best quotations about
Timing |
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Quotations
 | It is never too late to be what you might have been. — George Eliot, 1819-1880, English writer 9 likes |
 | A great man's greatest good luck is to die at the right time. — Eric Hoffer, 1902-1983, American writer & philosopher 7 likes |
 | Next in importance to having a good aim is to recognize when to pull the trigger. — Dave Letterman, 1947-, American TV talk show host 5 likes |
 | He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40, nor wise at 50, will never be handsome, strong, rich or wise. — George Herbert, 1593-1633, Welsh poet 5 likes |
 | Timing: The alpha and omega of aerialists, jugglers, actors, diplomats, publicists, generals, prizefighters, revolutionists, financiers, dictators, lovers. — Marlen Dietrich, 1901-1992, German-American actress 4 likes |
 | Three o’clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do. — Jean-Paul Sartre, 1905-1980, French philosopher 4 likes |
 | There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time has come. — Victor Hugo, 1802-1885, French writer 4 likes |
 | What is true, is true only for one time and only for one place. — T. S. Eliot, 1888-1965, British poet, Nobel 1948 4 likes |
 | Do not wait. The time will never be just right. — Napoleon Hill, 1883-1970, American self-help writer 4 likes |
 | I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by. — Douglas Adams, 1952-2001, British Sci-Fi writer 4 likes |
 | The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shinning. — John Kennedy, 1917-1963, American President [1961-1963] 3 likes |
 | You can't make soufflé rise twice. — Alice Roosevelt Longworth, 1884-1980, daughter of Theodore Roosevelt 3 likes |
 | A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last. Both do the same thing; only at different times. — Lord Acton, 1834-1902, English historian 2 likes |
 | There is a slowness in affairs which ripens them, and a slowness which rots them. — Joseph Roux, 1834-1905, French clergyman & poet 2 likes |
 | The secret of great battles consists in knowing how to deploy and concentrate at the right time. — Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor 2 likes |
 | I’ve always been in the right place and time. Of course, I steered myself there. |
| Timing is the essence of life, and definitely of comedy. |
 | It wasn’t my day. My week. My month. My year. My life. God damn it. |
 | Knowledge and timber shouldn’t be much used, till they are seasoned. |
 | It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. — Charles Dickens, 1812-1870, British writer (A Tale of Two Cities) |
 | The best of life is to say “It's too early” and then “It's too late”. |
 | Generosity lies less in giving much than in giving at the right moment. |
 | It is far more difficult to know when to sell a stock than when to buy. — Bernard Baruch, 1870-1965, American businessman & statesman |
| Now is always the hardest time to invest. — Bernard Baruch, 1870-1965, American businessman & statesman |
 | Consider again and again the following: the right time, the right friends, the right place, the right means of income, the right ways of spending, and from whom you derive your power. |
 | It's risky in a marriage for a man to come home too late, but it can sometimes pose an even greater risk if he comes home too early. |
 | The time for action is past! Now is the time for senseless bickering! — Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist |
 | A grain of sand leads to the fall of a mountain when the moment has come for the mountain to fall. |
 | "Never" is not the opposite of "late". The opposite of "late" is "too late". |
| The best way to killing a rose is to force it open when it is still only the promise of a bud. — José Saramago, 1922-2010, Portuguese writer [Nobel 1998] (The Cave, 2000) |
 | It is very important in life to know when your cue comes. |
Quotes in Verse
 | We should be ready Every hour is our hour. — Yannis Ritsos, 1909-1990, Greek poet 6 likes |
Funny Quotes
 | – You can't just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood. – What mood is that? – Last-minute panic. — Bill Watterson, 1958-, American cartoonist 3 likes |
| I try to take it one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once. — Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist |
Ancient Greek
 | Know the right time. Καιρόν γνώθι. — Pittacus of Mytilene, 650-570 BC, one of the 7 sages of Ancient Greece 17 likes |
 | How big is the little thing that was given at the right time. Ως μέγα το μικρόν εστιν εν καιρώ δοθέν. — Menander, 4th cent. BC, Ancient Greek dramatist (New Comedy) 15 likes |
 | Untimely pleasures produce aversion. Ηδοναί άκαιροι τίκτουσιν αηδίας. — Democritus, 470-370 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher 7 likes |
 | Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor. Μέτρα φυλάσσεσθαι· καιρός δ᾽ επί πάσιν άριστος. — Hesiod, 7th cent. BC, Ancient Greek poet ‐ Works and Days -694 5 likes |
 | Wrong timing is very dangerous. Έχει κίνδυνον η ακαιρία μέγαν. — Plutarch, 47-120 AD, Ancient Greek historian 5 likes |
 | Respond on time. Αποκρίνου εν καιρώ. — Periander of Corinth, 668-584 BC, tyrant of Corinth 4 likes |
 | There is a right time for all things. Καιρός επί πάσιν άριστος. — Theognis of Megara, 6th cent. BC, Ancient Greek poet 1 likes |
Proverbs
 | The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The next best time is now. 7 likes |
 | We'll cross that bridge when we get to it. 4 likes |
