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.
March 18, 2026
“I have no intention of leaving the board until the investigation is well and truly over, with transparency and finality.
“I have not made that decision yet, and I will make that decision based on what I think is best for the institution and for the people we serve.” (Regarding leaving the board once the investigation is wrapped up.)
March 9, 2026
“In just a few days, Iran has launched over 800 missiles of various types and more than 1,400 attack drones. It is Iranian drones and missiles that pose the main threat to free navigation, destabilizing global prices for oil, petroleum products, and gas.
“All of them (countries neighboring Iran including the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan and Bahrain) face a serious challenge and speak openly about it: Iranian attack drones are the same ‘shaheds’ that have been striking our cities, villages, and our Ukrainian infrastructure throughout this war.
“We are ready to help protect lives, defend civilians, and support real efforts to stabilize the situation and, in particular, restore safe navigation in the region." Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky
March 2, 2026
"This was our last best chance to strike, what we're doing right now, and eliminate the intolerable threats posed by this sick and sinister regime. And they are indeed sick and sinister."
"First, we're destroying Iran's missile capabilities, and you see that happening on an hourly basis, and their capacity to produce brand-new ones. Second, we're annihilating their Navy. We've knocked out already 10 ships. They're at the bottom of the sea. Third, we're ensuring that the world's number one sponsor of terror can never obtain a nuclear weapon. … And finally, we're ensuring that the Iranian regime cannot continue to arm, fund and direct terrorist armies outside of their borders."
"Today, we grieve for the four heroic American service members who have been killed in action, and send our love and support to their families. In their memory, we continue this mission with ferocious, unyielding resolve to crush the threat this terrorist regime poses to the American people, and a threat indeed it is."
February 27, 2026
”May you choose where you focus your attention wisely. May you choose with intention. May you choose with love. And may what you choose shape you into the kind of human being these times are calling for. Only you get to decide how you spend your one wild and precious life. Make it count!” Maria Shriver, Journalist, Former First Lady of California
February 16, 2026
"I wanted to say to whoever has her, or knows where she is, that it's never too late and you're not lost or alone. And it is never to late to do the right thing. We are here. We believe. And we believe in the essential goodness of every human being. It's never too late." Savannah Guthrie
February 10, 2026
”The only thing more powerful than hate is love. And Together, We Are America.”Bad Bunny
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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