- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
Time Quotes
Quotes marking moments across time.
This page brings together quotes where time plays a role - the surprising history behind common words, warnings about how quickly secrets become outdated once discovered, and fond memories of early scientific curiosity encouraged by family. It pairs well with Family Quotes for related reflections.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Questions
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- Nov 07, 2020
I do think from time to time that conceptual questions arise: What do we mean by equilibrium? What do we mean by this concept and that concept?
- Innovation
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- Nov 07, 2020
My view is that innovation has declined in the everyday processes that businesses tinker with incrementally as they try to become more productive over time.
- Reason
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was promised on a time - to have reason for my rhyme; From that time unto this season, I received nor rhyme nor reason.
- Equality
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- Nov 07, 2020
Barack Obama's decision to come out in favour of gay marriage may be a historic occasion, but it is not an isolated one. His administration has been making pro-gay noises for some time; his demographic in the upcoming election is young and educated, precisely the group that favours equality for the LGBT community.
- Genius
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is high time we found out about this man Cummings. Let us give him every opportunity to show us at once whether he is a genius, a charlatan, or a congenital defective - and get him off our minds.
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- Nov 07, 2020
When people ask for time, it's always for time to say no. Yes has one more letter in it, but it doesn't take half as long to say.
- Happens
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had the story, bit by bit, from various people, and, as generally happens in such cases, each time it was a different story.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had wanted to place the Eye-in-the-Sea at an oasis on the bottom of the ocean, in some site rich with life that was likely to be patrolled by large predators. The first time I got to test the camera at such a place was in 2004, in the north end of the Gulf of Mexico, at an amazing location called the brine pool.
- Floats
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- Nov 07, 2020
Squid experts have been debating for some time about whether the giant squid is a passive predator that just floats around in the water and waits to bump into something. I was never one to imagine it to be passive.
- Endured
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- Nov 07, 2020
The person who grieves suffers his passion to grow upon him; he indulges it, he loves it; but this never happens in the case of actual pain, which no man ever willingly endured for any considerable time.
- Luck
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- Nov 07, 2020
Yes, there's a luck in most things; and in none more than being born at the right time.
- Fuss
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't spend a lot of time thinking about dying, but I like to think that I've - if it did occur - that I would die peacefully and not make too much of a fuss about it.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
And I was very comfortable with this band even when we disagreed. It takes a long time to feel comfortable enough to disagree with somebody. When everything happened, it just was really confusing. It's like our weaknesses were nurtured and brought out front by outsiders.
- Acting
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wanted to act; that was my one goal. I wanted to devote all my time to acting and not waitressing or anything else.
- Hard Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have this dog named Marley, and it is a kind of love I had never known. I have a hard time believing Marley did not come from my body. I know that sounds insane, but I feel that connected to her. She made me realize I wanted to adopt children.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020