Time Quotes

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

20900 quotes

"Time in music is not sequential but architectural."
Pierre Boulez
"In music, as in life, timing is everything."
Pierre Boulez
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"Economy is the method of spending money and time."
Henry Ford
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"Time is the greatest teacher; unfortunately it kills all its students."
Henry Ford
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"The ability to concentrate and to use time well is everything."
Henry Ford
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"Every moment contains infinity if you listen carefully enough."
Karlheinz Stockhausen
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"Time is the only truly infinite resource we possess."
Karlheinz Stockhausen
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"The present moment is the only material a composer truly possesses."
Karlheinz Stockhausen
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"Time is an illusion created by consciousness."
Pauline Oliveros
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"Time is the canvas upon which sound paints its meaning."
Pierre Schaeffer
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"Every moment contains an infinity of possible sounds."
Pierre Schaeffer
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"Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have."
John D. Rockefeller
"The present moment is built upon the ruins of the past."
Pierre Boulez
"The present is always in dialogue with the past and future."
Pierre Boulez
"The present moment contains all of history."
Pierre Boulez
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"Try to be of the twentieth century while you can."
John Cage
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"There is no such thing as an empty space or an empty time."
John Cage
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"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."
John Cage
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"Time is not a line but a spiral of eternal return and transformation"
Karlheinz Stockhausen
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"Every moment offers an opportunity to listen more deeply to ourselves and others."
Pauline Oliveros
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"Some people are old at 18 and some are young at 90. Time is a gift."
Yoko Ono
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"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."
Yoko Ono
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"Time is the most precious thing we have."
Yoko Ono
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"Time doesn't really exist; it's just a useful fiction."
Laurie Anderson
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"Time is the thing that allows things to change."
Laurie Anderson
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"Time heals all wounds."
Laurie Anderson
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"Time is the coin of life; you spend it, but you don't get it back."
Yoko Ono
"Every moment is data waiting to be lived."
Ryoji Ikeda
"The present moment is the only data that matters."
Ryoji Ikeda
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"Time is precious; spend it on what matters."
Jon Hopkins