Subject: Time (Page 12)

When working on a project, if you put away a tool that you're certain you're finished with, you will need it instantly.

History doesn't repeat itself – historians merely repeat each other.

There is a tendency for the person in the most powerful position in an organization to spend all his time serving on committees and signing letters.

Start every day off with a smile and get it over with.

(1880 – 1946) comedian, actor, juggler & writer

The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

(1940 – ) computer scientist

My ancestors didn't come over on the Mayflower, but they were there to meet the boat.

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator

The future, according to some scientists, will be exactly like the past, only more expensive.

(1937 – 2000) science fiction author

To spot the expert, pick the one who predicts the job will take the longest and cost the most.

I think we agree, the past is over.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

I’d like to grow very old as slowly as possible.

(1907 - 1990) American theatrical producer

After you've heard two eyewitness accounts of an automobile accident, you begin to worry about history.

(1953 – ) comedian & actor

I just don’t want you to do nothing on the sperm of the moment.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)

People who make history know nothing about history; you can see that in the sort of history they make.

(1874 – 1936) English author & mystery novelist

Time: That which man is always trying to kill, but which ends in killing him.

(1820 – 1903) English philosopher

Whenever you set out to do something, something else must be done first.

Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

A meeting lasts at least 1 1/2 hours, however short the agenda.

Just give me a shave… I haven’t time to listen to a haircut.

What time is it?… you mean now?

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

It ain't often that a man's reputation outlasts his money.

(1818 – 1885) humorist & lecturer

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