- People
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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quotes where time plays a role - the surprising history behind common words, warnings about how quickly secrets become outdated once discovered, and fond memories of early scientific curiosity encouraged by family.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
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Any time you read a book and get attached to the characters, to me it's always a shock when it goes from page to screen and it's not exactly what was in my head or what I was imagining it should be.
- Insult
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- Nov 07, 2020
Insult is powerful. Insult begets both rage and humor and often at the same time.
- Lovely
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Sholay' can be given so many interpretations. I have seen this film so many times since the time I was a kid that I think that there could be 50 lovely interpretations to this film. Different filmmakers can give it so many interpretations, as it's a lovely film.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had a hard time publishing my books in the beginning of my career, because editors were afraid what people would think of THEM, personally, if their name was associated with me.
- Nov 07, 2020
You have to calendar time for yourself even if you have no idea what you're going to do with it.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
German has always felt the language that I come back to. It's given a very hard time by most people for being ugly and guttural. In fact, it's one of the most melodic, lyrical languages around. And German literature is amazing. It's just a treasury for me.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
In my mum's day, you needed to be beautiful for a very short time to catch your man. It didn't start at six and go on until you're 75, right?
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
From a child's point of view, there is rarely a great time for parents to separate, even if there has been a lot of commotion and fighting.
- Past
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- Nov 07, 2020
I loved the speed of go-karting, but didn't have a lot of natural talent. The first time I went out on the track I found it scary; other karts were flying past and bumping into me.
- Luck
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have to perform every time I'm in the car, and show that I'm capable, and I need a little bit of timing and luck to come together.
- Easy
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- Nov 07, 2020
The decision to retire was very easy. The timing had come to the point where it was very clear that my time was up.
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Forever Amber,' written by Kathleen Winsor in 1944, was banned in Boston at the time of its publication as obscene and offensive. This alone would have been enough to excite my interest, but in 1956, it was sitting inoffensively on the shelves of the small country library on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii, where my family spent its summers.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020