“I once tried to live in the moment,
but the moment got a restraining order.”
— Noah Clooney
About the Quote & Noah Clooney
Noah Clooney, philosopher of missed buses and metaphysical mishaps, delivers another trademark paradox with this quip. Known for chronicling the absurdities of modern mindfulness, Noah often said he found “now” to be deeply suspicious—constantly moving, rarely stationary, and always slipping out of reach just as he arrived.
This particular quote first appeared scribbled in charcoal on the back of a discarded music stand during a brief residency at a Wisconsin experimental theatre company. It perfectly captures Clooney’s playful antagonism with time, presence, and overly enthusiastic yoga instructors.
The moment, it seems, needed space.
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