Accomplishment Quote by Franz Grillparzer

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 usually a clock in our heads regarding decisions we make and the course of our lives. Sometimes this clock is helpful in…

— Robert S. Kaplan

The clock, for all its precision in measurement, is a blunt instrument for the psyche and for society. Schedules can replace sensitivity to the…

— Jay Griffiths

“What’s wrong with turning back the clock if the clock is wrong? We need not be slaves to our technologies”

— Neil Postman

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

— David Landes

What is a clock? Something agreed upon and arbitrarily imposed upon us. Standard time. Not true time. Symbolizing the whole standardization of our lives.

— Susan Glaspell

“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

When we are unduly impatient with an omniscient God's timing, we really are suggesting that we know what's best. Strange isn't it-we who wear…

— Neal A. Maxwell

Biological clock? I don't even own a watch.

— Sarah Mlynowski

We are never against the clock. As it ticks a second away, God's plan for us happens at the same time. We quite never…

— Alfred Evangelista Pedigan

“The mechanical clock,” as Lewis Mumford wrote, “made possible the idea of regular production, regular working hours and a standardized product.” In short, without…

— Neil Postman

“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