Subject: Time (Page 24)

Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.

Murphy’s Laws Time Work

Trade-offs have been with us ever since the late unpleasantness in the Garden of Eden.

(1930 – ) economist, social commentator & author
History Situations

[Paul Revere] did warn the British… and I know my American history.

(1964 – ) U.S. governor (Alaska) commentator & author
History Misspokements

The time you spend grieving over a man should never exceed the amount of time you actually spent with him.

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer
Men Relationships Time

Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

Situations Time

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

(1878 – 1937) humorist, journalist & author
Characteristics Past Time

The first ninety percent of the task takes ninety percent of the time, and the last ten percent takes the other ninety percent.

Murphy’s Laws Time Work

This evening is a very different evening from the morning we had this morning.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator
Colemanballs Misspokements Time

Countries are making nuclear weapons like there is no tomorrow.

(1956 – ) American comedian
Arms Conflict Time

When any mechanical contrivance fails, it will do so at the most inconvenient possible time.

Murphy’s Laws Problems Time

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

Definitions History Occupations Time

What year did Jesus think it was?

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

Nostalgia: How long’s that been around?

(1965 – ) English comedian, musician, actor & author
Definitions History Time

Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can get done sometime next week.

Murphy’s Laws Time

The Bible never says anything about dinosaurs.  You can't say there were dinosaurs when you never saw them.  Somebody actually saw Adam and Eve.  No one ever saw a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

American baseball player
Baseball History Science/Weather Sports

Much of the social history of the Western world over the past three decades has involved replacing what worked with what sounded good.

(1930 – ) economist, social commentator & author
History Time

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
Time TV/Movie Quotes Work

Probably the toughest time in anyone’s life is when you have to murder a loved one because they’re the devil.

(1956 – ) American comedian
Conflict Killing Life People Time

My wife and I were happy for 20 years… then we met.

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor
Emotions Happiness Marriage Time Wives

I was walking by a dry cleaner at 3 a.m., and it said “Sorry, we’re closed” … you don’t have to be sorry – it’s 3 a.m., and you’re a dry cleaner.

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian
Situations Time

The less one has to do, the less time one finds to do it.

Murphy’s Laws Time