Time
The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot. Michael Altshuler – American Global Speaker, Success Coach and Founder: Young Achievers Mastermind (b. 1956)
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What matters in Life
At the end of your life you will never regret not having passed one more test, not wining one more verdict, or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child or a parent. Barbara Bush – American former First Lady (1925-2018), as wife of the 41st president George H. W. Bush (1924-2018), in her Commencement Address to the Wellesley College...
Newer, not older
We turn not older with years, but newer every day. Emily Dickinson – American poet (1830-1886), from a letter to her cousins from 1874, published in “Letters of Emily Dickinson”, volume 2, chapter IV “To the Misses” (1894)
Time
Time is precious. You can’t own it, but you can use it. You can’t keep it, but you can spend it. Once you’ve lost it, you can never get it back. Harvey Mackay – American entrepreneur and author of the 2005 New York Times N° 1 bestseller “Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive” (b. 1932), from a “Facebook” message (January28,...
Organize time
Why do we spend hours on the internet, but only minutes on our knees every day? Dr. Timothy J. Keller – American pastor, theologian, and author, founder Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, New York (1950-2023), in a “twitter” message from 8th November 2022 (since 2023 “X”)
Time-Management
If you never miss a plane, you’re spending too much time in airports. George J. Stigler – American economist, Nobel Memorial Prize in economic sciences 1982 (1911-1991), Quotations book 2024
Now
Don’t wait. The time will never be just right. Napoleon Hill – American writer: “Think And Grow Rich” (1883-1970), Quotations book 2023
Live right, because by living well you change the times
“Mala tempora, laboriosa tempora”, hoc dicunt homines. bene uiuamus, et bona sunt tempora. nos sumus tempora: quales sumus, talia sunt tempora. “Bad times, hard times”, this is what people keep saying; but let us live well, and times shall be good. We are the times: Such as we are, such are the times. Augustine of Hippo – known as Aurelius Augustinus, early...
Patience
Know how to wait. … Never hurry and never give way to your emotions. … Fortune gives larger rewards to those who wait. Baltasar Gracián y Morales – Spanish philosopher and author (1601-1658), from “The Art of Worldly Wisdom” (“Oráculo manual y arte de prudencia”, 1647)
Decision
You don’t need more time, you just need to decide. Seth W. Godin – American author and former dot com business executive and company founder (b. 1960), Quotations book 2023
In time
The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining. John F. Kennedy – American politician, 1961-63 35th president (1917-1963), from his speech at the Samuel Gompers memorial dinner in Boston (October 25, 1958), Quotations book 2022
Take time
Take time to work – thisis the condition for success! Take time to think – it is the source of power! Take time to read – it is the foundation of wisdom! Take time to play – it is the secret of staying young! Take time to be friendly – it is the road to happiness! Take time to dream – it is the way to the stars! Take time to be happy – it is the music...
Use time
We must use time as a tool, not as a couch. John F. Kennedy – American politician, 1961-63 35th president (1917-1963), in his speech at the National Association of Manufacturers in New York (December 6th, 1961), Quotations book 2019
Count what counts
Count your garden by the flowers, never by the leaves that fall; Count your days by golden hours don’t remember clouds at all! Count the night by stars, not shadows Count your life with smiles – not tears And on every birthday morning, count your age by friends – not years. birthday poem, given to a lady”s 90th birthday in Richfield Springs, New York, published in...
Time
Someone once told me that time was a predator that stalked us all our lives. But I rather believe that time is a companion who goes with us on the journey and reminds us to cherish every moment because they”ll never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we”ve lived. After all – we”re only mortal. Captain Jean-Luc Picard – captain of the...
Time management
The people who acknowledge that they have a limited amount of time and live with a sense of urgency have the best chances of living to their full potential. Dr. W. Stanley Beecham – American psychologist, author and business consultant (b. 1961), from “Elite Minds: How Winners Think Differently to Create a Competitive Edge and Maximize Success”...
Time
Time is the enemy of the poor business and the friend of the great business. If you have a business that”s earning 20 % – 25 % on equity, time is your friend. But time is your enemy if your money is in a low return business. Warren Buffett – American value investor, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (b. 1930), at the 1998 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting, Quotations book...
Sense of Christmas
The most precious gift that we can give to someone is the time we take to spend with them. If we appreciate this, we have understood the meaning of Christmas. Roswitha Bloch – German lyricist, aphorist and lecturer (b. 1957), Quotations book 2017
Make changes
They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself. Andy Warhol – American Artist (1928-1987), from “The Philosophy of Andy Warhol” (1975), Quotations book 2015