- Doing
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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quotes where time plays a role - the surprising history behind common words, warnings about how quickly secrets become outdated once discovered, and fond memories of early scientific curiosity encouraged by family.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
- Police
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- Nov 07, 2020
The name Hot Boys was based on a time in New Orleans where if you were really doing something or if the police were looking for you, people would be like, 'He hot. That boy hot.'
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every time you put on an Oriole uniform, it's always a great blessing, and you always want that opportunity to put that on.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm quiet and introverted, and I like to just be by myself a lot. I like to read and just get away and surf. I have a lot of alone time.
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020
The last Pan Am Games in 2011 was one of the best experiences in my career. It was the first time women's boxing was in the Pan Am Games and any major games, and I had the opportunity to box in the first women's boxing fight and then went on to win gold.
- Loved
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember the first time I stepped into the ring at age 16. I loved hitting things... but who likes getting hit?!
- Fear
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don’t live my life based on fear of failure. I live my life with an understanding of failure and I’m embracing it, because every time I fail, I learn something new.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I schedule 'me' time because, just like everyone else, I need to unwind. I try to remember to take it easy and breathe.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
But I loved the theatre and I was just doing theatre 24/7 and kept dropping courses because I didn't have the time and the chancellor thought that wasn't a good idea after awhile.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every time I look at both of my children, I see a future which is very bright for them, and I recognize that I need to be a role model. If they see me as someone who can achieve whatever I want, I believe that they will follow in my footsteps, and that is something that I strive for every single day.
- Living
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in South Africa, but like many people at that time, I couldn't bear living in the country. The main motivation for moving to Britain was to get away.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
The age of 18 seemed the right time to try something different in my life. Moving to the U.K. was a risk, and I was never confident that I could ever make a full-time living being a musician, but I had to try. Initially, I worked as a jazz musician in pubs or with bands.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
One can become enthusiastic over anything. For a time I was delighted with bomb throwing. It gave me a tremendous pleasure to bomb those fellows from above.
- Down
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- Nov 07, 2020
Of course, with the increasing number of aeroplanes one gains increased opportunities for shooting down one's enemies, but at the same time, the possibility of being shot down one's self increases.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have had an experience which might perhaps be described as being shot down. At the same time, I call shot down only when one falls down. Today I got into trouble but I escaped with a whole skin.
- Song
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you break new grounds and try to do something different, it's always a high. I remember the first time we did a whole song in slow motion with lipsync for 'Geetanjali.' It was not prevalent at that time. We just had a method and we tried to do that. We weren't sure whether it was going to work, but that is the kind of risk you take.
- Go Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
Jimmy Grants is my first stop every time I go home to Australia. They make the best souvlakis you have ever tasted.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was doing those roles on ABC Family late in the year, and at the same time, I was auditioning for 'Galavant.' But 'Galavant' was quite a wide casting call. I wasn't recommended or anything. It just kind of happened.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020