“Covertly the hands of a great clock go round and round! Were they to move quickly and at once the whole secret would be out and the shuffling of all ants be done forever.” DoneWholeHandsWould BeMovingSecretForeverRoundsClockAntsShuffling Author:William Carlos Williams
“Time is running out for us But you just move the hands upon the clock You throw coins in the wishing well For us You just move your hands upon the wall” WellsHandsRunningMovingWishWallClockCoinsWell WishesTime Is Running OutTime Running Out Author:Thom Yorke
“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
“We move through the day like two hands of a clock: sometimes we overlap for a moment, then come apart again, carrying on alone. Everyday exactly the same: the tea, the burnt toast, the crumbs, the silence.” TwoSometimesMomentsHandsMovingSilenceEverydayTeaClockToastsCrumbsCarrying OnTwo Hands Book:Great House Source: Great House
“The words 'bad timing' came to be ghosts haunting our every move in Birmingham. Yet people who used this argument were ignorant of the background of our planning...they did not realize that it was ridiculous to speak of timing when the clock of history showed that the Negro had already suffered one hundred years of delay.” PeopleYearsMovingUsedSpeakRealizingHundredArgumentRidiculousPlanningGhostBackgroundsIgnorantClockTimingDelayHauntingBirminghamBad Timing Book:Why We Can't Wait Source: Why We Can't Wait