Subject: Time (Page 21)

Why women don’t blink during foreplay… not enough time.

(1935 – 2014) American comedian, television personality, writer & director

The speed of time is one second per second.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

It is an undoubted truth, that the less one has to do, the less time one finds to do it in.

Lord Chesterfield (1694 – 1773) British statesman

He is accelerating all the time; the last lap was run in 64 seconds and the one before that in 62.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

Everything happens at the same time with nothing in between.

There are worse things than getting a call for the wrong number at 4 a.m… it could be the right number.

(1926 – ) newspaper columnist

The concept of two people living together for twenty-five years without having a cross word suggests a lack of spirit only to be admired in sheep.

(1890 – 1971) English humorist, novelist & playwright

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

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator

The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down.

(1952 – ) American writer & comedian

When I was at school I was great at history… oh wait, no I wasn't.

Canadian stand-up comedian, actor & writer

The sun has been there for 500, 600 years.

American baseball player

You always think another time would have been ideal for you; the reality is there was no novocaine when you went to the dentist.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian

Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.

It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take Hofstadter's Law into account.

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

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

Things are more like they are now than they have ever been before.

Historians: People who won’t let bygones be bygones.

A hotel mini-bar allows you to see into the future and what a can of Pepsi will cost in 2020.

(1954 – ) American comedian, writer & musician

New Year's Day… now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions; next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

Year: The exact length of time that will pass from the day you get married to the day you forget your first anniversary.

Love is the only industry which can't operate on a five-day week.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol