Quotes about Time Spent

Time spent in prayer is never wasted. Votes: 4

Time spent with cats is never wasted. Votes: 4

Time spent with a potential leader is an investment. Votes: 4

God forgives man the time spent looking at airplane photos. Votes: 4

Time spent reading, like time spent loving, increases our lifetime. Votes: 4

I want my time spent running to serve as a reward. Votes: 4

Time spent arguing with the faithful is, oddly enough, almost never wasted. Votes: 4

Complainers change their complaints, but they never reduce the amount of time spent in complaining. Votes: 4

Nothing ever invented provides such sustenance, such infinite reward for time spent, as a good book. Votes: 4

Remember; no matter how desperate the situation seems, time spent thinking clearly is never time wasted. Votes: 4

Any time spent before the Eucharistic presence, be it long or short, is the best-spent time of our lives. Votes: 4

The most reliable predictor of not being lonely is the amount of contact with women. Time spent with men doesn't make a difference. Votes: 4

If conversation was the lyrics, laughter was the music, making time spent together a melody that could be replayed over and over without getting stale. Votes: 4

If you can't enjoy the time between golf shots, then you are going to have a pretty difficult life because most of you life is the time spent in-between. Votes: 4

I thought about the days i had handed over to a bottle..the nights i can't remember..the mornings i slept thru..all the time spent running from myself. Votes: 4

Okay, this is the wisdom. First, time spent on reconnaissanse is never wasted. Second, almost anything can be improved with the addition of bacon. And finally, there is no problem on Earth that can't be ameliorated by a hot bath and a cup of tea. Votes: 4

I always had the uncomfortable feeling that if I wasn't sitting in front of a computer typing, I was wasting my time - but I pushed myself to take a wider view of what was "productive." Time spent with my family and friends was never wasted. Votes: 4

I trust and believe that the time spent in this voyage ... will produce its full worth in Natural History; and it appears to me the doing what little we can to increase the general stock of knowledge is as respectable an object of life, as one can in any likelihood pursue. Votes: 4

Don't wallow in brainstorming. Time spent fiddling with a business plan or filling up whiteboards with ideas is time that you could spend actually launching your business and seeing if the idea floats. Launching gives you real, solid feedback, instead of the imaginary 'what if' scenarios dreamed up in a conference room. Votes: 4

For a while in my teens, I was sure I had it. It was about getting to heaven. If heaven existed and lasted forever, then a mere lifetime spent scrupulously following orders was a small investment for an infinite payoff. One day, though, I realized I was no longer a believer, and realizing that, I couldn't go back. Votes: 4

The true solitary ... will feel that he is himself only when he is alone; when he is in company he will feel that he perjures himself, prostitutes himself to the exactions of others; he will feel that time spent in company is time lost; he will be conscious only of his impatience to get back to his true life. Votes: 4

In the homes of many Western Christians, hours are sometimes spent listening to worldly music. In our homes loud music can also be heard, but it is only to cover the talk about the gospel and the underground work so that neighbors may not overhear it and inform the secret police. How underground Christians rejoice on those rare occasions when they meet a serious Christian from the West! Votes: 4

When Time is spent, Eternity begins. Votes: 0

Time spent on preparation is seldom wasted. Votes: 0

...I had spent my time counterfeiting eternity... Votes: 0

Time spent with poets is never wasted. Votes: 0

...I had spent my time counterfeiting eternity... Votes: 0

Time spent in reconnaissance is seldom wasted. Votes: 0

Time spent on hiring is time well spent. Votes: 0

I've spent a lot of time off planet. Votes: 0

Any time not spent on love is wasted. Votes: 0

Time spent with a cat is never wasted. Votes: 0

In my youth, I spent my time investigating insects. Votes: 0

Only time will tell if it was time well-spent Votes: 0

Time spent with your children is time wisely spent. Votes: 0

I wish i spent more time at the office. Votes: 0

Free and fearless courage comes from time spent with Jesus. Votes: 0

I spent a lot of time feeling alienated and rejected. Votes: 0

I've spent too much time giving speeches, traveling the world. Votes: 0

I wish I had spent more time at the office. Votes: 0

I never spent much time with people my own age. Votes: 0

I spent a lot of time between bars like this. Votes: 0

God spent a little too much time on my nose. Votes: 0

All time is wasted that is not spent in seeking God Votes: 0

However, I spent most of my time in a Quaker school. Votes: 0

The most time I spent home in 2009 was about a month. Votes: 0

They spent their time doing nothing... they let intimacy fuse them. Votes: 0

Time spent in the cultivation of the fields passes very pleasantly. Votes: 0

90 percent of my time is spent on 10 percent of the world. Votes: 0

The more developed your abs, the less time you've spent reading. Votes: 0

Questions for questions. You're a man who's spent time at court. Votes: 0

I never really spent time being jealous. Maybe I should have. Votes: 0

I made a startling discovery. Time spent writing = output of work. Amazing. Votes: 0

The time I've spent in professional Premiership club rugby has been invaluable. Votes: 0

A day spent wasting time, that you enjoyed, is not time wasted... Votes: 0

Dick Van Dyke spent most of his time setting everybody else up. Votes: 0

Not after all the time my dad spent teaching me to switch-hit. Votes: 0

No one ever dies wishing they'd spent more time at the office. Votes: 0

Gee, I wish I had spent more time alone with my computer. Votes: 0

I spent more time in a van then in my mom's womb. Votes: 0

I spent a lot of time with making sure everyone felt wanted. Votes: 0

I spent most of my time wrestling looking up at the lights. Votes: 0

I spent a lot of time with a crown on my head. Votes: 0

As a child I spent a lot of time at the library. Votes: 0

A lot of my time was spent searching, thinking and planning my life. Votes: 0

I had not spent a ton of time around animals as a kid. Votes: 0

I have spent a lot of time searching through the Bible for loopholes. Votes: 0

The best beauty treatment of all is time spent quietly before the Lord. Votes: 0

Share yourself with others after you have first spent some time with yourself. Votes: 0

Time lost can never be retrieved. Time cannot be hoarded, only spent well. Votes: 0

I spent time in, like, criminal courts, and covering murder trials for papers. Votes: 0

Teaching vocabulary lists is inefficient - the time is better spent reading alone. Votes: 0

I spent most of my time talking to God more than to people. Votes: 0

Time is the sole resource you gain if spent and waste if not. Votes: 0

I'll spend more time getting dressed than I spent at the actual event. Votes: 0

I really enjoy helping people out, and I enjoy time spent with kids. Votes: 0

A lot of my time is spent reading antique or out-of-print books of reference." Votes: 0

Was there only one world after all which spent its time dreaming of others? Votes: 0

A lot of my time is spent reading antique or out-of-print books of reference. Votes: 0

You know, I've spent my entire life time separating the Right from the kooks. Votes: 0

I've never really spent a lot of time thinking about my individual accomplishments actually. Votes: 0

I'm pretty sure whoever said, people are wonderful spent very little time with people. Votes: 0

All the time spent idly, is spent wickedly, and is unfaithfulness to our masters. Votes: 0

As I said, I haven't spent a lot of time thinking about partner brands. Votes: 0

Return telephone calls promptly but be judicious about the time spent on the phone. Votes: 0

When was the last time you spent the entire day with only 42 year olds? Votes: 0

So much time is spent on belief. So little time is spent on love! Votes: 0

I feel more and more the time wasted that is not spent in Ireland. Votes: 0

I seem to have spent a little less time painting than I might've done. Votes: 0

I spent my entire time reading books and going to the cinema, just to escape. Votes: 0

My time in the woods is time spent with a tutor on how to live. Votes: 0

I've spent a lot of time in prisons, first doing legal work and later, teaching. Votes: 0

Mostly, I avoid worrying since the time spent doing it could be spent more constructively. Votes: 0

Let all the time you can get be spent in trying to learn to read. Votes: 0

Growing up, I spent a lot of time on film sets all over the world. Votes: 0

I spent more time playing a person I was not than the person I am. Votes: 0

I wish I had spent more time at the office and less time in prison. Votes: 0

Your life, in the end, is the sum total of how you spent your time. Votes: 0

Remember, you can earn more money, but when time is spent it is gone forever. Votes: 0

If I spent all my time fearing the things I should, I'd never stop screaming. Votes: 0

As a young kid, I spent a lot of time exploring the world around me. Votes: 0

Time is the coin of life. Only you can determine how it will be spent. Votes: 0

No time is better spent than that spent in the service of your fellow man. Votes: 0

I've spent a lot of time and money trying to keep my anger in control. Votes: 0

I spent a lot of time behind the Iron Curtain, and their cars were abysmal. Votes: 0

So much time spent believingwe had ghosts in our machines has accustomed us to hauntingourselves. Votes: 0

No time is better spent than that spent in the service of your fellow man. Votes: 0

My age I will not once lament, / But sing, my time so near is spent. Votes: 0

Time spent in honor of God for the salvation of souls is never badly spent. Votes: 0

I've always walked and climbed; spent a lot of time in the arctic and places. Votes: 0

We spent a lot of time in simulators. We were going to do it right. Votes: 0

Do some yoga. I never feel more beautiful than after I've really spent some time breathing. Votes: 0

Even if yoga only enhanced physical fitness, the time spent in practice would be fully worthwhile. Votes: 0

While I've spent a lot of quality time with my children, perhaps it's not been enough. Votes: 0

Drawing is the root of everything, and the time spent on that is actually all profit. Votes: 0

A good holiday is one spent among people whose notions of time are vaguer than yours. Votes: 0

Happiness is time spent with a friend and looking forward to sharing time with them again. Votes: 0

It was an amazing performer. Very temperamental, it spent a lot of time in its trailer. Votes: 0

Study your prayers, a great part of my time is spent getting in tune for prayer. Votes: 0

The more time I spent with him, the more I knew the feelings weren't going away. Votes: 0

Sydney spent a lot of time on my bed these days. Unfortunately, it wasn't with me. Votes: 0

I spent as much time writing proposals in '98 and '99 as I did writing scripts. Votes: 0

I spent more time at the library than anyone my age when I was a kid. Votes: 0

No one on his deathbed ever said, "I wish I had spent more time on my business." Votes: 0

I'm sure I spent more time in Texas than anybody else who had run for President recently. Votes: 0

I spent most of my time thinking, because I didn't have enough energy to do anything else. Votes: 0

Time spent in nature decreases stress and anxiety and improves focus for adults as well as children. Votes: 0

I've spent a long time giving people the benefit of the doubt, and I'm tired of it. Votes: 0

Modern air travel means less time spent in transit. That time is now spent in transit lounges. Votes: 0

No time is so well spent in every day as that which we spend upon our knees. Votes: 0

If doctors just spent more time with their patients so they felt more reassured, that might help. Votes: 0

I'd be bored to death if I spent all my time with other businesspeople, bankers and lawyers. Votes: 0

No one on his deathbed ever said, I wish I had spent more time on my business. Votes: 0

I spent five years in prison, a free man for the first time in my whole life. Votes: 0

Many times we ask people to march outwardly, when we haven't yet spent the needed time inwardly. Votes: 0

The only difference between me and my fellow actors is that I've spent more time in jail. Votes: 0

I spent ridiculous amounts of time as an activist and volunteer and was a teacher for 20 years. Votes: 0

Very little of my time is spent thinking about poetry, except the time I spend in class. Votes: 0

I spent more time on dark ships in danger zones than any other woman in the world. Votes: 0

I am satisfied with everything in my life. Including the fact that I spent time in jail. Votes: 0

If we only spent more of our time in looking at Him we should soon forget ourselves. Votes: 0

I wish my parents had spent more time worrying about my education than me being a star. Votes: 0

Time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved. Votes: 0

Maybe a person's time would be as well spent raising food as raising money to buy food. Votes: 0

My view of myself as an artist expanded because of the time I spent at Cal Arts. Votes: 0

For 'Hidalgo,' I just spent as much time around horses as I could, which made sense. Votes: 0

Having spent so much time in a fictional world, I prefer to read about the real world Votes: 0

I spent the whole time battering people I liked and singing with my arm round people I loathed. Votes: 0

Zuleika, on a desert island, would have spent most of her time in looking for a man's footprint. Votes: 0

No person whose entire time is spent in the contemplation of limitation can demonstrate freedom from such limitation. Votes: 0

Obesity is racing through America, everywhere. It's high time someone spent some money to do something about it. Votes: 0

Anybody who's a guitar player that's spent that time with another guitar player, there's nothing better than that. Votes: 0

When you have spent too much time with something, you may lose sight of what's marvelous about it. Votes: 0

During a long career in TV broadcasting, I spent a lot of time contributing to other people's creations. Votes: 0

The Republican debate got pretty heated. They spent most of their time arguing over who God called first. Votes: 0

Jews don't camp...The last time the Jews went camping, they spent forty years wandering in the desert. Votes: 0

During a long career in TV broadcasting, I spent a lot of time contributing to other people's creations." Votes: 0

Mindful time spent with the person we love is the fullest expression of true love and real generosity. Votes: 0

Saying goodbye doesn't mean anything. It's the time we spent together that matters, not how we left it. Votes: 0

There’s more time spent on teaching kids about recycling than on character development in the American schools. Votes: 0

Time well spent results in more money to spend, more money to save, and more time to vacation. Votes: 0

Time and money spent in helping men to do more for themselves is far better than mere giving. Votes: 0

I look back on my years as a Wall Street lawyer as time spent in a foreign country... Votes: 0

I was kind of a jock in school. Beauty wasn't something I spent a lot of time on. Votes: 0

Time spent in the advertising business seems to create a permanent deformity like the Chinese habit of foot-binding. Votes: 0

When I was younger I spent way too much time thinking about me being too fat. So stupid. Votes: 0

I was called Rembrandt Hope in my boxing days, because I spent so much time on the canvas. Votes: 0

Since retiring I have spent a lot of time with my family, on my boat, and playing football. Votes: 0

So much of her time spent like this: dreaming up things to say and never quite saying them. Votes: 0

That ugly freak has spent so much time in my head, I should be charging him rent." -Four Votes: 0

I think Congress has spent enough time on ethics. I think it's time they moved on to something else. Votes: 0

I've spent so much time in that makeup that I'm now unrecognizable. The business doesn't know who I am. Votes: 0

It's my language, the language I speak. I've spent a lot more time playing music than talking or writing. Votes: 0

I guess that's why they call it the blues, time on my hands could be time spent with you. Votes: 0

I never studied film formally at school, but as a kid, I spent most of my time in cinemas. Votes: 0

I don't think it's shameful to admit that some days your time can be better spent reading than writing. Votes: 0

Looking back, I spent a lot of time sitting in pubs when I should have been perfecting my playwriting. Votes: 0

I often say I've spent more time with photography than I have with literature just in terms of hours. Votes: 0

If your music is great, you will have fans, not because you have spent time chatting on social media. Votes: 0

Time that is spent dwelling on the past will surely continue in your present moment - and the future. Votes: 0

Although I'm a lead guitarist, I'd say that a good 95 percent of my time onstage is spent playing rhythm. Votes: 0

No one ever said on their deathbed, 'Gee, I wish I had spent more time alone with my computer'. Votes: 0

It's just hard not to listen to TV: it's spent so much more time raising us than parents have. Votes: 0

I've actually spent a lot of time researching beauty products, how they are produced and how they are sold. Votes: 0

We've spent so much time judging what other people created that we've created very, very little of our own. Votes: 0

A lot of the time in animation is spent getting the story right - that's something you can't rush. Votes: 0

Maybe I spent more time dwelling on emotions than some people, and maybe that's why I ended up writing. Votes: 0

I don't know about friends, but what time I spent with The Beatles they were very courteous to me. Votes: 0

We could not now take time for further search or consideration, our victuals being much spent, especially our beer. Votes: 0

What I've learned the more time I've spent following Jesus is that God delights in answering our impossible prayers. Votes: 0

I spent all my time in the clouds or the dirt and that is why I think I'm successful Votes: 0

You could never be certain what you would find in a book that had spent time with someone else. Votes: 0

Researchers have found very little difference between men and women in terms of the amount of time spent gossiping. Votes: 0

I've spent so much time avoiding arguments and smoothing relationships with the people around me, this confrontation is painful. Votes: 0

When I was growing up I spent a lot of time reading about ancient China and was really fascinated. Votes: 0

Whenever I produce my best work, it's always because I've spent time being idle. Something always emerges after nothing. Votes: 0

Personally I estimate about a third of my time is spent on author events, social media and traditional publicity. Votes: 0

Time cannot be saved, it can only be spent, and if not spent wisely and well, it is wasted. Votes: 0

I have yet to hear of anyone who, on his deathbed, wished he'd spent more time at the office. Votes: 0

I've spent lots of time in London, I studied in London, I like London. It's just not my home. Votes: 0

I spent a lot of time staring at the clock in school, so I have that kind of personality. Votes: 0

I think I've spent more time in front of a camera than off camera. That's just the way it is. Votes: 0

The new rule of thumb is that 80% of a president's time must be spent in raising funds for their schools. Votes: 0

The No. 1 thing the people I have spent time with in my life have done for fun is playing music. Votes: 0

The time you spend grieving over a man should never exceed the amount of time you actually spent with him Votes: 0

The time you spend grieving over a man should never exceed the amount of time you actually spent with him. Votes: 0

Ive gotten to know a number of readers from being online, and really treasure the time Ive spent with them. Votes: 0

Children don't play outside enough. For hundreds of thousands of years young people spent time outside - until 15 years ago. Votes: 0

I spent all my time at school in the library. Bad teachers can teach you to learn on your own. Votes: 0

I spent a long time learning how to construct clothes, which is important to do before you can deconstruct them. Votes: 0

I spent a lot of time not in school, so I didn't have deep relationships with kids my own age. Votes: 0

My husband has spent more time with our children than I have. I don't think they're better or worse off. Votes: 0

We have a president, who I think is a nice guy, but he spent too much time at Harvard, perhaps. Votes: 0

I didn't want to spent a lot of close time with someone who believed that fun is a bourgeois indulgence. Votes: 0

My goal was to make first lieutenant. I never spent a lot of time worrying about what came after that. Votes: 0

I've spent a life time waiting for the right time, now that you're near, the time is here at last. Votes: 0

I had to have some balls to be Irish Catholic in South London. Most of that time I spent fighting. Votes: 0

If Jay spent as much time studying as he does trying to be a comedian, he'd be a big star. Votes: 0

Instead of going to college, I spent my time out on the road learning how to be a better musician. Votes: 0

It was troubling that one of the few people she trusted was a man she spent so much time avoiding Votes: 0

So for a year I spent all my time hiding from Jack Charlton in the car park practising my skills. Votes: 0

I went to Saudi Arabia in 2010, and spent most of my time in Jeddah and the King Abdullah Economic City. Votes: 0

I don't know anyone who said on their deathbed: 'Gee, I wish I'd spent more time at the office.' Votes: 0

Over the years, I've spent time in Saudi Arabia, the Bekaa Valley, Afghanistan, Jordan, and Kenya, among other vacation hotspots. Votes: 0

Being in Oxford can be a bit like being on holiday - there's plenty of time spent in the pub. Votes: 0

So much time is currently spent in worrying about the future that the present is allowed to go to hell. Votes: 0

I like Iowa. I know Iowa. I've spent some time in Iowa. Good people in Iowa. It's a great state. Votes: 0

If everyone spent as much time o happiness as they did on drama and anger, they'd shine a lot brighter! Votes: 0

The mark of a mature programmer is willingness to throw out code you spent time on when you realize it's pointless. Votes: 0

Here I have opportunity enough for the exercise of my talent, as the chief of my time is spent in conversation. Votes: 0

With 2 movies opening this summer, I have no relaxing time at all. Whatever I have is spent in a drunken stupor. Votes: 0

You can return all the Christmas gifts you want, but you will never get back the time spent with your relatives. Votes: 0

At Christmas time, I spent an extortionate amount of money on Buzz Lightyear toys, baby clothes, Disney cars and the like. Votes: 0

I had a terrible stammering problem when I was young, and as a result I spent a lot of time alone. Votes: 0

I spent my entire childhood living abroad because of my father's occupation, so we were on long-haul flights all the time. Votes: 0

I've spent more time playing golf than anything else the last 18 years. Just wanted to be an 80s-shooter. Got there, too. Votes: 0

We spent a lot of time talking about Africa, as we should. Africa is a nation that suffers from incredible disease. Votes: 0

The mark of a mature programmer is willingness to throw out code you spent time on when you realize it's pointless Votes: 0

I spent a lot of time star-gazing, writing, and learning languages when the other kids were doing cooler things in Detroit. Votes: 0

It feels strange to have spent much time wishing for something, for someone and then one day, suddenly, to just stop. Votes: 0

When I finally made it to the set, I spent a lot of time doing damage control on The Magic Christian. Votes: 0

With what hope can we endeavor to persuade the ladies that the time spent at the toilet is lost in vanity. Votes: 0

Much of Satan's time is spent trying to make you remember what God has already forgotten. Reconcile, rejoice, and look forward. Votes: 0

I've had a tough time learning how to act like a congressman. Today I accidentally spent some of my own money. Votes: 0

I've had a tough time learning how to act like a Congressman. Today I accidentally spent some of my own money. Votes: 0

I don't know that I spent any more time alone than any other kid, but being by myself never bothered me. Votes: 0

When you're doing a show like 'The Book of Mormon,' you're completely spent by the time the show is over. Votes: 0

From all that I saw,and everywhere I wandered,I learned that time cannot be spent,It only can be squandered. Votes: 0

It took 35 years, but the time was well spent and I think I have established a good stake in the future. Votes: 0

I love Toronto, I have spent a lot of time up there working. There's a lot of stuff going on there. Votes: 0

We can never be like lillies in the garden unless we have spent time as bulbs in the dark, totally ignored. Votes: 0

I spent a lot of time on farms when I was young. My uncle and my dad owned a big farm. Votes: 0

I was a very difficult child, and the time I spent reading was about the only peace I gave my mother. Votes: 0

Don't ever give up on life. Life can be so beautiful, especially after you've spent a lot of time with it. Votes: 0

The self-prepared dinner is a great time killer for lonely people and as much time should be spent on it as possible. Votes: 0

I've lived in Paris. I've lived in the Slovak Republic. I've spent extensive time in England, and I've traveled all over Europe. Votes: 0

Ghost Canoe' takes place on the storm-tossed tip of Washington's Olympic Peninsula, where I spent a lot of time hiking and exploring. Votes: 0

I don't think I would have spent time learning about the immune system if understanding vaccines weren't something I considered very important. Votes: 0

I spent a lot of time in the school psychologist's office. I didn't apply myself. My mother thought I had learning disabilities. Votes: 0

Immanuel Kant famously claimed that 'he who wills the ends wills the means,' but he never spent much time in Washington. Votes: 0

Few sports has as great a disparity between the time committed in practice and time actually spent in game or race conditions. Votes: 0

I spent a lot of time [between takes] apologising to Peter Dinklage [Dance's on-screen son, Tyrion Lannister] because I treat him appallingly. Votes: 0

I spent my time trying to understand grand jury procedure - a topic about which I never before had the slightest interest. Votes: 0

I spent lots of time reading the encyclopedia and really kind of an eclectic approach to learning things - not very structured. Votes: 0

Those of us who spent time in the agricultural sector and in the heartland, we understand how unfair the death penalty is. Votes: 0

These days, people spent too much time striving to understand their feelings - and then ended up with none that were genuine. Votes: 0

I'd really like to go down the Amazon in some capacity. I've spent time in the Congo, so I love the jungle. Votes: 0

A man who knew his job as he spent a long time commanding a regiment and who earned great respect from everybody. Votes: 0

I spent a lot of time teaching myself theory and harmony so I could be free to express myself on the instrument. Votes: 0

How many on their deathbeds wished they'd spent more time at the office - or watching TV? The answer is, No one. Votes: 0

We spent a lot of time on the beach when I was young so I'd also take pictures of seaweed and crabs. Votes: 0

I don't remember debates. I don't think we spent a lot of time debating it. Maybe we did, but I don't remember. Votes: 0

I've always spent more time with a smile on my face than not, but the thing is, I don't write about it. Votes: 0

I've been through a lot. I've thought a lot about life, and I've spent a lot of time studying history and science. Votes: 0

[I spent] much of my time reminding Matt Groening that I really need to be a head in a jar on Futurama. Votes: 0

I wish I had a dollar for every time I spent a dollar, because then, yahoo!, I'd have all my money back. Votes: 0

I've spent a bit of time with the Prince of Wales, who I respect greatly. I'd give two cheers for the Monarchy. Votes: 0

Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save. Votes: 0

If you have spent any time with Barack Obama, you know he's a funny guy. He's a good guy. He knows sports. Votes: 0

If I spent my time worrying about what other people would think of my work, I would be too self-conscious to write. Votes: 0

I rewrite my books until they're mostly memorized so that's a lot of rewrites, a lot of time spent with my stories. Votes: 0

If you have not taken the time to define what happiness means to you, what have your spent your whole life pursuing? Votes: 0

Because in the end, you won't remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain Votes: 0

I've spent a lot of time thinking about what the audience would want. That's my job, is to anticipate ahead of the audience. Votes: 0

The older I get, the more I appreciate my rural childhood. I spent a lot of time outdoors, unsupervised, which is a blessing. Votes: 0

[My father] had spent his own short time like a priest in charge of a relic, forever expecting the blessed blood to liquefy. Votes: 0

As a child, I spent a lot of time with things like Lego, building trains, cars, complex structures, and I really liked that. Votes: 0

I spent a lot of time waiting for things to happen to me, which is more or less as pathetic as it sounds. Votes: 0

No one shuts their laptop after looking at pornography and says, 'What a productive time I just spent connecting with the world!' Votes: 0

From dawn to dusk I spent my time in the real world. Only in my dreams at night could I indulge my fantasies. Votes: 0

Home in Ireland, I went to Collins Barracks and spent some time wandering around, making notes on the various guns, knives and swords. Votes: 0

All great composers of the past spent most of their time studying. Feeling alone won't do the job. A man also needs technique. Votes: 0

I was very tiny...I spent most of my time stuffed into lockers. Thank god for cell phones, or I'd still be there. Votes: 0

In my experience of living, for a time, in the underbelly of society, I spent a lot of time in various holding cells. Votes: 0

My parents live near the ocean, and I've spent a lot of time walking through the water at night, being around the water. Votes: 0

I was born and raised in Ohio. During my childhood, I spent most of my time drawing and reading fairy tales and myths. Votes: 0

I think that I've been pigeon-holed by virtue of the fact that I've spent so much time in front of a green screen. Votes: 0

I'm enjoying my retirement, enjoying my life. I have two kids and a lot of my time is spent chasing these two animals. Votes: 0

It's fair to say that Wikipedia has spent far more time considering the philosophical ramifications of categorization than Aristotle and Kant ever did. Votes: 0

Directing is a huge amount of work with very little payoff, and a quarter of the money, and nine times more time spent. Votes: 0

Get your priorities straight. No one ever said on his death bed, 'Gee, if I'd only spent more time at the office.' Votes: 0

... anybody who has spent time with cameras and photographs knows that images, like gravestone rubbings, are no more than impressions of the truth. Votes: 0

I spent a lot of time doing things other people wanted me to do, so I'm doing what I want to do now Votes: 0

My kids always joked that I spent more time cooking the birds' food than I have cooking for them. And it's probably true. Votes: 0

We've got 942 friends on Facebook, but when was the last time we spent an afternoon sitting in High Park with one of them? Votes: 0

I learned that in dealing with things, you spent much more time and energy in dealing with people than in dealing with things. Votes: 0

Socialists have always spent much of their time seeking new titles for their beliefs, because the old versions so quickly become outdated and discredited. Votes: 0

Parents bobble between a nostalgia-infused yearning for their children to play and fear that time spent playing is time lost to more practical pursuits. Votes: 0

I've spent a long time avoiding painting and dealing with it from a distance. But as I get older, I'm more comfortable with it. Votes: 0

About 40 percent of my time is spent on social issues and building new organizations, more for the benefit of the climate or health issues. Votes: 0

I've spent so much time making sure I don't underestimate my opponents that I've forgotten it's just as dangerous to overestimate them as well. Votes: 0

The sky was falling down on me and I spent most of the time drunk. It was the only way I could handle it. Votes: 0

A lot of my research time is spent daydreaming - telling an imaginary admiring audience of laymen how to understand some difficult scientific idea. Votes: 0

My sister and I are incredibly close, and we created together from childhood through the time we spent in Chicago at the Annoyance Theatre. Votes: 0

I've spent a fair amount of time down at the worlder. I've been down there and helped arrest people that are smuggling drugs in. Votes: 0

Anyone who tells you that the core issue is the needs of those living here illegally has simply spent too much time in Washington. Votes: 0

I spent an awful lot of time with Hemingway. And Hemingway had a remarkable ability to reach very noble goals through sometimes ignoble means. Votes: 0

Love and time, those are the only two things in all the world and all of life that cannot be bought, but only spent. Votes: 0

I've spent a lot of time trying to understand how all the big cosmetics companies get away with the placebo science and unscientific claims. Votes: 0

I spent a college semester in a small town in Italy - and that is where I truly tasted food for the first time. Votes: 0

Time spent praying and planning gives you a master plan that works for your home and sets a pattern of order for your life. Votes: 0

I spent a lot of time bowling as a kid, mostly because I grew up in bowling alleys. They were kind of my playgrounds. Votes: 0

I was interested in the environment from when I was a little kid. I spent most of my time hunting and fishing and kayaking. Votes: 0

It is not shortage of time that should worry us, but the tendency for the majority of time to be spent in low-quality ways. Votes: 0

During my first pregnancy, I spent a lot of time worrying about how big I was getting and how I would lose it afterwards. Votes: 0

I never neglected my daughters - quite the opposite - but I suppose I could have and should have spent more time with them. Votes: 0

I insist on a lot of time being spent, almost every day, to just sit and think. That is very uncommon in American business. Votes: 0

All the time we spent in bed, counting miles before we said, fall in love and fall apart, things will end before they start. Votes: 0

I know for a fact that I am not as fulfilled, happy or passionate about life if I have not spent time helping others. Votes: 0

I realised I'd spent a lot of time in my poetry trying to find a way of talking about that whereof we cannot speak. Votes: 0

Most of my friends were in band, and most of my free time during school was spent within twenty feet of the band room Votes: 0

Republicans spent too much money, borrowed too much money, earmarked too much. In this race, I'm the only guy who hasn't spent time in Washington. Votes: 0

I guarantee you that after you die you will not say 'I spent too much time praying; I wish I had watched more TV instead. Votes: 0

My wife and I went back to the hotel where we spent our wedding night. Only this time, I stayed in the bathroom and cried. Votes: 0

Anyone who has spent any time in space will love it for the rest of their lives. I achieved my childhood dream of the sky. Votes: 0

Before I got my present job, I spent many years teaching writing part-time, so-called, at community colleges and universities. It's academia's version of migrant labor. Votes: 0

I get so nervous. I happen to be socially awkward and shy. I spent a lot of my time as an adult not going places. Votes: 0

A large portion of the weekend effects is explained by differences in the amount of time spent with friends or family between weekends and weekdays. Votes: 0

Right now too much American time and resources are spent dealing with situations caused by our dependence on oil that we import from unstable countries. Votes: 0

Descartes spent far too much time in bed subject to the persistent hallucination that he was thinking. You are not free from a similar disorder. Votes: 0

I spent a lot of time in Tower Records. I'm a huge music nerd, and Tower was instrumental to me when I was growing up. Votes: 0

In the lonely hours, I have spent a great deal of time thinking about eternal things. I have contemplated the comforting doctrines of eternal life. Votes: 0

The time spent identifying your base of contacts is an investment in your success and the success of others with whom you share your resources. Votes: 0

Most of my ambitions were seeded at St. John's. My time there was some of the best time I have spent on Earth thus far. Votes: 0

Vancouver is home. I spent a huge amount of time here as a kid growing up with my mom, with my grandparents who lived here. Votes: 0

For this present, hard Is the fortune of the bard, Born out of time; All his accomplishment, From Nature's utmost treasure spent, Booteth not him. Votes: 0

I have a fantastic respect for Liverpool the city, club and the fans, from the time I spent there. That respect will always be there. Votes: 0

I've had the luxury of playing golf around the world, and I've spent a lot of time evaluating how to play all kinds of courses. Votes: 0

Several very good friends of mine have died of AIDS. I spent a great deal of time with them when they went through that process. Votes: 0

If we spent as much time feeling positive about getting older, as we do trying to stay young, how much different our lives would be. Votes: 0

I spent time at my grandfather Dino's gourmet store where he brought in chefs from Naples to cook. I thought of them as rock stars. Votes: 0

In all my years of counselling those near death, I've yet to hear anyone say they wish they had spent more time at the office Votes: 0

If you think people in your life are normal, then you undoubtedly have not spent any time getting to know the abnormal side of them. Votes: 0

I spent a lot of time lifting my drums into a van, playing to ten people night after night. I can't complain about anything now. Votes: 0

If I had spent as much time in the weight room as I did designing football uniforms, I probably would have had a free college education. Votes: 0

Chicago is fun. We've spent a lot of time there, about 15 years. My wife's parents and family live in Chicago, so that's a big selling point. Votes: 0

Are not half our lives spent in reproaches for foregone actions, of the true nature and consequences of which we were wholly ignorant at the time? Votes: 0

I spent time on set in New York and Berlin sitting next to Steven Spielberg while he worked, which was the biggest thrill of my life. Votes: 0

There is how we were before, and how we are now, and the time between is spent choosing which doors to open, and which to close. Votes: 0

The magical tapestry that 'Midnight's Children' unfolded became a part of a journey of self-discovery as I spent time close to my roots during the shooting. Votes: 0

I'm not much of a math and science guy. I spent most of my time in school daydreaming and managed to turn it into a living. Votes: 0

It was just on a whole other level, getting to experience and ride that terrain. We spent a fair amount of time in the Hakuba Valley. Votes: 0

My occupation is an open question. I was once an assistant professor of mathematics. Since then, I have spent time living in the woods of Montana. Votes: 0

I spent a long time working in the movies to figure out that kind of acting and also how to write and produce for the screen. Votes: 0

Considerable research on successful soccer players and their developmental history, affirms that a good percentage of them have spent time in isolation, working on soccer skills. Votes: 0

I travel a ridiculous amount, so I've thought a lot about, and spent a lot of time refining, what I carry and how I carry it. Votes: 0

Taking on challenging projects is the way that one grows and extends one's range as a writer, one's technical command, so I consider the time well-spent Votes: 0

When you spent so much time being terrified that you're going to get something, and then you have it, you don't have to be terrified anymore. Votes: 0

I've spent an awful lot of my time in the air. I've had everything happen to me in a plane that could happen. Except a crash. Votes: 0

I hated high school. I was not the greatest student, participated in no activities, and spent most of my time hanging out in my parking lot. Votes: 0

If we worried half as much what others are doing for us and spent twice as much time helping others, we would all be exponentially happier. Votes: 0

Invest your time, spend less of it, cause you simply can't afford it. Once spent, this time have you, gone will it be, somewhere in history. Votes: 0

I did take one drawing class in school, but for this book I spent a lot of time talking to painters and asking them silly questions. Votes: 0

free time is an illusion. It's what you get when you die and the gods reward you for a life spent working from dawn until midnight. Votes: 0

In Buddhist practice a great deal of time is spent practicing mandala meditation. You learn to visualize and hold simultaneous concepts in the mind during meditation. Votes: 0

Taking on challenging projects is the way that one grows and extends one's range as a writer, one's technical command, so I consider the time well-spent. Votes: 0

In fact, they didn't talk much at all, but they spent time together, each in his own abyss, held safe and tight by the other's silence. Votes: 0

I was never like, "collect, collect," like people who go to auctions. I never spent a serious amount of time because I don't have any time! Votes: 0

The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading in order to write. A man will turn over half a library to make a book. Votes: 0

I've spent a lot of recreational time walking around historical castles and estates, in Britain and Europe, and so I know what the real thing looks like Votes: 0

I have spent too much time with my eye glued to the viewfinder and ended up missing both the image of the mind and that on film. Votes: 0

I've always spent a lot of time on my records with what I think were unique rhythmic approaches... but no one ever writes about your rhythm playing Votes: 0

I'm incredibly grateful for the time I spent with STOMP and even more so for the skills and awareness I developed as a performer during that time. Votes: 0

The Law of Triviality... briefly stated, it means that the time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved. Votes: 0

Leisure is non-work for the sake of work. Leisure is the time spent recovering from work and in the frenzied but hopeless attempt to forget about work. Votes: 0

In sports teams, apart from talk of sporting prowess and the imparting of inspirational thought, an extraordinary amount of time is spent discussing, and flaunting, material possessions. Votes: 0

Who does not wish to be beautiful, and clever, and rich, and to have back, in old age, the time spent trying to be any of them. Votes: 0

When my brother, Todd [Fisher], was born my father was already with Elizabeth [Taylor]. I was 19 or 20 when I first spent a block of time with him. Votes: 0

I was only interested in music, but I spent so much time in the clubs and seeing fashions change. So naturally, I developed an interest in it. Votes: 0

The time I spent thinking about how I was better than somebody else or worrying about somebody else's attitude was time I could put to better use. Votes: 0

I would challenge any American cook, regardless of what they've learned from their mom, to operate a restaurant and not have spent any real time in Italy. Votes: 0

Like a lot of inwardly drawn young people, I spent a lot of time in libraries. At my high school, I often spent my lunch breaks there. Votes: 0

[Harriet] hated math. She hated math with every bone in her body. She spent so much time hating it that she never had time to do it. Votes: 0

Time spent in nature is time realizing that you don't know it all, that you never will. The earth is meant to be enjoyed by its inhabitants. Votes: 0

Now I look back and think if I'd spent more time enjoying myself instead of crying into my pillow over men, my 20s would have been fabulous! Votes: 0

I have never met an old saint who regretted having spent too much time in prayer, but I have met many who regretted having spent too little! Votes: 0

I used to have to save my allowances to buy a quart of rubber to make a mask, and it's how I spent all my free time. Votes: 0

Had I not spent so much time doing something that made me so miserable, I would have never learned how to appreciate doing what brings me joy. Votes: 0

Michael Powell always used to say 'I'm a typical Englishman'. He was and he wasn't. He was very cosmopolitan and spent a lot of time in Europe. Votes: 0

It was common knowledge that big, bad city boys spent the bulk of their time sleeping around, coiffing their hair and posting pictures of food on the internet. Votes: 0

If you spent one-tenth of the time you devoted to distractions like chasing women or making money to spiritual practice, you would be enlightened in a few years. Votes: 0

Politics was my hobby, and I really spent 25 years as a full-time homemaker. I tell the feminists the only person's permission I had to get was my husband's. Votes: 0

I noticed every time I spent a lot of time in the bathtub, I would just get fantastic realizations about myself, and they were so valuable and liberating. Votes: 0

A common mistake among those who work in sport is spending a disproportional amount of time on "x's and o's" as compared to time spent learning about people. Votes: 0

I've been trying to write. I also spent a lot of time on different campuses, in conversation, helping other writers. That's what I do: I teach them writing. Votes: 0

How readily we wish time spent revoked, that we might try the ground again where once--through inexperience, as we now perceive--we missed that happiness we might have found! Votes: 0

Sweet Dreams' is such a dark-sounding song, but it's about not taking anything for granted; share yourself with others after you have first spent some time with yourself. Votes: 0

The average American watches more than four hours of television per day. What would happen if we spent more time developing our talents than watching others develop theirs? Votes: 0

I spent a lot of time with President Mandela supporting his efforts in the peace process in Burundi. The thing that impressed me the most was his humility. Votes: 0

I spent some time at White Memorial Medical Center as a senior medical student doing a rotation in surgery; however, I felt I wasn't getting enough time assisting. Votes: 0

Most of the time spent wrestling with technologies that don't quite work yet is just not worth it for end users, however much fun it is for nerds. Votes: 0

The true definition of mental illness is when the majority of your time is spent in the past or future, but rarely living in the realism of NOW. Votes: 0

The rocky time came right after I left school. I spent a lot of time at night navigating the streets of Paris trying to find something to eat. Votes: 0

I was a momma's boy. I didn't get anything from Dad, except my body and baseball knowledge. The only time I spent with him was at the ballpark. Votes: 0

I have Vie Luxe candles in every room. In 2006 I spent the month of August in Sardinia, and the scent reminds me of the wonderful time we had. Votes: 0

I think back when I was kind of a crappy writer, I really did know my time was better spent working and having adventures and seeing the world. Votes: 0

I'm a little bit older, I've traveled the world, spent lots of time in New York and Paris and lots of inspiring places, and I still feel alien. Votes: 0

If I could do anything over, I'd have spent more time with my first set of children. I would have taken more quality time with them, for sure. Votes: 0

Time is your most valuable asset. Money you can spend, lose, and get back. Once time is spent, you can never get it back. Spend your time wisely today. Votes: 0

I adored my birth father and constantly worried that I was being disloyal to him and his schoolteacher roots if I spent too much time performing and enjoying it. Votes: 0

The problem with being a cop is you spend all your time around criminals. After all, eight hours out of every day of our lives are spent with coworkers. Votes: 0

I don't know if everybody does, but I have a really hard time listening to myself on recordings, unless we've spent weeks and weeks and weeks listening and mixing. Votes: 0

I even believe [Donald Trump] won a little after - after the election rethinking, I think if we'd spent a little more time in Minnesota, we would've won Minnesota. Votes: 0

Having spent a lot of time trying to figure out screenwriting, I do feel moved and I want to try to write good roles for women of every age. Votes: 0

One of the most insane environments I have ever spent time in is a gun range. There we are, all in a line, armed to the teeth, firing away. Votes: 0

Pretty much I don't regret anything that has happened in my life. One thing is I wish I could have spent more time with my mama and my pa. Votes: 0

I spent a great deal of time with Che Guevara while I was in Havana. I believe he was far less a mercenary than he was a freedom fighter. Votes: 0

I lead a very physical life. I played a lot of sports and I spent a lot of time in the water surfing, swimming. I was a big swimmer. Votes: 0

I was inadvertently raised in the 'gay community.' I had straight parents, but I spent massive amounts of time at a very early age with gay, theater-hopeful thirty-somethings. Votes: 0

After the war I was going to make up for lost time. But the time I spent away, it's still lost. No matter what I do, it stays lost. Votes: 0

It takes ten thousand hours to truly master anything. Time spent leads to experience; experience leads to proficiency; and the more proficient you are the more valuable you'll be. Votes: 0

The way Leo figured it, he spent more time crashing than he did flying. If there was a rewards card for frequent crashers, he'd be, like, double platinum level. Votes: 0

I think one day I can make a book about coffee shops in Hong Kong. I spent almost most of my time in coffee shops, in different coffee shops. Votes: 0

Time spent worrying - about anything - provides no emotional or physical benefit to us; such things only weaken us for the fights we must endure in our lives. Votes: 0

I know from my own education that if I hadn't encountered two or three individuals that spent extra time with me, I'm sure I would have been in jail. Votes: 0

The members of our secret service have apparently spent so much time under the bed looking for communists that they haven't had the time to look in the bed. Votes: 0

When I was nine I spent a lot of my time reading books about the history of comedy, or listening to the Goons or Hancock, humour from previous generations. Votes: 0

I was never in the office [of Rolling Stone]. It was very different from Lampoon, where we spent a lot of time together socially, which is to say "drunk." Votes: 0

Anyone who writes knows that ultimately the majority of your time is spent alone in a room with a piano or a guitar, no matter what the project is. Votes: 0

Our time on earth is not well spent by counting rewards before God has given them to us, but rather, by looking for our faults and repenting of them Votes: 0

At first, I was only interested in music, but I spent so much time in the clubs and seeing fashions change. So naturally, I developed an interest in it. Votes: 0

There is nothing more notable in Socrates than that he found time, when he was an old man, to learn music and dancing, and thought it time well spent. Votes: 0

My parents were divorced and I didn't grow up with my father, but I spent a lot of time around him, and his influence on me has been profound. Votes: 0

I spent a good amount of my time - like a lot of guys my age - obsessing and blowing things up with G.I. Joes. I know it well. Votes: 0

Yes, after some time spent last year on other commitments, most of them speaking engagements, I am now about halfway through a novel that I hope will come out in 1998. Votes: 0

Most people get overwhelmed by the insignificant decisions of their lives. I'm urging people to minimize the time spent on these when they're not critical to their most important goals. Votes: 0

Obviously, the most memorable has a lot to do with the time spent on the matter, and the Westerfield and Peterson cases are up at the top of the list. Votes: 0

Perhaps we could push beyond these legalistic gender roles if we spent less time worrying about "acting like men" and "acting like women," and more time acting like Jesus. Votes: 0

Talent (a natural way of thinking, feeling, or behaving) × Investment (time spent practicing, developing your skills, and building your knowledge base) = Strength (the ability to consistently provide near-perfect performance) Votes: 0

Time spent in a casino is time given to death, a foretaste of the hour when one's flesh will be diverted to the purposes of the worm and not of the will. Votes: 0

Time spent in nature is the most cost-effective and powerful way to counteract the burnout and sort of depression that we feel when we sit in front of a computer all day. Votes: 0

I cant predict exactly what the TV channel of the future is, but we think more and more time spent on TV is going to be around web content and web video. Votes: 0

I can't predict exactly what the TV channel of the future is, but we think more and more time spent on TV is going to be around web content and web video. Votes: 0

A good deal of time spent researching this book might well have been wasted and valuable opportunities missed if it had not been for the help and suggestions of archivists and librarians. Votes: 0

Sometimes just the tiniest allocation of time spent with a friend, imprints on your mind and gives you something to smile about for the rest of the week, month, or your life! Votes: 0

time spent in being interrupted is not time lost. ... How do we know but that the interruption we snarl at is the most blessed thing that has come to us in long days? Votes: 0

If there was no other motive in view [except] to have the privilege of reading over our journals and for our children to read, it would pay for the time spent in writing it. Votes: 0

When we awaken, we cannot account for the time spent. We simply don't remember. About the only evidence we have of experiences while we were asleep is when we happen to remember a dream. Votes: 0

The more everybody knows about all aspects of the problems we face, the better off all of us will be. Less time spent explaining things means more time for coming up with creative solutions. Votes: 0

Leaders who want to show sensitivity should listen often and long and talk short and seldom. Many so-called leaders are too busy to listen. True leaders know that time spent listening is well invested. Votes: 0

A head start is rarely large enough to matter, and time spent in stealth mode-away from customers-is unlikely to provide a head start. The only way to win is to learn faster than anyone else. Votes: 0