Times Quotes

Nine times out of ten, in the arts as in life, there is actually no truth to be discovered; there is only error to be exposed.

The liberation movement which I led in Algeria, the organization that I created to fight the French army, was at first a small movement of nothing at all. We were but some tens of people throughout Algeria, a territory that is five times the size of France.

Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.

I've met people who will go to a movie that I can't stand and they say that they saw that movie ten times. There's something they like and identified in that movie, and I don't see it.

Americans play to win at all times. I wouldn't give a hoot and hell for a man who lost and laughed. That's why Americans have never lost nor ever lose a war.

Writing as a woman presents enormous problems but I have attempted it several times and haven't had many complaints.

I hate liberality - nine times out of ten it is cowardice, and the tenth time lack of principle.

And the greatest lesson that mom ever taught me though was this one. She told me there would be times in your life when you have to choose between being loved and being respected. Now she said to always pick being respected.

I saw a story in the Los Angeles Times that 40 percent of the viewers are men. It didn't really surprise me.

To me, they are equally important, as they represent a certain period in my life and times. With that in mind, it really is impossible to pick favorites.

No artist is ahead of his time. He is his time; it is just that others are behind the times.

In times of change learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.

You'd imagine Mick would be the happiest person in the world, and yet a lot of the times he isn't.

We did an episode on Good Times which came out of a newspaper article about the incidence of hypertension in black males being higher than whites, and increasing. So we did a show in which James, the father on Good Times, had hypertension.

The New York Times editorial page is like a Ouija board that has only three answers, no matter what the question. The answers are: higher taxes, more restrictions on political speech and stricter gun control.

Another suggestion is to cook a meal, maybe not every night, but a couple more times a week than you usually do. That way you have leftovers, and you take your lunch to work.

I wanted to make an album that melodically people can connect to; something that reflects our times and the kinds of difficulties we face.

There are times when I flick through magazines and think I'm in danger of becoming a prisoner of my own hair.

Times have been tough, the economy has been tough. But I want to bring forward a fantastic manifesto for taking the city forwards.

We had times in '66 and '67 when we would pick up a platoon of privates out of the receiving barracks the week before we even graduated the platoon that we were on!

America has faced much more difficult times, including potential national extinction, without flinching.

A lot of times I find that people who are blessed with the most talent don't ever develop that attitude, and the ones who aren't blessed in that way are the most competitive and have the biggest heart.

Everyone in L.A. is very positive and upbeat, whereas London can get quite miserable at times.

A lot of times you'll hear bands and it's a different sound coming out than what's on stage. Because you can clean it up through a PA and make it sound completely different than what they really sound like.

When I look at great works of art or listen to inspired music, I sense intimate portraits of the specific times in which they were created.

In the past, the Republican Party has depended on unified support at election time from Evangelical Christians. But times are changing!

If men knew all that women think, they would be twenty times more audacious.

I am in control at all times.

There are times when we must sink to the bottom of our misery to understand truth, just as we must descend to the bottom of a well to see the stars in broad daylight.

In these troubled, uncertain times, we don't need more command and control; we need better means to engage everyone's intelligence in solving challenges and crises as they arise.