Quotes
Quotes about Time
I feel certain that I'm going mad again. I feel we can't go through another of those terrible times. And I shan't recover this time. I begin to hear voices.
A little while and I will be gone from among you, when I cannot tell. From no where we came, into nowhere we go. What is life? Itis a flash of a firefly in the night. It is a breath of a buffalo inthe winter time. It is the little shadow that runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.
I shall look forward to a pleasant time.
Professor Goddard does not know the relation between action and reaction and the need to have something better than a vacuum against which to react. He seems to lack the basic knowledge ladled out daily in high schools.â1921 New York Times editorial about Robert Goddard's revolutionary rocket work.
Sentiment is intellectualized emotion, emotion precipitated, as it were, in pretty crystals by the fancy.
It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that the submerged truth sometimes comes to the top.
Don't be dismayed at good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends.
Stern fate and time Will have their victims; and the best die first, Leaving the bad still strong, though past their prime, To curse the hopeless world they ever curs'd Vaunting vile deeds, and vainest of the worst.
Her new bark is worse than ten times her old bite.
Chide him for faults, and do it reverently, When you perceive his blood inclined to mirth, But, being moody, give him time and scope, Till that his passions, like a whale on ground, Confound themselves with working.
On such an occasion as this, All time and nonsense scorning, Nothing shall come amiss, And we won't go home till morning.
Why should we break up Our snug and pleasant party? Time was made for slaves, But never for us so hearty.
It is time that financial types developed a greater tolerance for imprecision, because thatâs the way the world is.
The standard of living has risen along with the size of the world's population since the beginning of recorded time. There is no convincing economic reason why these trends toward a better life should not continue indefinitely.
We live in a time of transition, an uneasy era which is likely to endure for the rest of this century. During the period we may be tempted to abandon some of the time-honored principles and commitments which have been proven during the difficult times of past generations. We must never yield to this temptation. Our American values are not luxuries, but necessities - not the salt in our bread, but the bread itself. in his farewell address.
It is time that financial types developed a greater tolerance for imprecision, because thatâs the way the world is.
If we devote our time disparaging the products of our business rivals, we hurt business generally, reduce confidence, and increase discontent.
Every era has a currency that buys souls. In some the currency is pride, in others it is hope, in still others it is a holy cause. There are of course times when hard cash will buy souls, and the remarkable thing is that such times are marked by civility, tolerance, and the smooth working of everyday life.
Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded- here and there, now and then- are the work of an extremely small minority, frequently despised, often condemned, and almost always opposed by all right-thinking people. Whenever this tiny minority is kept from creating, or (as sometimes happens) is driven out of a society, the people then slip back into abject poverty.This is known as "bad luck.".
What protectionism teaches us, is to do to ourselves in time of peace what enemies seek to do to us in time of war.
The trouble with being poor is that it takes up all your time.
If you do it right 51 percent of the time you will end up a hero.
Show me the business man or institution not guided by sentiment and service; by the idea that "he profits most who serves best" and I will show you a man or an outfit that is dead or dying.
Worry about being better; bigger will take care of itself. Think one customer at a time and take care of each one the best way you can.
The best inheritance a parent can give his children is a few minutes of his time each day.
