Time Quotes

Try a thing you haven't done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time to figure out whether you like it or not.

~ Virgil Thomson

It is curious how, from time immemorial, man seems to have associated the idea of evil with beauty, shrunk from it with a sort of ghostly fear, while, at the same time drawn to it by force of its hypnotic attraction.

~ Richard Le Gallienne

For me it's important to be in balance. To not let fear get in the way of things, to not worry so much about protecting yourself all the time.

~ John Frusciante

In boxing, I had a lot of fear. Fear was good. But, for the first time, in the bout with Muhammad Ali, I didn't have any fear. I thought, 'This is easy. This is what I've been waiting for'. No fear at all. No nervousness. And I lost.

~ George Foreman

I distracted myself from the fear and terrorism by thinking about things like how the universe began and whether time travel is possible.

~ Malala Yousafzai

Time travel was once considered scientific heresy, and I used to avoid talking about it for fear of being labelled a 'crank.'

~ Stephen Hawking

Americans are in a cycle of fear which leads to people not wanting to spend and not wanting to make investments, and that leads to more fear. We'll break out of it. It takes time.

~ Warren Buffett

Many a time freedom has been rolled back - and always for the same sorry reason: fear.

~ Molly Ivins

A star on a movie set is like a time bomb. That bomb has got to be defused so people can approach it without fear.

~ Jack Nicholson

I came seriously close to getting married four times, and each time I backed off in fear or for one reason or another. Each occasion was different, but in hindsight when I look at the people involved, it wasn't a bad thing what I did. I think it may have been more complex had the marriage taken place.

~ Ratan Tata

Preachers prepare with this fear: 'Am I going to be able to fill the time?' The audience never worries about that.

~ Andy Stanley

Show me a guy who's afraid to look bad, and I'll show you a guy you can beat every time.

~ Lou Brock

We tell lies when we are afraid... afraid of what we don't know, afraid of what others will think, afraid of what will be found out about us. But every time we tell a lie, the thing that we fear grows stronger.

~ Tad Williams

Leadership is absolutely vital if there are comparable countries which can affect the security of the world you live in. Between Lincoln and Roosevelt's time, America was protected by huge oceans and, in practice, by the British navy. Today, it's different, and the obsession of the Obama administration has been for retrenchment.

~ Henry Kissinger

Leadership means forming a team and working toward common objectives that are tied to time, metrics, and resources.

~ Russel Honore

Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things.

~ Jesse Jackson

In working with UNICEF our corporate partners have demonstrated time and again that their financial resources, leadership and expertise can bring about real and lasting benefits for the world's children.

~ Carol Bellamy

Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time.

~ George W. Bush

It takes leadership to improve safety. And I started off the movement in my time, but the person who has done more over the past 20 to 30 years and who has led it is Professor Sid Watkins.

~ Jackie Stewart

I think you need to be intentional at times about your leadership - where you're eating lunch, who you're interacting with, making guys feel like you're interested in what they're doing. If it's authentic, then it's going to be an easy conversation and easy hangout time.

~ Aaron Rodgers

President Ford was a devoted, decent man of impeccable integrity who put service to his country before his own self interest. He helped heal our nation during a time of crisis, provided steady leadership and restored people's faith in the presidency and in government.

~ Mark Udall

It is past time for Republican leadership to answer for record deficits and reckless spending, both in Iraq and in the U.S. It's time for a plan to bring our troops home.

~ Sherrod Brown

When the world is in the midst of change, when adversity and opportunity are almost indistinguishable, this is the time for visionary leadership and when leaders need to look beyond the survival needs of those they're serving.

~ Chip Conley

I've said I'll stand for a full second term, but I think after that it will be time for new leadership. Terms are like Shredded Wheat - two are wonderful but three might just be too many.

~ David Cameron

When you're in a leadership role, you can never please all of the people all of the time. There's also a lot of responsibility that goes along with it that others may not realize.

~ Joyce Meyer

Instead of starting a new nuclear arms race, now is the time to reclaim our Nation's position of leadership on nuclear nonproliferation efforts.

~ Dianne Feinstein

Leadership can not be measured in a poll or even in the result of an election. It can only be truly seen with the benefit of time. From the perspective of 20 years, not 20 days.

~ Marco Rubio

What's missing is leadership in the White House. And the story that Barack Obama does tell, forever shifting blame to the last administration, is getting old. The man assumed office almost four years ago - isn't it about time he assumed responsibility?

~ Paul Ryan

Stress on fast growing companies comes from a lot of different places. The one that is often the largest, and creates the most second-order issues, is the composition of the leadership team. More specifically, it's specific people on the leadership who don't have the scale experience their role requires at a particular moment in time.

~ Brad Feld

Once the public loses confidence in a president's leadership at a time of war, once they don't trust him anymore, once his credibility is sharply diminished, how does he get it back?

~ Robert Dallek

Up until the time I was cast in 'Star Trek,' the roles were pretty shallow - thin, stereotyped, one-dimensional roles. I knew this character was a breakthrough role, certainly for me as an individual actor but also for the image of an Asian character: no accent, a member of the elite leadership team.

~ George Takei

Great leadership can be a difficult thing to pin down and understand. You know a great leader when you're working for one, but even they can have a hard time articulating what it is that makes their leadership so effective.

~ Travis Bradberry

There definitely comes a time where a fresh pair of eyes and fresh leadership would be good, and the Conservative Party has got some great people coming up - the Theresa Mays, and the George Osbornes, and the Boris Johnsons.

~ David Cameron

This is not a political issue. I know Florida's leadership has talked about a real commitment to helping our veterans. Now it's time for them to show it.

~ Ted Deutch

It's really necessary for the United States to continue to give strong leadership to the Middle East peace process, supported by European countries at the same time.

~ William Hague

All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.

~ John Kenneth Galbraith

Floor time is valuable. Our leadership isn't going to bring something up that's going to take up floor time and not be successful.

~ Gene Green

What I've really learned over time is that optimism is a very, very important part of leadership.

~ Bob Iger

It's not easy for an entrepreneur to find the time to blog. But for those who do it, it is a great tool to communicate with the various stakeholders in their business and build a reputation for thought leadership.

~ Fred Wilson

Most of the time, you think the problem is not as big as it is - because it says something negative about you or your company or your leadership. Face the reality: The facts are not as you want them to be.

~ Judy Smith