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Quotes About Times

What kind of times are these, when To talk about trees is almost a crime Because it implies silence about so many horrors?
~ Bertolt Brecht
Every living thing is a sort of imperialist, seeking to transform as much as possible of its environment into itself…. When we compare the (present) human population of the globe with … that of former times, we see that "chemical imperialism" has been … the main end to which human intelligence has been devoted.
~ Bertrand Russell
Hester thought about the political upheaval gripping the country and said, "These are serious times." "Yes, they are, which is why it's important to seek out humor and beauty whenever possible. If we don't, we'll all be buried beneath the weight of the misery.
~ Beverly Jenkins
I enjoyed our times together, but it was a business arrangement, nothing more." Val realized how naive she was. Shen never considered a man's arrangement with a mistress might be viewed so dispassionately...
~ Beverly Jenkins
These are serious times." "Yes, they are, which is why it's important to seek out humor and beauty whenever possible. If we don't, we'll all be buried beneath the weight of the misery.
~ Beverly Jenkins
There are times when what's happening in rock is the best music in the world, and there are times when there is nothing worthwhile at all.
~ Carla Bley
Che Mills is a great fighter, and a worthy opponent. Just because he hasn't been seen in front of the camera that many times doesn't mean he's not dangerous or a great martial artist.
~ Rory MacDonald
I have been wounded altogether twenty times; eleven of these wounds were received at Northfield.
~ Cole Younger
I look at my father. He is one of my heroes. He is such an incredible, classy man. He was such a great father and such a great husband in so many ways, and we lived through some pretty tough times losing my mom. When I see all that he did, I think, 'Wow, that's a really wonderful man.'
~ Emmanuelle Chriqui
If you do anything with the Cowboys, there's an interest in it. And there are people who constantly want to write books about our teams in the '90s. They want to interview me. I say, 'Look, I've done it a million times. I'm just not interested. What's left to tell?'
~ Troy Aikman
The obituaries shot up to the top of my list when I discovered Robert McG. Thomas, the 'Times' obit writer who redesigned its traditional form and added a measure of stylistic elegance.
~ Billy Collins
Although it was in primitive times and differently called the Lord's day or Sunday, yet it was never denominated the Sabbath; a name constantly appropriate to Saturday, or the Seventh day both by sacred and ecclesiastical writers.
~ Charles Buck
Cuando los tiempos son un crisol, cuando la crisis está en el aire, aquellos que conservan su propia identidad son las víctimas.
~ Gregory Maguire
Our ignorance of history causes us to slander our own times
~ Gustave Flaubert
Our ignorance of history makes us libel our own times. People have always been like this.
~ Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880)
For legends attract the very best in our times, just as ideologies attract the average, and the whispered tales of gruesome secret powers behind the scenes attract the very worst.
~ Hannah Arendt
The caddies are so overlooked out here, and I remember the tough times I had making ends meet when I used to carry the bag.
~ Chi Chi Rodriguez
I had struggles throughout my career. I had some tough times.
~ Ana Ivanovic
I think we're going to have some difficulty in front of us. I have absolutely no doubt the next three, four years Europe are going to be at best stagnation. We are preparing for tough times.
~ Carlos Ghosn
I never understood the importance of fans until we struggled and went through tough times.
~ Kate Gosselin
Please stay home and stay safe and keep your family safe. In these tough times, we have to come together and fight the battle against COVID-19.
~ Ravindra Jadeja
I'm the biggest music lover in the world. I mean, I have seen everybody. I went on tour with Michael Jackson and the Jacksons four or five times.
~ Magic Johnson
Golf has been such a gift in my life, and I've enjoyed it so much and enjoyed lots of wonderful times on the golf course with my husband first, and then I got to play in all these celebrity tournaments. I'm often the only female celebrity in the tournament, hence the term 'Token Chick.' So it's been such a great, great gift in my life.
~ Cheryl Ladd
I think it is important to recall the context of those challenging times immediately following 9/11. For me, I had just returned to Washington from an overseas posting and I reported for duty on the morning of 9/11. I knew in my gut when I saw the video of the first plane hitting the tower in Manhattan that it was bin Laden.
~ Gina Haspel