Time Quotes

We all get the same 24 hours. These quotes explore what we do with them and why it matters.

20900 quotes

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"The present contains the seeds of the future."
Friedrich Hegel
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"The future belongs to those who understand the present."
Friedrich Hegel
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"Time is the substance I am made of."
Ibn Sina
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"Time poverty is as real as income poverty."
Sendhil Mullainathan
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"The cost of scarcity is paid daily."
Sendhil Mullainathan
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"The present moment contains all of time—past, future, and eternity."
Friedrich Schleiermacher
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"Time is the currency of life; spend it wisely."
Stefania Albanesi
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"Every moment is precious; live it intentionally."
Stefania Albanesi
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"Every moment is of infinite worth."
Johann Wolfgang Goethe
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"Nothing is worth more than this day."
Johann Wolfgang Goethe
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"Time is the canvas upon which all human achievement is painted."
Ibn Sina
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"Time is our most irreplaceable resource."
Susan Athey
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"How we spend our time reveals what we truly value."
Susan Athey
"Time is the measure of all things; waste it not on pursuits of vanity."
John Amos Comenius
"The question is not whether we have time, but how we choose to use it."
John Amos Comenius
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"Time is a luxury the poor cannot afford; efficiency matters enormously."
Abhijit Banerjee
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"Time is the most valuable resource; use it wisely."
Jean Tirole
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"The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is now."
Jean Tirole
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"When survival is the question, long-term thinking becomes a luxury."
Sendhil Mullainathan
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"When you're running on empty, you can't think about tomorrow."
Sendhil Mullainathan
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"The poor cannot afford the luxury of long-term planning because the present is too demanding."
Sendhil Mullainathan
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"Time is the measure of motion and rest."
Ibn Sina
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"Time cannot be saved, only spent wisely or foolishly."
Ibn Sina
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"Time is the currency that no policy can create, yet all policies consume."
Stefania Albanesi
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"The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough."
Johann Wolfgang Goethe
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"In the long run, reputation is the only asset that compounds forever."
Jean Tirole
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"The tax of poverty is paid in attention and focus."
Sendhil Mullainathan
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"Scarcity captures your mind and consumes your capacity to think clearly."
Sendhil Mullainathan
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"Abundance creates the freedom to think long-term; scarcity forces short-term thinking."
Sendhil Mullainathan
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"When you're poor, every decision carries weight because resources are limited."
Sendhil Mullainathan