- 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quotes where time plays a role - the surprising history behind common words, warnings about how quickly secrets become outdated once discovered, and fond memories of early scientific curiosity encouraged by family.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
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's O.K. to fail. Just keep putting yourself there. Once I started saying that and really believing that, over time, it just gradually gave me confidence.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've learned how much of an impact that music has on people. I get messages all the time from people telling me what my music means to them and what it has done to them.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mom says I was an introvert. I never saw myself that way, but I was always focused. I didn't spend a lot of time doing things that I didn't think would make me great.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
It sucks to be the runner-up because I've been the runner-up for a long time in my career. I would get so close and then lose a huge movie and sometimes it's one kid who beats you out for three different movies. It's so frustrating at the time, but what's so great is the lesson you take from that, which is, 'I've got to get better.'
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of my favorite comedies is 'Three Amigos!' Oh my gosh, me and my brother quote that all the time.
- Memory
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- Nov 07, 2020
What is true for book publishing is true for civilization: the books that survive the test of time are humanity's backlist, our collective memory.
- Office
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- Nov 07, 2020
Very, very few people actually have long stretches of uninterrupted time at an office.
- Light
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you spend time with potential customers, you get to hear about their struggles firsthand. You see their eyes light up with excitement or darken with confusion. You learn things you would never find in a survey, database, or questionnaire. You learn why people buy.
- Grow
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- Nov 07, 2020
My wife hates the beard. When we dated, I would grow it out during duck season. She said she could handle anything for three months - but now I have it all the time.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have always written - since I was a kid. I might say that I am essentially a writer who is bored to be alone in the room writing. I need to have more people around me. So, I 'write' with a film camera and have a party at the same time by having a bunch of people around.
- Celluloid
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- Nov 07, 2020
Film is the most liberal of arts and, at the same time, it can be a very conservative art. Money that is involved in filmmaking is distributed mostly to men, thus creating a celluloid ceiling for women.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020