Clockwork Quote by Dava Sobel

“the clock is not merely a means of keeping track of the hours, but of synchronising the actions of men”

— David Landes

“A clock in my world is merely for show... Time is not my chosen god.”

— Brandon Gene Petit

“The regularity of the clock was a metaphor for the accuracy of the universe. For the accuracy of God's creative achievement. So the clock…

— Peter Høeg

“Clocks served two purposes, in my opinion. The first was to tell people the time, and the second to impress upon me that time…

— Cees Nooteboom

CLOCK, n. A machine of great moral value to man, allaying his concern for the future by reminding him what a lot of time…

— Ambrose Bierce

“There is no universal clock, but local histories take form beneath our eyes, and begin to regulate themselves, and haltingly are linked to one…

— Maurice Merleau-Ponty

“What a pity clocks don't realize the interesting work they do in making history, as they go on ticking out moments which never before…

— Alice Muriel Williamson

“Even a stopped clock gives the right time twice a day”

— Anonymous

“Staring at the can clock never influence the appointed time that God has ordained for your manifestation. Hold your peace, but don't shift focus.”

— Bayode Ojo

“Even a clock that's broken is right twice a day.”

— Marcia Clark

“The clock is the operating system of modern capitalism, the thing that makes everything else possible - meetings, deadlines, contracts, manufacturing processes, schedules, working…

— Carl Honoré

“one must not allow the clock and the calender to blind him to the fact that each moment of life is a miracle --and…

— Robin S. Sharma