Quotes About Timing

To know how to wait. It is the great secret of success.

To know how to wait is the great secret of success.

She knew she would have to wait for Frecklewish to pass by on patrol; even then, Mapleshade would need the luck of StarClan to get the she-cat alone.

Squirrelpaw, sooner or later you must learn there are times to speak, and times to be silent." Squirrelpaw heaved a noisy sigh. "But it seems like it's always time to be silent." "There, you've got the idea.

Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence.

think it could help humanity. But it could also make things even worse. It will all depend on the timing, I think.

Every day is a new day. It is better to be lucky. But I would rather be exact. Then when luck comes you are ready.

You are always in the right place at exactly the right time, and you always have been.

from chapter 16, "Catacombs Presbyterian Church"): "When is this going to happen? How long do we have to wait? When does construction begin? Jesus's response was 'It is not for you to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority.' In other words, it's none of your business. Your question is irrelevant. That kind of information is of no use to you. It would probably confuse you, might discourage you, and would certainly distract you.

We actually started shooting the 'Mockingjay' movies before 'Catching Fire' was released.

A lot of it had to do with when it's released and what's out in the marketplace, what's its competition.

So many things have to come together to get a creatively successful and financially successful film. Sometimes you'll have a movie that you're very proud of, and you think it transcended all of your expectations, but it doesn't come out at the right time. I have done movies that have never been released. That can be depressing.

When 'Gas Food Lodging' was released, I had already shot 'Mi Vida Loca.'

During the peak of my career, I used to pick the ball as soon it was released from the bowler's hands. And I hit the ball through the line.

Wanted' released right after my marriage and it turned out to be a blockbuster, but I had already made a decision to take a break. I did not time my decision and fortunately or unfortunately, it happened at a time when I delivered one of the biggest films in my career.

Releasing an album on a major label is like sending a package through Fed Ex. You know that it'll get there, and you know that it'll get there on time.

You tend to get reluctant to talk about anything until the day before filming.

For me, shooting, editing, and scoring rely on rhythm.

If you're a comic, you don't have a rehearsal room, you rehearse on stage. My main concern is remembering everything.

As a member of Congress, I'm often reminded that in baseball, as in diplomacy, you have to know when to hit, when to run, and when to show grace.

I should have got a better deal in my career, but everything has its time. You can't rush things, feel remorse or regret.

The quality of competitors abroad really pushes your timings, something that's tough to replicate in the country.

Every comic can report a few 'gift from the gods' moments.

I used to have a theory in my mind that if no serious move had happened before I was 38 - not 40, oddly - then I would move into management or something. Fortunately, I was offered 'The Frost Report' when I was 37, so that was a close thing, too.