Clock Quotes

1056 quotes by 869 authors

Somehow, Sydney had an internal clock that told her when time was up. I think it was part of her inherent ability to keep track… — Richelle Mead
There's a clock on the wall. Press your hand against the face and turn it very slightly to the. Left. There'll be a click to… — Derek Landy
You can never know how your clock runs. But it does run - and always faster than you think. — Catherynne M. Valente
Stress is an alarm clock that lets you know you're attached to something not true for you. — Byron Katie
A clock is a little machine that shuts us out from the wonder of time. — Susan Glaspell
There is a balance, a kind of standoff between the time continuum and the human entity, our frail bundle of soma and psyche. We eventually… — Don DeLillo
One day some as yet unborn scholar will recognize in the clock the machine that has tamed the wilds. — J M Coetzee
I can never understand why I should eat at one or sleep at eleven, if it is, as it often is, my one and my… — Zona Gale
What is a clock? Something agreed upon and arbitrarily imposed upon us. Standard time. Not true time. Symbolizing the whole standardization of our lives. — Susan Glaspell
One cannot walk down an avenue, converse with a friend, enter a building, browse beneath the sandstone arches of an old arcade without meeting an… — Alan Lightman
I don't suppose anybody ever deliberately listens to a watch or a clock. You don't have to. You can be oblivious to the sound for… — William Faulkner
Time has two aspects. There is the arrow, the running river, without which there is no change, no progress, or direction, or creation. And there… — Ursula K. Le Guin
O, for an engine, to keep back all clocks, or make the sun forget his motion! — Ben Jonson
Middle age is when you're faced with two temptations and you choose the one that will get you home by nine o'clock. — Ronald Reagan
It is clear the future holds great opportunities. It also holds pitfalls. The trick will be to avoid the pitfalls, seize the opportunities, and get… — Woody Allen
Much like the hands of a clock go nowhere fast, anxious thoughts run us round-and-round without taking us anywhere! — Guy Finley
The universe may be timeless, but if you imagine breaking it into pieces, some of the pieces can serve as clocks for the others. Time… — Craig Callender
I work until beer o'clock. — Stephen King
People tend to think about God more when the clock starts to wind down. — Charles Roven
News is virtual now. It is not 24-hour news cycles; it is instant news cycles. It is live. News is live all the time, around… — Mark McKinnon

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