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Yesterday Quotes

What lingers from the day before.

This collection weighs yesterday against today, noting how easily people slide into repeating old patterns instead of building something new. It connects with Reflection quotes.

I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.

Abraham Lincoln

If we slide into a pattern of just thinking about today, we'll end up reacting to yesterday instead of shaping something more constructive in the world.

Quotes by Zbigniew Brzezinski

Free speech is not to be regulated like diseased cattle and impure butter. The audience that hissed yesterday may applaud today, even for the same performance.

Quotes by William O. Douglas

If I have not read a book before, it is, for all intents and purposes, new to me whether it was printed yesterday or three hundred years ago.

Quotes by William Hazlitt

Emotion Quotes

It was a big story and yesterday's soup. Who cares?

Quotes by Willard Scott

Don't let yesterday use up too much of today.

Quotes by Will Rogers

The investor of today does not profit from yesterday's growth.

Warren Buffett

The same thing happened today that happened yesterday, only to different people.

Quotes by Walter Winchell

Your present is shaped by your yesterday, but you don't have to advertise it.

Quotes by Vijay Sethupathi

Memory Quotes

My dresses are for women of all different shapes and sizes. Actually, the one I tried on yesterday was the one Jennifer wore. And who'd have thought I'd be the same size as Jennifer Lopez!

Quotes by Victoria Beckham

And I'm auditioning right now for a movie, and then I have a script that I'm reading right now for a horror film, and I'm meeting for a couple of television shows that I just had yesterday, and pretty much...

Quotes by Trishelle Cannatella

Police arrested two kids yesterday, one was drinking battery acid, the other was eating fireworks. They charged one and let the other one off.

Quotes by Tommy Cooper

I was informed yesterday that there's a Twitter account for my laugh. Very hard to get used to things like that. Pretty amazing.

Quotes by Tom Hiddleston

Many who have spent a lifetime in it can tell us less of love than the child that lost a dog yesterday.

Quotes by Thornton Wilder

Nostalgia Quotes

It took the madmen of yesterday for us to be able to act with extreme clarity today. I want to be one of those madmen. We must dare to invent the future.

Quotes by Thomas Sankara

The outer passes away; the innermost is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

Quotes by Thomas Carlyle

I was looking at a photograph of the 1997 election campaign yesterday, and I thought: 'My God. Did I really have that hairstyle? And that Tory blue suit?'

Quotes by Theresa May

The best time is always yesterday.

Quotes by Tatyana Tolstaya

As the blackness of the night recedes so does the nadir of yesterday. The child I am forgets so quickly.

Quotes by Sylvia Ashton-Warner

Reflection Quotes

There was a power outage at a department store yesterday. Twenty people were trapped on the escalators.

Steven Wright

Frequently Asked Questions

What ties together the quotes on this Yesterday page?
Each quote reflects on how the past shapes or fails to shape the present - noting that gains from an earlier period don't automatically carry forward, that repeating old patterns can trap you in reaction rather than progress, and that your present carries traces of your past without needing to broadcast them.
Why do people search for quotes about yesterday?
These quotes suit moments of reflection, whether someone is looking back with nostalgia or trying to consciously move past old patterns. They offer a concise way to acknowledge history without dwelling in it. Reflection quotes cover similar introspective ground.
One quote suggests yesterday's events simply repeat today with different people involved - what's its point?
It's a wry observation about repetition and cycles, suggesting events repeat across people's lives even when the details differ. It adds a slightly ironic, detached tone to a page that otherwise leans more sincere and forward-looking.
Is this collection more about nostalgia or about moving forward?
It's balanced between the two - some lines acknowledge the past's lasting influence, while others caution against getting stuck reacting to it instead of building something new. That balance makes the page useful whether you want a wistful caption or a more motivational one. Nostalgia quotes lean further into the sentimental side if that's what you want.
How do people typically use these quotes?
They're often shared when reflecting on growth, change, or the passage of time, such as anniversaries or year-end posts. Memory and Emotion quotes make good companions for a fuller reflective post.

Other lines suggest the past shapes a person without needing to be worn openly. Explore Memory or Nostalgia quotes for related ideas.