Quotes About Duration

A leader's most important decisions are about people. Who do you put in which jobs? How long do you leave them in a job?

From five o'clock to eight is on certain occasions a little eternity; but on such an occasion as this the interval could be only an eternity of pleasure.

The news changes every day. So it's not like being involved in any litigation that goes on for four years, and the trial lasts three months.

skin rashes, conjunctivitis, fever, headache, malaise and pain in the joints. The symptoms will remain mild for the entire time which is usually between 3 to 7 days.

There are four crucial factors to consider: 1. The resources available to work with. 2. The size of the property. 3. The age of the property. 4. Your holding period.

As the Earth continues to slow, leap seconds will grow more common. Eventually we will need one every year, and then even more. Scientists could have avoided these awkward skips by choosing instead to adjust the duration of the second itself. Who would notice? That is what they did, in fact, until 1955.

In a perfect world, I'd love to make 90-minute movies, but for me, a movie needs to be as long or short as it can sustain itself.

The way I see it, how can you really say you'll love a person longer than love lasts?

in God alone is love without tears, and of eternal duration.

They would remain ready to use for no more than six

What does seventy million years mean to beings who live only one-millionth as long? We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.

past, it's so now, and I would be willing to bet it'll be so forever.

Nothing has to be true forever. Just for long enough.

Everyday took an age to go by, which was odd, because days plural went past like a stampede.

I wouldn't mind being a talent show judge if it didn't run for too long.

I've got a contract that keeps me around a few more years.

'Dark Knight' shot in London and Chicago, and we were on that for so long.

Reflecting on something that hurts you only prolongs your pain, and when death is involved, the pain is often compounded by a relentless sense of guilt that attacks the moment you start to heal, as if duration of grief somehow proves the depth of your love for the person you lost.

It occurred to me that, given the life span of a moth, one kid's twitch must take a year to complete.

The score had stood so long, it had burned into the monitor.

And just as with trauma, several essential questions can help us assess whether a situation is neglectful, and if so, how great the impact will be. When during development did the neglect take place? What was the pattern? How severe or depriving was the neglect? How long did it last? And, since absolute neglect is rare, what 'buffering' factors were present when the neglect occurred?

I'd much rather you assumed for yourself a higher rank than mere menial labourer for the duration of this great adventure.' He paused. 'You wish me to strike heroic poses against the sunset, Lady Envy?' 'Indeed!

Anger burned for only so long

a while. Until about a year