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Time & Perspective Quote by Olivier Martinez

"Who knows what happens tomorrow? We'll find it tomorrow"

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It lands like a shrug, but it’s a strategic one: a small act of self-protection dressed up as optimism. “Who knows what happens tomorrow?” opens with a question that pretends to be philosophical while quietly dodging the demand for certainty. Then the second line repeats “tomorrow” and turns it into something you can touch: not a vague future, but a scheduled appointment. The rhythm matters. The first sentence widens the horizon into chaos; the second snaps it back into a workable, human scale.

Coming from an actor, the subtext feels especially pointed. Public figures get interrogated as if their lives are plotlines that owe us foreshadowing: career moves, relationships, reinventions. Martinez’s phrasing refuses that narrative contract. It’s not “I have a plan,” and it’s not “I’m afraid.” It’s “I’m not performing my private anxieties for you.” That’s a boundary, delivered with charm.

The intent is also emotional triage. Instead of pretending the future is controllable, he leans into a kind of pragmatic suspense: accept uncertainty, but don’t catastrophize it. “We’ll find it tomorrow” is collective, not solitary. It recruits the listener into the same agreement: stop trying to live ahead of your life.

In a culture addicted to forecasts and hot takes, the line works because it’s anti-content. It rejects premature meaning. Tomorrow isn’t a brand strategy; it’s just the next day, and that’s enough.

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APA Style (7th ed.)
Martinez, Olivier. (2026, January 17). Who knows what happens tomorrow? We'll find it tomorrow. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/who-knows-what-happens-tomorrow-well-find-it-35699/

Chicago Style
Martinez, Olivier. "Who knows what happens tomorrow? We'll find it tomorrow." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/who-knows-what-happens-tomorrow-well-find-it-35699/.

MLA Style (9th ed.)
"Who knows what happens tomorrow? We'll find it tomorrow." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/who-knows-what-happens-tomorrow-well-find-it-35699/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.

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Olivier Martinez

Olivier Martinez (born January 12, 1966) is a Actor from France.

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