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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quotes where time plays a role - the surprising history behind common words, warnings about how quickly secrets become outdated once discovered, and fond memories of early scientific curiosity encouraged by family.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
- Science
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was living on my own, for a footballer it's easy to do the things that you're not supposed to, or not what the sport science team says. For example, if there's a packet of crisps, you're going to eat them. The same with a packet of sweets. Go to bed at a certain time? You're not going to if you're on your own.
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you are moulding 30 an hour, it takes its toll on your body. It got to the point where my back was just hanging off. It was time to say, 'I can't do this any more'.
- Problems
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- Nov 07, 2020
The whole consideration of - ... am I being compared as such and such's grandson and son - that was minuscule compared to the problems I was having just working... I didn't have time to start worrying about who I was in the eyes of the public.
- Copies
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have copies of the books my grandfather illustrated for Scribner's in each house. I read those books all the time.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can make something for a long time and just not come up with an ending. It's finishing things that I don't enjoy.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of new genres were being born at the time I started going out to clubs in South London, and I was part of an exciting movement that has now blown up around the world.
- Nov 07, 2020
And when the time comes to replace the O2 I have today, maybe my next machine will run Linux.
- Feeling
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of people get Chicago wrong. I've developed this protective feeling about how we're portrayed, and at the same time, I'm acutely aware of the issues we face and the root causes of these issues.
- Book
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- Nov 07, 2020
You cannot prove this in real time, but when economists 20 years from now write a book on the recovery, it may well be entitled, 'It could have been much better.'
- Business
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- Nov 07, 2020
Companies that grow for the sake of growth or that expand into areas outside their core business strategy often stumble. On the other hand, companies that build scale for the benefit of their customers and shareholders more often succeed over time.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
People need to understand: Businesses are going to make mistakes. They shouldn't be shot and hung every time.
- Nov 07, 2020