“I'm bad on Valentine's Day, but even worse on Christmas. I go shopping at nine o'clock on December 24th every year. Nobody else is there. I'm in Toys'R'Us all by myself. I get there five minutes before closing.” YearsFiveMinutesNineChristmasClockShoppingToysValentineFive MinutesValentine's DayClosingDecember Author:Jamie Foxx
“It is so easy to waste our lives: our days, our hours, our minutes. It is so easy to take for granted the pale new growth on an evergreen, the sheen of the limestone on Fifth Avenue, the colour of our kids’ eyes, the way the melody in a symphony rises and falls and disappears and rises again. It is so easy to exist instead of live. Unless you know there is a clock ticking.” KnowsWayEyeKidsFallEasyGrowthHoursOur LivesMinutesWasteDisappearGrantedClockColourMelodyPaleFifthSymphonyAvenuesRise And FallEvergreensFifth AvenueClock TickingNew GrowthLimestone Book:A Short Guide to a Happy Life Source: A Short Guide to a Happy Life
“I can't abide to see men throw away their tools i' that way, the minute the clock begins to strike, as if they took no pleasure i' their work, and was afraid o' doing a stroke too much.... I hate to see a man's arms drop down as if he was shot, before the clock's fairly struck, just as if he'd never a bit o' pride and delight in's work. The very grindstone 'ull go on turning a bit after you loose it.” IfsMenWayI CanHateBitsWorkPleasureToo MuchMinutesPrideArmsGoes OnShotsToolsI HateDelightStrikesClockStrokesGrindstone Book:Four Novels of George Eliot Source: Four Novels of George Eliot
“How many voices have escaped you until now, the venting furnace, the floorboards underfoot, the steady accusations of the clock numbering the minutes no one will mark. The terrible clarity this moment brings, the useless insight, the unbroken dark.” MomentsVoiceDarkMinutesTerribleMarkInsightClarityUselessClockSteadyAccusationUnbrokenFurnacesVenting Book:99 Poems: New & Selected Source: 99 Poems: New & Selected
“The Seconds that tick as the clock moves along Are Privates who march with a spirit so strong. The Minutes are Captains. The Hours of the day Are Officers brave, who lead on to the fray. So, remember, when tempted to loiter and dream You've an army at hand; your command is supreme; And question yourself, as it goes on review-- Had it helped in the fight with the best it could do?” DreamHandsRememberMovingSpiritFightingStrongHoursMinutesGoes OnArmyBraveSupremeCommandClockMarchReviewsSecondsOfficersCaptainsTemptedRemember WhenTickFray Author:Philander Chase Johnson
“And blessed are they who have learned the rhythms of the invisible clock whose hours and minutes are immense and soundless. The great clock of the seasons and the years, and the small clock of the intuition, whose timing is guided by the heart.” YearsHeartTimeHoursMinutesSeasonsBlessedIntuitionInvisibleRhythmClockImmenseTiming Author:Josephine Winslow Johnson
“New Yorkers have this special spot in Central Park, where they do this 5K run, the minute the clock strikes twelve. I ran once, and I'll never do that again, either. But, it's awesome to watch those people run. It's such a great environment and place to be.” PeopleRunningWatchesEnvironmentMinutesSpecialStrikesSpotsClockRanParksTwelveNew YorkersCentral Park Author:Hilary Swank
“Never invite to dinner: those who won't decide until the last minute; those who come more than half an hour late; those who want to bring along two or three friends; drunks; monologists; those who stay until three o'clock in the morning; those who think that conversation means having an argument; those who take a high moral tone; those who are stupid, ugly, or dull. Enforcement of these rules will enable one to eat alone every night in comfort.” ThinkingWantMeanTwoLastsNightThreeHoursHalfMoralMorningMinutesStupidComfortConversationLateArgumentUglyDinnerClockToneDullInvitesEvery NightCompanionshipEnforcementLast MinuteThree Friends Author:Mason Cooley
“The judgment may be compared to a clock or watch, where the most ordinary machine is sufficient to tell the hours; but the most elaborate alone can point out the minutes and seconds, and distinguish the smallest differences of time.” MayHoursDifferencesWatchesMinutesJudgmentOrdinaryMachinesClockSufficientSecondsSmallest Author:Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle
“If you can train your senses to perceive the movement of the minute hand of a clock, what is to stop you for training them to 'slow down' when you look at a tree or a puddle?” IfsLooksHandsVisionSeeingTreeMinutesMovementTrainingTrainSensesClockPerceiveSlow DownPuddles Author:Colin Wilson
“Once we have a sense of how long a decision should take, we generally should delay the moment of decision until the last possible instant. If we have an hour, we should wait 59 minutes before responding. If we have a year, we should wait 364 days. Even if we have just half a second, we should wait as long as we possibly can ... Life might be a race against time but it is enriched when we rise above our instincts and stop the clock to process and understand what we are doing and why. A wise decision requires reflection, and reflection requires a pause.” IfsShouldYearsLongMomentsMightLastsWaitingProcessHoursDecisionRaceHalfWiseMinutesReflectionInstinctClockInstantPausesDelayRise AboveRespondingWise DecisionRace Against Time Author:Frank Partnoy
“I want to do things in my community, get out of the public eye, just be normal. You get your 15 minutes of fame, I hear, and I've had 14. The clock's ticking.” WantEyeCommunityMinutesFameNormalClockPublic Eye Author:Tim Howard
“I recall a friend telling me that for all the years his mother worked, every clock in her home was set 30 minutes ahead. She was never late. And she was beloved by all. Punctuality matters. Shows respect for others. And excellence within yourself. Be great today. Please.” YearsMatterShowsHomeTodayMotherMinutesPleaseLateRespectExcellenceClockBelovedRecallsRespecting OthersPunctualityShow Respect Author:Robin Sharma
“I love spin classes. I'm also very big on music, so I make a mix on my iPod that's 45 minutes to an hour long of music that pumps me up so I know how much time I've been at the gym without looking at the clock. Put your favorite songs towards the end of the mix, so this way you keep going until you hear your favorite song.” KnowsWayLongEndsBigsSongHoursClassKnow HowMinutesClockKeep GoingGymPumpsIpodsYour FavoriteFavorite Song Author:Candice Accola
“You say, Wait a minute, God, you spared me from a slave job in an office, and now I have a slave job onstage. I am not on that clock no more.” JobsWaitingMinutesOfficeSlaveClock Author:Lauryn Hill
“Basically, I know there's no turning back the clock, and it's sort of pointless to mourn what has passed, but I don't know if the alternatives now really replicate the learning experience that I had, in terms of what I gained from making mini-comics. There were certain components of it that are completely gone because of being able to just throw stuff up on your blog the minute you're done with it.” IfsKnowsDoneAbleCertainStuffTermGoneMinutesAlternativesClockComponentsBlogsMournPointlessLearning ExperienceReplicateNo Turning Back Author:Adrian Tomine
“I lose all track of time on that level. I used to have a really good sense of time. I didn't need a clock to play, and I had a sense of when five, ten, twenty minutes had passed. Now I can only play with a clock.” NeedsI CanPlayUsedLosesLevelsFiveMinutesTenTwentiesTrackClockGood Sense Author:Z'EV
“As soon as you introduce the mechanical clock, you get a radically different view of time. Suddenly, it's not a flow; it's a series of discreet, precisely measurable units, seconds, minutes, hours, and so forth.” DifferentHoursViewsMinutesFlowSeriesClockSecondsIntroducingUnitsDiscreetDifferent Views Author:Nicholas G. Carr