Media, journalism, and public communication are often defined by the words that shape how people think, respond, and take action. This page features quotes connected to newsworthy moments — from powerful statements and broadcast commentary to remarks that influenced public opinion. Explore how words have shaped what becomes news.
Select a quote below to see how it impacted the headlines.
A. Philip Randolph, 1942
January 01, 1942 – Freedom is never given; it is won.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1933
January 02, 1933 – The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1945
January 3, 1945 – “The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.”
Gerald R. Ford, 1975
January 04, 1975 – Our long national nightmare is over
Barack Obama, 2009
January 05, 2009 – Yes We Can
Albert Einstein, 1931
January 06, 1931 – Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind
Martin Luther King Jr., 1964
January 07, 1964 – Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.
John F. Kennedy, 1961
January 08, 1961 – Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country
Mahatma Gandhi, 1947
January 09, 1947 – You must be the change you wish to see in the world
Nelson Mandela, 1994
January 10, 1994 – I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.
Eleanor Roosevelt, 1949
January 11, 1949 – The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Steve Jobs, 2005
January 12, 2005 – Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work.
Winston Churchill, 1941
January 13, 1941 – Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
Maya Angelou, 1993
January 14, 1993 – You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.
Albert Einstein, 1929
January 15, 1929 – Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution.
Martin Luther King Jr., 1963
Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 quote on the importance of love and justice remains a powerful call for equality and peaceful resistance.
Nelson Mandela, 1993
January 17, 1993 – “I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.”
John F. Kennedy, 1962
January 18, 1962 – Effort and courage are not enough without purpose and direction
Maya Angelou, 2008
January 19, 2008 – “We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated.”
Barack Obama, 2009
January 20, 2009 – “This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed: Why men and women fought and died for: the idea of a people who could govern themselves; who could master their own fate.”
John F. Kennedy, 1961
January 20, 1961 – “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.”
Roe v. Wade, 1973
January 22, 1973 – “The right of privacy, whether it be founded in the 14th Amendment’s concept of personal liberty and restrictions upon state action, or, as we feel, in the 9th Amendment’s reservation of rights to the people, is broad enough to encompass a woman’s decision whether or not to terminate her pregnancy.”
John Doe, 2023
January 23, 2023 – Justice is the foundation upon which all society stands; without it, we lose our very sense of purpose and belonging.
Emily Carter, 2024
January 24, 2024 – “The future belongs to those who invest in learning today.”
Jane Smith, 2024
January 25, 2024 – “True leadership is not about power, but about inspiring change for the betterment of all.”
Jane Doe, 2025
January 26, 2025 – True leadership is the ability to inspire without demanding.
John Doe, 2025
January 27, 2025 – “True leaders don’t just adapt to change; they create it by inspiring others to see new possibilities.”
Thomas Paine, 1776
January 28, 1776 – These are the times that try men’s souls
Martin Luther King Jr., 1968
January 29, 1968 – “I’ve been to the mountaintop… and I’ve seen the promised land.”
Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1943
January 30, 1943 – “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
Nelson Mandela, 1990
January 31, 1990 – “I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.”
THIS DAY IN NEWS
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people, who have a right … and a desire to know.”
EXPLAINER OF THE DAY
INSURECTION ACT
In all cases of insurrection, or obstruction to the laws, either of the United States, or of any individual state or territory, where it is lawful for the President of the United States to call forth the militia for the purpose of suppressing such insurrection, or of causing the laws to be duly executed, it shall be lawful for him to employ, for the same purposes, such part of the land or naval force of the United States, as shall be judged necessary, having first observed all the pre-requisites of the law in that respect. Read More
