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Jan 9, 2016 · In the poem, "the unforgiving minute" is a metaphor for the amount of time people have to live. That minute, the total time people have to live, is unforgiving because time doesn't give anyone a second chance. Once a second (60 seconds in a minute) passes, it is gone forever.
- My take is as follows: A person has one life to live. In the poem, "the unforgiving minute" is a metaphor for the amount of time people have to li...
- The other answers correctly highlight, I think, the fact that time is unforgiving in that time passed is gone forever. But why the 'minute' instead...
- "Sixty second's worth of distance run" is a reference to the Christian (and to a certain extent particularly Protestant) image of a human life bein...
- The whole (beautiful) poem is about perseverance , striving , patience, and hope, particularly in the face of the cruelties that may beset one on...
- Unforgiving= unrepeatable 60 seconds in a minute with distance run= live life to the fullest Great poem for realization that a man can not do tha...
- In a non poetic manner, it may give: If you make a good use of the inexorable passage of time, From sixty seconds of achievements, Yours is the...
- Although I've been aware of it for a long time, this is the first time I've consciously thought about this poem. I think point (1) of hjh's answer...
- I've always thought that line to mean excelling under hardship. In a brutal situation, where perseverance is required, Kipling's "Man" will actuall...
- If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, And—which...
Every Second Counts Quotes. “Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.”. “When you win, you don't examine it very much, except to congratulate yourself. You easily, and wrongly, assume it has something to do with your rare qualities as a person.
- Lance Armstrong, Sally Jenkins
- 2003
- “Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.” ― Lance Armstrong Sally Jenkins, Every Second Counts.
- “Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.
- “A boo is a lot louder than a cheer.” ― Lance Armstrong.
- “Anyone who imagines they can work alone winds up surrounded by nothing but rivals, without companions. The fact is, no one ascends alone.” ― Lance Armstrong, It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life.
Results for "make every second count" Showing 1-20 of 86 (0.20 seconds) “It's all in the view. That's what I mean about forever, too. For any one of us our forever could end in an hour, or a hundred years from now. You never know for sure, so you'd better make every second count.”. “Life can be long or short, it all depends on how you ...
Jan 17, 2023 · Jan 17. ·. 2 min read. ·. Member-only. A Poem about Life and Time. Every second counts. Photo by Jeff W on Unsplash. Life. Fleeting. Years go by. Experience. Learn vital lessons. Past,...
- Martha Lueck
A fresh perspective on the spirit of survivors everywhere, Every Second Counts will invigorate and enthrall Armstrong’s millions of admirers.
Internet Archive. Language. English. Continuing where "It's Not About the Bike" left off, recounts Armstrong's life after cancer, his relationship with the French, disproved accusations of doping, and his work restoring a chapel in Spain. Access-restricted-item.
