Subject: Time (Page 19)

We learn something every day, and lots of times it’s that what we learned the day before was wrong.

(1915 – 1977) columnist, writer & actor
Characteristics Education Learning Problems Time

Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards.

(1894 – 1963) English writer
Past Science/Weather Time

Doing a thing well is often a waste of time.

(1930 – ) American author and billiard player, teacher & commentator
Situations Time

Experience is a good teacher, but she sends in terrific bills.

(1861 – 1950) American writer
Money Time

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

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist
Speech Time

Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week.

Proverbs Time

Sooner or later, I'll be punctual.

(1933 – ) English author & cartoonist
Self Time

His impact on history would be no more than the whiff of scent on a lady's handkerchief.

(1863 – 1945) British politician & statesman
History Insults

Give me a couple of years, and I’ll make that actress an overnight success.

(1879 – 1974) film producer
Success Time

By the time you get to the point where you can make ends meet, somebody moves the ends.

Money Murphy’s Laws Time

It's amazing how fast later comes when you buy now!

(1908 – 2002) comedian, radio & television actor
Future Situations Time

A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband, while a man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.

Future Husbands Marriage Proverbs Time Wives

If you have something to do and you put it off for long enough, the chances are someone else will do it for you.

Murphy’s Laws Time

Most people my age are dead at the present time.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager
Age Death Life Misspokements Old People Time

The ratio of time involved in work to time available for work is usually about 0.6.

Murphy’s Laws Time Work

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

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

Hindsight is always twenty-twenty.

(1906 – 2002) Austrian journalist, filmmaker, screenwriter & producer
Characteristics Past Situations Time

The day after tomorrow is the third day of the rest of your life.

(1937 – 2008) stand-up comedian, social critic, actor & author
Future Life Time

I know I'm drinking myself to a slow death, but then I'm in no hurry.

(1889 – 1945) actor, author & humorist
Alcohol Death Food/Drink Time

Sooner or later, I'll be punctual.

(1933 – ) English author & cartoonist
Characteristics Time

It’s always darkest before… daylight savings time.

Proverbs Situations Time