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"Picasso had his pink period and his blue period. I am in my blonde period right now."

"Picasso had his pink period and his blue period. I am in my blonde period right now."

Hugh Hefner, American Publisher

13

"We're bigger now than we were in the late 70s when we were peaking."

"We're bigger now than we were in the late 70s when we were peaking."

Ace Frehley, American Musician

13

"A trip to the mainland was a big event and happened maybe once a year, although now you can get across in a speed boat in seven minutes but then it was a long way away."

"A trip to the mainland was a big event and happened maybe once a year, although now you can get across in a speed boat in seven minutes but then it was a long way away."

Jeremy Irons, English Actor

13

"I'm not afraid of O.J. now."

"I'm not afraid of O.J. now."

Kato Kaelin, American Celebrity

13

"Not that I want everything right now; but I do want everything."

"Not that I want everything right now; but I do want everything."

Nastassja Kinski, German Actress

Now, Right, Want

13

"At the Isle of Wight, the sound went out and kind of kept on going. And I wasn't... when I came off stage I was kind of unhappy about how we had played. But now, I listen back to those recordings and it's not bad."

"At the Isle of Wight, the sound went out and kind of kept on going. And I wasn't... when I came off stage I was kind of unhappy about how we had played. But now, I listen back to those recordings and it's not bad."

Keith Emerson, British Musician

13

"Whenever you have a minute I'd like to see you right now."

"Whenever you have a minute I'd like to see you right now."

Lawrence Welk, American Musician

13

"I have to admit I didn't do as much as I should have back when I was mayor, but now we're getting it done. It's not where you've been but where you're going."

"I have to admit I didn't do as much as I should have back when I was mayor, but now we're getting it done. It's not where you've been but where you're going."

Marion Barry, American Politician

13

"From now on, I'll connect the dots my own way."

"From now on, I'll connect the dots my own way."

Bill Watterson, American Cartoonist

13

"I don't do any songs that I'm sick of now - sometimes even songs that I request. If I'm sick of 'em I don't do 'em even for myself."

"I don't do any songs that I'm sick of now - sometimes even songs that I request. If I'm sick of 'em I don't do 'em even for myself."

Jonathan Richman, American Musician

13

"Red meat is not bad for you. Now blue-green meat, that's bad for you!"

"Red meat is not bad for you. Now blue-green meat, that's bad for you!"

Tommy Smothers, American Comedian

13

"It's a new game now, you know, you have to bring some fresh stuff."

"It's a new game now, you know, you have to bring some fresh stuff."

Scotty McCreery, American Musician

13

"The month of January, we were number one. Now, this is something we're proud of, because we recognize we're up against a formidable operation there at CNN."

"The month of January, we were number one. Now, this is something we're proud of, because we recognize we're up against a formidable operation there at CNN."

Brit Hume, American Journalist

13

"The band we have now on stage is the band I always wanted to be in."

"The band we have now on stage is the band I always wanted to be in."

James Young, American Musician

13

"A year from now, you're gonna weigh more or less than what you do right now."

"A year from now, you're gonna weigh more or less than what you do right now."

Phil McGraw, American Psychologist

13

"I'm not working now, so I'm sort of facing the unknown."

"I'm not working now, so I'm sort of facing the unknown."

Radha Mitchell, Australian Actress

13

"I am an old scholar, better-looking now than when I was young. That's what sitting on your ass does to your face."

"I am an old scholar, better-looking now than when I was young. That's what sitting on your ass does to your face."

Leonard Cohen, Canadian Musician

13

"I'm more optimistic about cycling right now than I've ever been."

"I'm more optimistic about cycling right now than I've ever been."

Greg LeMond, American Athlete

13

"I'm quite proud of my piano playing. Robin's never played a note on the piano at our recording sessions. I just wish I could be appreciated musically now."

"I'm quite proud of my piano playing. Robin's never played a note on the piano at our recording sessions. I just wish I could be appreciated musically now."

Maurice Gibb, Australian Musician

13

"But, yes, now I wouldn't do some of those soundtracks the way I did them."

"But, yes, now I wouldn't do some of those soundtracks the way I did them."

Maurice Jarre, French Composer

13

"Now he must not go the wrong way round the circuit, and unless he can spin himself stationary through 360 degrees I fail to see how he can avoid doing so."

"Now he must not go the wrong way round the circuit, and unless he can spin himself stationary through 360 degrees I fail to see how he can avoid doing so."

Murray Walker, English Entertainer

13

"The performances of my works in the last 10 years are probably equal to all the previous years put together. There are so many venues now and there is a completely new public for opera that's grown up outside of the traditional core opera public."

"The performances of my works in the last 10 years are probably equal to all the previous years put together. There are so many venues now and there is a completely new public for opera that's grown up outside of the traditional core opera public."

Carlisle Floyd, American Composer

Now, Opera, Public, Years

13

"Up until about 12 years ago we never, ever, wore flak jacket or helmets but now the nastiness has got worse."

"Up until about 12 years ago we never, ever, wore flak jacket or helmets but now the nastiness has got worse."

Kate Adie, British Journalist

13

"What farmers require is, that the prices should be moderate, and the markets steady; and for this reason I did, in 1826, 1827, and 1828, take the course which I would now recommend to the House."

"What farmers require is, that the prices should be moderate, and the markets steady; and for this reason I did, in 1826, 1827, and 1828, take the course which I would now recommend to the House."

Joseph Hume, Scottish Scientist

13

"Skating is now retro and hip."

"Skating is now retro and hip."

Robin Cousins, British Athlete

13

"I used to think then that I was Bohemian, but I know now that I am not. I prefer order and precision to untidiness and looseness."

"I used to think then that I was Bohemian, but I know now that I am not. I prefer order and precision to untidiness and looseness."

Conrad Veidt, German Actor

13

"It's a bit of a crapshoot out there with young writers right now anyway."

"It's a bit of a crapshoot out there with young writers right now anyway."

George Murray, Canadian Poet

Now, Right, Writers

13

"Best now, better later."

"Best now, better later."

L. M. Heroux, American Author

13

"I have become infected, now that I see how beautifully a book is coming out of all this."

"I have become infected, now that I see how beautifully a book is coming out of all this."

Carl Sandburg, American Poet

13

"We have all examined our past critically and are very much aware of even the unpleasant things. Now, we need to look at what we plan to do with the lessons we have learned from the past."

"We have all examined our past critically and are very much aware of even the unpleasant things. Now, we need to look at what we plan to do with the lessons we have learned from the past."

Heinz Fischer, Austrian Statesman

13

"But now that I'm a blonde, guys are so blatant about coming on to me."

"But now that I'm a blonde, guys are so blatant about coming on to me."

Laura Prepon, American Actress

13

"The thing I can say about all this stuff that's going on right now is that I appreciate it."

"The thing I can say about all this stuff that's going on right now is that I appreciate it."

Josh Duhamel, American Actor

13

"When we played, World Series checks meant something. Now all they do is screw your taxes."

"When we played, World Series checks meant something. Now all they do is screw your taxes."

Don Drysdale, American Athlete

Now, Taxes, World

13

"Yes, the world is now flat for publishing as well."

"Yes, the world is now flat for publishing as well."

Thomas Friedman, American Journalist

Now, Publishing, World

13

"The trend now is to get away from stage bound sitcoms."

"The trend now is to get away from stage bound sitcoms."

Dylan Moran, Irish Comedian

13

"And never - not in a single case - was the explanation, 'I was pressured to do this.' The explanation was very often, 'The limited data we had led one to reasonably conclude this. I now see that there's another explanation for it.'"

"And never - not in a single case - was the explanation, 'I was pressured to do this.' The explanation was very often, 'The limited data we had led one to reasonably conclude this. I now see that there's another explanation for it.'"

David Kay, American Scientist

13

"We all now tell stories by cutting from one dramatic scene to the next, whereas Victorian novelists felt free to write long passages of undramatic summary."

"We all now tell stories by cutting from one dramatic scene to the next, whereas Victorian novelists felt free to write long passages of undramatic summary."

Ken Follett, Welsh Author

13

"Well, it's the Czech Republic now, but more specifically Prague. I went there when I was 12."

"Well, it's the Czech Republic now, but more specifically Prague. I went there when I was 12."

Anwar Robinson, American Musician

13

"All the classical genres are now ridiculous in their rigorous purity."

"All the classical genres are now ridiculous in their rigorous purity."

Karl Schlegel, German Philosopher

13

"Had we not pursued the hydrogen bomb, there is a very real threat that we would now all be speaking Russian. I have no regrets."

"Had we not pursued the hydrogen bomb, there is a very real threat that we would now all be speaking Russian. I have no regrets."

Edward Teller, American Physicist

13

"Now I am obsessed with collecting Platypus paraphernalia."

"Now I am obsessed with collecting Platypus paraphernalia."

Trevor Dunn, American Musician

13

"Differences are scarier now. The dollar isn't so guaranteed if you don't follow what they see as the norm. But I don't moan about it. I just keep working."

"Differences are scarier now. The dollar isn't so guaranteed if you don't follow what they see as the norm. But I don't moan about it. I just keep working."

Marlee Matlin, American Actress

13

"There's such good writing now on television and I don't see a lot of great writing on films sadly."

"There's such good writing now on television and I don't see a lot of great writing on films sadly."

Scott Speedman, English Actor

Now, Television, Writing

13

"It should now be clear why the method of Philosophy is so different from that of the natural sciences. Experiments are not made, because they would be utterly useless."

"It should now be clear why the method of Philosophy is so different from that of the natural sciences. Experiments are not made, because they would be utterly useless."

Charles D. Broad, British Philosopher

Now, Philosophy

13

"The Foxhall jaw has now been missing for many years."

"The Foxhall jaw has now been missing for many years."

Louis Leakey, British Scientist

13

"Oh, if I had only known then what I know now, I would have stopped it last year when I was still young."

"Oh, if I had only known then what I know now, I would have stopped it last year when I was still young."

Anna Lee, English Actress

13

"But I don't write so much now, because they're too painful."

"But I don't write so much now, because they're too painful."

Bryan Ferry, English Musician

13

"I had a couple of million dollars' worth of... stock once. And now it's not worth much more than wallpaper. I guess I just wasn't born to be rich."

"I had a couple of million dollars' worth of... stock once. And now it's not worth much more than wallpaper. I guess I just wasn't born to be rich."

Norman Rockwell, American Artist

12

"What we need now is a Treaty of the World not a Treaty of Rome."

"What we need now is a Treaty of the World not a Treaty of Rome."

Bernie Ecclestone, English Businessman

Now, Rome, World

12

"Everything's so repressive now - it's the No generation. You can't do anything, you can't eat anything, you have to abstain."

"Everything's so repressive now - it's the No generation. You can't do anything, you can't eat anything, you have to abstain."

Michael Douglas, American Actor

12

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