Subject: Time (Page 5)

Glory may be fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

History is the short trudge from Adam to atom.

(1904 – 1974) American author & radio producer

The world gets better every day – then worse again in the evening.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

Women with "pasts" interest men because men hope that history will repeat itself.

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

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

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

Punctuality: The art of arriving for an appointment just in time to be indignant at the tardiness of the other party.

For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.

(1882 – 1941) English novelist, essayist, publisher & feminist

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

(1973 – ) American comedian

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

(1921 – 2004) stand-up comedian & actor

A committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours.

(1908 – 2002) comedian, radio & television actor

Now is the time for all good men to come to.

(1913 – 1973) American animator & cartoonist (Pogo)

Simple jobs always get put off because there will be time to do them later.

Plan to be spontaneous… tomorrow.

 It's hard to be nostalgic when you can't remember anything.

People are still willing to do an honest day's work; the trouble is they want a week's pay for it.

(1911 – 1999) comedian, author & columnist

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

(1926 – 1962) actress, sex symbol

Father’s Day: The annual day in June set aside so merchants can get rid of their leftover Christmas ties and shaving lotion.

I have noticed that the people who are late are often so much jollier than the people who have to wait for them.

(1868 – 1938) English humorist, editor, publisher & writer

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

(1937 – ) British playwright & screenwriter

The late start is due to the time.

(1926 – ) English sports commentator

Parsifal is the kind of opera that starts at six o'clock; after it has been going three hours, you look at your watch and it says 6:20.

American choral conductor, director, teacher & radio host