“Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?
Where have all the flowers gone, long time ago?”

“Near the lake where drooped the willow,
Long time ago!”

“There was an old, crazy dude who used to live a long time ago. His name was Lord Buckley. And he said, a long time ago, he said, "People: They're kinda like flowers and it's been a privilege walking in your garden."”

“To spend time is to pass it in a specified manner. To waste time is to expend it thoughtlessly or carelessly. We all have time to spend or waste, and it is our decision what to do with it. But once passed, it is gone forever.”

“I doubt that Fidel will ever come back to power. I think he is slowly going to the great beyond. Too slowly... he could have gone a long time ago.”

“Don't wait, don't waste, don’t tarry until the flowers have gone away!”

“I've waited a long time to show these flowers how pretty you are.”

“Oh, call my brother back to me!
I cannot play alone:
The summer comes with flower and bee,—
Where is my brother gone?”

“It takes a long time to learn to live — by the time you learn your time is gone.”

“This—all this—was in the olden
Time long ago.”