- Mom
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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quotes where time plays a role - the surprising history behind common words, warnings about how quickly secrets become outdated once discovered, and fond memories of early scientific curiosity encouraged by family.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
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
My biggest project right now is trying to be a really great mom and learning how to balance family and career. I'm just trying to spend as much time with my family as I can.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I used to take 40 minutes to warm up before going on stage. If you want to spend time with your child as well as having a career, you have to get up there even if your head's a mess. It's made me more relaxed, and I'm having some of my best shows.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I set the bar high because I don't want to do just any other show just to keep working. I want to do something special that means something to people and speaks to them. Those kinds of opportunities don't come along all the time!
- Past
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the tragedies of modern times is that people have come to believe that something said by someone in the past, perhaps for illustrative or provocation purposes, actually represents that person's beliefs at the time.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
Yeah, I know, any time you hear an actor say, 'I do music', you cringe. But I want to be gradual with my music. I want to earn my stripes.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have little routines in the theater. Once I've established something, like the order of putting on makeup and a costume, I have to invariably do it in the same order every time, even if I only did it by chance the first time round.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I sing to my wife; it helps me. She was my muse. I've written so many songs about her, to her, with references to her, and still do. She's a big part of my life. We were together for 33 years. It actually does me good - she's with me all that time in that way.
- Better Now
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- Nov 07, 2020
My first Olympics was Munich in 1972. I am better now than I was then, in knowledge and experience. The age of top riders generally tends to be older than in other sports because it takes a lot of time to be consistent.
- Morning
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- Nov 07, 2020
I work out every morning for an hour while in front of the news channel or business channels, then I'll ride for four, five hours a day. So I'm on the move all the time, and I think that's the key. A body in motion tends to stay in motion. That's the law of physics.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
In real life, writers tend to be quite boring, but in our books, we're having exciting adventures all the time.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just wanted to play as long as I could. When you stop playing, you're not going to get it back. When you don't enjoy it, that's the time to pack it in.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
The music I listened to as a kid - the Stones, the Beatles - that was so rebellious at the time, it became mainstream.
- Aim
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- Nov 07, 2020
I aim to direct as much as I act at some point in time.
- Acting
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- Nov 07, 2020
You spend enough time on set as an actor and it's great when a director was at some point an actor or understands acting. They're able to finesse performances out of you that a lot directors can't get.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
The only time I even entertain the tiniest element of religion is for Christmas carols.
- Think
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- Nov 07, 2020