Time Quotes

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

20900 quotes

"Time is running out, but hope is renewable if we act decisively."
James Lovelock
"Life is too precious to waste on gossip or foolish pursuits."
Florence Nightingale
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"Our understanding of time is a construct of our nervous system."
Humberto Maturana
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"Time is the measure of our becoming, not just our being."
Humberto Maturana
"We are very fortunate to live in an age when scientific knowledge is advancing so rapidly."
Chien-Shiung Wu
"Time is the most precious resource we have; we must use it wisely in pursuit of truth."
Chien-Shiung Wu
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"Time is the one resource that no amount of money can buy back; use it wisely in your pursuits."
Lise Meitner
J
"Age doesn't diminish curiosity; it should sharpen it."
James Watson
J
"Time is the laboratory where evolution conducts its experiments."
James Watson
C
"Life is old, older than we once imagined, and it has taken many forms."
Carl Woese
C
"Life is ancient, and the genes we carry are ancient beyond comprehension."
Carl Woese
"Time moves differently when you are observing nature compared to living in a city."
James Lovelock
"We must think in terms of centuries, not quarters."
James Lovelock
"Nature's patience is infinite; ours is finite."
James Lovelock
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"Time is an abstraction created by observing change."
Humberto Maturana
"I have spent my life learning that nature rewards patience and precision."
Chien-Shiung Wu
F
"Time is the medium in which evolution sculpts all living things."
Francis Crick
J
"Time spent in the laboratory is time spent unlocking nature's secrets."
James Watson
J
"In science, as in life, the journey matters more than the destination."
James Watson
J
"Time in science is measured not in years, but in paradigm shifts."
James Watson
C
"The ribosome is older than the dinosaurs, older than complex cells, perhaps as old as life itself."
Carl Woese
C
"In every cell, molecules are executing programs written over billions of years of evolution."
Carl Woese
"Time spent in careful planning saves years of wasted effort in research."
Chien-Shiung Wu
"Life has been merging for billions of years."
Lynn Margulis
J
"What we know today is built on generations of inquiry."
James Watson
F
"Time spent on fundamental questions is never wasted, even if answers are elusive."
Francis Crick
L
"Time is both our greatest asset and our most precious teacher in scientific work."
Lise Meitner
L
"The passage of time reveals which ideas were truly revolutionary."
Lise Meitner
C
"The ribosome remembers the ancient world in its structure and function."
Carl Woese
C
"The molecular clock ticks to a rhythm we are only beginning to hear."
Carl Woese