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Time Quotes
These time quotes capture different sides of the experience — from struggle to strength. Find the lines that resonate and carry them with you.
"When you're a young actor, you think you're going to change the world. Then you realize you're just entertaining people. A grounded truth behind the pursuit of greatness and art."
-- Al Pacino"I believe in one day at a time; you've got today, that's what you've got. A grounded truth behind the pursuit of greatness and art."
-- Al Pacino"Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in. A grounded truth behind the pursuit of greatness and art."
-- Al Pacino"I guess the only thing I can say about myself is that I am a survivor. A grounded truth behind the pursuit of greatness and art."
-- Al Pacino"There is no such thing as a mistake, there is just what you do. A grounded truth behind the pursuit of greatness and art."
-- Al Pacino"Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one. Let this relentless wisdom guide your pursuit of a good life."
-- Marcus Aurelius"Life is like music for its own sake. We are living in an eternal now, and when we listen to music we are not listening to the past, we are not listening to the future, we are listening to an expanded present. A timeless observation that challenges our Western conditioning."
-- Alan Watts"The more a thing tends to be permanent, the more it tends to be lifeless. A timeless observation that challenges our Western conditioning."
-- Alan Watts"To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don't grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. A timeless observation that challenges our Western conditioning."
-- Alan Watts"The only real 'you' is the one that comes and goes, manifests and dies, and therefore is not a 'you' at all. A timeless observation that challenges our Western conditioning."
-- Alan Watts"We do not 'come into' this world; we come out of it, as leaves from a tree. A timeless observation that challenges our Western conditioning."
-- Alan Watts"Problems that remain persistently insoluble should always be suspected as questions asked in the wrong way. A timeless observation that challenges our Western conditioning."
-- Alan Watts"Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth. A timeless observation that challenges our Western conditioning."
-- Alan Watts"If you say that getting the money is the most important thing, you will spend your life completely wasting your time. A timeless observation that challenges our Western conditioning."
-- Alan Watts"If you cannot trust yourself, you cannot even trust your mistrust of yourself. A timeless observation that challenges our Western conditioning."
-- Alan Watts"Waking up to who you are requires letting go of who you imagine yourself to be. A timeless observation that challenges our Western conditioning."
-- Alan Watts"Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean over to watch the river slipping slowly away beneath you, you will suddenly know everything there is to be known. A gentle reflection on the beauty of simplicity."
-- A. A. Milne"Any day spent with you is my favorite day. So, today is my new favorite day. A gentle reflection on the beauty of simplicity."
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These time quotes capture different sides of the experience — from struggle to strength. Find the lines that resonate and carry them with you.
Some of the most celebrated time quotes come from Krishna, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Albert Einstein, Confucius, William Shakespeare, among many others featured on this page.
Popular time quotes include: "What is yours today, belonged to someone else yesterday, and will belong to someone else tomorrow." -- Krishna Also: "I am Time, the destroyer of worlds." -- Krishna.
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