Time Quotes

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

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"Time spent in understanding is never time wasted."
Elmer Sperry
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"Time waits for no man, so spend it on what matters most."
Elmer Sperry
"Time is the one resource even a railroad magnate cannot manufacture or purchase."
Charles Crocker
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"Time is the one resource we cannot manufacture or recover once spent."
Thomas J. Watson Sr.
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"Time spent in contemplation of nature is time invested in self-knowledge."
John C. Fremont
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"Time does not heal all wounds; our response to them does."
Colby M. Chester
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"Time is the most honest teacher—it reveals the truth of all things."
Colby M. Chester
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"Time is the most precious commodity; use it wisely."
James Fisk
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"The true cost of anything is not its price, but the time spent earning it."
James Fisk
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"Time is the only currency that cannot be counterfeited; spend it on ventures of meaning."
Charles Flint
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"Every beginning contains within it the seed of its own ending; cherish the journey."
Charles Flint
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"Time is the most precious commodity."
Collis P. Huntington
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"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life."
Mark Hopkins
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"Give each hour its allotted task and do it well."
Leland Stanford
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"Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend."
Leland Stanford
"Time is the one commodity that cannot be purchased, only invested wisely."
Charles Crocker
"The man who masters the present will control the future."
Charles Crocker
"In business, as in life, momentum is created by consistent effort over extended time."
Charles Crocker
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"Time is the most precious commodity a man possesses."
Stephen Girard
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"The best investment in tomorrow is what we do today."
Mark Hopkins
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"Time is money, but money can also buy time out of one's troubles."
James Fisk
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"Time moves slowly for the poor and quickly for the rich, or so it seems."
James Fisk
"Time, like capital, must be invested wisely to yield returns."
Charles Crocker
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"Time is the one commodity that cannot be purchased, borrowed, or stolen. Use it accordingly."
Collis P. Huntington
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"Do not let yesterday take up too much of today."
John Jacob Astor
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"Your time is limited, do not waste it living someone else's life."
John Jacob Astor
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"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."
John Jacob Astor
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"Time is the currency we cannot earn back."
William Astor
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"Time reveals what haste conceals."
William Astor
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"Time is the only currency that cannot be counterfeited or replaced."
William K. Vanderbilt