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title: "1 Doing Time Quotes By Pierre Reverdy"
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> [I need so much time for doing nothing that I have no time for work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-reverdy/i-need-so-much-time-for-doing-nothing-that-i-have-no-time-for-work/)

[Pierre Reverdy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-reverdy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/843/pierre-reverdy-33281_doing-nothing_i-need-so-much-time-for-doing-nothing-th_2976947.jpg)

## More by Pierre Reverdy

> [ “\[poems are\] crystals deposited after the effervescent contact of the spirit with reality. (cristaux deposes apres l'effervescent contact de l'esprit avec la realite)” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-reverdy/poems-are-crystals-deposited-after-the-effervescent-contact-of-the/)

[Pierre Reverdy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-reverdy/)

> [“ADIEU The glimmer farther away than the head The heart-skip On the slope where the air rolls its voice The spokes of the wheel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-reverdy/adieu-the-glimmer-farther-away-than-the-head-the-heart-skip-on-the/)

[Pierre Reverdy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-reverdy/)

> [The point in lifeis to find equilibrium in what is inherently unstable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-reverdy/the-point-in-lifeis-to-find-equilibrium-in-what-is-inherently-unstable/)

[Pierre Reverdy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-reverdy/)

> [“There is no love; there are only proofs of love.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-reverdy/there-is-no-love-there-are-only-proofs-of-love/)

[Pierre Reverdy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-reverdy/)

> [“POST Not a head stands out A finger rises Then it is the voice that one knows A signal a brief note A man…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-reverdy/post-not-a-head-stands-out-a-finger-rises-then-it-is-the-voice-that/)

[Pierre Reverdy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-reverdy/)

> [POSTNot a head stands out A finger rises Then it is the voice that one knows A signal a brief note A man leaves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-reverdy/postnot-a-head-stands-out-a-finger-rises-then-it-is-the-voice-that/)

[Pierre Reverdy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-reverdy/)

> [“DEPARTURE The horizon slopes away The days are longer Trip A heart hops in a cage A bird sings It is going to die…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-reverdy/departure-the-horizon-slopes-away-the-days-are-longer-trip-a-heart/)

[Pierre Reverdy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-reverdy/)

> [There is no love; there are only proofs of love. Whatever love I might feel in my heart, others will see only my action.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-reverdy/there-is-no-love-there-are-only-proofs-of-love-whatever-love-i-might/)

[Pierre Reverdy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-reverdy/)

> [The more distant and distinct the relationship between two realities that are brought together, the more powerful the image.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-reverdy/the-more-distant-and-distinct-the-relationship-between-two-realities/)

[Pierre Reverdy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-reverdy/)

> [“I do not think, I note (Je ne pense pas; je note)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-reverdy/i-do-not-think-i-note-je-ne-pense-pas-je-note/)

[Pierre Reverdy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-reverdy/)

> [Creativity is to think more efficiently.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-reverdy/creativity-is-to-think-more-efficiently/)

[Pierre Reverdy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-reverdy/)

> [The image is a pure creation of the mind. It cannot be born from a comparison but from a juxtaposition of two more or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-reverdy/the-image-is-a-pure-creation-of-the-mind-it-cannot-be-born-from-a/)

[Pierre Reverdy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-reverdy/)

> [“God exists only if adored Time is nothing if one has not dreamed ("Painting")”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-reverdy/god-exists-only-if-adored-time-is-nothing-if-one-has-not-dreamed/)

[Pierre Reverdy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-reverdy/)

> [I need so much time for doing nothing that I have no time for work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-reverdy/i-need-so-much-time-for-doing-nothing-that-i-have-no-time-for-work/)

[Pierre Reverdy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-reverdy/)

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