Time quotes

“I'm convinced that the man who has learned to meditate upon the Lord will be able to run on his feet and walk in his spirit. Although he may be hurried by his vocation, that's not the issue. The issue is how fast his spirit is going. To slow it down takes a period of time.” Charles Stanley

“The amount of time we spend with Jesus - meditating on His Word and His majesty, seeking His face - establishes our fruitfulness in the kingdom.” Charles Stanley

“If we rationalize our problems when He points them out, we will spend less and less time meditating because we won't want to face God in that area of our lives.” Charles Stanley

“When God speaks, oftentimes His voice will call for an act of courage on our part.” Charles Stanley

“I hear people all the time say, well I read through the Bible last year. Well, so what? I'm all for reading through the Bible. But how much of that got on the inside, or did they just cover three more chapters today? I would never discredit reading the Scriptures, but it is important to meditate on it.” Charles Stanley

“We're living in a fearful time. Since 9/11 people have become more afraid than before, because of terrorism. There's a lot of confusion about evil, where it's all coming from.” Charles Stanley

“Many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased.” John Steinbeck

“Where does discontent start? You are warm enough, but you shiver. You are fed, yet hunger gnaws you. You have been loved, but your yearning wanders in new fields. And to prod all these there's time, the Bastard Time.” John Steinbeck

“We spend our time searching for security and hate it when we get it.” John Steinbeck

“I have owed you this letter for a very long time-but my fingers have avoided the pencil as though it were an old and poisoned tool.” John Steinbeck

“These words dropped into my childish mind as if you should accidentally drop a ring into a deep well. I did not think of them much at the time, but there came a day in my life when the ring was fished up out of the well, good as new.” John Steinbeck

“Time is the only critic without ambition.” John Steinbeck

“I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” Michael Jordan

“The game of basketball has been everything to me. My place of refuge, place I've always gone where I needed comfort and peace. It's been the site of intense pain and the most intense feelings of joy and satisfaction. It's a relationship that has evolved over time, given me the greatest respect and love for the game.” Michael Jordan

“As athletes, we're used to reacting quickly. Here, it's 'come, stop, come, stop.' There's a lot of downtime. That's the toughest part of the day.” Michael Jordan

“Sometimes you need to get hit in the head to realize that you're in a fight.” Michael Jordan

“When I lose the sense of motivation and the sense to prove something as a basketball player, it's time for me to move away from the game.” Michael Jordan

“Sometimes, things may not go your way, but the effort should be there every single night.” Michael Jordan

“How many times have your parents told you not to do things, and the next thing you know, you go do it? And you realized you shouldn't have done it.” Michael Jordan

“For a competitive junkie like me, golf is a great solution because it smacks you in the face every time you think you have accomplished something. That to me has taken over a lot of the energy and competitiveness for basketball.” Michael Jordan

“Sometimes I think my husband is so amazing that I don't know why he's with me. I don't know whether I'm good enough. But if I make him happy, then I'm everything I want to be.” Angelina Jolie

“I didn't really want to live, so anything that was an investment in time made me angry... but also I just felt sad. When the hopelessness is hurting you, it's the fixtures and fittings that finish you off.” Angelina Jolie

“I love to put on lotion. Sometimes I'll watch TV and go into a lotion trance for an hour. I try to find brands that don't taste bad in case anyone wants to taste me.” Angelina Jolie

“Oh, God, I struggle with low self-esteem all the time! I think everyone does. I have so much wrong with me, it's unbelievable!” Angelina Jolie

“I'm odd looking. Sometimes I think I look like a funny muppet.” Angelina Jolie

“I am odd-looking. I sometimes think I look like a funny Muppet.” Angelina Jolie

“I like to hide behind the characters I play. Despite the public perception, I am a very private person who has a hard time with the fame thing.” Angelina Jolie

“I rememeber one time we were getting ready to go to South America and everything was packed up and in the car ready to go and I hid and I was crying because I really did not want to go, I wanted to play. I did not want to go.” Michael Jackson

“There were times when I had great times with my brothers, pillow fights and things, but I was, used to always cry from loneliness.” Michael Jackson

“Well, especially now I come to realize - and then - I would do my schooling which was three hours with a tutor and right after that I would go to the recording studio and record, and I'd record for hours and hours until it's time to go to sleep.” Michael Jackson