Hummingbird Weekly Quote. 2026 Edition.
Editor’s Note: Hummingbird is pleased to continue our collection of thoughts from eminently quotable people. Each week a new quote will be added. The quote might be ripped out of current headlines, or possibly sage words from writers we have known over time. Regardless, the purpose of the Weekly Quote page is to chronicle our year with meaningful comments that we hope you will find engaging and entertaining.
February 2, 2026
“As grateful as I feel, I honestly don’t feel like I need to say anything but that no one is illegal on stolen land. It’s really hard to know what to say or what to do right now. I feel really hopeful in this room, and I feel like we just need to keep fighting and speaking up and protesting. Our voices really do matter.” Billie Eilish, 2026 Song of the Year Grammy Winner
January 26, 2026
"A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people." President John F. Kennedy
January 19, 2026
”May I stress the need for courageous, intelligent, and dedicated leadership... Leaders of sound integrity. Leaders not in love with publicity, but in love with justice. Leaders not in love with money, but in love with humanity. Leaders who can subject their particular egos to the greatness of the cause.” Martin Luther King, Jr., 1956
Image by Tina Folks.
January 12, 2026
"Knowing Powell as well as I do, the odds that he would have lied are zero so I do believe they're going after him because they want his seat and want him gone. You have a president that says the Fed should be cutting rates to lower rate payments on the federal debt… It is the road to banana republic." Janet Yellen, Former Fed Chair
January 5, 2026
”And now we enter the New Year. Full of things that have never been.” Rainer Maria Rilke
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