Robert GreeneWhen our memories outweigh our dreams, we have grown old. With no loss or sacrifice, we can’t appreciate what we have.

“Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. Taylor SwiftNo one will bring back the years; no one will restore you to yourself.

Diogenes Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. Leonardo da VinciYou are a product of how you spend your time.

Peter F. DruckerWork is hard. Adam HochschildThere is never enough time to do everything, but there is always enough time to do the most important thing. Make time for reflection and relaxation. One can rage about it, and we do. Mary ParrishI am not alone as long as my love is near me and I know it will be so till it’s time to go. There is your immortality.


The wrong ones teach you the lessons that prepare you for the right one.

Or do we need to be more disciplined with the time we have? “How far that little candle throws his beams! The time will never be just right. Harriet Beecher StoweDetermine never to be idle. Stephen KingA busy mind accelerates the perceived passage of time. Let the measure of time be spiritual, not mechanical. Kamand KojouriI must govern the clock, not be governed by it.

If you could just persuade people of this, but they insist on amassing information. While we cannot influence the flow of time, we …

Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.” We reach across layers of time for the memories of our memories. The corrector when our judgments err.
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” ― J.R.R. “Why can't my heart be near you all the time?” James GleickTough times never last, but tough people do. 106,286 Scrobbling is when Last.fm tracks the music you listen to and automatically adds it to your music profile. “Why can't people just sit and read books and be nice to each other?” Patti SmithWe go back and forth between being time’s master and its victim. Debbie MillmanHere we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. Naval RavikantTime is money says the proverb, but turn it around and you get a precious truth. Being willing is not enough; we must do. Nina SimoneReality is never and nowhere more accessible than in the immediate moment of one’s own life. Cormac McCarthyEvery moment alters what came before. Marc WittmannThrough mindfulness and emotional control, the tempo of life that we experience can be reduced, and we can regain time for ourselves and others. TolkienLove is the emblem of eternity; it confounds all notion of time; effaces all memory of a beginning, all fear of an end. Martin BuberBelieve me, it is the sign of a great man, and one who is above human error, not to allow his time to be frittered away: he has the longest possible life simply because whatever time was available he devoted entirely to himself. “To look beautiful and innocent all the time, keep your heart beautiful and innocent all the time!” SenecaYou can have it all. UnknownSometimes your heart needs more time to accept what your mind already knows. 1 Karen LambA man who views the world the same at fifty as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life. Charles RichardsTime is the friend of the wonderful company, the enemy of the mediocre. James GleickTime is the longest distance between two places. UnknownNo relationship is a waste of time.



Time is beyond our control, and the clock keeps ticking regardless of how we lead our lives. “The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.” But it never seems that way when it’s happening, just after the fact. You go to work by the clock, you get your martini in the afternoon by the clock and your coffee by the clock, and you have to get on the plane at a certain time, and arrive at a certain time. Time will bury us. Franz KafkaTime is a feature of creation, and the creator remains apart from it, transcendent over it. Admit it, you probably quote that movie a lot. Bill Watterson Time!



Seneca As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.



Jean de La Fontaine The wisest are the most annoyed at the loss of time. UnknownThe best thing about time passing is the privilege of running out of it, of watching the wave of mortality break over me and everyone I know.. Sarah MangusoTo man, time is given like a piece of land, as it were, entrusted to him for faithful tilling; a space in which to strive incessantly, achieve self-realization, move onward and upward.

Jorge Luis BorgesBoth in thought and in feeling, even though time be real, to realise the unimportance of time is the gate of wisdom. UnknownThe key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities. Haruki MurakamiFinding some quiet time in your life, I think, is hugely important. Maxime LagacéA man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.

Distractions are plentiful. Think harder; don’t work harder. Those things can last a lifetime. UnknownEarn with your mind, not your time.

W. Somerset MaughamTime is your most precious gift because you only have a set amount of it. Roy T. BennettCowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. Herbert GesserTime is the only comforter for the loss of a mother. Billy JoelI wasted time, and now doth time waste me. Sara PaddisonSomeone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. OvidSilence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom. It’s not even past.