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"But I got an audience that knows what I do. They usually show up, so I usually do pretty good."

"But I got an audience that knows what I do. They usually show up, so I usually do pretty good."

Mose Allison, American Musician

37

"Chris is the engineer down at the studio where we do these things. And he's just such an integral part and he has such a marvelous ear. Also it turns out, we didn't know, but he's a pretty good fiddle player."

"Chris is the engineer down at the studio where we do these things. And he's just such an integral part and he has such a marvelous ear. Also it turns out, we didn't know, but he's a pretty good fiddle player."

Guy Clark, American Musician

37

"I think I'd be pretty easy to write for."

"I think I'd be pretty easy to write for."

Dick Cavett, American Entertainer

37

"When you're nursing and you're working 18-hour days, that's pretty hard."

"When you're nursing and you're working 18-hour days, that's pretty hard."

Kate Hudson, American Actress

37

"I hear a lot of bad TV commercials that try to sound like Where It's At. That pretty much turned me off from using the electric piano for a lot of years."

"I hear a lot of bad TV commercials that try to sound like Where It's At. That pretty much turned me off from using the electric piano for a lot of years."

Beck, American Musician

Pretty, Sound, Years

37

"When I was on the air a lot my throat and vocal chords got tired. If you don't vary your tones you can't get pretty tired of your own voice."

"When I was on the air a lot my throat and vocal chords got tired. If you don't vary your tones you can't get pretty tired of your own voice."

Alan Ladd, American Actor

37

"I'm pretty much the one that goes to the mound."

"I'm pretty much the one that goes to the mound."

Bobby Bonilla, American Athlete

37

"It has been said that a pretty face is a passport. But it's not, it's a visa, and it runs out fast."

"It has been said that a pretty face is a passport. But it's not, it's a visa, and it runs out fast."

Julie Burchill, British Journalist

37

"It's pretty far, but it doesn't seem like it."

"It's pretty far, but it doesn't seem like it."

Yogi Berra, American Athlete

37

"PAYE means pay as you earn but it could also mean Pretty Accurate Yet Estimated."

"PAYE means pay as you earn but it could also mean Pretty Accurate Yet Estimated."

John Whiting, British Playwright

37

"My MELD score was pretty high. And the worse you get on that scale, the sooner you get a transplant. It's based on how sick you are. And believe me, I was pretty sick."

"My MELD score was pretty high. And the worse you get on that scale, the sooner you get a transplant. It's based on how sick you are. And believe me, I was pretty sick."

Pat Summerall, American Celebrity

36

"There is a one woman in China that claimed she paid $50 to get my e-mail address. It was pretty shocking. I got one this morning from Scotland. A girl's requesting a signed photo of me."

"There is a one woman in China that claimed she paid $50 to get my e-mail address. It was pretty shocking. I got one this morning from Scotland. A girl's requesting a signed photo of me."

Michael Phelps, American Athlete

Pretty, Scotland, Woman

36

"I literally was saved by a role, from becoming a cab driver. I never did have to wait tables, though, so looking back I guess I had it pretty soft."

"I literally was saved by a role, from becoming a cab driver. I never did have to wait tables, though, so looking back I guess I had it pretty soft."

Sam Waterston, American Actor

36

"We're all pretty ordinary on paper."

"We're all pretty ordinary on paper."

Michael Bergin, American Actor

36

"It doesn't matter how pretty you look it's how many runs you get."

"It doesn't matter how pretty you look it's how many runs you get."

Steve Waugh, Australian Athlete

35

"It's pretty much run by everybody. We're very involved in everything that goes on. We always have been."

"It's pretty much run by everybody. We're very involved in everything that goes on. We always have been."

Zac Hanson, American Musician

35

"Congealed fat is pretty much the same, irrespective of the delicacy around which it is concealed."

"Congealed fat is pretty much the same, irrespective of the delicacy around which it is concealed."

Clement Freud, British Writer

35

"Ultimately, it's a pretty confusing moment."

"Ultimately, it's a pretty confusing moment."

Skeet Ulrich, American Actor

35

"Serenity is knowing that your worst shot is still pretty good."

"Serenity is knowing that your worst shot is still pretty good."

Johnny Miller, American Athlete

Pretty, Serenity

35

"I was a pretty good fighter. But it was the writers who made me great."

"I was a pretty good fighter. But it was the writers who made me great."

Jack Dempsey, American Athlete

Pretty, Writers

35

"The child is pronounced pretty. I think it quite otherwise."

"The child is pronounced pretty. I think it quite otherwise."

Salmon P. Chase, American Politician

35

"Over the years, I have developed a pretty good Rolodex."

"Over the years, I have developed a pretty good Rolodex."

John Sculley, American Businessman

35

"The hairstyles of most Heavy Metal bands are pretty horrendous."

"The hairstyles of most Heavy Metal bands are pretty horrendous."

Fred Schneider, American Musician

35

"I'm a pretty happy camper. Look a little more like Paul Newman, maybe. Haha."

"I'm a pretty happy camper. Look a little more like Paul Newman, maybe. Haha."

John Warnock, American Scientist

35

"I think we're all pretty odd."

"I think we're all pretty odd."

Michael Tippett, English Composer

35

"The young are generally full of revolt, and are often pretty revolting about it."

"The young are generally full of revolt, and are often pretty revolting about it."

Mignon McLaughlin, American Journalist

35

"Well, our songwriting process is pretty collective."

"Well, our songwriting process is pretty collective."

Adam Rich, American Actor

35

"I can come off as pretty arrogant, but it's because I know I'm right. I'm very, very good at writing protocols. I've accomplished more working on my own than I ever did as part of a team."

"I can come off as pretty arrogant, but it's because I know I'm right. I'm very, very good at writing protocols. I've accomplished more working on my own than I ever did as part of a team."

Bram Cohen, American Scientist

Pretty, Right, Writing

34

"I die pretty much every year. I find it amusing."

"I die pretty much every year. I find it amusing."

Mark-Paul Gosselaar, American Actor

34

"My songs are self-explanatory... somebody pointed out to me that... my songs pretty much speak for themselves."

"My songs are self-explanatory... somebody pointed out to me that... my songs pretty much speak for themselves."

Christine McVie, American Musician

Pretty, Self, Songs

34

"The size of my head though is pretty abnormal."

"The size of my head though is pretty abnormal."

Philip Seymour Hoffman, American Actor

34

"I think I am pretty much melancholic."

"I think I am pretty much melancholic."

Juliette Binoche, French Actress

34

"I'm pretty social so it's hard for me to find solitude, but I need to have solitude to write."

"I'm pretty social so it's hard for me to find solitude, but I need to have solitude to write."

Catie Curtis, American Musician

Pretty, Solitude

34

"It is pretty hard to find the right result to a controversial issue."

"It is pretty hard to find the right result to a controversial issue."

Max Baucus, American Politician

Pretty, Result, Right

34

"Since there are only so many ways to kill a person, a good portion of homicides look pretty much alike."

"Since there are only so many ways to kill a person, a good portion of homicides look pretty much alike."

Pat Brown, American Entertainer

34

"I was trained as a neurologist, and then I went into the theater, and if you're brought up to think of yourself as a biological scientist of some sort, pretty well everything else seems frivolous by comparison."

"I was trained as a neurologist, and then I went into the theater, and if you're brought up to think of yourself as a biological scientist of some sort, pretty well everything else seems frivolous by comparison."

Jonathan Miller, British Entertainer

Pretty, Theater

34

"In gymnastics, the longest routine you do is a minute and a half, and that's pretty tough to get through."

"In gymnastics, the longest routine you do is a minute and a half, and that's pretty tough to get through."

Shannon Miller, American Athlete

Pretty, Routine

34

"Like all of us, we have pretty serious mood swings."

"Like all of us, we have pretty serious mood swings."

Josh Silver, American Musician

33

"As soon as television became the only secondary way in which films were watched, films had to adhere to a pretty linear system, whereby you can drift off for ten minutes and go and answer the phone and not really lose your place."

"As soon as television became the only secondary way in which films were watched, films had to adhere to a pretty linear system, whereby you can drift off for ten minutes and go and answer the phone and not really lose your place."

Christopher Nolan, British Director

Pretty, Television

33

"In my case, things have pretty much been handed to me."

"In my case, things have pretty much been handed to me."

Ethel Merman, American Musician

33

"I like to think I can keep a pretty level head."

"I like to think I can keep a pretty level head."

Luke Wilson, American Actor

33

"Yes, I do get recognized in public. It's pretty nice."

"Yes, I do get recognized in public. It's pretty nice."

Aisha Tyler, American Actress

33

"I had to actually purchase a book to learn the API and write the client. It was pretty frustrating trying to learn the API and develop a product quickly."

"I had to actually purchase a book to learn the API and write the client. It was pretty frustrating trying to learn the API and develop a product quickly."

Shawn Fanning, American Businessman

33

"It's pretty sad when you have to choose between the lesser of two evils."

"It's pretty sad when you have to choose between the lesser of two evils."

Meg White, American Musician

33

"I think we've established a convention on the show that allows us to do pretty much anything we want to."

"I think we've established a convention on the show that allows us to do pretty much anything we want to."

Thayer David, American Actor

33

"It was a pretty rough neighborhood where I grew up The really tough places were over around Third Avenue where it ran into the Harlem River, but we weren't far away."

"It was a pretty rough neighborhood where I grew up The really tough places were over around Third Avenue where it ran into the Harlem River, but we weren't far away."

Norman Rockwell, American Artist

32

"I don't want to be somebody who stands still and sings pretty. Each song is a world. Each song is a story. I don't achieve nearly what I want."

"I don't want to be somebody who stands still and sings pretty. Each song is a world. Each song is a story. I don't achieve nearly what I want."

Renee Fleming, American Musician

Pretty, Song, Want, World

32

"It was a pretty wild ride. The race wasn't bad, but qualifying would take your breath."

"It was a pretty wild ride. The race wasn't bad, but qualifying would take your breath."

Sterling Marlin, American Athlete

32

"Heather and I decided we were going to be pretty low-key at the convention."

"Heather and I decided we were going to be pretty low-key at the convention."

Mary Cheney, American Celebrity

32

"How are we doing in the electronics field as opposed to, you know, we hear how advanced the Japanese are? Do you think we're still pretty competitive? Oh, yes."

"How are we doing in the electronics field as opposed to, you know, we hear how advanced the Japanese are? Do you think we're still pretty competitive? Oh, yes."

Jack Kilby, American Scientist

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