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“Dissents speak to a future age. It's not simply to say, "My colleagues are wrong and I would do it this way." But the greatest dissents do become court opinions and gradually over time their views become the dominant view. So that's the dissenter's hope: that they are writing not for today but for tomorrow.”
Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933–2020) first seen 2002 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interview with Nina Totenberg of National Public Radio (2 May 2002). Also quoted in: Li Cohen (September 19, 2022): Ruth Bader Ginsburg's iconic quotes on law, love and the fight for equality. In: CBS News. Archived fro…
“Tomorrow night I appear for the first time before a Boston audience — 4000 critics.”
Mark Twain (1835–1910) first seen 1869 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Letter to Pamela Clemens Moffet, 9 November 1869, in Albert Bigelow Paine, Mark Twain's Letters: Arranged with Comment (1917), Vol. 1, p. 168
“You must wake and call me early, call me early, mother dear; Tomorrow 'ill be the happiest time of all the glad New-year; Of all the glad New-year, mother, the maddest merriest day, For I'm to be Queen o' the May, mother, I'm to be Queen o' the May.”
Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892) first seen 1832 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The May Queen", st. 1 (1832)
“You and I, as individuals, can, by borrowing, live beyond our means, but for only a limited period of time. Why, then, should we think that collectively, as a nation, we're not bound by that same limitation? We must act today in order to preserve tomorrow. And let there be no misunderstanding: We are going to begin to act, beginning today.”
Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) said by 2004 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Don't turn away, you'll create sorrow, Time is an ocean but it ends at the shore, You may not see me tomorrow.”
Bob Dylan (born 1941) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Next morning I decided that hangovers are like sex—the second time isn’t quite as painful. If the analogy held, by tomorrow I’d be enjoying it.”
Spider Robinson (born 1948) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Never bring a gun to a fight where the other guy has a time-machine and tomorrow's newspapers.”
James Nicoll (born 1961) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[Judy, 8, is watching TV] He tells Judy, "Better pack it in, sweetie. Another big day tomorrow: we're going to go to the beach and sailing." But his voice comes out listless, and perhaps that is the saddest loss time brings, the lessening of excitement about anything.”
John Updike (1932–2009) said by 2009 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We have been in recess since July, and during that time there have been a fuel crisis, a Danish no vote, the collapse of the Euro and a war in the middle east, but what is our business tomorrow? The Insolvency Bill [Lords]. It ought be called the Bankruptcy Bill [Commons], because we play no role.”
Tony Benn (1925–2014) first seen 2000 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speech in the House of Commons (23 October 2000), cited in Adam Tomkins, "What is Parliament for?" in Bamforth N. and Leyland P. (eds.), Public Law in a Multi-Layered Constitution, Oxford, Hart, 2003, p. 53.
“You got me blowin, blowin my mind, Is it tomorrow or just the end of time?”
Jimi Hendrix (1942–1970) said by 1970 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“But take your time, think a lot, Why, think of everything you’ve got For you will still be here tomorrow, but your dreams may not”
Cat Stevens (born 1948) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Don't cry over spilled milk. By this time tomorrow, it'll be free yogurt.”
Stephen Colbert (born 1964) first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Colbert Report," November 12, 2009.
“Spend all your time thinkin’ ’bout tomorrow, you ain’t gonna live to git there.”
Harry Turtledove (born 1949) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We're here to make space more accessible to all. We want to turn the next generation of dreamers into the astronauts of today and tomorrow. We've all us on this stage have had the most extraordinary experience, and we'd love it if a number of you can have it, too. … If you ever had a dream, now is the time to make it come true — and I'd like to end by saying welcome to the dawn of a new space age.”
Richard Branson (born 1950) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in "Richard Branson goes to space", by Jackie Wattles, Fernando Alfonso III and Mike Hayes, CNN (11 July 2021)
“Today was very sad, and even if tomorrow, I cry, someday I will be able to laugh and remember our time together. How many seasons must pass, in this, our finite existence? If we live in the "now", what will we find?”
Ayumi Hamasaki (born 1978) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In my country there are 170,000 Armenians. Seventy thousand of them are citizens. We tolerate 100,000 more. So, what am I going to do tomorrow? If necessary I will tell the 100,000: OK, time to go back to your country. Why? They are not my citizens. I am not obliged to keep them in my country.”
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 1954) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "Shut Up About Armenians or We'll Hurt Them Again", Slate (April 5, 2010)
“Our ancestors have fought wars since time. And won them. More than that, we have built societies and held them together. We are the rulers, Gaise. We are the mighty. Remember that tomorrow.”
David Gemmell (1948–2006) said by 2006 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Night comes down and finds you alone In a space and time of your own, Lost in dreams in a world full of shadows.Down the street the neon light shines, Offering refuge and hope to the blind, Who stumble in with no thought of tomorrow.Yes I get lonely when the sun gets low, And I end up looking for some winner goal. Yes I should know better but I can't say no.”
Gerry Rafferty (1947–2011) said by 2011 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When was the last time you set your mind to wandering beyond today to imagine a brighter tomorrow? Let your mind go, dream a little, and you might just discover that anything is possible.”
Don Soderquist (1934–2016) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Don Soderquist “The Wal-Mart Way: The Inside Story of the Success of the World's Largest Company, Thomas Nelson, April 2005, p. 107.
“I hold peace and war in my toga but I'l take a cherry flip Today nobody knows whether he was tomorrow They beat time with a coffin lid If somebody had the nerve to rip the tail feathers out of the trolley car it's a great age...”
Richard Huelsenbeck (1892–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I’m a showman. I believe that you’re a character every time you put on clothes. Tomorrow I may be another in hoops and tight jeans and a bomber. Clothes, to me, or wardrobe express characters.”
Erika Jayne (born 1971) first seen 2017 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Erika Jayne interview to Vogue (2017)
“I-I don't know, uh... I mean, I have a hard time thinking beyond tomorrow.”
Willem Dafoe (born 1955) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Answering the question "Where do you see yourself five years from now?" interview from TikTok (January 2025)
“Inertia propulsion!” Pierre exclaimed. “On our last shift we were teaching them Newton’s law of gravity. Today they have inertia drives! Where will they be tomorrow?” “They probably will be able to control space and time and won’t have to bother with such clumsy things as black hole gravity generators and inertia drives,” Amalita replied.”
Robert L. Forward (1932–2002) said by 2002 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“a man could tell you a lot about what he's going to do tomorrow, but when the time come he ain't done one arse”
Sam Selvon (1923–1994) said by 1994 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I understand the law of sowing and reaping. It is a spiritual law that has tremendous physical implications. Every time that we delay or frustrate what we can do today, leaving it till tomorrow, we hold back the future. We, too, must reap what we have sown by experiencing delays.”
Yemi Osinbajo (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“No words, however wise, could explain the awfulness of the death, not while the living were firmly attached to love, child-bearing, child-rearing, hunger, struggle, and the sunrise of tomorrow. Life had to flow all the time, for the living, like water in a stream.”
Bessie Head (1937–1986) said by 1986 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Was he crying now because, for the first time in his life, he was feeling what it must be like to face a tomorrow without any future?”
Bessie Head (1937–1986) said by 1986 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“One more day and he'll be dreamin'. Let the night time roll away. He'll do great things tomorrow (so much to do today). Another mountain he'll be climbin' to a valley down below. There's sunshine all around him where the peaceful waters flow.”
John Miles (1949–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I'd really like us to attack Kyiv and take it tomorrow, but I'm aware that the partial mobilisation will take time.”
Vladimir Solovyov (born 1963) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The modern woman today is whomever she wants to be. And she can wear whatever she chooses to. Her fashion choices are not determined or restricted to a time frame or by trends. She can decide to look one way today and look another tomorrow. She is self-aware, she is empowered, and confident. Mostly, she is free.”
Lisa Folawiyo (born 1976) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Hope. Conservatives haven’t had hope for a very long time. Honestly, they would be mad not to choose Boris. No one else comes close. Can he start tomorrow, please?”
Allison Pearson (born 1960) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Tories would be mad not to choose Boris for leader – no one else comes close", The Telegraph (12 June 2019)
“This time, I told them (Gems) to get out there, play to enjoy the game and whatever the result is, be ready to work harder again tomorrow.”
Felisitus Kwangwa (born 1995) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Kwangwa enjoys fruits of her sweat, The Herald, August 2023 by Veronica Gwaze
“It doesn’t help to live in the past. I’ve learned it’s not going to change the outcome for us, unfortunately. If it did, I would do that all day every day. But because it doesn’t, it doesn’t help to do that. And all I can do is hope for a better tomorrow and hope for a better next time.”
Foluke Gunderson (born 1987) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Josh Dubow, US volleyball star back for 3rd Olympics after giving birth, APNews, July 22, 2021.
“I just verbalised some thoughts, and believe where your mind goes energy flows. And its time to focus on hope and peace and a better tomorrow. We know we as a country deserve more”
Judy Ditchfield (born 1963) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We're in this period of time now, aren’t we? But any day it could be cut short in righteousness. No one knows when it will be. It could be today, it could be tomorrow, you see? It could be next week.”
David Koresh (1959–1993) first seen 1987 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Study on the Assyrian", 1987, quoted in Gallagher 2000, p. 85
“I think the time has come for the right-thinking majority to speak up. They can no longer enjoy the comfort of the non-confrontationist approach, staying clear of issues and being content that they have been spared the unfortunate. For, if unchecked, tomorrow the monster may devour them too.”
Ranjan Gogoi (born 1954) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I learned a long time ago that a university’s people are its most important resource,” she said. “And at ECU, starting with the chancellor, and inclusive even of our incoming new students across every level, we all have an opportunity to apply our diverse talents, our perspectives and our hard work to ensure that tomorrow’s ECU will be even stronger than the ECU of today.”
Robin Coger wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is this time that the children give to the Presidents what they feel should be done by authorities for them. Because they are the future leaders of tomorrow. And so I am here to represent His Excellency the President, who was supposed to be coming here to join with his colleagues in the region to commemorate this day”
Constantino Chiwenga (born 1956) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: VP Chiwenga reaffirms Zimbabwe’s drive to empower young people,14 November 2025
“The most important issue while upbringing children is to encourage them to invest much of their time in learning so that tomorrow they can embark on transforming the country to a better state.”
Lebona Lephema first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Minister Lephema Calls for Collective Effort to Support Children’s Education,newsdesklesotho( January 2025)
“I live one day at a time because you never know if you might be gone tomorrow. Don't! Because it's better to just enjoy each day that you have. Live in the moment and enjoy the present,”
Kim Chiu (born 1990) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Metro Fascinating Women 2025: Actress, Host, and Entrepreneur Kim Chiu, Angela Nepomuceno 26 March 2025.
“If our governments and all stakeholders work hard at it, if our governments to concrete steps to reduce the need for the materialistic struggles which consume all our time, energy and leisure, reading culture will be cultivated slowly and steadily. What is not read today may be read tomorrow.”
Sam Ukala (1948–2021) said by 2021 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We all finished completely dead on our feet, but now it's time to rest up for tomorrow. That's pre-season for you – we've got to be ready.”
Vinícius Júnior (born 2000) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Vinicius Jr breaks silence on Real Madrid future in first interview since bombshell Arsenal transfer links;By Muhammad Zaki on Aug 5, 2026
“I didn’t have too much time. I’m just trying to rest as much as I can with AC. Maybe tomorrow it’s supposed to be better, so maybe I want to go shopping.”
Anna Kalinskaya (born 1998) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Anna Kalinskaya enjoys Paris after Osorio win talking about her struggle Luke Meyer -31 May 2026
“It was important for a few guys to get some time in the middle. We changed our batting order a little bit. Someone like Milind scoring 25 today is important for tomorrow.”
Calvin Savage (born 1993) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It must not be forgotten that the rules of Courts of equity are not, like the rules of the common law, supposed to have been established from time immemorial. It is perfectly well known that they have been established from time to time — altered, improved, and refined from time to time. In many cases we know the names of the Chancellors who invented them.”
George Jessel (jurist) first seen 1880 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In re Hallett's Estate (1880) 13 Ch.D. 696, 710.
“Boredom is connected naturally with time, with the horror of time, with the experience and the consciousness of time. Those who are not aware of time do not become bored. Basically life is only possible if one is not aware of time. If one should happen to want to experience consciously one of those moments that pass, one would be lost; life would become unbearable.”
Emil Cioran (1911–1995) said by 1995 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It would be a sign of great simplicity to think that the world was created in six days, or indeed at all in time; [...] Time is a thing posterior to the world. Therefore it would be correctly said that the world was not created in time, but that time had its existence in consequence of the world. For it is the motion of the heaven that has displayed the nature of time.”
Philo (15 BC–50) said by 50 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Allegories of the Sacred Laws (Legum allegoriae), Book I, §2; tr. C. D. Yonge, The works of Philo Judaeus (1854), Vol. 1, pp. 52–53.
“Go down to Kew in lilac-time, in lilac-time, in lilac-time; Go down to Kew in lilac-time (it isn't far from London!) And you shall wander hand in hand with love in summer's wonderland; Go down to Kew in lilac-time (it isn't far from London!)”
Alfred Noyes (1880–1958) said by 1958 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The common law, though not to be found in the written records of the realm, yet has been long well known. It is coeval with civilised society itself, and was formed from time to time by the wisdom of man. Good sense did not come with the Conquest, or at any other one time, but grew and increased from time to time with the wisdom of mankind.”
Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon (1732–1802) first seen 1800 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Rex v. Rusby (1800), Peake's N. P. Cases, 193.
“Wasting one's time is one way of occupying it, not wasting time is also another way of occupying it, and not to mind going on wasting time even knowing that it is a waste of time is also another way of occupying it. ... I have well understood life, and therefore I can do what I naturally want to do. To do what I naturally want to do is also a way of occupying time.”
Jin Shengtan (1608–1661) said by 1661 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source