Quotes about Time

Better never than late.

Life is so, so short. Bible says it's like a vapor.

Oh, I definitely want to direct. I have young children. My job is already big enough, and I imagine it will be even more so as a director, and I don't want to miss out on them growing up. I'm going to wait until they're a bit older before I leap into that seat.

I believe in time and in God. Nothing else bothers me.

I found out I got 'The Little Drummer Girl' and my BAFTA nomination in quick succession, and I just didn't expect it to be like that. I thought there would be a lot more time in between. It's been an overwhelming experience.

We forget our pleasures, we remember our sufferings.

Basically, it's hard for me to assess myself, a hardship not only prompted by the immodesty of the enterprise, but because one is not capable of assessing himself, let alone his work. However, if I were to summarize, my main interest is the nature of time. That's what interests me most of all. What time can do to a man.

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life.

Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.

When I read a good book, I wish my life were three thousand years long.

Never read a book that is not a year old.