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 best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."
Robert Wilson
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"Your time is limited, don't waste it living someone else's life."
Robert Wilson
R
"Don't let yesterday take up too much of today."
Robert Wilson
R
"Every moment matters."
Robert Wilson
R
"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
Robert Wilson
M
"Time flows differently for those who understand its nature."
Maarten Schmidt
F
"Time is the most precious resource we have."
Freeman Dyson
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"Time is woven into the fabric of spacetime itself - it's not separate from space."
Murray Gell-Mann
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"Time may be an illusion, but it shapes everything we perceive."
Roger Penrose
"Time spent in careful observation is never wasted."
Antony Hewish
"Time spent in thoughtful observation returns dividends in understanding."
Antony Hewish
R
"Time is the only currency that cannot be borrowed or stolen—spend it wisely."
Robert Wilson
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"Time is what prevents everything from happening at once."
John Wheeler
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"Time is the substance from which I am made."
Arno Penzias
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"Time is not the simple linear progression we perceive in everyday life."
Roger Penrose
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"Time travel and closed timelike curves invite us to reconsider causality itself."
Roger Penrose
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"Distance, when measured by light-years, becomes a measure of time itself."
Maarten Schmidt
M
"The light we see from ancient stars is the universe speaking to us across the ages."
Maarten Schmidt
M
"In the dance of celestial bodies, we see the choreography of time itself."
Maarten Schmidt
F
"Time is the most precious resource we have, and yet we waste it most freely."
Freeman Dyson
F
"Time is the river in which we are all drowning, yet swimming."
Freeman Dyson
"Time is the canvas upon which the universe paints its secrets."
Antony Hewish
"Every scientist is a time traveler, looking backward through light to understand the present."
Antony Hewish
R
"Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent."
Robert Wilson
R
"Your time is limited, don't waste it living someone else's life."
Robert Wilson
J
"Time is what prevents everything from happening at once."
John Wheeler
J
"Time and space are not absolutes; they are relative to the observer."
John Wheeler
J
"Time is not a river; it is a dimension we navigate through."
John Wheeler
F
"Time is the one thing we cannot create more of."
Fred Hoyle
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"Time is the canvas upon which the universe paints itself."
Fred Hoyle