- 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quotes where time plays a role - the surprising history behind common words, warnings about how quickly secrets become outdated once discovered, and fond memories of early scientific curiosity encouraged by family.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
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first time I went to therapy, I had to stop going because they were making me hate my parents.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
For a short time we lived quietly. But this could not last. White men had found gold in the mountains around the land of winding water.
- Kids
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- Nov 07, 2020
I stopped taking calls when I'm with my kids. It's either work time or family time.
- Got
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've got a fastball, change-up, forkball, curve, slider, knuckle-slider, knuckle-curve, I had about seven pitches I could have used at any time.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first time I picked up a bat in a professional game, I hit a ball hard left-handed, and my first home run was so effortless, it surprised me.
- Loved
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have always loved the Bay Area. I spent a lot of time in the Bay Area. I started my career there. That's a huge part of the excitement for me.
- Moment
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- Nov 07, 2020
Prefer a loss to a dishonest gain; the one brings pain at the moment, the other for all time.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think I'm ridiculously fortunate. I consider myself a Nigerian - that's home; my sensibility is Nigerian. But I like America, and I like that I can spend time in America.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
I look young. I heard this said so often that it became irritating. I once worked as a babysitter for a woman who, the first time we met, said she didn't want somebody in high school. I was 22. Later, I realised that in certain places being female and looking 'young' meant it was more difficult to be taken seriously, so I turned to make-up.
- Poor
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- Nov 07, 2020