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Time Quotes



"And time itself? Time was a never-ending medium that stretched into the future and the past - except there was no future and no past, but an infinite number of brackets, extending either way, each bracket enclosing its single phase of the Universe."


"I noticed every time I spent a lot of time in the bathtub, I would just get fantastic realizations about myself, and they were so valuable and liberating."
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"Any time you talk about the look of the film, it's not just the director and the director of photography. You have to include the costume designer and the production designer."


"This play is truly a great invention, and we're having a great time doing it eight times a week."


"They trained mostly by time periods, checking their pace for known distance only on special occasions."
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"We didn't realize it at the time, but the release date, the ad campaign and the poster are so important."
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"For me, the moral difficulties lie in the continual pressure brought to bear on my friends and immediate family, pressure which is not directed against me personally but which at the same time is all around me."



"Too often, the opportunity knocks, but by the time you push back the chain, push back the bolt, unhook the two locks and shut off the burglar alarm, it's too late."



"I had temping jobs also. I liked the flexibility. There was no asking for time off; you just didn't work."



"Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can - there will always come a time when you will be grateful you did."


"When we awaken, we cannot account for the time spent. We simply don't remember. About the only evidence we have of experiences while we were asleep is when we happen to remember a dream."


"You don't have to get it right the first time."


"Every time we had a raid, I'd get a boyfriend out of it."


"Spending time with America's soldiers is always inspiring."



"Time, which runs through the world like an endless tinsel thread, seemed to pass through the centre of this room and through the centre of these people and suddenly to pause and petrify, stiff, still and glittering... and the objects in the room drew a little closer together."



"I guess why the Ocean's films are hard for me is because on the one hand you have to make sure the performances are there, but on the other hand it's a film that demands, to my mind, a very layered and complex visual scheme. That takes a lot of time to figure out."



"Comparison of statements made at different periods frequently enable us to give maximal and minimal dates to the appearance of a cultural element or to assign the time limits to a movement of population."


"Travel gives me the opportunity to walk through the sectors of cities where one can clearly see the passage of time."


"William Packard surely must be one of the great editors of our time."


"A lot of the American press at the time was saying 'just watch what happens when Bertelsmann tries to buy EMI, that will be a moment of truth that will show the Commission's true colors.' Well, that deal never happened either."


"My dog was with me all the time. I talked to my dog. She was my best buddy. I shared all my secrets with her, but I don't think I every really tried jokes out with the dog."


"Whenever I do your show, sometimes I get a little check in the mail and then I take that check and buy a new pair of shoes, and then I wear those shoes the next time I do your show."


"There was a period of time in America where the advertising world actually went to the housewives of America and had them write jingles that would appeal to them. It was actually brilliant marketing."


"Simply that we are mirroring the trends in society, at any given time smuggling was an issue in the seventies, corruption is an issue today, and we faithfully reflect those issues."


"Experiments were not attempted at that time, we did not believe in the usefulness of the concept anyway, and I finished my thesis in 1962 with a feeling like an artist balancing on a high rope without any interested spectators."


"One reason why I don't drink is because I wish to know when I am having a good time."
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