Clocks slay time... time is dead as long as it is being clicked off by little wheels; only when the clock stops does time come to life. ~William Faulkner

Time is nature's way of keeping everything from happening at once. ~John Archibald Wheeler

A good holiday is one spent among people whose notions of time are vaguer than yours. ~John B. Priestly

It strikes! one, two,
Three, four, five, six. Enough, enough, dear watch,
Thy pulse hath beat enough. Now sleep and rest;
Would thou could'st make the time to do so too;
I'll wind thee up no more.
~Ben Jonson

Time is a dressmaker specializing in alterations. ~Faith Baldwin

Watches are so named as a reminder - if you don't watch carefully what you do with your time, it will slip away from you. ~Drew Sirtors

The Present is a Point just passed. ~David Russell

Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils. ~Louis Hector Berlioz

Yesterday is a canceled check; tomorrow is a promissory note; today is the only cash you have -- so spend it wisely. ~Kay Lyons

And you run and you run to catch up with the sun, but its sinking.. And racing around to come up behind you again. ~Pink Floyd

Forever is composed of NOWS. ~Emily Dickinson

Each moment is a place you've never been. ~Mark Strand

They say that time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself. ~Andy Warhol


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2 comments:

    robp said...

    Time is an asterisk - David Byrne

    I have no idea what that one means, but it's on a great album.

  1. ... on January 11, 2009 at 2:31 AM  
  2. Claus said...

    It is said that God hesitated when he made Man. Man would have His powers, and, in addition, would be able to choose to oppose his maker. So God hesitated.
    This hesitation is called time and space.

  3. ... on January 11, 2009 at 5:52 AM