- Government Workers
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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quotes where time plays a role - the surprising history behind common words, warnings about how quickly secrets become outdated once discovered, and fond memories of early scientific curiosity encouraged by family.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
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't know what to expect from a famous movie star; maybe that he'd be sort of stuck-up, you know. But not Gary Cooper. He horsed around so much... that I had a hard time painting him.
- Relax
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- Nov 07, 2020
You must first spend some time getting your model to relax. Then you'll get a natural expression.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
Life is about having a good time, and it was a good time. We did some things well and some things poorly, but that was always the case.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I loved 'Modern Family!' It was sort of the precursor to 'Trainwreck,' to that character. But I loved it. I had a great time doing it.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
Man's survival, from the time of Adam and Eve until the invention of agriculture, must have been precarious because of his inability to ensure his food supply.
- Peace
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- Nov 07, 2020
Therefore I feel that the aforementioned guiding principle must be modified to read: If you desire peace, cultivate justice, but at the same time cultivate the fields to produce more bread; otherwise there will be no peace.
- Optimism
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- Nov 07, 2020
Optimism doesn't wait on facts. It deals with prospects. Pessimism is a waste of time.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not a good writer, and I don't care. Unfortunately, after I left college, I didn't have time much for literature. I wish I did. Most of the time I read documents, and that's not going to help your writing. But I'm a very logical writer, and you can't get out of me. Once I've nailed you, you're finished.
- Determination
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- Nov 07, 2020
The most amazing lesson in aerodynamics I ever had was the day I climbed a thermal in a glider at the same time as an eagle. I witnessed, close up, effortlessness and lightness combined with strength, precision and determination.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
Joseph Bazalgette created a sewer system which he originally sized for London's needs of the time - he then doubled it to anticipate the future beyond. These are the qualities that I admire.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
In Britain, the idea one could go from blue-collar beginnings to the university was so far out, it was quite unthinkable. I took a variety of jobs to pay for tuition - from ice-cream salesman to night-club bouncer. Whatever earned the most money in the least time.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Aquinas is worth reading. He has stood the test of time. And even where he errs, you can learn more from the errors of a great mind than you can learn from the truths of a small mind. You can see a whole lot farther standing on the shoulders of giants.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've gotten to know a number of readers from being online, and really treasure the time I've spent with them.
- Make
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- Nov 07, 2020
You don't find time to write. You make time. It's my job.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020