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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"The fleeting moments are the substance of our lives."
Ovid
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"Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, for time will make no stay."
Ovid
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"Time flies, never to return."
Virgil
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"Time is the gift we spend most carelessly."
Virgil
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"Every moment is an opportunity to choose better."
Virgil
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"Stellar observations teach patience through the necessity of time itself."
Henrietta Leavitt
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"The light we see today was emitted long ago; observation is our connection to history."
Henrietta Leavitt
"Time itself is measured by the rhythms of distant stars."
Annie Jump Cannon
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"Time flows like the great wine-dark sea—swift and unforgiving."
Homer
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"The thief of time is distraction; the rich are those who guard it well."
Homer
"Time is our most precious resource; use it wisely."
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
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"Time is the substance from which I am made."
Edwin Hubble
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"The light-years between stars represent both distance and time."
Edwin Hubble
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"Time is the canvas upon which we paint the meaning of our choices."
Pickering Edward
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"The moments we wish we could undo are often the moments that made us human."
Pickering Edward
"The light we see from distant stars is a message from the past."
Annie Jump Cannon
"The light of a star takes years to reach us; thus we see the past when we look at the sky."
Annie Jump Cannon
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"The variable stars are nature's metronome, teaching us to measure time across the universe."
Henrietta Leavitt
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"Time is what prevents everything from happening at once."
George Lemaitre
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"Time flies when you are having fun."
George Lemaitre
"Time spent in careful observation is never wasted; it is the foundation of understanding."
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
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"Time is the ultimate measure of truth in science."
Fritz Zwicky
"The universe is patient; it will wait for humanity to catch up."
Annie Jump Cannon
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"Through the telescope, we see not just distant light, but the passage of time itself."
Harlow Shapley
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"Time and distance are the true measures of the universe."
Edwin Hubble
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"The passage of time teaches us what urgency cannot."
Pickering Edward
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"Time is the teacher that cannot be rushed."
Pickering Edward
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"Time itself may have had a beginning, just as all things do."
George Lemaitre
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"To understand time is to understand the nature of being."
George Lemaitre
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"The light from distant stars carries messages from the ancient past."
Henrietta Leavitt