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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quotes where time plays a role - the surprising history behind common words, warnings about how quickly secrets become outdated once discovered, and fond memories of early scientific curiosity encouraged by family.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
- Politicians
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are politicians who seethe with ambition all the time, and there are a lot of other politicians who don't. I'm in the second category, that's all.
- Eliminated
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- Nov 07, 2020
At one time in my life, I stood in queues for 'Indian Idol' auditions, and I got eliminated at Top 8 or Top 9. I could have never imagined that one day I will be judging this show where I was a contestant myself.
- Get
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- Nov 07, 2020
My schedule is such that even though I visit several cities for performances, I hardly get the time to explore any of them.
- Regret
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- Nov 07, 2020
The one thing I regret was that my work required an enormous amount of my time, and a lot of travel.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
I really love New York, and I've lived here for a long time. I know not just the different neighborhoods but the different kind of class cultures in New York from the up-and-coming, down-and-out kind of artist to the powerful worlds of finance.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
My first trip to China was in 1975 when my father was the 'bicycling ambassador' representing the U.S. in Beijing. This was a time towards the end of the Cultural Revolution where there were very few personal liberties, China was pretty much closed off to the West.
- Precious
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you are working or a veteran or a parent, time is often the most precious commodity.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The example set by my grandparents and parents - that of giving one's time, talent, voice and resources, either from one's own home or from the highest office in the land - had a profound effect on me and my siblings.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't know if many people know this about me, but I have multiple sclerosis. So I don't have time for a lot of shades of gray. I don't have time for BS.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's a good thing Winston Churchill was around before the shallow age of television. He might never have become one of the greatest leaders of all time.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The other day at a drive-through, I reminded the teenage girl serving me that she forgot my drinks. She looked at me, hissed, rolled her eyes, and then took her sweet time getting me the sodas.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The history of exploration across nations and across time is not one where nations said, 'Let's explore because it's fun.' It was, 'Let's explore so that we can claim lands for our country, so that we can open up new trade routes; let's explore so we can become more powerful.'
- Science
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is no science in this world like physics. Nothing comes close to the precision with which physics enables you to understand the world around you. It's the laws of physics that allow us to say exactly what time the sun is going to rise. What time the eclipse is going to begin. What time the eclipse is going to end.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't want to repeat my mistakes so I stopped, took some time out and started having therapy. My songs were bringing up feelings inside of me I didn't really understand, so I wanted to understand where they were coming from to help me be a better person and a better songwriter.
- Nov 07, 2020
I'm getting grumpier all the time.
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