- Life
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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quotes where time plays a role - the surprising history behind common words, warnings about how quickly secrets become outdated once discovered, and fond memories of early scientific curiosity encouraged by family.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
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
From the time I was very young, maybe five or six, I thought a lot about being an actress. I didn't tell my friends about my ambitions, though, especially when I got older, because I thought they would not receive them well. I never talked about what I wanted to do.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whenever I have a little time off, I try to go back to my farm in South Africa. I'll spend time with my family and hunt antelope, kudu and springbok. During a 2010 hunting trip, I tore some ligaments in my ankle when I stepped in a hole.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you want to attract more investment, foreign investment, more talent, more business, I think having some level of certainty that the business environment respects, those who have been your partners for a long time, is important.
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never think of an entire book at once. I always just start with a very small idea. In 'Holes,' I just began with the setting; a juvenile correctional facility located in the Texas desert. Then I slowly make up the story, and rewrite it several times, and each time I rewrite it, I get new ideas, and change the old ideas around.
- Each Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't become a good writer until I learned how to rewrite. And I don't just mean fixing spelling and adding a comma. I rewrite each of my books five or six times, and each time I change huge portions of the story.
- Grow
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every time I start a new novel, it seems like an impossible undertaking. If I tried to do too much too quickly, I would get lost and feel overwhelmed. I have to go slow, and give things a chance to take form and grow.
- Edgar
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- Nov 07, 2020
Also, with information having just come out at the time about J. Edgar Hoover's electronic surveillance of Dr. King, it gave greater weight to the statements of those persons who were alleging involvement of the FBI.
- Most
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- Nov 07, 2020
Words are most malignant, the most treacherous possession of mankind. They are saturated with the sorrows of all time.
- Memories
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you're in your 40s, you become more conscious of life being of limited duration and that you need to create memories and go on little adventures from time to time.
- May
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- Nov 07, 2020
True believers of Scientology seem to know with utmost certainty that they have found the answer to the deepest riddles of all time - they may or may not be right, but that kind of self-belief is very appealing.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
When it was time to meet a chimpanzee, I got very, very anxious because they have the strength of ten men, so I hear.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
One thing that I miss because we spend a lot of time in America is English food, like cooked breakfast and Sunday dinners.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am immensely proud to have helped United win the FA Cup for the 12th time in the club's history.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I have signed for clubs, I have always spoken a long time with the CEO or with the owners, not only at United, but also at Bayern Munich and Barcelona, and I have the faith that they always support me.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020