#timing

If the timing's right and the gods are with you, something special happens. ↗

— Rick Springfield

#happens #right #something #special #timing

Sometimes I arrive just when God's ready to have somone click the shutter. ↗

— Ansel Adams

#inspirational #photography #timing #inspirational

She made a sound of regret. ‘We come second, you and I, Luc-ien,’ she said. ‘Our allegiance is always to our kingdoms. Without that allegiance, our people would fall.’ She placed her head back against his chest and he felt her tears. ‘This is not our time.’ ‘But that will never mean I love you less,’ he said. ↗

— Melina Marchetta

#sacrifice #timing #trust #love

Discipline isn't a dirty word. Far from it. Discipline is the one thing that separates us from chaos and anarchy. Discipline implies timing. It's the precursor to good behavior, and it never comes from bad behavior. People who associate discipline with punishment are wrong: with discipline, punishment is unnecessary. ↗

— Buck Brannaman

#timing #discipline

But my longevity is due to my good timing. ↗

— Tony Curtis

#good #longevity #timing

You win battles by knowing the enemy's timing, and using a timing which the enemy does not expect. ↗

— Miyamoto Musashi

#does #enemy #expect #knowing #timing

I feel that the work that I have done in the comedy arena, is priceless in terms of what I learned, timing, everything that these incredibly talented performers were generous enough in teaching me. ↗

— Khandi Alexander

#comedy #done #enough #everything #feel

Well, I think writing is basically about time and rhythm. Like with jazz. You have your basic melody and then you just riff off of it. And the riffs are about timing. ↗

— Kathy Acker

#basic #basically #i #i think #jazz

You can time a part perfectly and play it badly. And some people have very individual offbeat timing, which is their own. It works simply because they are who they are. ↗

— Alan Bates

#because #individual #offbeat #own #part

The timing of death, like the ending of a story, gives a changed meaning to what preceded it. ↗

— Mary Catherine Bateson

#changed #ending #gives #like #meaning