Quotes About Time

There is something about a poet which leads us to believe that he died, in many cases, as long as 20 years before his birth.

But I'm too old to be written about as a young poet.

But for me, being an editor I've been an editor of all kinds of books being an editor of poetry has been the way in which I could give a crucial part of my time to what I love most.

There are so many things that poetry is about, one of which is memory.

At the age of 18 all young poets are sure they will be dead at 21 - of old age.

Poets have said that the reason to have children is to give yourself immortality. Immortality? Now that I have five children, my only hope is that they are all out of the house before I die.

The community of poets I belong to is not as close as it used to be, if only for the fact that our lives have become busier: jobs, children, and the like.

Poets often are dealing with history and are thinking about the way history moves across us, and we move in it.

Memoir is a difficult literary form to pull off when dealing with discrete and poignant moments in a life, even harder when seeking to narrate over 80 years of existence.

There is a natural rhythm to parent-child interactions, including the fact that some parental insights prove poignant and veridical decades after they were first shared with us.

When a child is born, the exact moment it draws its first breath should be noted, as that moment, and not the time of delivery, is the time of birth from the astrologer's point of view.

I work for me, 18 hours a day. It's my gig. So I don't have time to get a point of view.

We're fond of pointing out that we've known each other for over 25 years now and not once sat down alone to have dinner together. We pretty much avoid spending whatever time together that we can.

I'm not saying coaching has never crossed my mind. But it's worth pointing out that if I decided tomorrow that I wanted to be a manager and I started getting my badges through the FA, it would take me four and a half years to complete my training.

Life doesn't come in plot points or setups and payoffs. Life washes over you and passes.

Our ubiquitous mobile access has made time and location important data points in how businesses can now be built and managed.

How well we understand the kids' world is very important, and I myself am not claiming to be the perfect dad, and from feedbacks from Jo, I understand that more time should be spent with our children.

John Mayer will be around forever, like the Eagles and Eric Clapton.

Meditation is about breathing, it's about clarity, taking your time and not rushing through your thinking.

The Clash had a unique, special relationship with Scotland. Perhaps it was something to do with the energy, anger and beauty in their music. In Scotland at that time, there was a lot of to be angry about. And a great need of some energy and beauty.

I think 'Death Race 2000' is a classic, but it's a classic from the 1970s, and I think it's a particular kind of drive-in-exploitation movie satire masterpiece, and it was very much a movie of its time.

I've been feeling really comfortable on clay because I have more time to set up my forehand. I can use a lot of different shots - drop shots and high balls. You can mix up a lot of shots, so it's actually more fun to play on clay.

Spending less time on cleaning or shopping means I have more time to spend with friends, go out, or travel on my days off.

I think your self emerges more clearly over time.