Subject: Time (Page 3)

Worriers spend a lot of time shoveling smoke.

(1925 – ) writer

I was a peripheral visionary; I could see the future, but only way off to the side.I was a peripheral visionary; I could see the future, but only way off to the side.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Candy corn is the only candy in the history of America that's never been advertised; and there's a reason – all of the candy corn that was ever made was made in 1911.

(1948 – ) stand-up comedian, actor, author & playwright

My secret to staying young… having no sense of time.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

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


The late start is due to the time.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

Progress might have been all right once, but it has gone on too long.

(1902 – 1971) American humorist & poet

Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

(1910 – 1993) editor & novelist

I look to the future because that’s where I’m going to spend the rest of my life.

(1896 – 1996) comedian, actor & entertainer

Either this man is dead or my watch has stopped.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

The effectiveness of a telephone conversation is in inverse proportion to the time spent on it.

I bought a clock, but the big hand broke off of it… so I just added “ish” to every number.

(1973 – ) American comedian

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

(1872 – 1970) British philosopher, mathematician, historian & social critic

If you wait, it will go away.

Good punctuation means not to be late.

I don’t like to look back in retrospect.

professional football player

Everything takes longer than you expect — even when you expect it to take longer than you expect.

(1933 – ) English author & cartoonist

If you are truly serious about preparing your child for the future, don't teach him to subtract – teach him to deduct.

(1950 – ) writer & humorist

You make the beds, you wash the dishes and six months later you have to start all over again.

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

Futon World – a wonderful place that becomes slowly less comfortable over time.

(1973 – ) American comedian

There is nothing new under the sun, but there are lots of old things we don't know.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist