- Feel
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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quotes where time plays a role - the surprising history behind common words, warnings about how quickly secrets become outdated once discovered, and fond memories of early scientific curiosity encouraged by family.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
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
The man who puts life into an idea is acclaimed a genius, because he does the right thing at the right time. Therein lies the difference between the genius and a commonplace man.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
The only way I survived at school was by doing impersonations of teachers and pupils. That led to me winning a talent competition when I was 16; the prize was three or four gigs in working men's clubs. I was just showing off: at the time, I thought that's what acting was.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm very prescriptive about my routine. Almost nothing changes: I have the same meal - pasta with Bolognese sauce - between shows; the person who dresses me stands on the same side every time; I take the same route to the stage. I'm very OCD about these things, as most actors are.
- Big
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- Nov 07, 2020
For a time, I really thought acting was just impersonating. But impersonation is just big brush strokes, really. What makes acting different is empathy.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
Bowie has been in my mind as someone who disappeared from the public for a long time and then emerged. A strange, exotic creature - he seems to inherit a tradition of enigma and exclusiveness.
- Good Looks
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- Nov 07, 2020
In our culture, good looks are so important, and today he'd head straight for a plastic surgeon, but in Cyrano's time, the nose was who he was, and it didn't matter that he was a brilliant poet, a brilliant swordsman, a brilliant man. His nose defined him.
- Born
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- Nov 07, 2020
Although it is generally known, I think it's about time to announce that I was born at a very early age.
- Economics
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- Nov 07, 2020
First rule of Economics 101: our desires are insatiable. Second rule: we can stomach only three Big Macs at a time.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you're in between the white lines, the game face is on. I was only focused on the task at hand - out, safe, ball, strike - leaving little time to think about how special a player, moment or game happened to be.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
I set out to be the best umpire of my time. But I don't know what it takes to be great.
- Nov 07, 2020
As a lifelong Republican it's time for me and everybody else to reclaim the soul of the Republican Party.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm fighting for the heart and soul of the Republican Party and I think if I win this campaign that people will take notice and the next time they select a candidate, they will look at the principles.
- Nov 07, 2020
Whenever I have time and am compelled to watch anything, it's usually something I'm not in!
- Favorite Thing
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- Nov 07, 2020
My favorite thing to pass the time in the makeup chair is YouTube videos of talking cats. I don't know why, but they make me laugh.
- Opportunity
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- Nov 07, 2020