Quotes About Urgency

Again there was silence. It was broken by the high trill of the telephone-bell. There is one of our bacilli squeaking for help, said he with a grim smile. They are beginning to realise that their continued existence is not really one of the necessities of the universe.

Come at once if convenient—if inconvenient come all the same.

Come at once if convenient—if inconvenient come all the same. S.H.

You seemed so desperate, like you might drown if someone didn't save you.

Time is continually pressing upon us, never letting us take breath, but always coming after us, like a taskmaster with a whip.

She called this absolute fast because desperate situations require desperate measures.

Fasting is calculated to bring a note of urgency and importunity into our praying, and to give force to our pleading in the court of heaven.

Our lungs are gradually being depleted of oxygen. Perhaps it's time to use whatever breath remains in our bodies to say: Open the bloody gates.

Do what is right, and do it now.

He wanted no careless errors; the stakes were too high.

he didn't understand why I hadn't called him when there were clear signs of airway trouble developing.

Medicine requires the fortitude to take what comes: your schedule may be packed, the hour late, your child waiting for you to pick him up after swimming practice; but if a problem arises you have to do what is necessary

He was still tied up with the crash victim, but I was able to interrupt to show him the X ray.

Life is very short and what we have to do must be done in the now.

Battling racism and battling heterosexism and battling apartheid share the same urgency inside me as battling cancer. None of these struggles are ever easy, and even the smallest victory is never to be taken for granted. Each victory must be applauded, because it is so easy not to battle at all, to just accept and call that acceptance inevitable.

Lately, I am receiving numerous calls each night from telemarketers. They're calling with the frequent urgency of dumped boyfriends. At this point, I cannot help but wonder, is the entire telemarketing industry one big, jilted, clingy gay guy?

At a time like this, we can't afford the luxury of thinking!

Get out of here, Antonia. Now." There was no real force behind the command, as if only a part of him meant it.

empty glass. "The situation of Miss Dalling and the Marquess does seem to be of some urgency—but how much of that derives

had to pee like a racehorse at an Iced Tea convention.

We'll spare your life, I promise," hissed Odysseus. "Only speak quickly. And quietly. I have shaky hands and this blade against your throat might just slip and find its way into your windpipe if you aren't quick, clear, and concise.

I am very aware of the preciousness of time. Seize the moment. Act now.

Cuando te enfrentas a la posibilidad de una muerte temprana, te das cuenta de que hay muchas cosas que quieres hacer antes de que tu vida termine.

Seize the moment . Act now.