Minutes Late

Famous quotes containing the words minutes and/or late:

    Navajo men and boys have an odd way of showing their friendship. When two young men meet at the trading post, a “Sing”, or a dance they greet each other, inquire about the health of their respective families, then stand silently some ten or fifteen minutes while one feels the other’s arms, shoulders, and chest.
    —Administration in the State of Ariz, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)

    While nature thus very early and very abundantly feeds us, she is very late in tutoring us as to the proper methodization of our diet.
    Herman Melville (1819–1891)