Clock Quote by Georges Pompidou Download Open image “The rest of the world cannot be expected to regulate its life by a clock which is always slow.” — Georges Pompidou ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.8 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Clock Expected Life World
“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 Copy Share Image
No life goes past so swiftly as an eventless one, no clock spins like a clock whose days are all alike. — Wallace Stegner Copy Share Image
Laws and institutions, like clocks, must occasionally be cleaned, wound up, and set to true time. — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
“If you live long enough, you learn time is an illusion created by men who fear death. The clocks and watches worshipped by those… — Amber Kizer Copy Share Image
“What’s wrong with turning back the clock if the clock is wrong? We need not be slaves to our technologies” — Neil Postman Copy Share Image
A clock is a little machine that shuts us out from the wonder of time. — Susan Glaspell Copy Share Image
The clock is impotent; mechanical time does not affect those living in an eternal present. — Paul Schrader Copy Share Image
People don't understand the virtue of time, until their clock stops ticking. — Steve Goodman Copy Share Image
We have such a finite amount of hours on this planet, and there is just no excuse for living a mundane, predictable life in… — Masiela Lusha Copy Share Image
There are three way of courting ruin -- women, gambling, and calling in technicians. — Georges Pompidou Copy Share Image
When I first arrived at the Matignon, my desire was to reconcile Parliament and De Gaulle. I had forgotten only two things. Parliament and… — Georges Pompidou Copy Share Image
Your city is remarkable not only for its beauty. It is also, of all the cities in the United States, the one whose name,… — Georges Pompidou Copy Share Image
There are three roads to ruin; women, gambling and technicians. The most pleasant is with women, the quickest is with gambling, but the surest… — Georges Pompidou Copy Share Image
There are three ways to spoil a public man: women, gambling, and listening to experts. The first is the pleasantest, the second is the… — Georges Pompidou Copy Share Image
A statesman is a politician who places himself at the service of the nation. A politician is a statesman who places the nation at… — Georges Pompidou Copy Share Image
The most dangerous thing about student riots is that adults take them seriously. — Georges Pompidou Copy Share Image
My fate is to be President of the Republic - or leader of the opposition. — Georges Pompidou Copy Share Image
A clock struck out the hour of twelve, and the bird in the hedgerow was still singing as we marched out to the roadway,… — Patrick MacGill Copy Share Image
Steven Spielberg seems to have wanted to be a director from 13. He put his dog in a certain position and made him eat… — Albert Brooks Copy Share Image
No life goes past so swiftly as an eventless one, no clock spins like a clock whose days are all alike. — Wallace Stegner Copy Share Image
Those who stop marketing to save money are like those who stop a clock to save time. — Henry Ford Copy Share Image
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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 Copy Share Image
You get 15 minutes of fame, I hear, and I've had 14 minutes. The clock's ticking. — Tim Howard Copy Share Image
For the most part, improvising while cameras are rolling is very difficult. 99% of people you should never ask to do that, because they're… — Albert Brooks Copy Share Image
You're punishing him over and over for things that are out of his control. Now, I'm not saying you shouldn't have a fully loaded… — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image