Ahmed El-Imam (born 1983) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When we travelled by train during the apartheid years, it was a third-class carriage and we had to stand for two hours to work as it was that packed, The other day I said to my wife I can't remember the last time I was on a train, it was a long, long time ago. I'd like to put my kids on the train and tell them the story of me.”
Chester Williams (1970–2019) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Chester Williams on his 'almost impossible dream' to become a Springbok, September 25 2015
“There have been plenty of times when I've been a total dick like everybody else, you know, I mean I wanted to be a little rock'n'roller, and I was, and it was great. I had a to-do list of like "Thou shalt wear sunglasses indoors at all times." Done. "Thou shalt take drugs and have a great time." Done. "Thou shalt crash a big car into a wall." Done.”
Johnny Marr (born 1963) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: from "Johnny Marr - The British Masters - Chapter 4", Noisey (2013).
“People talk about that catch and, I've said this many times, that I've made better catches than that many times in regular season. But of course in my time, you didn't have a lot of television during the regular season. A lot of people didn't see me do a lot of things.”
Willie Mays (1931–2024) said by 2024 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Lay your head upon my pillow Hold your warm and tender body Close to mine Hear the whisper of the raindrops Blow softly against my window Make believe you love me One more time For the good times For the good times..”
Kris Kristofferson (1936–2024) said by 2024 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Matisse makes a drawing, then he makes a copy of it. He recopies it five times, ten times, always clarifying the line. He's convinced that the last, the most stripped down, is the best, the purest, the definitive one; and in fact, most of the time, it was the first. In drawing, nothing is better than the first attempt.”
Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) first seen 1964 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quote (1964); as quoted in Picasso and Company (trans. 1966) by Gyula Brassaï
“I think that a good person can sometimes do wrong out of ignorance or weakness or wrong thinking, but when hard times come, the goodness wins out after all. And a bad person can often seem good and trustworthy for a long time, but when hard times come, the evil in him gets revealed.”
Orson Scott Card (born 1951) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Whether it's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.”
Art Buchwald (1925–2007) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "Art Buchwald Celebrates His Life" a profile on CNN Newsroom (2 November 2006).
“I still don't look at movies twice. It's funny, I just feel I got it the first time. With music it's different. People respond so differently to the whole issue of seeing a movie many times. I'm astonished when I talk to really good critics, who know their stuff and will see a film eight or ten or twelve times. I don't see how they can do it without hating the movie. I would.”
Pauline Kael (1919–2001) first seen 2001 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Perils of Being Pauline," interview with Francis Davis, The New Yorker (October 2001).
“New times demand new measures and new men; The world advances, and in time outgrows The laws which in our father's times were best; And doubtless, after us, some purer scheme Will be shaped out by wiser men than we, Made wiser by the steady growth of truth.”
James Russell Lowell (1819–1891) first seen 1843 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A Glance Behind the Curtain" (1843), p. 176
“I think if you do go out with someone for quite a long time you do get to know each other very, very well. You go through the good times, you go through the bad times, both personally and within a relationship as well.”
Catherine, Princess of Wales (born 1982) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“we had our normal family life—struggles and hard times. That takes up a lot of time, hard times. Uses up whole days.”
Grace Paley (1922–2007) said by 2007 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I churched it and churched it. I got born again, slowly. I've slid back several times, but it seemed like it don't matter. God will give you seven times 70 a chance. I've pushed it to the limit a time or two.”
Billy Joe Shaver (1939–2020) said by 2020 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The city where I spent my childhood and adolescence was, in ancient times, the magnificent seat of King and Viceroy. And for historical reasons known and unknown, the imprint of the Baroque age had prevailed over others of more ancient and illustrious times. And that impression had been perpetuated over time, both in the appearance of things and in the character of men.”
Mario Bardi (1922–1998) said by 1998 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“How many times had I come and gone through the dreaded gateway? How many times had I been born and died young? And how often to the same parents? I had no idea. So much of the dust of living was in me. But this time, somewhere in the interspace between the spirit world and the Living, I chose to stay.”
“I think it’s time to start looking at these buildings as African architecture and no longer putting these tags of Modern architecture from colonial times. Of course, you will never take that history away, but they’ve now belonged to the people that are living in them for much longer than they did during colonial times and so they should be seen as African architecture.”
Ângela Ferreira (born 1958) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: [https://archive.pinupmagazine.org/articles/interview-angela-ferreira-modern-architecture-colonialism/ "Interview: Artist Ângela Ferreira Examines Modern Architecture and Colonialism" in Pin-Up (magazine) Kojo Abudu, (A…
“Sculpture is all about hard work and delayed gratification, and mysterious, harmonious, pleasantly jarring, revelatory spatial structures—having good times and bad times at the same time.”
Richard Hunt first seen 2001 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 2021 (COMPILED FROM NOTES WRITTEN 2001–21)(2022). Richard Hunt. GREGORY R. MILLER & CO. ISBN 9781941366448.
“Life is a circle of happiness, sadness, difficult times and good moments. I pray we have more times of joys but right now the world is going through a difficult time.”
Abiola Ajimobi (1949–2020) said by 2020 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“This is a time when the whole nation is turning toward the outdoor life, seeking in it the physical regeneration so needful for continued national existence — is waking to the fact long known to thoughtful men, that those live longest who live nearest to the ground, that is, who live the simple life of primitive times, divested, however, of the evils that ignorance in those times begot.”
Ernest Thompson Seton (1860–1946) first seen 1907 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Birch-Bark Roll of the Woodcraft Indians (New York: Doubleday, Page & Co, 1907) "Of the Woodcraft Indians
“I've seen shows on Broadway, and I've been through Times Square many, many, many times, not always willingly through the crowds. But every time I walk up to the theater and go in through the stage door, it's like this magical portal into this incredible world.”
Lola Tung (born 2002) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Maude, Samuel (February 9, 2024). "Lola Tung Is Never Looking Back". Elle.
“We somehow believe that our point of view is superior, higher than those of the greatest minds—either because our point of view is that of our time, and our time, being later than the time of the greatest minds, can be presumed to be superior to their times; or else because we believe that each the greatest minds was right from his point of view, but not, as he claims, simply right.”
Leo Strauss (1899–1973) said by 1973 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The first time that white supremacists are denied a formal public platform, they get to plead martyrdom, to call the opposition cowards. And the second time. And the third time. But there’s only so many times you can whine that people aren’t paying you enough attention before those same people get bored and lose interest.”
Laurie Penny (born 1986) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“At times he is extremely abrasive. I know that's kind of his campaign, but I think time will tell, He's already locked up in some controversial business and it certainly doesn't speak proudly for America that the person who sits in the Oval Office is involved in controversy, so that's never a good thing, But time will tell, A man's legacy is defined by time”
John Cena (born 1977) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 28 June 2017 regarding Donald Trump
“I have been here about five times. First time was during the Tecno “Own The Stage” competition in 2016. My second time coming to Lagos was to shoot a commercial for Guinness as their brand ambassador and the third time was in 2019 when I won the award for Best East African Female Artiste at the AFRIMMA. Presently, I am in Lagos to record, run media schedules and have some fun.”
Nandy (singer) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“No days you can borrow, no time you can buy. No trust in tomorrow. It's a lie.”
Don McLean (born 1945) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source