„Battles that last five minutes spawn legends that live a thousand years.“

— Stephen King
„A thousand years ago five minutes wereEqual to forty ounces of fine sand.Outstare the stars. Infinite foretime andInfinite aftertime: above your headThey close like giant wings, and you are dead.“
— Vladimir Nabokov
„Your friends will know you better in the first minute you meet than your acquaintances will know you in a thousand years.“
— Richard Bach
„We are living in a cultural dark age of musical pollution. You put the radio on, and five minutes later you need an aspirin.“
— Vangelis