- Life
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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quotes where time plays a role - the surprising history behind common words, warnings about how quickly secrets become outdated once discovered, and fond memories of early scientific curiosity encouraged by family.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
- Police
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- Nov 07, 2020
I got in trouble with the police, and that was a rude awakening. That was it. I'd seen the bottom of the pit, and it was time to scrape myself out of it.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
If your music is great, you will have fans, not because you have spent time chatting on social media.
- Nov 07, 2020
A songwriter writes songs all the time, whereas just writing a song can be done by anyone, anytime.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm amazed every time I come back to Vancouver at how much it's changed. You go away for a month and there's three more skyscrapers.
- Longest
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's funny... musical theater is what paid my rent and kept me going for the longest time.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are many Broadway songs that apply to moments on 'Mad Men,' and I sing them on set all the time.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I've ridden in parades, I always throw to the kids, the elderly and anyone who is smiling and having a great time. I try to make eye contact with the person. If you catch a ton and a kid nearby hasn't caught much, share.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can't tell you the thrill and joy of when I was cast in my first Broadway show. Granted, it was 'Starlight Express' and it was exhausting, but it was my first time on Broadway, and there was nothing like it.
- Chance
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- Nov 07, 2020
From time to time, just about every 'Vanity Fair' writer has a chance to sell rights to an article or a book to Hollywood.
- Purpose
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- Nov 07, 2020
In this case we're building a corner to stretch a fence and hang a gate. It had a real purpose in the ranch here. I needed to do this. But at the same time, it made a beautiful structure.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think humor is used a lot of the time to keep people from getting too close. Humor side-steps and shifts the meaning.
- Lost
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everything has been homogenized. Over time, with television and jet travel, everybody has blended together. Some of our wonderful charm has been lost.
- Management
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- Nov 07, 2020
Projects are usually undertaken to either solve a problem or take advantage of an opportunity. The probability that the project - even if precisely executed - will complete on time, on budget, and on performance is typically small. Project management is utilized to increase this probability. So in a sense, project management is risk management.
- Grow
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been very engaged in Illinois and Chicago civic activities for a long time; mostly around building businesses and helping entrepreneurs grow companies, but also around education and education reform.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020