Subject: Time (Page 2)

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

(1937 – 2000) science fiction author

Time wounds all heels.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

It is a mistake to let any mechanical object realize that you are in a hurry.

Everything happens to everybody sooner or later if there is time enough.

(1856 – 1950) Irish playwright & socialist

We know that the nature of genius is to provide idiots with ideas twenty years later.

(1897 – 1982) French writer

History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren’t there.

(1863 – 1952) Spanish American philosopher, essayist, poet & novelist

Only at the start/re-start of a DIY job do you realise the need to return to your toolbox/shed to retrieve another tool.

Tradition is the illusion of permanence.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian

Infinity is one lawyer waiting for another.

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

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

The surest way to be late is to have plenty of time.

(1907 – 2000) Canadian poet & critic

Perhaps nothing has changed in the course of history as much as historians.

(1908 – 1980) businessman, humorist

I like when good things happen to me, but I wait two weeks to tell anyone because I like to use the word ‘fortnight.’

(1973 – ) American comedian

Some mornings, it’s just not worth chewing through the leather straps.

(1956 – ) American comedian

How long a minute is depends on what side of the bathroom door you're on.

The amount of time required to complete a government project is precisely equal to the length of time already spent on it.

Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates.

(1878 – 1937) humorist, journalist & author

For three days after death, hair and fingernails continue to grow but phone calls taper off.

(1925 – 2005) television host

I'm eighteen years behind in my ironing.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

It would appear that we have reached the limits of what it is possible to achieve with computer technology, although one should be careful with such statements, as they tend to sound pretty silly in 5 years.

(1903 – 1957) Hungarian-American mathematician

Whenever you decide to take the kids home, it is always five minutes earlier that they break into fights, tears, or hysteria.