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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quotes where time plays a role - the surprising history behind common words, warnings about how quickly secrets become outdated once discovered, and fond memories of early scientific curiosity encouraged by family.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

Quality
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Nov 07, 2020

You have to get under the hood and spend some quality time with someone to understand what they're really good at.

Quotes by Aileen Lee

Nov 07, 2020

I grew up in New Jersey and played sports and rode my bike around. It was a really nice time - kids didn't have cellphones then - and you knew everyone in the town.

Quotes by Aileen Lee

Love
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Nov 07, 2020

Spend the first six to 12 months building a great product or service that people love, rather than chasing investors. When the time comes to engage investors, you will be meeting them from a position of strength. This makes all the difference.

Quotes by Aileen Lee

Nov 07, 2020

I've made a point of trying not to play the same part, and of moving between theatre and film and TV. The idea is that by the time you come back, you have been away for a year and people have forgotten you. If you like having time off, which I do, that's a good career strategy.

Nov 07, 2020

A lot of times girls think they're funny, but they want to pretty at the same time, and if you want to be funny, you have to be willing to get ugly.

Nov 07, 2020

It's very important to take care of yourself. Everyone's lives are so busy. Take at least an hour a day to recharge and do whatever makes you better. For grown-ups, whether it's a spa, sitting in a park with a book, or coffee, take time for yourself.

Nov 07, 2020

The most generous part of your philanthropy could be the time you put in to procure the same results and same outcomes and same returns you demand in business.

War
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Nov 07, 2020

Grozny's been largely rebuilt. But at the same time, I think the war is very much being waged inside its survivors.

Nov 07, 2020

To become a doctor, you spend so much time in the tunnels of preparation - head down, trying not to screw up, trying to make it from one day to the next - that it is a shock to find yourself at the other end, with someone shaking your hand and asking how much money you want to make.

Nov 07, 2020

Outfield to infield is the most jarring because in the outfield, you have much more time to throw.

Live
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Nov 07, 2020

Brock Lesnar is a guy who doesn't do a lot of live events, doesn't do a lot of house shows, but every time he steps in the ring, it has a big-fight feel.

Nov 07, 2020

When you're making video, you're giving structure to time, which is what a composer does.

Nov 07, 2020

Most painters want recognition, especially by their peers. I achieved that a long time ago with TV. I don't need any more.

Nov 07, 2020

The more time I was spending with the British team, the more of a laugh I was having with them. It's clean, their way of cycling; it's more about what you can produce as an athlete.

Long
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Nov 07, 2020

People always think I left, and I was living in the States for a long time... But home has always been Calgary.

Nov 07, 2020

When you're a musician, a lot of time people help you out; they take pity on you. Family members will kind of come around and are like, 'Listen, I bought you a bunch of groceries because I know that you're a screwup.'

Nov 07, 2020

I was thinking about doing another film at the same time, which was the sequel to Basic Instinct and I just had a feeling that wasn't going to happen. You know, I just kind of read the writing on the wall.

Nov 07, 2020

I've often been asked to run for office. I have no desire to do that, I would not want my time with the family or the company restricted because of the demands of an elected position.

Nov 07, 2020

When a company is facing a problem, it always takes a stance and takes a decision, but at the same time it wants to make sure of what it can learn from it, what enhancements it can make.

Nov 07, 2020

Honestly, I don't really read about myself. I look at the pictures sometimes. Sometimes I'm looking at them, and I'm thinking, 'They could choose some better ones.' But I don't spend time reading about myself because I know what I'm up to. I prefer to read about other people.

A few quotes look further back, considering time on a generational scale rather than a daily one. For nearby reading in Hindi, see Anmol Vachan or Suvichar on this same theme.

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