Quotes about time

Be always resolute with the present hour. Every moment is of infinite value.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Read. Read. Read. Read. Read great books. Read poetry, history, biography. Read the novels that have stood the test of time. And read closely.

David McCullough

People come out to see you perform and you’ve got to give them the best you have within you. The lives of most men are patchwork quilts. Or at best one matching outfit with a closet and a laundry bag full of incongruous accumulations. A lifetime of training for just 10 seconds.

Jesse Owens

Realise that the people who are working with you, this is their life. You know, 80% of their time is spent at work. Make sure that they’re proud of what they’re doing, that they’re enjoying what they’re doing.

Richard Branson

Time the destroyer is time the preserver.

T. S. Eliot

You have to find the intersection of doing something you’re passionate about and that, at the same time, is in the service of other people. I would argue if you don’t find that intersection, you’re not going to be very happy.

Tim Cook

If you want what you’re saying heard, then take your time and say it so that the listener will actually hear it. You might save somebody’s life. Your own, first.

Maya Angelou

Being criticized in the media is a good problem to have – most of the time. It means you’re doing something that is at least interesting or cool or crazy enough to be noticed. It might not always feel good, but it’s usually better than the alternative of obscurity.

Ryan Holiday

Every time you make a movie it’s a new and different experience. You learn very little from the past. So, I’m a little bit better than I was when I first started.

Woody Allen

I have short goals – to get better every day, to help my teammates every day – but my only ultimate goal is to win an NBA championship. It’s all that matters. I dream about it. I dream about it all the time, how it would look, how it would feel. It would be so amazing.

LeBron James