On Time Quotes

There was a time when beheadings were in the public mind because people around the world were getting their heads cut off for various reasons.

The time on either side of now stands fast.

Time is but a phantom dagger That motion lifts to slay itself.

Another cause of confusion, and the resulting feelings of nervousness, hurry, and anxiety, is the absurd habit of trying to do many things at one time.

Time spent with poets is never wasted.

Time unbounded is hard to handle.

I am furious at all the letters to answer, when all I want to do is think and write poems. ... I long for open time, with no obligations except toward the inner world and what is going on there.

So this was fame at last! Nothing but a vast debt to be paid to the world in energy, blood, and time.

making order out of disorder any time, anywhere, can be regarded as a sacrament.

Growing old is, of all things we experience, that which takes the most courage, and at a time when we have the least resources, especially with which to meet frustration.

Life comes in clusters, clusters of solitude, then a cluster when there is hardly time to breathe.

Routine is not a prison, but the way into freedom from time.

Difficult is a far cry from impossible. The distance between these two lies hope. Hope and fear cannot occupy the same space at the same time. Invite one to stay.

Each time a dancer moves devoutly or a composer faithfully searches the silence for the veiled melodies, eternity is engaged.

And one of my absolute favorite quotes of all-time, one that I've adopted as one of my greatest life mottos: Life loves to be taken by the lapel and told: "I'm with you kid. Let's go."

I don't know how much longer I'll be around. I'll probably be writing when the Lord says, 'Maya, Maya Angelou, it's time.'

I long for the time when all human history is taught as one history, because it really is.

I suggest that the great art belongs to all people, all the time--that indeed it is made for the people, by the people, to the people.

If we live long enough, we may even get over war. I imagine a time when somebody will mention the word war and everyone in the room will start to laugh. And what do you mean war?

I think we ought to give ourselves more time. We should be more patient with ourselves and with each other.

Fantasies were safe. It was a break from reality. A chance to act on desires for a short period of time.

Vulnerability, like he had the power to hurt her or pleasure her in a way no other man could. For the first time, he was uncomfortable with the idea of having complete power over her

How do you maybe hit someone?” Michael drawled. “Okay, so I decked him. At the time he deserved it.

He did and said all the right things. Things that went straight to her heart, and worse, they inspired the one thing that she'd given up along time ago. Hope.

Every memorial in its time has a different goal.

I try to make sure that I make music that can stand the test of time.

I came out of retirement to run a start-up, Historically, I seldom used all of my vacation time, and the last sick day I took was in 1992. I am a sick puppy.

I had a really good time on the show [Sisterhood of Hip Hop]. Most of all, what I've learned is I need to share what it is that I know.

I like to play good girls more because I play bad ones all the time!

I work a lot with a green screen, which is really time consuming. All the special effects are.

If the thrill is gone, it's time to take it back.

It was always summer and the future called We were ready for adventure and we wanted them all And there was so much left to dream And so much time to make it real

Life beats up on everyone from time to time. If you don't want to reach out to a trusted friend or professional, find hope, optimism and perhaps a path out of your situation in the stories of others.

See? Anger can be healthy. When the time comes–and it will come–remember that. And what I said. Embrace your powers–love yourself the way Nature made you, and you will prevail. Always.

Escape from the realm of the dead is impossible. She's not dead. Not this time.

I get accused all the time of having a big mouth. But if you ask me, guys gossip way more than girls do.

You didn't," John said, stepping from the shadows as he clapped for me, "even hit your head this time.

But I intend to enjoy the weeks I have left with you to the fullest. Because I know from my study of the philosophy of time, whatever is going to happen in the future is already unavoidable.

But then I remembered something Grandmere had once assured me of: No one has ever died of embarrassment-never, not once in the whole history of time.

Summer is my favorite time to read mysteries.

time stood still. I fell into that beloved space that writers fall into, the reason most write, as it's better than drugs or alcohol ... a high without hangover, an affair without pain.

After all this time, I know exactly where I belong.

It's a strange sensation to live inside another person's life, to wonder all the time what he is doing, or thinking or feeling.

In The Interestings I wanted to write about what happens to talent over time. In some people talent blooms, in others it falls away.

We are living at a time where there are so many films available to watch through so many formats all the time. It's hard for any film to stand out in that din.

From the first time you laughed with me, all those months, and all those stories,” Joe said quietly. “They were all you, to me. All of them were you.

If you're lucky, the friends you make when you're sixteen stay with you for the rest of your life. If you're smart, you know when it's time to let them go.

If I'd known it was going to be the last time he'd ever hold me, I'd have paid better attention.

Bad things can happen to anyone at any time, whether you follow the rules or not.

You don't have to agree with me, but I think the heart of who we are stays pretty much the same," Hope said, "What changes is how those core traits manifest themselves over time.