Subject: Time

Time is a waste of money.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet
Money Time

Urgency varies inversely with importance.

Murphy’s Laws Time

Life is too short to stuff a mushroom.

Food/Drink Life Murphy’s Laws Time

A person will sometimes devote all his life to the development of one part of his body – the wishbone.

(1874 – 1963) American poet
Life Time

The effectiveness of a telephone conversation is in inverse proportion to the time spent on it.

Communication Conversation Murphy’s Laws Time

I haven’t slept for ten days… because that would be too long.

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian
Situations Sleep Time

A carelessly planned project takes three times longer to complete than expected; a carefully planned project takes only twice as long.

Murphy’s Laws Time

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist
Communication Language Time

Before marriage, a man declares that he would lay down his life to serve you; after marriage, he won’t even lay down his newspaper to talk to you.

(1876 – 1950) journalist & humorist
Communication Husbands Marriage Speech Time Wives

The critical period of matrimony is breakfast time.

(1890 – 1971) English humorist, novelist & playwright
Marriage Time

I cannot afford to waste my time making money.

(1807 – 1873) paleontologist, glaciologist & geologist
Money Time

Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can get done sometime next week.

Murphy’s Laws Time

I know I'm drinking myself to a slow death, but then I'm in no hurry.

(1889 – 1945) actor, author & humorist
Alcohol Death Food/Drink Time

Hope is the feeling you have that the feeling you have isn't permanent.

(1922 – 2003) author & playwright
Characteristics Time

The time of departure will be delayed by the square of the number of people involved.

Murphy’s Laws People Time

I used to do drugs; I still do, but I used to, too.

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian
Activities Drugs Past

It’s a cruel season that makes you get ready for bed while it’s light out.

(1955 – ) cartoonist (Calvin and Hobbes)
Time

If you resolve to give up smoking, drinking and loving you don’t actually live longer; it just seems longer.

(1924 – 2009) English broadcaster, writer, politician & chef
Activities Age Health Time

I tend to live in the past because most of my life is there.

(1916 – 1997) newspaper journalist
Life Past Time

I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.

(1879 – 1955) German-born physicist
Conflict Future Things Time War

I took a course in speed waiting… now I can wait an hour in only ten minutes.


Learning Time