Quotes about Time

As we advance in life, we acquire a keener sense of the value of time. Nothing else, indeed, seems of any consequence; and we become misers in this respect.

Seek to live,remembrance is for the old.

Because paper has more patience than people.

If the stars should appear but one night every thousand years how man would marvel and adore.

Beauty remains, pain ends up passing

Life is short, but art is long. Sophocles is dead, but Oedipus lives on…Each of us when we read a great piece of literature is a little more human than before.

Impatience can cause wise people to do foolish things.

Memories are beautiful things, Boy. When the person that ya loved is gone, when the happy time is over, then ya've still got yer memories. Thank God fer this special gift of His that lets ya sorta live yer experiences again and again. S'pose there ain't no price one would settle on fer the worth of memories.

The longer something takes, the less likely it is that you're going to finish it.

Meaningful work, creative work, thoughtful work, important work—this type of effort takes stretches of uninterrupted time to get into the zone. But in the modern office such long stretches just can't be found. Instead, it's just one interruption after another.

Soon you'll see that it's the work—not the clock—that matters.

Commuting isn't just bad for you, your relationships, and the environment—it's bad for business. And it doesn't have to be that way.