Time as story pressure
The tag is attached to moments where time is not just an idea. It changes what the character decides, notices, risks, or finally admits.
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98 quotes found
The #time tag gathers 98 curated movie quotes from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Interstellar, Kung Fu Panda, and The Shawshank Redemption. It gives readers a focused way to browse lines connected by time rather than by one film title alone.
This tag page is useful because it shows how time changes meaning across characters such as Gandalf, Brand, Master Oogway, and Ellis Boyd Redding. The value is not only the quote list, but the comparison between tone, situation, and emotional use.
Use this page when you need a quote with a time angle for a caption, speech, note, or quick reference. The strongest starting point is Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring; the broader pattern becomes clearer when compared with Brand in Interstellar.
The tag is attached to moments where time is not just an idea. It changes what the character decides, notices, risks, or finally admits.
Lines from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Interstellar, Kung Fu Panda, and The Shawshank Redemption do not sound identical, but they perform a similar job for readers: they make time easier to recognize and reuse with context.
This tag overlaps with wisdom, life, and love, which helps readers move from a narrow phrase into broader movie quote themes without losing attribution.
The #time archive works because it is anchored in credited film moments instead of anonymous sayings. Each result keeps the movie, character, and actor visible, so the theme remains searchable without stripping away source context.
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"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
"Love is the one thing we're capable of perceiving that transcends dimensions of time and space."
"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present."
"Geology is the study of pressure and time. That's all it takes, really."
"The world went and got itself in a big damn hurry."
"A king's time as ruler rises and falls like the sun."
"Time takes everybody out. Time is undefeated."
"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
"So do all who live to see such times."
"When youβre in a dream, your mind functions more quickly, therefore time seems to feel more slow."
"Do not go gentle into that good night."
"Time is relative, okay? It can stretch and it can squeeze, but it can't run backwards."
"Every hour we spend on that planet will be seven years back on Earth."
"There is a momentβ"
"We are all traveling through time together, every day of our lives. All we can do is do our best to relish this remarkable ride."
"They say when you meet the love of your life, time stops, and that's true."
"Despite knowing the journey and where it leads, I embrace it, and I welcome every moment of it."
"It's never too late, or in my case too early, to be whoever you want to be."
"We're gonna be spending a lot of time together."
"That gravity will slow our clock compared to Earth."
"Actually we want to get there in one piece."
"Cooper, you were thinking about getting home β I was trying to do the right thing!"
"Judging by the wreckage, she was broken up by a wave shortly after impact."
"On this planet's time, she landed here just hours ago."
"I'm counting every second, same as you, Cooper."
"Time is relative, it can stretch and squeeze, but it can't run backwards."
"The only thing that can move across dimensions like time is gravity."
"Could you tell her you were going to save the world?"
"When I was growing up, he was gone more than he was here."
"And I started thinkingβ maybe he has a second life somewhere else."
"With another family, another houseβ he leaves us, he goes to them."
"But whatever it is, maybe he likes that second life better."
"And the reason he tells all those stories is because he can't stand this boring place."
"He's never told me a single true thing."
"Just show me who you are for once."
"Well, logically, you couldn't be the witch, because she was old when he was young."
"As we get-as we get close to the river, we see that everybody is already there."
"And the strange thing is,there's not a sad face to be found,everyone is just so glad to see you."
"My name is Benjamin Button, and I was born under unusual circumstances."
"It's funny how sometimes the people we remember the least make the greatest impression on us"
"Along the way you bump into people who make a dent on your life."
"Looks the same, smells the same, feels the same."
"Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss."
"Sometimes we're on a collision course, and we just don't know it."
"Whether it's by accident or by design, there's not a thing we can do about it."
"I think, right there and then, she realized none of us is perfect forever."
"For what it's worth: it's never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be."
"There's no time limit, start whenever you want."
"Nor is he early; he arrives precisely when he means to."
"If you're referring to the incident with the dragon, I was barely involved."
"All I did was give your uncle a little nudge out of the door."
"It's been called that before, but not by you."
"The language is that of Mordor, which I will not utter here."
"In the common tongue it says, "One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them.""
"A little late for trimming the verge, don't you think?"
"There is only one Lord of the Ring."
"Only one who can bend it to his will."
"It is in Men that we must place our hope."
"Dear fellas, I can't believe how fast things move on the outside."
"I saw an automobile once when I was a kid, but now they're everywhere."
"The parole board got me into this halfway house called "The Brewer" and a job bagging groceries at the Foodway."
"It's hard work and I try to keep up, but my hands hurt most of the time."
"I don't think the store manager likes me very much."
"Sometimes after work, I go to the park and feed the birds."
"I keep thinking Jake might just show up and say hello, but he never does."
"I hope wherever he is, he's doin' okay and makin' new friends."
"Sometimes it takes me a while to remember where I am."
"Maybe I should get me a gun and rob the Foodway so they'd send me home."
"I have had a vision: Tai Lung will return."
"The universe has brought us the Dragon Warrior!"
"I see you have found the Sacred Peach Tree of Heavenly Wisdom."
"You are too concerned with what was and what will be."
"There's a saying: "Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift."
"If you do not believe that the Dragon Warrior can stop him."
"My friend, the panda will never fulfill his destiny, nor you yours, until you let go of the illusion of control."
"I cannot make it blossom when it suits me, nor make it bear fruit before it's time."
"Ah, yes, but no matter what you do, that seed will grow to be a peach tree."
"You may wish for an apple or an orange, but you will get a peach."
"I'm sure that Edward is already searching for me."
"No doubt by morning he'll come and rescue me from this strange land."
"Take me home so that the two of us can share a true love's kiss."
"We adore each filthy chore that we determine."
"So, friends, even though you're vermin, we're a happy working throng!"
"You see, I've been wandering very far and long tonight, and I'm afraid nobody has been very nice to me."
"Well, I don't think they would hear you from here."
"Now, if only I can find a place to rest my head for the night."
"Maybe a nearby meadow or a hollow tree."
"Well, does he take you out dancing just so he can hold you close?"
"It's when a human interacts with a computer and if the human doesn't know they're interacting with a computer, the test is passed."
"If you've created a conscious machine, it's not the history of man."
"It's just in the Turing test, the machine should be hidden from the examiner."
"At first I thought she was mapping from internal semantic form to syntactic tree-structured and then getting linearised words."
"But then I started to realise the model was some kind of hybrid."
"There was one interesting thing that happened today."
"In a way, that's the best indication of AI that I've seen in her so far."
"Did you program her to flirt with me?"
"Did you program her to like me, or not?"
"He never would have made a single mark."
These are original editorial usage notes built around the real quotes listed on this page. They add context, caption strategy, attribution guidance, and browsing paths without inventing extra movie dialogue.
01 Β· Caption angle
βAll we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.β
Gandalf Β· The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Use this time line when the caption needs a credited movie source rather than a generic inspirational phrase. The strength is the pairing of Gandalf's voice with the emotional shorthand of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
02 Β· Speech opener
βLove is the one thing we're capable of perceiving that transcends dimensions of time and space.β
Brand Β· Interstellar
This quote can open a short speech because Interstellar gives the audience a familiar story frame before you make the point your own. Keep the attribution visible, then connect time to the real occasion in one sentence.
03 Β· Character lens
βYesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.β
Master Oogway Β· Kung Fu Panda
Master Oogway's line works best when readers understand who is speaking. The tag is not only about time; it is about how that idea sounds when filtered through a specific character under pressure.
04 Β· Movie context
βGeology is the study of pressure and time. That's all it takes, really.β
Ellis Boyd Redding Β· The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption gives this quote its texture. A time tag can feel abstract, but the film title turns it back into a scene, a performance, and a reason the line stayed memorable.
05 Β· Tone check
βThe world went and got itself in a big damn hurry.β
Brooks Hatlen Β· The Shawshank Redemption
Before using this quote, match its tone to the moment. Some time quotes are triumphant, while Brooks Hatlen's line may feel quieter, sharper, funnier, or more reflective depending on the surrounding post.
06 Β· Carousel note
βA king's time as ruler rises and falls like the sun.β
Mufasa Β· The Lion King
For a carousel, place the quote first and the interpretation second. The first slide delivers the recognizable time line; the next slide can explain why James Earl Jones's performance makes it land.
07 Β· Search path
βTime takes everybody out. Time is undefeated.β
Mason Dixon Β· Rocky Balboa
This entry also creates a useful search path: from #time into Rocky Balboa, then into Antonio Tarver's actor page, then into adjacent category pages that share the same emotional job.
08 Β· Attribution reminder
βAll we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.β
Gandalf Β· The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Keep The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and Gandalf attached when reusing the line. The point of this archive is not to strip a time quote into anonymous text, but to preserve why it mattered on screen.
09 Β· Contrast use
βSo do all who live to see such times.β
Gandalf Β· The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
This quote becomes more interesting when paired with a contrasting image or situation. A strong time line from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring can make a simple photo feel cinematic because the source context adds extra meaning.
10 Β· Reflection prompt
βWhen youβre in a dream, your mind functions more quickly, therefore time seems to feel more slow.β
Arthur Β· Inception
Use the quote as a prompt by asking what time costs Arthur in this scene. The best movie lines usually carry a price: risk, honesty, vulnerability, sacrifice, or a decision that cannot be undone.
11 Β· Comparison path
βDo not go gentle into that good night.β
Professor Brand Β· Interstellar
Compare this quote with another result on the page instead of treating it alone. The page becomes stronger when readers see how Interstellar and other films express time through different genres and characters.
12 Β· Short-form use
βTime is relative, okay? It can stretch and it can squeeze, but it can't run backwards.β
Dr. Amelia Brand Β· Interstellar
For short-form posts, lead with the quote and keep the note concise. The Interstellar attribution can do much of the trust work, especially when the time idea needs to land quickly.
13 Β· Long-form use
βEvery hour we spend on that planet will be seven years back on Earth.β
Romilly Β· Interstellar
For a longer essay or newsletter, this quote works as evidence rather than decoration. Explain the scene, name Romilly, and show how time changes the meaning of the line.
14 Β· Emotional read
βThere is a momentββ
Professor Brand Β· Interstellar
Read the line for emotional pressure, not just keyword fit. The useful question is not only whether Professor Brand's line suggests time, but whether the feeling behind the quote matches the reader's situation.
15 Β· Archive value
βWe are all traveling through time together, every day of our lives. All we can do is do our best to relish this remarkable ride.β
Tim Lake Β· About Time
This note exists to make the tag page more than a filter. It explains why a real quote from About Time belongs in a time collection and how a reader might actually use it.
16 Β· Related theme
βThey say when you meet the love of your life, time stops, and that's true.β
Will Bloom Β· Big Fish
Look at Will Bloom's categories and nearby tags before choosing the line. Time may overlap with hope, courage, love, wisdom, change, or perseverance, and that overlap is often where the better caption lives.
17 Β· Performance detail
βDespite knowing the journey and where it leads, I embrace it, and I welcome every moment of it.β
Louise Banks Β· Arrival
Amy Adams's presence matters here. The same words would not carry the same time charge without the performance, which is why the actor credit stays visible on this page.
18 Β· Reader takeaway
βIt's never too late, or in my case too early, to be whoever you want to be.β
Benjamin Button Β· The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The practical takeaway is simple: choose this The Curious Case of Benjamin Button quote when you want time to feel cinematic, sourced, and specific. Choose another result when you need a different emotional temperature.