Quotes About Timing

When I'm playing comedy, I never do 'jokes.' Sometimes I'll deliver a line in a way I think is more likely to get a laugh, but all the best comedy is played straight. What's funny is the way it hits the world around it or the way it hits the other characters.

I actually didn't really start to get into the research of film until I was much older. I decided I wanted to direct a lot earlier than I started to do the research, which is really strange, but it is the case.

Anybody can do a deal. The tough part is doing the deal at the right time, being strategic.

Henri Pélissier once said: 'Always attack as late as you can, but before the others do.

They didn't have to know what was coming, but they were always ready. They knew when to take the shot, and when to pass to someone else. When to talk, and when to stay silent. When to speed up, and when to slow down. When to respond to criticism, and when to laugh it off.

Hold east of Appleton VOR on the 090 degree radial, 5 nautical mile legs, left turns, expect further clearance at 1630 Zulu, time now 1600 Zulu.").

most cold calls didn't get to the intended person for one reason: gatekeepers. If I simply made all my calls from 8:00–8:30 A.M. and 6:00–6:30 P.M., for a total of one hour, I was able to avoid secretaries and book more than twice as many meetings

I wish I would have known that there was no need to wait.

For men, the "boner or no boner" test is a simple but excellent indicator of sleep quality, hormonal health (GH, FSH, testosterone), circadian rhythm timing, and more.

You must seize opportunities when they present themselves, not when they are convenient or obvious. The only way to cultivate your own luck is to be more flexible (you'll need to give up something for the right opportunity), humble (timing is out of your control), and gracious (when you see it, seize it!). Life's greatest opportunities run on their own schedule, not yours.

For all of the most important things, the timing always sucks.

There is very little luck involved. Winning your great job is about hard work, stamina, grit, ingenuity, and timing.

For all of the most important things, the timing always sucks. Waiting for a good time to quit your job? The stars will never align and the traffic lights of life will never all be green at the same time.

In the West we have television timing. We like action—and lots of it.

Confronting a teenager five minutes before she leaves for school is not helpful, even if the content is accurate. Rebuking a friend for an offense in front of others is not helpful. Asking your husband to consider how you hurt him as he is trying to get to sleep is not helpful.

If we have no control over who reads what and when, we have no ability to act in the present or plan for the future. Whoever

Weißt Du, Folco, es gibt Dinge, Ereignisse, Worte, die dich streifen, ohne dir etwas zu sagen. Später aber, in einer anderen Situation, kann genau das gleiche Wort womäglich dein ganzes Leben verändern. Aber wie unsere geliebten Inder sagen: ist der Schüler bereit, erscheint der Meister.

Csikszentmihalyi suggests that the common idea of a creative individual coming up with great insights, discoveries, works, or inventions in isolation is wrong. Creativity results from a complex interaction between a person and their environment or culture, and also depends on timing.

Es peor de lo que piensas, Don -, repuso Mort. - No sólo cada noche se pintan los amarraderos, sino que el momento de comenzar a hacerlo es determinado por la temperatura y la humedad, de modo que la pintura esté seca a la hora de abrir el parque a la mañana siguiente.

There were a lot of offers before 'Vicky Donor,' but I wanted to wait for the right opportunity.

I've had offers for Broadway and Hollywood musicals, but I do not want to take just any musical. I want the musical that's right for me when I'm right for it.

Every time my sister and I went on the set with my mother, everyone would be like, 'Oh my god, she's going to become a star.' So in my head, I always thought I was going to be an actress, but not so soon.

Part of the problem of comedians doing specials every year - when the masters do it, it's like, 'Okay, I guess, go for it' - but when people aren't at the top of the top level, bits don't get to cook long enough.

I wanted to make it clear I wouldn't play in the 2020 season and the Olympics, but don't think it's the right time to put retirement out there.