Minute Quotes

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The poetry that sustains me is when I feel that, for a minute, the clouds have parted and I've seen ecstasy or something — Rita Dove
Metaphor lives a secret life all around us. We utter about six metaphors a minute. Metaphorical thinking is essential to how we understand ourselves and… — James Geary
Every one minute you spend in planning will save you at least three minutes in execution. — Unknown Author
In nearly all cases where machines have been downed, it was during a fight which had been very short, and the successful burst of fire… — Billy Bishop
For missing a 10 minute swim - I think it was out of order really. — Unknown Author
I enjoy what I do every minute of the day, even when the going gets tough. When I first began writing, I used to work… — Ed McBain
I created 'Dinner: Impossible' with a guy named Bryan O'Reilly and I shot the pilot as a 30 minute show and we sold it. — Robert Irvine
You put more value on every minute...You know I always kinda thought I did that. I really always enjoyed myself. But it's more valuable now.… — Warren Zevon
You are not going to be happy if you lose to a goal in the last minute. It is difficult to take and difficult to… — Alex Ferguson
If I get a hard audience they are not going to get away until they laugh. Those seven laughs a minute -- Ive got to… — Ken Dodd
Every second you spend thinking about what you don't want in your life is a second denying focus and energy from getting what you do… — Robin Sharma
A really good picture looks as if it's happened at once. It's an immediate image. For my own work, when a picture looks labored and… — Helen Frankenthaler
I see so many fools in this world that sometimes I could just go home and cry about what people do to themselves Hey, wake… — J. California Cooper
Wouldn't you want to be indicted by the govenment for a high crime? It's a great thrill. It's an honor. It's a compliment. It's fun.… — Abbie Hoffman
One minute I was playing chess and doing maths all the time, the next I had been rerouted into more 'normal' girls' activities: reading, writing… — Scarlett Thomas
I'd love to see more women working as directors and producers. Today it's almost impossible to do it unless you are an actress or writer… — Ida Lupino
My first Macintosh was a 128k machine which I upgraded to 512k the minute it became possible. — Buffy Sainte-Marie
In gymnastics, the longest routine you do is a minute and a half, and that's pretty tough to get through — Shannon Miller
A good fighter usually knows, to within a very few seconds, when a three-minute round is going to end. — Jack Dempsey
Many complain of a chronic weariness that sleep will not banish. Their trouble is that too little blood is pumped through the body per minute;… — Gene Tunney

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