Subject: Time (Page 9)

I look to the future because that’s where I’m going to spend the rest of my life.

(1896 – 1996) comedian, actor & entertainer

Someone once told me that every minute a murder occurs, so I don’t want to waste your time, I know you want to go back to work.

(1899 – 1980) English filmmaker & producer

Trivial matters are handled promptly; important matters are never resolved.

Eternity is the second ten minutes of aerobics.

It usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

The time you spend grieving over a man should never exceed the amount of time you actually spent with him.

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer

Probably the toughest time in anyone’s life is when you have to murder a loved one because they’re the devil.

(1956 – ) American comedian

I Xeroxed my watch… now I have time to spare.


Peace: In international affairs, a period of cheating between two periods of fighting.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

He who hesitates is a damn fool.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol

Eternity's a terrible thought… I mean, where's it all going to end?

(1937 – ) British playwright & screenwriter

History does not repeat itself; historians simply repeat each other.

In Hollywood a marriage is a success if it outlasts milk.

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer

If you wait, it will go away.

The faster he goes, the quicker he’ll get to the pits; the slower he goes, the longer it will take.

(1923 – ) English motorsport commentator

The less one has to do, the less time one finds to do it.

Future: That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true and our happiness is assured.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Eternity is really long, especially near the end.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian

Those who abhor history are compelled to rewrite it.

David Gerrold (1944 – ) science fiction author

Styrofoam is biodegradable; you people are just impatient.

American comedian & writer

Things are more like they are now than they have ever been before.