- 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quotes where time plays a role - the surprising history behind common words, warnings about how quickly secrets become outdated once discovered, and fond memories of early scientific curiosity encouraged by family.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
I went through life like an idiot for a great deal of the time, saying there's nothing I would change. That was a very arrogant thing to say. There's a lot I would change. There are people I would have steered clear of.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
We are all the foolishness and all the crimes we did. We're also all the kindnesses we did. I hate to think of life as if we understood time. We don't understand time.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
We were married for almost 45 years. We fought all the time, it wasn't a great love or anything, it wasn't a great, all-consuming passion. She was just there. A lot of people were startled because we didn't seem devoted but we were.
- Inspiration
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is time we in Scotland put England in its proper place and instead of our leaning on England and taking inspiration from her, we should lean and turn to Europe, for it is there our future prosperity lies.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
Africa has been troubled for a long time - well, the world has been troubled ever since I was born.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
Their humble dwellings were of their own rearing; it was they themselves who had broken in their little fields; from time immemorial, far beyond the reach of history, had they possessed their mountain holdings.
- Make
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- Nov 07, 2020
My goal was to make first lieutenant. I never spent a lot of time worrying about what came after that.
- Nov 07, 2020
I know I've said, 'Do you know what I mean?' an awful lot, and every time I've said it, I've cringed inside.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can still have chemistry on screen without getting on with the person. But it just makes your job a lot easier if you don't have to gird your loins, if that's not quite the right phrase, every time you're going to do a scene with that person.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Long ago, I was lucky enough to shoot 'Flashpoint' and 'Durham County' at the same time. It doesn't happen often in an actor's life that you get two great parts simultaneously.
- Summer
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- Nov 07, 2020
With 2 movies opening this summer, I have no relaxing time at all. Whatever I have is spent in a drunken stupor.
- Mistake
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think getting married was a mistake along the way, but at the same time I wouldn't have the wonderful children I have if I didn't get married.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
Honestly, I don't think I'm a good promoter. I spend almost zero time or effort asking new readers to sample or purchase my work. That's not the job of the author. We should write our best material and leave it up to readers to spread the word.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020