“Time sometimes flies like a bird, sometimes crawls like a snail; but a...” — Ivan Turgenev Quote

“Time sometimes flies like a bird, sometimes crawls like a snail; but a man is happiest when he does not even notice whether it passes swiftly or slowly.”

“Women... can't live with 'em... can't shoot 'em.”

“Nature creates while destroying, and doesn't care whether it creates or destroys as long as life isn't extinguished, as long as death doesn't lose its rights.”

“We sit in the mud... and reach for the stars.”

“Circumstances define us; they force us onto one road or another, and then they punish us for it.”

“To desire and expect nothing for oneself and to have profound sympathy for others is genuine holiness.”

“If architecture, as some have said, is frozen music, then music may rightly be called "flowing architecture." If time indeed stores itself, then time is a constructive rather than destructive force, and a melody is a building in flux, a structured coming-to-be.”

“Your daily actions should be productive”

“If we are all in agreement on the decision - then I propose we postpone further discussion of this matter until our next meeting to give ourselves time to develop disagreement and perhaps gain some understanding of what the decision is all about.”

“How did it get so late so soon?”

“Time is passing quickly”

“The unforgettable memories are made in the briefest moments, and that's just the way it is. The sweetest things are caught in a second, which then carries a smell of eternity.”