Seconds Quotes

890 quotes by 723 authors

There ain't nothing like being in the corner, and the trainer is whispering in your ear and another guy is putting in your mouthpiece. Five… — George Foreman
The microwave oven is one of the modern objects that convey the most elemental feeling of power over the passing seconds ... If you suffer… — James Gleick
I'm a guy who likes to watch something cool, creepy and suspenseful and there is no show to watch as an adult that would scare… — Todd McFarlane
Out of the tens of thousands of prosthetic legs they've made, there's never been any 400-meter athletes run under 50 seconds. So, if this was… — Oscar Pistorius
Believe me, I love commerce as much as the rest of the readers of 'Businessweek.' But in art, you have to be true to yourself… — Lionel Richie
Our world is moving at an ever-accelerating pace, and with the advent of social media, what happens in New York now can be reported across… — Stuart Rose
There are plenty of people who are willing to pay $2.6 million for 30 seconds on the Super Bowl and hundreds of thousands of dollars… — Leslie Moonves
Most people who seek attention and regard by announcing that they're writing a novel are actually so devoid of narrative talent that they can't hold… — Paul Fussell
There's this notion that allows people to create their own collection of songs, so it rewrites what a song is. They may only want 10… — Michael Nesmith
Since everything is but an apparition, having nothing to do with good or bad, acceptance or rejection, one may well burst out in laughter. Longchenpa… — Ray Bradbury
My life had become an endless race against the clock. I was always in a hurry, scrambling to save a minute here, a few seconds… — Carl Honore
If for some reason you are unsure where to go, all you have to do is stand there looking lost, and within seconds a helpful… — Dave Barry
If he (The New York Taxi Driver) talked to me, he might lose his concentration, which would be very bad because the taxi has some… — Dave Barry
Just under 10 seconds for Nigel Mansell. Call it 9.5 seconds in round numbers. — Murray Walker
I share my name with an aerobatic bird that can whiz across a whole summer sky in seconds. A swift is so equipped for speed… — Graham Swift
Up until like five seconds ago, I just took what jobs came along. — Paul Bettany
The countdown reached ten seconds and I could almost hear an invisible crescendo of stirring background music. 'Anchors aweigh!' Five, four, three, two, one... and… — Gene Cernan
My mother says I'm like a disease that can walk into a room and get it infected. I can destroy things in seconds. — Georgina Chapman
In editing, it's amazing how you choose the in and out points. What you cut on is everything for creating tension. It's amazing how expanding… — Sean Durkin
One of the simplest ways to get an idea of one trillion dollars is to consider the amount in terms of the passage of time.… — Geoff Davis

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