#timing

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

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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

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

— Mary Catherine Bateson

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My idol was Jack Benny and he was the master of subtlety and timing. ↗

— Don Knotts

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Life is about timing. ↗

— Carl Lewis

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You cannot afford to wait for perfect conditions. Goal setting is often a matter of balancing timing against available resources. Opportunities are easily lost while waiting for perfect conditions. ↗

— Gary Ryan Blair

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No matter what your laundry list of requirements in choosing a mate, there has to be an element of good luck and good fortune and good timing. ↗

— Patty Duke

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I've never considered stand-up. Luckily I'm given great lines to say. I'm not sure how great my timing would be if I actually had to come up with my own jokes. ↗

— Emma Caulfield

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People can also change the timing of when they earn and receive their income in response to government policies. ↗

— Arthur Laffer

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There's timing. And then there's also certain people at the record company who worked incredibly hard and were incredibly enthusiastic about what I was doing. ↗

— Mary Chapin Carpenter

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