Dava Sobel Quotes

And since time sets its own tempo, like a heartbeat or an ebb tide, timepieces don't really keep time. They just keep up with it, if they're able.

Dava Sobel

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• And since time sets its own tempo, like a heartbeat or an ebb tide, timepieces don't really keep time. They just keep up with it, if they're able.

  

  Dava Sobel
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  • Tempo
  • Timepieces