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"Right now I'm just delighted to be alive and to have had a nice long bath."

"Right now I'm just delighted to be alive and to have had a nice long bath."

Richard Branson, British Businessman

11

"We've plotted through the years of how to get to here, where we are now, or we would have never made it."

"We've plotted through the years of how to get to here, where we are now, or we would have never made it."

George Thorogood, American Musician

11

"I would say Politically Incorrect is my favourite right now."

"I would say Politically Incorrect is my favourite right now."

Megan Gallagher, American Actress

11

"I've done Graham Norton's show three times now. He tackles taboos and subject matter that wouldn't make it past the censors in the States."

"I've done Graham Norton's show three times now. He tackles taboos and subject matter that wouldn't make it past the censors in the States."

Kyle MacLachlan, American Actor

Now, Past, states

11

"I'm glad to see the press now referring to the open-ended Richter scale."

"I'm glad to see the press now referring to the open-ended Richter scale."

Charles Francis Richter, American Scientist

Now, Open, Press

11

"There is not only no free state which would now establish it, but there is no slave state, which, if it had had the free alternative as we now have, would have founded slavery."

"There is not only no free state which would now establish it, but there is no slave state, which, if it had had the free alternative as we now have, would have founded slavery."

William H. Seward, American Statesman

Now, Slavery, State

11

"Right now I am doing my residency in orthopedic research."

"Right now I am doing my residency in orthopedic research."

Debi Thomas, American Athlete

Now, Research, Right

11

"The old days were the old days. And they were great days. But now is now."

"The old days were the old days. And they were great days. But now is now."

Don Rickles, American Comedian

11

"What I am finding now is that my audience is getting younger as I get older, which is a very good thing as you know - you don't want them to get older as you get older."

"What I am finding now is that my audience is getting younger as I get older, which is a very good thing as you know - you don't want them to get older as you get older."

Russell Banks, American Author

11

"Four years was enough of Harvard. I still had a lot to learn, but had been given the liberating notion that now I could teach myself."

"Four years was enough of Harvard. I still had a lot to learn, but had been given the liberating notion that now I could teach myself."

John Updike, American Novelist

11

"I ride horseback - arthritic knees permitting - or listen to opera. Sometimes I cook. I used to do needlework, but it's hard on my hands now, so I only do it occasionally, but I like it. And, of course, I read."

"I ride horseback - arthritic knees permitting - or listen to opera. Sometimes I cook. I used to do needlework, but it's hard on my hands now, so I only do it occasionally, but I like it. And, of course, I read."

Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, American Writer

11

"Now I feel I have an unspoken deal with the paparazzi: "I won't do anything publicly interesting if you agree not to follow me.""

"Now I feel I have an unspoken deal with the paparazzi: "I won't do anything publicly interesting if you agree not to follow me.""

Matt Damon, American Actor

11

"I now have great color sprinkled throughout my herd."

"I now have great color sprinkled throughout my herd."

Janine Turner, American Actress

11

"Now when I enter a carriage, it almost empties. But there's always one brave enough to stay."

"Now when I enter a carriage, it almost empties. But there's always one brave enough to stay."

Grace Jones, Jamaican Model

11

"When a project has an ample budget, I am interested now in using bigger units of materials."

"When a project has an ample budget, I am interested now in using bigger units of materials."

Yoshio Taniguchi, Japanese Architect

11

"It now seems certain that the amino acid sequence of any protein is determined by the sequence of bases in some region of a particular nucleic acid molecule."

"It now seems certain that the amino acid sequence of any protein is determined by the sequence of bases in some region of a particular nucleic acid molecule."

Francis Crick, English Scientist

11

"I'm writing a new book right now that is like an erotica manifesto."

"I'm writing a new book right now that is like an erotica manifesto."

Susie Bright, American Writer

Now, Right, Writing

11

"The groupies are far more real now than there were then."

"The groupies are far more real now than there were then."

Peter Tork, American Musician

11

"I think I've probably re-invented myself three or four times now, if that's what one calls it."

"I think I've probably re-invented myself three or four times now, if that's what one calls it."

Sarah Brightman, English Musician

11

"It is easily overlooked that what is now called vintage was once brand new."

Tony Visconti, American Musician

11

"When I was anorexic it just seemed like I literally wanted to disappear. And now I would like to reappear."

"When I was anorexic it just seemed like I literally wanted to disappear. And now I would like to reappear."

Portia de Rossi, Australian Actress

11

"One hundred and ten years from now no one who is here now will be alive."

"One hundred and ten years from now no one who is here now will be alive."

Morrie Schwartz, American Educator

Now, Will, Years

11

"It's a tough marketplace right now... It is very compressed... A turnaround is likely to happen quicker than before."

"It's a tough marketplace right now... It is very compressed... A turnaround is likely to happen quicker than before."

Peter Chernin, American Executive

11

"Now everybody's sampling."

"Now everybody's sampling."

Missy Elliot, American Musician

11

"The other thing I felt was that the philosophical concept behind the experiences also looked like it had been designed by technicians and not by entertainers. I felt I needed to grab hold of it and try and push the envelope as much as I possibly could right now."

"The other thing I felt was that the philosophical concept behind the experiences also looked like it had been designed by technicians and not by entertainers. I felt I needed to grab hold of it and try and push the envelope as much as I possibly could right now."

Thomas Dolby, English Musician

11

"Ask yourself: was there anything I could have done to prevent the situation? If the answer is yes, do something now and become a better person for it."

"Ask yourself: was there anything I could have done to prevent the situation? If the answer is yes, do something now and become a better person for it."

Dave Pelzer, American Writer

11

"It's like Branson. When I went to Branson there was only 4 acts in there. Now, you can't count 'em. There's so many theatres now, that only the strong will survive."

"It's like Branson. When I went to Branson there was only 4 acts in there. Now, you can't count 'em. There's so many theatres now, that only the strong will survive."

Mickey Gilley, American Musician

11

"If you don't speak out now when it matters, when would it matter for you to speak out?"

"If you don't speak out now when it matters, when would it matter for you to speak out?"

Jim Hightower, American Activist

11

"Now, the impact on export markets - we export about 10 percent of what we produce, so obviously that will probably have some impact on the market. At this point it's too early to determine how much."

"Now, the impact on export markets - we export about 10 percent of what we produce, so obviously that will probably have some impact on the market. At this point it's too early to determine how much."

Ann Veneman, American Public Servant

11

"What Ottawa and Washington used to think about Turkey or Iran was not very important because we really didn't think much about either, but now what we think about them is extremely important - to ourselves and to many other peoples."

"What Ottawa and Washington used to think about Turkey or Iran was not very important because we really didn't think much about either, but now what we think about them is extremely important - to ourselves and to many other peoples."

Arthur H. Sulzberger, American Publisher

Now, Turkey, Washington

11

"Old is always fifteen years from now."

"Old is always fifteen years from now."

Bill Cosby, American Comedian

Now, Old, Years

11

"You have to be young to be able to do things like that. Now I'm more cautious. I'm proud that I was able to do what I did - psychologically it was a great wall to climb - but sometimes I regret it."

"You have to be young to be able to do things like that. Now I'm more cautious. I'm proud that I was able to do what I did - psychologically it was a great wall to climb - but sometimes I regret it."

Mathias Rust, German Celebrity

11

"I've been in New York City now for 22 years."

"I've been in New York City now for 22 years."

Julie Gold, American Musician

11

"We have been through this is biennial convulsion four or five different times over the past 10 or 12 years, and now it appears that we are going through this quiet agony all over again."

"We have been through this is biennial convulsion four or five different times over the past 10 or 12 years, and now it appears that we are going through this quiet agony all over again."

Everett Dirksen, American Politician

Now, Past, Quiet, Years

11

"Now, I'm getting a little older, got more responsibility, I don't need to be depressed."

"Now, I'm getting a little older, got more responsibility, I don't need to be depressed."

Noah Hathaway, American Actor

Now, Responsibility

11

"They're hit writers. They're gonna write me a hit whether I wanted it or not you know? I could have put out a single a year ago with the Neptunes and maybe been writing now on top but that was not the path that I chose."

"They're hit writers. They're gonna write me a hit whether I wanted it or not you know? I could have put out a single a year ago with the Neptunes and maybe been writing now on top but that was not the path that I chose."

Willa Ford, American Musician

Now, Writers, Writing

11

"I can write for any magazine now, in any voice. I can do it in two hours, I could do it in my sleep, it's like writing a grocery list."

"I can write for any magazine now, in any voice. I can do it in two hours, I could do it in my sleep, it's like writing a grocery list."

Ann Patchett, American Author

Now, Sleep, Voice, Writing

11

"Now you watch reality TV, you watch them in all those pools or Jacuzzis and I say to myself was I that stupid? But that was me then."

"Now you watch reality TV, you watch them in all those pools or Jacuzzis and I say to myself was I that stupid? But that was me then."

Marcel Dionne, Canadian Athlete

11

"If you start to catalog Hillary Clinton's positions between now and 2008, we're going to have a lot of conversations because there are a lot of places for her to go."

"If you start to catalog Hillary Clinton's positions between now and 2008, we're going to have a lot of conversations because there are a lot of places for her to go."

Gwen Ifill, American Journalist

11

"Now the advantage is all with the hitters."

"Now the advantage is all with the hitters."

Rogers Hornsby, American Athlete

10

"We're producing a movie now, 'The Onion' Movie, and it's very difficult for me to be on the set. If I'm not right in the trenches, it's very difficult for me to watch another director, because I'm not involved and it's not exciting."

"We're producing a movie now, 'The Onion' Movie, and it's very difficult for me to be on the set. If I'm not right in the trenches, it's very difficult for me to watch another director, because I'm not involved and it's not exciting."

David Zucker, American Director

10

"You're lucky I took me a vow of non-violence, or you'd be suffering some pain right now."

"You're lucky I took me a vow of non-violence, or you'd be suffering some pain right now."

Mike Fink, American Celebrity

Now, Pain, Right, Suffering

10

"I have walked around the same streets so many times, and then seen a place that had been hidden to me. I now know the sites in a way that makes me think I could have made better use of the connections between place and snowball."

"I have walked around the same streets so many times, and then seen a place that had been hidden to me. I now know the sites in a way that makes me think I could have made better use of the connections between place and snowball."

Andy Goldsworthy, British Artist

10

"Right now I'm working on the back handspring."

"Right now I'm working on the back handspring."

Ashley Scott, American Actress

10

"I'm not one of these guys who says, Now I'm on a really hot show, better quit soon before I get labeled. That's the most ridiculous notion I'd ever heard."

"I'm not one of these guys who says, Now I'm on a really hot show, better quit soon before I get labeled. That's the most ridiculous notion I'd ever heard."

Jeff Probst, American Entertainer

10

"And now there is merely silence, silence, silence, saying all we did not know."

"And now there is merely silence, silence, silence, saying all we did not know."

William R. Benet, American Poet

Now, Saying, Silence

10

"Right now I'm happy to be on the ice anywhere, anytime."

"Right now I'm happy to be on the ice anywhere, anytime."

Eric Lindros, Canadian Athlete

10

"But I can't remember who is in my CD player now."

"But I can't remember who is in my CD player now."

Eric Roberts, American Actor

10

"I've been in the legislative branch and now the executive branch and in each case I felt it was important we use our constitutional responsibilities to the fullest."

"I've been in the legislative branch and now the executive branch and in each case I felt it was important we use our constitutional responsibilities to the fullest."

John Engler, American Politician

10

"Now here I am playing a passionate young Irishman who would die for what he believes in."

"Now here I am playing a passionate young Irishman who would die for what he believes in."

James D'arcy, British Actor

10

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