On Time Quotes

For the first time, the object of what I want is more important than fulfilling my desires.

I used to not be into the fancy ones. I used to eat goo balls all the time.

I think everybody really responds to the secret society aspect. This idea that you have to remain anonymous, and yet at the same time, you're kind of saving the world.

There is a tendency by a lot of officials to hide behind the king. And it's about time that officials take their responsibility and are responsible in front of the people.

So many people and institutions are against homosexuals that, as a homosexual, you can't waste your time by trying to convince them that you're a good person.

When it comes time to make the scenes concrete and shoot them, I want the freedom for it to exist which means adding, subtracting or modifying.

But I have always said that it's important we must make sure that justice is at all time be maintained.

I grew up in the '60s, which was a creative time, so it wasn't that big of a stretch to go from a baseball bat to a guitar to a film camera.

I see that time divided is never long, and that regularity abridges all things.

Like a Passover Poet gliding from house to house and from trembling soul to trembling soul the wind scribbled sonnets of first time love and weeping haikus of last hours on earth.

At one end of the continuum known as history are first-time events that have generated notable measures of public recognition due to either a positive or negative impact.

The trade magazine and all was banned in my house. The first time I read a film magazine was when I was 18.

The process of re-writing and writing and re-writing means that you may have a brilliant phrase, but over time it distills and distorts and changes.

O, I have read his Heart in his wicked eyes many a time. The very devil is in them.

Hogslop is the real deal groovilicious honkin old-time string band. Guaranteed old-time awesomeness with these fellas around!

Eternity! How know we but we stand On the precipitous and crumbling verge Of Time e'en now, Eternity below?

Life for delays and doubts no time does give, None ever yet made haste enough to live.

His time's forever, everywhere his place.

TIME's Person of the Year for 2006, maintainer of a foot long beard

It is for us and our time...to say the right makes might.

When you have got a ticket to send, and you're not a top costumer, it's best not to waste your time.

We accepted this war for an object, a worthy object, and the war will end when that object is attained. Under God, I hope it never will until that time.

A right result, at this time, will be worth more to the world, than ten times the men, and ten times the money.

Peace does not appear so distant as it did. I hope it will come soon, and come to stay; and so come as to be worth the keeping in all future time.

I desire to see the time when education, and by its means, morality, sobriety, enterprise and industry shall become much more general than at present.

I ... ran for Legislature [in 1832] ... and was beaten-the only time I have been beaten by the people.

I knew all the time I was going to get through the war. It was completely irrational, a silly idea, but I was not going to lie down and get myself killed. I was going to get out of it.

My sense is that the wonderful technology that we have to visualize the inside of the body often leaves physicians feeling that the exam is a waste of time and so they may shortchange the ritual.

Literature is a beautiful way of keeping the imagination alive, of visiting worlds you would never have time to in your day-to-day life. It keeps you abreast of a wider spectrum of human activities.

I spend time with people who are movers and shakers, and others who are just friends I really care for. Some of them are rich, some of them are poor. I couldn't care less. I'm not a snob.

I didn't lose my virginity until I was 18 The first time was a nightmare. Who shows you how to use a condom?

People weren't buying as many records. My record company did not want me. I went through three record companies, went on tour at the wrong time. It destroyed me.

You can't control the audience. When you're on the air and they're not coming to the party, it's time to shut down the party.

It's great to be able to pretend you're tough but funny at the same time.

Most of the time, my favorite drama has comedy in it as well. I think most good dramas have comedy in there. And all of the dramatic actors I look up to are also very funny.

I got drunk in Canada. I was there for 2 days but I was drunk there for 4 days. I don't know how it worked. I guess it was with the time difference or something.

People want to be friends with someone who likes to have a good time.

I think I'd been limiting myself in some ways just writing in first person all the time.

Time and time again I can't please myself.

Nicklaus at the 86 Masters. At his age, with his game at the time.

I remember the first time I saw a Broadway show and how excited I was. That really fuels me and for some, it's the first time they have seen Aladdin.

I have the same fantasy every time I read a book I love, no matter who wrote it, no matter when it was written. That the author has written his book only for me.

“Firewall” seems both scary and protective at the same time. And how often does that happen within one word besides “military” and “government?”

You could feel America starting to ease up a little bit on racism, against blacks in certain pockets, and then suddenly The Cosby Show bubbled up and it was the right time for it.

Every time I wrote a sketch that was in my voice, Ferrell would just do it better.

Any time Chris Nolan wants to call me for advice, he can.

Every time a congressman or pundit says its 'class warfare' to increase taxes on the wealthy, it's a massive lie.

At around 19 I realized that I really didn't have any skills other than making people laugh, so I should probably pursue it full-time.

The only place I want to travel to is the United States Of America from 2008 to 2016. Anywhere else is a horribly dangerous time for women and minorities.

I love Obama. He's my favorite president of all time. I have a giant picture in my apartment in New York that is of his Chicago Tribune cover, Mr. President.