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Time Quotes

Quotes marking moments across time.

This page brings together quotes where time plays a role - the surprising history behind common words, warnings about how quickly secrets become outdated once discovered, and fond memories of early scientific curiosity encouraged by family. It pairs well with Family Quotes for related reflections.

Since time is a continuum, the moment is always different, so the music is always different.

Quotes by Herbie Hancock

The value of music is to be able to play one note at the right time in the right way.

Quotes by Herbie Hancock

When I was coming up, I practiced all the time because I thought if I didn't I couldn't do my best.

Quotes by Herbie Hancock

By the time I'm 90, I hope to have it together.

Quotes by Herbie Mann

I loved the Brazilian music I played. But this is finally me. For the first time I think it's really me.

Quotes by Herbie Mann

When you get cancer, it's like really time to look at what your life was and is, and I decided that everything I've done so far is not as important as what I'm going to do now.

Quotes by Herbie Mann

You have to be concerned with yourself because if you're not on it all the time, nobody else is going to be.

Quotes by Herbie Mann

It's time to get real, folks. Hope and change ain't working. Hope and change is not a solution. Hope and change is not a job.

Quotes by Herman Cain

Spending time at the Federal Reserve was a good learning opportunity for me. It helped me to understand economic philosophies and polices that I had not previously known about.

Quotes by Herman Cain

Chris Christie has been saying for a long time he's not interested in running. The media is trying to create a story by sucking Chris Christie into race, just like they made a story by sucking Rick Perry into the...

Quotes by Herman Cain

The revolution in Russia was terrible for the proletariat in the long years of its development and it is terrible now, after the victory. But at the actual time of revolution it was easy, and this was due to the...

Quotes by Herman Gorter

For some years I have spent my time on exactly these questions - both in thinking about ways to prevent war, and in thinking about how to fight, survive, and terminate a war, should it occur.

Quotes by Herman Kahn

Mental states of every kind, - sensations, feelings, ideas, - which were at one time present in consciousness and then have disappeared from it, have not with their disappearance absolutely ceased to exist.

Quotes by Hermann Ebbinghaus

These syllables, about 2,300 in number, were mixed together and then drawn out by chance and used to construct series of different lengths, several of which each time formed the material for a test.

Quotes by Hermann Ebbinghaus

I was initially assigned to the American Consulate in Aden, not as Principal Officer but as a supernumerary officer to handle Yemen affairs. We had no resident diplomatic mission in Yemen at the time. People from Aden went up to...

Quotes by Hermann Eilts

David Bruce, I think, is one of the outstanding persons for whom I've ever worked. He had a sense of balance. He was interested in everything that went on in the Embassy. He delegated authority, but at the same time...

Quotes by Hermann Eilts

The only thing wrong with immortality is that it tends to go on forever.

Quotes by Herb Caen

A man begins cutting his wisdom teeth the first time he bites off more than he can chew.

Quotes by Herb Caen

The trouble with born-again Christians is that they are an even bigger pain the second time around.

Quotes by Herb Caen

Training was a time where resolutions made in the enthusiasm of an inspired moment were put to personal test.

Quotes by Herb Elliott

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of quotes are on the "Time" page?
A mix of reflective and thought-provoking lines that touch on the word "time" — from an observation about the origins of the word "Amen" to a sweeping claim about being part of the last generation of human beings, plus quotes about security, change, and early scientific curiosity encouraged by family.
Are these all serious, philosophical quotes?
Several of them are — the ones about prayer, humanity's future, and how secrets and security change over time all carry a thoughtful, sometimes weighty tone. If you want more of that kind of depth in Hindi, check out Anmol Vachan or Suvichar on this same theme.
Is there a quote here about family or upbringing?
Yes — one describes a parent taking a child to the museum of natural history and encouraging an early interest in science, a nice reminder of how family shapes curiosity. For more along those lines, see Family quotes.
Why would a quote about security relate to "time"?
Because the quote here is really about how things need to change over time — a secret or a security system that's easy to change can adapt, but one that's hard to change becomes a liability as time passes. It's a good example of how "time" quotes often connect to bigger ideas like Change.
How should I use these quotes?
They work well as thoughtful captions or conversation starters — especially if you want to share something that makes people pause and think rather than just a quick line.

A few quotes look further back, considering time on a generational scale rather than a daily one. For nearby reading in Hindi, see Anmol Vachan or Suvichar on this same theme.