Stopped Clock Quotes

Even stopped clocks are right twice a day.

A stopped clock is correct twice a day, but a sundial can be used to stab someone, even at nighttime.

Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

Nothing in the world is ever completely wrong. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

Even a stopped clock is right twice every day. After some years, it can boast of a long series of successes.

We are indeed drifting into the arena of the unwell.

Of course, Jastrow's comment is exaggerated at best; theologians hardly predicted the Big Bang. If our universe turns out to be closed, hence with an end, this does not mean apocalyptic visions of the end of the world were on target. And even if a beginning for the universe is a successful prediction of one version of theism, this is still not that impressive. After all, even a stopped clock is right twice a day. The Big Bang becomes strong support for God only with an argument showing that such a beginning requires a Creator.

When someone leaves, it's because someone else is about to arrive.

It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.

Old Lights include the resurgent fundamentalists in every religion who put a freeze on history and fortify their adherents against the "new dark age" in which they are forced to live. "Back to the Bible," Old Lights shout; "back to the Koran," Old Lights thunder. But not everything Old Lights say is wrong. Much is right. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day, the old adage reminds us.

When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.

There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.