Subject: Time (Page 20)

Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met.

(1950 – ) writer & humorist
Intelligence People Thinking Time

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

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

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist
Communication Language Time

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

Murphy’s Laws Time

The only way of catching a train I ever discovered is to miss the train before.

(1874 – 1936) English author & mystery novelist
Situations Time

The time to enjoy a European trip is about three weeks after unpacking.

(1866 – 1944) American writer, newspaper columnist, playwright & humorist
Places Time

Dawn: 1. The time when men of reason go to bed. 2. When the sun first shines on your hangover.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist
Definitions Time

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

Historian: An editor of yesterday’s news.

Definitions History Occupations Time Work

Life’s a tough proposition, and the first hundred years are the hardest.

(1876 – 1933) screenwriter
Life Time

Eternity's a terrible thought… I mean, where's it all going to end?

(1937 – ) British playwright & screenwriter
Time

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

(1907 - 1990) American theatrical producer
Age Old Time

Everything takes more time and money.

Life Money Murphy’s Laws Time

It's better to retire too soon than too late.

Murphy’s Laws Time

The more boring and out-of-date the magazines in the waiting room, the longer you will have to wait for your scheduled appointment.

Health Murphy’s Laws Reading/Writing Time

You never have the right number of pills left on the last day of a prescription.

Health Murphy’s Laws Time

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

(1908 – 1980) businessman, humorist
History Time

There must be one day above all others in each life that is the happiest

Corollary: What if you’ve already had it?

Emotions Happiness Murphy’s Laws Time

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
History Time

History must repeat itself because we pay such little attention to it the first time.

(1919 – ) American sportswriter
History Sports Time

I'd always believed that old saying that the first 15 minutes in jail were the toughest, until I experienced the five minutes after that.

(1962 – ) American actor, comedian, writer, director & producer
Situations Time