- Music
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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quotes where time plays a role - the surprising history behind common words, warnings about how quickly secrets become outdated once discovered, and fond memories of early scientific curiosity encouraged by family.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
I realized that I've lived half my life already, and it's time to believe in - and stand up for - myself.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
It must surprise people that I'm such a rap fan, but it's true. Sometimes, just staying in, putting on some rap music, and letting loose is all I need to have a good time.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
Women know what they're doing all the time, and they're pretending that they don't.
- Now
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- Nov 07, 2020
The #MeToo and Time's Up movements have been a roar on behalf of women, and the voices are genuinely empowered now. I really feel that.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every time I see the rails of my photo shoots, it's like Dr. Seuss, or as if they've skinned Muppets.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
As women, we get the message about how to be a good girl - how to be a good, pretty girl - from such an early age. Then, at the same time, we're told that well-behaved girls won't change the world or ever make a splash.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am having a good time doing nothing.
- Play
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- Nov 07, 2020
If the playwright knew every little thing about his play, why bother? There must be discovery all the time, otherwise why bother to do it?
- Noise
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- Nov 07, 2020
There was a time when I couldn't watch sitcoms for a while because it was just cacophony, it was just noise.
- Battle
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- Nov 07, 2020
I worked on live studio drama, which was one weird aberration in the 1980s. I worked on the 'Battle of Waterloo,' and my job was to reload the Brown Bess muskets - the only time the audience realised it was live was when somebody leant on a button and plunged the whole studio into blackout.
- Decision
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- Nov 07, 2020
In management terms, directing opera certainly prepares you for a film set: the magnitude of it, the experts in other fields that you have to call on. Both are massive ensemble jobs in which there's incredible pressure to get things done on time and on budget - so much so that making the wrong decision may be better than making no decision at all.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
Any time three New Yorkers get into a cab without an argument, a bank has just been robbed.
- Funny
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- Nov 07, 2020
The only time I ever enjoyed ironing was the day I accidentally got gin in the steam iron.
- Death
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- Nov 07, 2020
I get scared to death every time I have to play. I always get nervous because you never know what to expect. The crowd could be awful, or it could be amazing. You just never know what you're going to get until you get out there and do it. I just do my best and have fun.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020