72 Movie Quotes about Time Management (+ Sound Clips) - page 6

Updated: Apr 14, 2026

Memorable quotes about time management, selected from famous or less known movies by Movie-Sounds.org's visitors, accompanied by short mp3 and wav audio samples.

51 Now, damn it, Valentine, you never plan ahead. You never take the long view. I mean, here it is Monday, and I'm already thinking of Wednesday. It is Monday, right?

Fred Ward as Earl in Tremors (1990)

52 Well, maybe what you need is some time out from what you've been doing. You know, day in, day out. -You mean from what I've not been doing days in, please, years out.

Katharine Hepburn as Linda Seton; Cary Grant as Johnny Case in Holiday (1938)

53 Quit? -Quit. -I want to save part of my life for myself. -There's a catch to it though. It's got to be part of the young part. You know, retire young and work old. Come back and work when I know what I'm working for.

Cary Grant as Johnny Case in Holiday (1938)

54 Newton, we are wasting valueless time.

Fisher Stevens as Ben Jabituya in Short Circuit (1986)

55 You never pray, do you, Davy? -I never found the time.

John Wayne as Davy Crockett in The Alamo (1960)

56 You are running out of both time and options.

Paul Bettany as Jarvis in Iron Man 2

57 Is your time so empty?

Janet Leigh as Marion Crane in Psycho (1960)

58 And in case you hadn't noticed, this train is on a very tight schedule.

Tom Hanks as The Polar Express Conductor in The Polar Express

59 I've been keeping busy. I... tried to join a new gym. That was one thing. And there's other stuff. I can't remember, but, keeping busy.

Will Ferrell as Frank The Tank in Old School

60 Between the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., I'm in charge. And when I'm in charge, you will follow a schedule.

Robin Williams as Daniel Hillard in Mrs. Doubtfire