Time is of the essence. Life is of the essence.

Even Einstein had to rely for his time on his clock.

— Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

“Time was never neutral and often felt dangerous. We either think we have all the time in the world or time moves too fast…

— Katherine Reay

Before a clock was in the tower, Or e'er a watch was worn; I knew of night the passing hour, And prophesied the morn;…

— Anonymous

A clock struck out the hour of twelve, and the bird in the hedgerow was still singing as we marched out to the roadway,…

— Patrick MacGill

“Time is, to put it in its most impressive and some might say poncy-sounding form, my domain. I can see things that once happened,…

— Jacqueline Rayner

Time travel offends our sense of cause and effect - but maybe the universe doesn't insist on cause and effect.

— Edward M. Lerner

My only aim is to clock a time that everyone remembers.

— Hima Das

Time.The greatest creator, and the worst destroyer.

— Levi Keely

Steven Spielberg seems to have wanted to be a director from 13. He put his dog in a certain position and made him eat…

— Albert Brooks

No life goes past so swiftly as an eventless one, no clock spins like a clock whose days are all alike.

— Wallace Stegner

Those who stop marketing to save money are like those who stop a clock to save time.

— Henry Ford

Time is the nervous system of narration, whether factual or fictive. If it gets confused some of the minutiae of human nature are certain…

— Glenway Wescott

I don't know if it's just me or everyone, but the whole vibe with skiing is not so much thriving on competition against others…

— Picabo Street

Time goes on, even when yer not looking.

— Patrick Ness

CLOCK, n. A machine of great moral value to man, allaying his concern for the future by reminding him what a lot of time…

— Ambrose Bierce