Timed Quotes

46 quotes by 45 authors

The sky was clear - remarkably clear - and the twinkling of all the stars seemed to be but throbs of one body, timed by… — Thomas Hardy
The best timed joke or the best timed phrase comes at spontaneous moments and just relies on me as the host to be very quick,… — Steve Harvey
He who seldom speaks, and with one calm well-timed word can strike dumb the loquacious, is a genius or a hero. — Johann Kaspar Lavater
I'm a big fan of 'Glee.' I think it's really smart. And I think it's well-timed. But you can't not be surprised at the reception… — Cory Monteith
Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech. — Martin Farquhar Tupper
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause. — Mark Twain
...If he failed the first time he took his driver's licence test, it was mainly because he started an argument with the examiner in an… — Vladimir Nabokov
Mr. Greer timed all our speeches with an oven timer. Things were nothing at Tribeca Alternative, considered one of Manhattan's finest prep schools, if not… — Meg Cabot
Remembering from last year how Haymitch's gifts are often timed to send a message, I make a note to myself. Be friends with Finnick. You'll… — Suzanne Collins
The fragility of love is what is most at stake hereâ€”humanity's most crucial three-word avowal is often uttered only to find itself suddenly embarrassing or… — Christopher Hitchens
Stacheâ€™s attack was perfectly timed, thanks to his veteran-pirate grasp tacticsâ€”and a big piece if luck. — Dave Barry
Biology designed the dance. Terror timed it. Dictated the rhythm with which their bodies answered each other. As though they already knew that for each… — Arundhati Roy
These are things that only dogs and women understand because we tap into the pain directly, we connect to pain directly from its source, and… — Garth Stein
Laying a hand on his heart, she timed its beats to her own. And knew the truest magic was there. — Nora Roberts
Very good laws may be ill timed. — Baron de Montesquieu
And just like that, something inside shifted very subtly, so that all the empty spaces in him suddenly disappeared, so that his breath timed to… — Jodi Picoult
What is both surprising and delightful is that the spectators are allowed, and even expected, to join in the vocal part of the game...There is… — George Bernard Shaw
Stories of all lengths and depths come from different parts of the cave. For a novel, you must lay in mental, physical and spiritual provision… — Jane Gardam
Remember folks stop lights timed for 35 mph are also timed for 70 mph. — Jim Samuels
Then when you have finished the prayer, remember Allah standing and sitting and reclining; but when you are secure (from danger) keep up prayer; surely… — Quran

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