Subject: Time (Page 14)

Give me two years, and I'll make her an overnight star.

(1891 – 1958) American president of Columbia Pictures & producer

Only after locking your toolbox/shed at the end of a DIY job do you find another tool to return to your toolbox/shed.

The secret of eternal youth is arrested development.

(1884 – 1980) author & wit

Good Old Days: A block of time which ended a week before you were hired.

I do not object to people looking at their watches when I am speaking; but I strongly object when they start shaking them to make certain they are still going.

(1883 – 1962) British barrister, judge, politician & preacher

Women reach their sexual peak after 35 years; men reach theirs after about four minutes.

(1972 – ) Anglo-Irish comedian, writer & actor

Dawn: 1. The time when men of reason go to bed. 2. When the sun first shines on your hangover.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.

(1803 – 1869) French Romantic composer

No speech can be entirely bad if it is short enough.

(1876 – 1944) American author, humorist & columnist

The remaining work to finish in order to reach your goal increases as the deadline approaches.

Perhaps nothing has changed in the course of history as much as historians.

(1908 – 1980) businessman, humorist

The larger the project or job, the less time there is to do it.

Nothing is more responsible for the good old days than a bad memory.

(1889 – 1945) actor, author & humorist

A man with one watch knows what time it is; a man with two watches is never sure.

When there are sufficient funds in the checking account, checks take two weeks to clear; when there are insufficient funds, checks clear overnight.

Retirement: The time of life when you stop lying about your age and start lying about the house.

Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering… and it’s all over much too soon.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian

I'm afraid that fulfilling my potential would really cut into my sitting around time.

(1970 – ) American stand-up comedian & voice actor

I watched the Indy 500, and I was thinking that if they left earlier they wouldn’t have to go so fast.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

What year did Jesus think it was?

(1937 – 2008) stand-up comedian, social critic, actor & author

There is nothing more permanent than a temporary tax.