- Hill
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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quotes where time plays a role - the surprising history behind common words, warnings about how quickly secrets become outdated once discovered, and fond memories of early scientific curiosity encouraged by family.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
- Night
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- Nov 07, 2020
I became politicised in my mid teens, at the time of ska and 2 Tone and the Anti-Nazi League, when I'd get dressed up for a night out in my white socks and loafers, and the last thing I'd hear is, 'Have a good night - be careful of the police.'
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love writing but don't get a huge amount of time to do it.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can just fight one man at a time.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
People tell me all the time when they meet me, in comedy, they say 'You have that type like Sofia Vergara; you can be like her.' She's beautiful, but she can be ugly, too; she can make ugly faces. She doesn't care. She's very outgoing.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
Rock n' roll sounded like music from another planet. The first time around, we had people like Elvis, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis - all them people.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother - the Irish side of the family - was very musical. My mother was a singer; there was music around the house all the time.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Having said that, I enjoyed every minute of my time and I got a degree of job satisfaction which I am sure was far greater than the majority of my colleagues.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I come from a broken home. My parents split up when I was nine. Everyone gave me a good wallop. But I come from a time when you just put up with that, you got on with things rather than sitting moaning about them.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
Were there stories I wrote along the way that were terrible clinkers? God, yes. But they were all a product of their time, and I did the best I could.
- Nov 07, 2020
It was 1989, and the word 'Muslim' wasn't even really used in Britain at the time; you were either black or Asian.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mum and dad were speaking all the time about, 'In Sudan we do this,' and 'In Egypt we do that,' so I was very aware of cultural differences. I was confused growing up; it gave me a feeling of being an outsider watching others. But I think this is good for a writer.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
The more time I spent in developing countries, and the more time I spent talking to poor people, I realized what they want more than anything is a good job.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020