- 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quotes where time plays a role - the surprising history behind common words, warnings about how quickly secrets become outdated once discovered, and fond memories of early scientific curiosity encouraged by family.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
- Death
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- Nov 07, 2020
Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time... It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other.
- Learning
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is paradoxical that many educators and parents still differentiate between a time for learning and a time for play without seeing the vital connection between them.
- Mystery
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just gravitate to movies where the mystery is the character himself. Any time you see a trailer of something where somebody is questioning 'Who am I?' I'm hooked.
- Positive
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- Nov 07, 2020
Positive, healthy, loving relationships in your twenties... I don't know if anyone would disagree with it: I think they're the exception, not the norm. People are either playing house really aggressively because they're scared of what an uncertain time it is, or they're avoiding commitment altogether.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is something in the act of having tattoos done that I love. It can be quite addictive. I've got a few on my back because my friend is an artist, and a few on my arms. Every time I pass a tattoo parlour, I think, 'Maybe just a tiny one.'
- Car
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm sort of like a T. rex in the world of female actresses. Every time a job is finished, I look at my car and think, 'Could I live in it?'
- Something
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- Nov 07, 2020
Shooting guns is not something I would do in my spare time. I really don't understand why Americans can purchase guns so easily and why they use them for sporting purposes.
- King
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was lucky, as many of my generation was, in having a man like Dr. King in our lives. He came at a time that we needed to take a long look at each other and see how similar we were.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
After I got over the terrible pain of having something of mine taken from me, I began to think how bad everybody else must be feeling. It wasn't a nice time.
- Exerted
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- Nov 07, 2020
Malcolm X made me very strong at a time I needed to understand what I was angry about. He had peace in his heart. He exerted a big influence on me.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
By the time the discussion starts about a movie, it's like bringing up an old boyfriend. It's like, 'I don't even remember exactly what he was like, and now we have to talk about it?'
- Enough
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- Nov 07, 2020
Queer black characters have been the sidekick for long enough. It's time for us to finally take the lead.
- Admire
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the past, when I shot films about fishermen and hunters, I always had to admire their ability to perceive time in its entirety. The present was always temporary.
- Mirror
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- Nov 07, 2020
Looking in the mirror to check if my tie is straight is a waste of my time. I only look in the mirror once a day, and that's in the morning when I shave.
- Civilisation
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our civilisation has lost this bond between times, and tends to measure time with a yardstick, bit by bit, from one point to another.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020