Subject: Time (Page 4)

I do not like to get the news, because there has never been an era when so many things were going so right for so many of the wrong persons.

(1902 – 1971) American humorist & poet

I put instant coffee in a microwave oven and almost went back in time.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Nostalgia is a file that removes the rough edges from the good old days.

(1926 – ) newspaper columnist

If you are killing time, are you damaging eternity?

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

I’ve been playing the game so long that my handicap is in Roman numerals.

(1903 – 2003) English-born American comedian & actor

Spend sufficient time in confirming the need and the need will disappear.

The time not to become a father is eighteen years before a war.

(1899 – 1985) US author & humorist

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

A very short one.

(1875 – 1997) French, 120 year old woman

The only way of catching a train I ever discovered is to miss the train before.

(1874 – 1936) English author & mystery novelist

Father’s Day: The annual day in June set aside so merchants can get rid of their leftover Christmas ties and shaving lotion.

My wife and I were happy for twenty years… before we met.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

He who hesitates is poor.

(1926 – ) film director, screenwriter, composer, comedian, actor & producer

The effort expended by the bureaucracy in defending any error is in direct proportion to the size of the error.

The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once. (also attributed to Wheeler)

(1879 – 1955) German-born physicist

No man goes before his time… unless the boss leaves early.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

Glory may be fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

The amount of work done varies inversely with the amount of time spent in the office.

Love letters, business contracts and money due you always arrive three weeks late, whereas junk mail arrives the day it was sent.

Ain’t nobody out at that time a night but burglars and bad women.

A stopped clock is correct twice a day, but a sundial can be used to stab someone, even at nighttime.