“Times change so quickly that if you and I don't keep up with the times, we'll find ourselves with an umbrella in our hand, over our head, when the sun is out. Or we'll find ourselves standing in the rain, with the umbrella inside the door.”

—  Malcolm X

Last update Sept. 27, 2023. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "Times change so quickly that if you and I don't keep up with the times, we'll find ourselves with an umbrella in our ha…" by Malcolm X?
Malcolm X photo
Malcolm X 180
American human rights activist 1925–1965

Related quotes

J.B. Priestley photo
Natalie Goldberg photo
Matsushita Konosuke photo

“When it rains, you put up an umbrella. That is the secret of success in business and management.”

Matsushita Konosuke (1894–1989) Japanese businessman

Kōnosuke Matsushita. Not for Bread Alone: A Business Ethos, a Management Ethic, 1984. p. 111

Mark Twain photo

“A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain.”

Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist

According to R. Ken Rasmussen in The Quotable Mark Twain (1998), this is most probably not Twain's.
Misattributed

Example (musician) photo

“Standing in the light till it's over, out of our minds
Someone had to draw a line
We'll be coming back for you one day
We'll be coming back for you one day”

Example (musician) (1982) English rapper and singer

"We'll be Coming Back" (song), with Calvin Harris
("We'll be Coming Back" on YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPC_evpbwDM
Studio albums, The Evolution of Man (2012)

Jim Morrison photo

“There may be a time when we'll attend Weather Theatres to recall the sensation of rain.”

Jim Morrison (1943–1971) lead singer of The Doors

Source: The Lords and The New Creatures

Andrzej Majewski quote: “If you do not want it to rain, always carry an umbrella.”
Andrzej Majewski photo

“If you do not want it to rain, always carry an umbrella.”

Andrzej Majewski (1966) Polish writer and photographer

Aphorisms. Magnum in Parvo (2000)

Robert Frost photo

Related topics