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21 " If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster. "
― Isaac Asimov
22 " For the first twenty years of my life, I rocked myself to sleep. It was a harmless enough hobby, but eventually, I had to give it up. Throughout the next twenty-two years I lay still and discovered that after a few minutes I could drop off with no problem. Follow seven beers with a couple of scotches and a thimble of good marijuana, and it’s funny how sleep just sort of comes on its own. Often I never even made it to the bed. I’d squat down to pet the cat and wake up on the floor eight hours later, having lost a perfectly good excuse to change my clothes. I’m now told that this is not called “going to sleep” but rather “passing out,” a phrase that carries a distinct hint of judgment. "
― David Sedaris , Me Talk Pretty One Day
23 " What do you think they're going to do to us when they find us guilty?" she says after a few minutes of silence have passed." Honestly?" " Does now seem like the time for honesty?" I look at her from the corner of my eye. " I think they're going to force us to eat lots of cake and then take an unreasonably long nap. "
24 " We'd spent maybe ten minutes together, during which time I'd accidentally swung a sword at her, she'd saved my life, and I'd run away chased by a band of supernatural killing machines. You know, your typical chance meeting. "
― Rick Riordan , The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)
25 " Um," Doc said in a mild voice, " medically speaking, I'm not sure that was the most helpful thing for his condition." " But I feel better," Jared answered, sullen.Doc smiled the tiniest smile. " Well, maybe a few more minutes of unconsciousness won't kill him. "
26 " Babe," Ranger said. " You're looking a little strung out. Is there anything I should know?" I'm on a sugar withdrawal. I've given up desert and it's all I can think about." That had been true five minutes ago. Now that Ranger was standng in front of me I was thinking a cupcake wasn't what I actually needed.Maybe I can help you get your mind off doughnuts," Ranger said.My mouth dropped open, and I think some drool might have dribbled out. "
27 " When you've had one call after another and your little one is tugging on your shirt, remember what really matters. When the milk is splattered all over the floor and those little eyes are looking at you for your reaction, remember what really matters. It takes 5 minutes to clean up spilled milk; it takes much longer to clean up a broken spirit. "
― Rebecca Eanes , The Newbie's Guide to Positive Parenting
28 " €7,500, first-class, everything—and all that for 40 minutes selling them some old stuff. "
― Slavoj Žižek
29 " I mean really, how could an artistic individual stay grounded in the nitty-gritty of how many minutes per pound meat has to stay in the oven when trying to fathom the creative philosophy behind the greatest artistic minds of the world? "
― E.A. Bucchianeri , Brushstrokes of a Gadfly, (Gadfly Saga, #1)
30 " Every moment of existence is a volcano full of truth! Every single moment is ready to explode, may be now, may be two minutes or may be two years later! Truths are ready to erupt! Every single moment is ready to erupt! Be silent; wait for the eruptions! "
31 " We didn't try to force God's hand or do the " I just heard a sermon about David and Goliath so I need to quit my job right this second" leap of faith that's so popular in Christian circles. We took our time with the decision, like another guy in the Bible, named Jesus. He spent thirty years in obscurity before he started his adventure. Often, we're not willing to spend thirty minutes in preparation, never mind thirty years, especially when we come home from a conference and find our day jobs waiting for us on Monday morning. I'm not sure why Christians sometimes think the maturation of our own missions will be radically shorter than that of Jesus. But it happens and in the past I've certainly wanted to take wild, unplanned, possibly-not-inspired-by-God leaps of faith. "
32 " There are certain mortal moments and minutes that matter. Certain hingepoints in the history of each human. Some seconds are so decisive they shrink the soul, while others are spent, so as to stretch the soul. "
― Neal A. Maxwell
33 " It is quite natural and inevitable that, if we spend sixteen hours daily of our waking lives in thinking about the affairs of the world and five minutes in thinking about God and our souls, this world will seem two hundred times more real to us than God. "
― William Ralph Inge
34 " When ours are interrupted, his are not. His plans are proceeding exactly as scheduled, moving us always (including those minutes or hours or years which seem most useless or wasted or unendurable). "
― Elisabeth Elliot , Passion and Purity: Learning to Bring Your Love Life Under Christ's Control
35 " Good morning," said the little prince.Good morning," said the merchant.This was a merchant who sold pills that had been invented to quench thirst. You need only swallow one pill a week, and you would feel no need for anything to drink.Why are you selling those?" asked the little prince.Because they save a tremendous amount of time," said the merchant. " Computations have been made by experts. With these pills, you save fifty-three minutes in every week." And what do I do with those fifty-three minutes?" Anything you like..." As for me," said the little prince to himself, " if I had fifty-three minutes to spend as I liked, I should walk at my leisure toward a spring of fresh water. "
36 " Wasting time is when seconds, minutes and hours are passing without being converted "
37 " A few minutes later, my eyes began to feel a bit droopy, but I vaguely noticed that Anissa was whispering something. "
― Zack Love , Anissa's Redemption (The Syrian Virgin #2)
38 " The importance of knowing for certain that you have been saved cannot be understated. We do not know how many days, hours, or minutes God has granted us here to have an opportunity to make a choice. "
― Kimberly McRae , Living by Faith: Beginning Your Walk as a New Believer
39 " If you need only 10 minutes to speak about a topic that requires 60 minutes, then you are a good speaker. If you need 60 minutes to speak about a topic which requires only 10 minutes, then you are a Romanian preacher. "
40 " Three weeks ago, he’d seen hail fall from the sky, onlyto be followed minutes later by a spectacular rainbow that seemed to frame the azalea bushes. The colors, so vivid they seemed almost alive, made him think that nature sometimes sends us signs, that it’s important to remember that joy can always follow despair. But a moment later, the rainbow had vanished and the hail returned, and he realized that joy was sometimes only an illusion. "
― Nicholas Sparks , The Choice
