Who Really Coined the Quote on Time's Necessity?

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The quote “The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once” is attributed both to A. Einstein and Woody Allen. Does anyone know which one is the true source?
 
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It's attributed to Buckaroo Banzai here and to John Archibald Wheeler here.
 

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