--- title: "10 Time Perspective Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 10 Time Perspective quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Time Perspective sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/108/brandy-nacole-20717_broken-faith_small-moments-we-find-so-pointless-can-b_1330378.jpg" --- > [“Small moments we find so pointless can become cherished memories with time and the perspective that wisdom brings.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandy-nacole/small-moments-we-find-so-pointless-can-become-cherished-memories-with/) [Brandy Nacole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandy-nacole/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/108/brandy-nacole-20717_broken-faith_small-moments-we-find-so-pointless-can-b_1330378.jpg) > [Photographs put time into such a perspective. They humble us and our selfish memories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wim-wenders/photographs-put-time-into-such-a-perspective-they-humble-us-and-our/) [Wim Wenders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wim-wenders/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21d/wim-wenders-9999_humble_photographs-put-time-into-such-a-perspec_1257244.jpg) > [I'm still digesting the '90s. It takes some time to get perspective.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-k-vaughan/i-m-still-digesting-the-90s-it-takes-some-time-to-get-perspective/) [Brian K. Vaughan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-k-vaughan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/314/brian-k-vaughan-2421_decade_i-m-still-digesting-the-90s-it-takes-som_185925.png) > [“Memories are changeable depending upon the passage of time and the perspective through which they are viewed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-redhead/memories-are-changeable-depending-upon-the-passage-of-time-and-the/) [Steven Redhead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-redhead/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/744/steven-redhead-550_change-quotes_memories-are-changeable-depending-upon-t_681094.jpg) > [That's the great thing about songwriting: You have that time to have perspective and look back and think about all the things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gin-wigmore/that-s-the-great-thing-about-songwriting-you-have-that-time-to-have/) [Gin Wigmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gin-wigmore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/500/gin-wigmore-17750_about_that-s-the-great-thing-about-songwriting_1870473.jpg) > [I think it's important to have as much as a normal life and take the time to get perspective because it only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winona-ryder/i-think-it-s-important-to-have-as-much-as-a-normal-life-and-take-the/) [Winona Ryder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winona-ryder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/565/winona-ryder-1469_because_i-think-it-s-important-to-have-as-much-a_1116306.jpg) > [“You don't have to be in your later quarter of life to benefit from a future time perspective. Unplugging yourself from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-krauss-whitbourne/you-don-t-have-to-be-in-your-later-quarter-of-life-to-benefit-from-a/) [Susan Krauss Whitbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-krauss-whitbourne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3d/susan-krauss-whitbourne-99486_life_you-don-t-have-to-be-in-your-later-quart_231156.jpg) > [Time perspective is one of the most powerful influences on all of human behavior. We're trying to show how people become biased…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-zimbardo/time-perspective-is-one-of-the-most-powerful-influences-on-all-of/) [Philip Zimbardo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-zimbardo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a1/philip-zimbardo-8654_behavior_time-perspective-is-one-of-the-most-powe_256855.png) > [“Our life in historical or chronological time, measuring and minding, cautious and comparing, forms the horizontal arm of the cross. Our experience…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/huston-smith/our-life-in-historical-or-chronological-time-measuring-and-minding/) [Huston Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/huston-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/927/huston-smith-2415_history_our-life-in-historical-or-chronological_2755732.jpg) > [“What is it about a future time perspective that is so beneficial? Researchers believe that people who can project themselves into the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-krauss-whitbourne/what-is-it-about-a-future-time-perspective-that-is-so-beneficial/) [Susan Krauss Whitbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-krauss-whitbourne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/305/susan-krauss-whitbourne-99486_big-picture_what-is-it-about-a-future-time-perspecti_2245667.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time-perspective/#itemlist", "name": "Time Perspective Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Small moments we find so pointless can become cherished memories with time and the perspective that wisdom brings.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brandy Nacole" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandy-nacole/small-moments-we-find-so-pointless-can-become-cherished-memories-with/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/108/brandy-nacole-20717_broken-faith_small-moments-we-find-so-pointless-can-b_1330378.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/108/brandy-nacole-20717_broken-faith_small-moments-we-find-so-pointless-can-b_1330378.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/108/brandy-nacole-20717_broken-faith_small-moments-we-find-so-pointless-can-b_1330378.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Small moments we find so pointless can become cherished memories with time and the perspective that wisdom…” — Brandy Nacole", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Photographs put time into such a perspective. 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