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Quotes About Timing

In that moment, the machinery of the world lined up. Somewhere a clock struck midnight, and Hugo's future seemed to fall perfectly into place.
~ Brian Selznick
34So don't be impatient for the Lord to act; keep moving forward steadily in his ways, and he will exalt you at the right time.h And when he does, you will possess every promise, including your full inheritance. You'll watch with your own eyes and see the wicked lose everything.
~ Brian Simmons
Comedy is so hard to do, so it was very cool to do dead pan humor.
~ Brittany Daniel
I realize that I keep saying that I did not find this out and that out until later. But eventually I did, and eventually, I promise, I will tell you all about it. As John Calvin himself says, "Whenever the Lord holds us in suspense and delays his aid, he is not therefore asleep, but, on the contrary, regulates all His works in such a manner that he does nothing but at the proper time.
~ Brock Clarke
Uncle Hoppy only laughed. "Just you wait," he said. "Before we get home we will meet the man who was supposed to be in that chair. And when we do, his heart will be prepared. Time and place are our own limitations, Andy; we mustn't impose them upon God." And
~ Brother Andrew
There is never a point in showing your hand before you have to; that is just a way to ensure giving the game away.
~ Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
The key to healthy development is getting the right experiences in the right amounts at the right time.
~ Bruce D. Perry
Don't make rash decisions while the world is dark. Wait for the light to make all things clear.
~ Bryan Davis
Propose not to a woman when she hath gotten a new frock, nor when she is puffed up with victories; when she reigneth and rejoiceth in her hour of triumph, come not nigh unto her; but when she be ill or weary, when she is cast down in spirit and needeth a comforter, then be thou ready, and make thy suit.
~ burgess gelett ii
Observe due measure, for timing is in all things the most important factor.
~ Hesiod
Heaven has appointed us dwellers on earth a time for all things.
~ Homer
What kind of rat bastard psychotic would play that song- right now, at this moment?
~ Hunter S. Thompson
Jesus man! You don't look for acid! Acid finds you when *it* thinks you're ready.
~ Hunter S. Thompson
No, we are getting ahead of our story, and only an jackass would do that
~ Hunter S. Thompson
Worry is a dividend paid to disaster before it is due.
~ Ian Fleming
pay close attention to the timing of your meals, making sure that you eat them about every three to four hours. Your snacks—if you chose to have them—will come between the meals, but no sooner than an hour after eating a meal.
~ Ian K. Smith
No one warns young people to follow Adam's example. He waited till God saw his need. Then God made Adam sleep, prepared for his mate, and brought her to him. We need more of this 'being asleep' in the will of God.
~ Jim Elliot
There was no better manager at developing young players than Sir Alex. He knew just when to bring them in and take them out, and he believed in Paul Pogba. For once, in Paul's case, it did not work out. The timing was wrong, and the difference between expectation on the player's side and the manager's idea of his development did not match up.
~ Paul Scholes
I just like doing comedies, and think that my timing and love for the genre set me apart from other young women who look like me.
~ Bar Paly
I was born late - what my mother calls the last kick of a dying horse. There's three of us children, but I'm 13 or 14 years younger than my brother and sister.
~ Paul O'Grady
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
~ Napoleon Bonaparte
The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.
~ Benjamin Disraeli
Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come.
~ Robert H. Schuller
If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.
~ Orson Welles