Subject: Time (Page 21)

Why should I do anything for posterity? … what has posterity ever done for me?

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

In the year 3000, everything will be instant… but the DMV will still take, like, nine f**king seconds.

(1972 – ) stand-up comedian & actor

So little time and so little to do.

(1906 – 1972) pianist, composer, author, comedian & actor

I took a course in speed waiting… now I can wait an hour in only ten minutes.


I've been on a calendar, but never on time.

(1926 – 1962) actress, sex symbol

The digital camera is a great invention because it allows us to reminisce – instantly.

(1973 – ) American comedian

If you're gonna be late, then be late and not just 2 minutes – make it an hour and enjoy your breakfast.

(1961 – ) English comedian, actor, director, producer & writer

I made wine out of raisins so I wouldn't have to wait for it to age.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Christmas is a time when everybody wants his past forgotten and his present remembered.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero.

(1962 – ) writer & journalist

Someone once told me that every minute a murder occurs, so I don’t want to waste your time, I know you want to go back to work.

(1899 – 1980) English filmmaker & producer

When I was born, I was so surprised I didn't talk for a year and a half.

(1895 – 1964) comedian (wife & partner of George Burns)

In Washington, a man gets up to speak and doesn't say a thing, and the other men disagree with him for three hours.

(1908 – 2002) comedian, radio & television actor

You may marry the man of your dreams, ladies, but fourteen years later you're married to a couch that burps.

(1952 – ) comedian, actress & writer

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

What history teaches us is that men have never learned anything from it.

(1770 – 1831) German philosopher

I recommend you to take care of the minutes, for the hours will take care of themselves.

Lord Chesterfield (1694 – 1773) British statesman

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

(1889 – 1945) actor, author & humorist

Worrying about the future is a thing of the past.

(1927 – 1997) Am. comedian & satirist notable for mock presidential campaign

On his 916th game as coach at University of Alabama – I've been here so long that when I got here the Dead Sea wasn't even sick.

American basketball coach

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