Time Quotes

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Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is… — Marcus Aurelius
Whatever the universal nature assigns to any man at any time is for the good of that man at that time. — Marcus Aurelius
You must become an old man in good time if you wish to be an old man long. — Marcus Aurelius
A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment. — Jane Austen
Oh! do not attack me with your watch. A watch is always too fast or too slow. I cannot be dictated to by a watch. — Jane Austen
All I wanted to do was write - at the time, poems, and prose, too. I guess my ambition was simply to make money however… — Paul Auster
You have to protect it too, you can't let just any stupid person take it and do something demoralizing with it. At the same time,… — Paul Auster
Those who give themselves to prayer should in a special manner have always a devotion to St. Joseph; for I know not how any man… — Teresa of Avila
I was living an extremely burdensome life, because every time I prayed, I became more clearly aware of my faults. On the one hand, God… — Teresa of Avila
It is a most certain truth, that the richer we see ourselves to be, confessing at the same time our poverty, the greater will be… — Teresa of Avila
Mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone with Him who… — Teresa of Avila
I get offers all the time from film makers, but they are unknown quantities. I don't go there and do experiments. — Dan Aykroyd
We're dabbling in eugenics all the time, breeding ideal crops to replace less aesthetic or nutritious or hardy varieties; leveling forests to graze cattle or… — Diane Ackerman
I get nervous around girls for the first time. Once I'm in, I can take the reins and go. It's just the initial approach I'm… — Jensen Ackles
A powerful attraction exists, therefore, to the promotion of a study and of duties of all others engrossing the time most completely, and which is… — Charles Babbage
The economy of human time is the next advantage of machinery in manufactures. — Charles Babbage
Let him who would enjoy a good future waste none of his present. — Roger Babson
Products made in China are cheap through the exploitation of the workforce. Every time we shop, we are driving the nail further into the coffin… — Joe Baca
When everything happens to you when you're so young, you're very lucky, but by the same token, you're never going to have that same feeling… — Lauren Bacall
It's easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will… — Johann Sebastian Bach

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