#instant

Life changes in the instant. The ordinary instant. ↗

— Joan Didion

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Grief is the agony of an instant. The indulgence of grief the blunder of a life. ↗

— Benjamin Disraeli

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I would rather do a play because it's instantaneous. You go on the stage, and you know whether it's happening or not. Somebody asked me 'What is acting?' And I said, 'Acting is listening.' And if you ain't listening, nobody's listening. ↗

— Charles Durning

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Distant replay morphs into instant replay, and future replay cannot be far off. ↗

— John Thorn

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Books had instant replay long before televised sports. ↗

— Bern Williams

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As we get past our superficial material wants and instant gratification we connect to a deeper part of ourselves, as well as to others, and the universe. ↗

— Judith Wright

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I bought some instant water one time but I didn't know what to add to it. ↗

— Steven Wright

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More negatives write than call. It's a cheap shot for me to go on the air with the critical letters or E-mail I get because the reaction of the listeners is always an instantaneous expression of sympathy for me and contempt for the poor critic. ↗

— John Hall

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Practically everything from hairstyles to lifestyles is endorsed as some sort of drug to be taken Now for Instant Relief. ↗

— Benjamin Hoff

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I protest that if some great Power would agree to make me always think what is true and do what is right, on condition of being turned into a sort of clock and would up every morning before I got out of bed, I should instantly close with the offer. ↗

— Thomas Huxley

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