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“Instead of funding issues of paper on the hypothecation of specific redeeming taxes (the only method of anticipating, in a time of war, the resources of times of peace, tested by the experience of nations), we are trusting to tricks of jugglers on the cards, to the illusions of banking schemes for the resources of the war, and for the cure of colic to inflations of more wind.”
Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) first seen 1814 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Letter to José Correia da Serra (1814) ME 14:224
“This time during the Second World War is part of my history, part of my memory, but it is the latest part of my memory, so the memories of each human being goes much more back, it goes to the dinosaurs, even later [Kiefer means: earlier].. .. I think we even remember geological times. So this is one little part of our / of mine memory [the Second World War]”
Anselm Kiefer (born 1945) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A new Muslim invader, Ahmad Shah Abdali, who tried to salvage the Muslim rule, had to give up after several attempts from 1748 to 1767 A.D. His only satisfaction was that he demolished the Harimandir and desecrated the sacred tank with the blood of slaughtered cows, two times in a row. But the Sikh and non-Sikh Hindus rallied round the Khalsa again and again and rebuilt the temple every time.”
Ahmed Shah Durrani (1722–1772) said by 1772 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Swarup, Ram, & Goel, S. R. (1985). Hindu-Sikh relationship. (Introduction by S.R. Goel)
“Ill times may be; she hath no thought of time: She reigns beside the waters yet in pride. Rude voices cry: but in her ears the chime Of full, sad bells brings back her old springtide. Like to a queen in pride of place, she wears The splendour of a crown in Radcliffe's dome. Well fare she, well! As perfect beauty fares; And those high places, that are beauty's home.”
Lionel Johnson (1867–1902) said by 1902 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I think God leaves me alone to let me find my own strength because no one else can give it to me. Sometimes it is very lonely. But I know the lonely times teach me the most. I must let go in order to let anything in. No one can love me, for me. Take a big walk protected in the trees. I miss the time before today.”
Sabrina Ward Harrison (born 1975) first seen 2000 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Spilling Open: The Art of Becoming Yourself (2000)
“It changes colour every time I do a film but I have this great guy called Rosario who works at a London salon called Hair Expressions who really knows what he’s doing. I’ve been told 80 times that I’ll have to have it all cut off because it’s ruined and then he fixes it. He’s the best hair man in the world.”
Sienna Guillory (born 1975) first seen 2001 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sienna Guillory Interview by Jenni Baden Howard. The Sunday Times. 2001.
“«What makes love making and reading resemble each other most is that within both of them times and spaces open, different from measurable time and space»”
Italo Calvino (1923–1985) first seen 1981 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: If on a winter's night a traveller". Chapter 7. Translated from the Italian by William Weaver (1981).
“If one wanted to depict the whole thing graphically, every episode, with its climax, would require a three-dimensional, or, rather, no model: every experience is unrepeatable. What makes lovemaking and reading resemble each other most is that within both of them times and spaces open, different from measurable time and space.”
Italo Calvino (1923–1985) said by 1985 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It's frightening and glamorous and exciting at the same time. I wouldn't change it for anything! After the bad and sad times in my life, it's something I want to do.”
Edie Sedgwick (1943–1971) said by 1971 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In times like the present, men should utter nothing for which they would not willingly be responsible through time and in eternity.”
Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) said by 1865 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The wisest time of all times is now. Now you are enlightened. Just now.”
Kuruvilla Pandikattu (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Pandikattu, K. (2021). The Wisest of All Times is NOW: Timeless Quotes on Time. Jnanam. Pune.”
Kuruvilla Pandikattu (born 1957) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If we are true to Canada, if we do not desire to become part and parcel of these people, we cannot overlook this the greatest revolution of our times. Let us remember this, that when the three cries among our next neighbours are money, taxation, blood, it is time for us to provide for our own security...”
Thomas D'Arcy McGee (1825–1868) first seen 1865 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Legislative Assembly, February 9, 1865
“Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Anthony Lewis is among the great American journalists of the past half century. His coverage of legal issues for The New York Times, where he was a columnist for 32 years, along with his best-selling books (including "Gideon's Trumpet"), have made him one of the most popular commentators on American law.”
Anthony Lewis (1927–2013) said by 2013 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The New Testament was not produced as a single work issued by an authoritative Church for the instruction of its members. The four Gospels were composed in different times and places over perhaps a third of a century, and for a time circulated separately among a number of other narratives of our Lord's life (of which the newly discovered fragment of an unknown gospel may have been one).”
Frederic G. Kenyon (1863–1952) said by 1952 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There are only two times when it's appropriate for a man to have his nose in a woman's vagina. The first time is when he's stark naked and weighs about 7 lbs.”
David Gerrold (born 1944) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There had been many times when man had been forced to adopt the only right opinion. Each time man’s forward thrust had slackened, vegetated, and died. Once, through the dark ages, the period had lasted almost a thousand years.”
Mark Clifton (1906–1963) said by 1963 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Patience will benefit you in every hour, every time and every opportunity. It helps you to overcome your opponent, howsoever strong he may be. It will help you in times of distress and hardships, in battles and in war and peace.”
Abd al-Karim Qasim (1914–1963) said by 1963 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Certainly the opinion of all the Judges of later times, must have more weight than the extra-judicial opinion of a single Judge at any former time.”
John Pratt (1657–1725) said by 1725 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In fact the only times we could read funny books was when my father was in the Navy. Nothing would infuriate him more than to catch us browsing through Captain Marvel or Plastic Man. Men, after all, didn’t waste their time reading funny books. Men, he’d tell us, took life seriously. Nothing could be learned from books that were funny.”
Oscar Zeta Acosta (1935–1974) said by 1974 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“...in Palau I seemed to be the perfect princess, this time I was competitive and sometimes the bad guy. I played competitively both times. I think there is a happy medium to me. I'm not perfect or horrible. I've always had to work hard for everything I've gotten in life. I went in to bust my butt and I hope people can respect me for that. I played the game the way it was designed to be played...”
Stephenie LaGrossa (born 1978) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: I Played the Game the Way It Was Designed to Be Played": An Interview with Survivor: Guatemala's Stephenie, Reality News Online, 12 December 2005.
“Our lives are so full of activity and "chatter" it’s difficult to find quiet time… Those are the moments that are the most creative for me. The location is less important than the choice to turn other things off. Because I find that the quietest times of my life speak the loudest.”
Regina E. Dugan (born 1963) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "The CNN 10 : Thinkers" (2013)
“I would die to make you mine Bleed me dry almost every time But I don't mind, no I don't mind it I would come back 1000 times”
Sara Bareilles (born 1979) first seen 1000 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 1000 Times
“The first and foremost critic of a work of art is the artist who created it. Give him every means to illustrate it and make it known. If an artist awaits celebrity or gratefulness for his work through other people, he will have the time to die a thousand times for sheer hunger.”
Fortunato Depero (1892–1960) said by 1960 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There were times when other people said I was on the short list, but as time passed and nothing happened, I didn’t expect the recognition would come because people who were familiar with my work were slowly dying off.”
Leonid Hurwicz (1917–2008) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in: William Grimes, "Leonid Hurwicz, Nobel Economist, Dies at 90" at nytimes.com, June 26, 2008.
“As time has shifted, The Times and all the other media outlets recognize how important Wikipedia is. It's not the same hurdle anymore. I don't have to sort of say: 'Wow look at this strange thing going on, can I write some weird story about it?' Instead it's like: 'This is hugely important, and of course, write, we want to know every change.'”
Noam Cohen wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You can't gain one thing without loosing something else. You can try to catch time, but try to catch a moment, it's better. Days pass, and months go by And the years come, and a decades gone It always feels like times are ending But they go on, and on, and on, and on.”
Ross Mintzer (born 1987) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Lyrics to “Lost In America" (July 17, 2013)
“I have at times felt alone, uncertain, without a well-trodden path to follow. Every time I embarked on a new course, there were well-meaning people... who advised against it. I had to learn early on to be comfortable with insecurity and to trust my own judgement on key issues.”
Eric Kandel (born 1929) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When I am with old friends... We recount what we have seen what we have felt the good and the evil that the Revolution has done all the assaults the days the nights the punishments and the fate of our unfortunate friends who perished in the time of Terror when good men feared for their lives We are beginning to see the twilight of the times in which our families were happy.”
Jacques-Louis Ménétra (1738–1812) said by 1812 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: quoted in Warren Roberts (2000). Jacques-Louis David and Jean-Louis Prieur, Revolutionary. p. 321.
“There is, of course, a tipping point. There have been times when I realized that someone can’t be helped, because they continue doing the wrong things. Typically, the only time I cut someone off is when they’re in jail, because I can’t help them there.”
Richard Sherman (American football) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A lot of things seem to be happening, all at once,” I told Chester. “Enemy action,” he replied. “Huh?” “That’s what you told me once. An old Army motto you found when you were doing those war books. Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, three times is enemy action. This is the third time.”
Michael Kurland (born 1938) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“... how many times... have they caught anti-gay advocates of "family values" cheating on their wives (often illegally) with prostitutes, on drugs, having gay sex or sharing a hotel room with a rent boy? It happens so often now that it's almost expected any time someone seems to protest too much.”
Aron Ra (born 1962) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Success requires a focused attention of your time and energy. This is true no matter what you want to achieve – to change the world or simply change apartments. All success stories come down to one person having a focused aim – so focused at times it can look like an obsession.”
Nigel Cumberland (born 1967) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I don’t think we as a party should let China and Russia stop international action to save lives in Syria … Three times they have vetoed action in Syria, and each time the crisis has escalated and escalated.”
Jo Cox (1974–2016) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speaking on BBC Daily Politics show — UK 'should enforce Syria no-fly zone even if Russia vetoes UN resolution' (12 October 2015)
“In 1847, British train companies put their heads together and agreed that henceforth all train timetables would be calibrated to Greenwich Observatory time. rather than the local times of Liverpool. Manchester and Glasgow.”
Yuval Noah Harari (born 1976) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In the past, I spent too much time on diets, with the misconception that self-care meant exercising and being overly conscious of my body. My health, the way I feel when I wake up in the morning, my peace of mind, the number of times I smile, what I’m feeding my mind and my body—those are the things that I’ve been focusing on. Mental health is self-care too.”
Beyoncé (born 1981) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Beyoncé Talks Dangers of Dieting, Protecting Her Peace And Minding Her Business In New Interview Refinery29 (August 10, 2021).
“More than all, the citizen and his representative in Congress in time of war must maintain his right of free speech. More than in times of peace it is necessary that the channels for free public discussion of governmental policies shall be open and unclogged.”
Robert M. La Follette Sr. (1855–1925) said by 1925 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I’m single and my entire youth was spent enjoying time with friends, but these times I’m trying to be more responsible and take more care and use my energy in cinema. It makes me happier.”
Javier Botet (born 1977) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We must have the can do spirit. For example, why must we lose to Singapore every time? Beat them at their own game, you can do it. Penang has beaten them many times.”
Lim Guan Eng (born 1960) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Lim Guan Eng (2018) cited in "Guan Eng: Let’s give Singapore some competition" on The Star Online, 19 June 2018.
“It is a terrible, but also tremendous time. Personally I find it moreover so important for my art to live now.. .These times force you to think over a lot and work very hard, in Nature now a strong creative force is working. (translation from German, Fons Heijnsbroek, 2018)”
Jacoba van Heemskerck (1876–1923) first seen 1914 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In a letter of Jacoba, late 1914; as cited by A. Behne, in 'der Krieg und die künstlerische Produktion', in 'Die Umschau', Jan / März 1915
“I had a good time there. Moby Dick was my nickname. I struck out four times one night, and in the papers they said Ahab got his whale.”
Dick Stuart (1932–2002) first seen 1967 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On his time—1967 and '68—with the ; as quoted in "The Summer of 66" by Rick Shrum, in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (September 20, 1998), p. D-3
“...I actually found though, overall, that there’s like a little bit more value in micromanagement than I thought. Not about everything, but strategically saying, “I’m going to spend a lot of time going into detail on this one.” Or, I guess it’s just mentoring, I guess, is a way to put it. Figure out the people who will listen to you, but also challenge you at the right times.”
Nate Silver (born 1978) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Was it not the so-called professed authorities in times gone by, as they are today, who criticized and disparaged everything proposed for the betterment of man? The kind of proof demanded was premature and could not in wisdom be given. But time and patience finally vindicated those who brought forth the ideas. Humanity is that much better off today because of them—not because of the skeptics!”
George Adamski (1891–1965) said by 1965 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Current relations between Russia and the US struggle through the worst times. Historians, politicians, political scientists cannot recall any other time, when our relations were in such a miserable state. Other countries, international peace and security suffer because of this...”
Anatoly Antonov (born 1955) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I've seen through my life many times when people with hate in their heart put fire to the American flag. This time, permit me to go to your flag and, in the name of my people, give it a kiss.”
José Napoleón Duarte (1925–1990) said by 1990 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in "The Honor of Elliott Abrams" (14 February 2019), National Review
“I never understood why they chose me [for the Time 100]. I’m just a regular, insignificant vegetable vendor ... There are countless people who are more famous than me, and who have donated 10, 20, or even 100 times more money than me.”
Chen Shu-chu (born 1951) first seen 2011 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in her biography, Sensational Kindness (2011)
“The time was, before this miserable rent in the Church of Christ—which I think no true Christian can look upon but with a bleeding heart—that you and we were all of one belief. That belief was tainted, in tract and corruption of times, very deeply.”
William Laud (1573–1645) first seen 1639 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A Relation of the Conference betweene William Lawd...and Mr. Fisher the Jesuite (1639), quoted in The Works of the Most Reverend Father in God, William Laud, sometime Lord Archbishop of Canterbury. Volume II: Conference…
“When I was working on the book there were times when production on the video game would pause, and then it would start up again. For instance, there was a long period of time between and . So the publisher said, "because the game is not coming out, we don't really need to make a new manga.”
Hitoshi Ariga (born 1972) first seen 1000 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Source: Jason Thompson, Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Hitoshi Ariga (May 24, 2012)
“Today, little things make me happy, like going for a walk, getting coffee with a friend, or creating something original. Really, I find happiness in everything now. We all go through grim times. But instead of resisting the struggle like I did, embrace it, accept it, and give the matter time to figure itself out.”
Connor Franta (born 1992) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If some people are not disposed to believe that morals change with the times, then let them look into the book held most sacred by all the peoples of the West, and read how at one time the idea of Justice was ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ Or look further back still and read of King Solomon, said to be the wisest- which surely also implies the most moral - man who ever lived.”
Cyril Scott (1879–1970) said by 1970 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source