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"There was a lot of great writing couples, but I try to do it all myself. And it was practically impossible, but I still managed to be ahead of my time."

"There was a lot of great writing couples, but I try to do it all myself. And it was practically impossible, but I still managed to be ahead of my time."

Jackie DeShannon, American Musician

31

"We probably spend more time talking about individual players in our coaching sessions than anything else."

"We probably spend more time talking about individual players in our coaching sessions than anything else."

Hayden Fry, American Coach

Time, Coaching, Talking

31

"I looked for the same pitch my whole career, a breaking ball. All of the time. I never worried about the fastball. They couldn't throw it past me, none of them."

"I looked for the same pitch my whole career, a breaking ball. All of the time. I never worried about the fastball. They couldn't throw it past me, none of them."

Hank Aaron, American Athlete

Time, Career, Past

31

"The one time I was an actor, it happened to be in a globally dominant juggernaut. That was lucky."

"The one time I was an actor, it happened to be in a globally dominant juggernaut. That was lucky."

Sarah Vowell, American Author

31

"You know what, man? I don't have time to worry about what people think. I'm focused on the youth of America. I'm focused on the kids who are dressing like whores. Because that's the message in the media."

"You know what, man? I don't have time to worry about what people think. I'm focused on the youth of America. I'm focused on the kids who are dressing like whores. Because that's the message in the media."

Stephen Baldwin, American Actor

Time, People, America, Kids

31

"The show was number one in the ratings, Gordon Russell was our head writer, the story lines were magnificent and the acting most exciting. I loved working with Judith Light and all the other actors on the show at that time."

"The show was number one in the ratings, Gordon Russell was our head writer, the story lines were magnificent and the acting most exciting. I loved working with Judith Light and all the other actors on the show at that time."

Michael Storm, American Actor

Time, Acting, Actors, Light

31

"Sometimes you feel the emotion. You think this might be my last pre-season or my last Champions League match. But, overall, those thoughts aren't important right now. But the time will soon come."

"Sometimes you feel the emotion. You think this might be my last pre-season or my last Champions League match. But, overall, those thoughts aren't important right now. But the time will soon come."

Dennis Bergkamp, Dutch Athlete

Time, Thoughts, Emotion, Now

31

"During my 2004 presidential campaign, I was fond of saying that it was high time for the Christian right to meet the right Christians."

"During my 2004 presidential campaign, I was fond of saying that it was high time for the Christian right to meet the right Christians."

Al Sharpton, American Politician

Time, Christian, Right, Saying

31

"Madam Speaker, it is time to halt illegal entry into this country. It is time to halt the flow of illegal drugs and weapons into this great Nation, and it is time to secure our borders."

"Madam Speaker, it is time to halt illegal entry into this country. It is time to halt the flow of illegal drugs and weapons into this great Nation, and it is time to secure our borders."

Marsha Blackburn, American Politician

Time, Country, Drugs, Nation

31

"There is no post-9/11. Everything from now until the end of time is post-9/11."

"There is no post-9/11. Everything from now until the end of time is post-9/11."

Joe Bob Briggs, American Critic

Time, End, Now, Post

31

"Often I'll try things that just won't happen the way I'd like them to, so hearing that they're not working saves me some wear and tear the next time around."

"Often I'll try things that just won't happen the way I'd like them to, so hearing that they're not working saves me some wear and tear the next time around."

Raymond E. Feist, American Author

31

"You gotta know when it's time to hang up. But when I finally go, let me go out on stage, my perfect ending. Don't let me go when I'm sick or asleep. Let me be in motion."

"You gotta know when it's time to hang up. But when I finally go, let me go out on stage, my perfect ending. Don't let me go when I'm sick or asleep. Let me be in motion."

Bobby Womack, American Musician

31

"You have a small period of time when you can perfect your career and become good at it. A lot of guys get distracted, which only hurts them. You must stay focused and work very hard at boxing."

"You have a small period of time when you can perfect your career and become good at it. A lot of guys get distracted, which only hurts them. You must stay focused and work very hard at boxing."

Gerry Cooney, American Athlete

Time, Work, Boxing, Career

31

"Many pilots of the time were the opinion that a fighter pilot in a closed cockpit was an impossible thing, because you should smell the enemy. You could smell them because of the oil they were burning."

"Many pilots of the time were the opinion that a fighter pilot in a closed cockpit was an impossible thing, because you should smell the enemy. You could smell them because of the oil they were burning."

Adolf Galland, German Soldier

Time, Enemy, Oil, Opinion

31

"I bought a railroad during this period of time."

"I bought a railroad during this period of time."

Bill Janklow, American Politician

31

"It's time for these people to have accountability for what is being done."

"It's time for these people to have accountability for what is being done."

Sonny Landham, American Actor

Time, People, Being

31

"I count all the time on resonance. I call on this, you see."

"I count all the time on resonance. I call on this, you see."

Josef Albers, German Artist

31

"From the time I was 8 years old I was on almost every radio show there was."

"From the time I was 8 years old I was on almost every radio show there was."

Dick Van Patten, American Actor

Time, Old, Years

31

"My mother was really into big band. It was played in the house all the time."

"My mother was really into big band. It was played in the house all the time."

Suzy Bogguss, American Musician

31

"The Lebanese people voted this time for change. So they are not satisfied with the actual situation. They want to see a new government. They want to see a new vision."

"The Lebanese people voted this time for change. So they are not satisfied with the actual situation. They want to see a new government. They want to see a new vision."

Rafik Hariri, Lebanese Statesman

Time, Change, Government, People

31

"Time is very precious to me. I don't know how much I have left and I have some things that I would like to say. Hopefully, at the end, I will have said something that will be important to other people too."

"Time is very precious to me. I don't know how much I have left and I have some things that I would like to say. Hopefully, at the end, I will have said something that will be important to other people too."

Jim Valvano, American Coach

Time, People, End, Will

31

"I started singing about three years ago, I entered a local singing competition called Stratford Idol. The other people in the competition had been taking singing lessons and had vocal coaches. I wasn't taking it too seriously at the time, I would just sing around the house. I was only 12 and I got second place."

"I started singing about three years ago, I entered a local singing competition called Stratford Idol. The other people in the competition had been taking singing lessons and had vocal coaches. I wasn't taking it too seriously at the time, I would just sing around the house. I was only 12 and I got second place."

Justin Bieber, Canadian Musician

Time, People, Coaches, Competition

31

"Imagine the first time you are about to rap in a studio and you find yourself in a booth with Redman and KRS!"

"Imagine the first time you are about to rap in a studio and you find yourself in a booth with Redman and KRS!"

Angie Martinez, American Musician

Time, First, Rap

31

"Right now I'm having amnesia and deja vu at the same time."

"Right now I'm having amnesia and deja vu at the same time."

Steven Wright, American Comedian

Time, Now, Right

31

"I was playing violin for a long time, about 6 years. It takes a while. You need very patient people in your house when you have a violin."

"I was playing violin for a long time, about 6 years. It takes a while. You need very patient people in your house when you have a violin."

Kevin Eubanks, American Musician

Time, People, Years

31

"Who knows, I have always lived one day at a time. Probably more adventure and excitement."

"Who knows, I have always lived one day at a time. Probably more adventure and excitement."

Rob Mariano, American Celebrity

Time, Adventure, Day, Excitement

31

"I wish I could say I see my little brother more. We used to fight all the time but now that I don't see him very often I cherish the time I have with him."

"I wish I could say I see my little brother more. We used to fight all the time but now that I don't see him very often I cherish the time I have with him."

Zac Efron, American Actor

Time, Brother, Fight, Now

31

"The beginnings of my studies also came to me from my father, as well as from the Rabbinical Judge of our town. But they were preceded by three tutors under whom I studied, one after the other, from the time I was three and a half till I turned eight and a half."

"The beginnings of my studies also came to me from my father, as well as from the Rabbinical Judge of our town. But they were preceded by three tutors under whom I studied, one after the other, from the time I was three and a half till I turned eight and a half."

Shmuel Y. Agnon, Israeli Writer

Time, Father, Beginnings

31

"The only good thing about going to the fights is you can go into the green room and you can see some of your old friends that you haven't seen in a long time."

"The only good thing about going to the fights is you can go into the green room and you can see some of your old friends that you haven't seen in a long time."

Robert Goulet, American Musician

Time, Friends, Old

31

"People sometimes say it takes a long time to become a jazz fan, but for me it took about five seconds."

"People sometimes say it takes a long time to become a jazz fan, but for me it took about five seconds."

Pat Metheny, American Musician

Time, People, Jazz

31

"We always have a good time playing, and I'm glad it shows."

"We always have a good time playing, and I'm glad it shows."

Kathy Valentine, American Musician

31

"I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence but it comes from within. It is there all the time."

"I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence but it comes from within. It is there all the time."

Anna Freud, Austrian Psychologist

Time, Strength, Confidence

31

"While time lasts there will always be a future, and that future will hold both good and evil, since the world is made to that mingled pattern."

"While time lasts there will always be a future, and that future will hold both good and evil, since the world is made to that mingled pattern."

Dorothy L. Sayers, British Author

Time, Evil, Future, Will

31

"My father was a promoter of Fresh Fest, and they needed an opening act. He got me a slot as a dancer. We tried it out the first time in Atlanta and the crowd went crazy. I was the opening clown."

"My father was a promoter of Fresh Fest, and they needed an opening act. He got me a slot as a dancer. We tried it out the first time in Atlanta and the crowd went crazy. I was the opening clown."

Jermaine Dupri, American Musician

Time, Father, Act, First

31

"I spent a lot of my time working in the American module, and he would stay in the Russian segment working on his things, and we'd meet up at meal times. So it actually worked out very well."

"I spent a lot of my time working in the American module, and he would stay in the Russian segment working on his things, and we'd meet up at meal times. So it actually worked out very well."

Leroy Chiao, American Astronaut

31

"I have another Russian idea, too, with a place and a period, so I guess I have enough to keep me busy for quite some time, especially considering that I'm such a slow writer."

"I have another Russian idea, too, with a place and a period, so I guess I have enough to keep me busy for quite some time, especially considering that I'm such a slow writer."

Martin C. Smith, American Journalist

Time, Idea, Writer

31

"By the time you get to your ball, if you don't know what to do with it, try another sport."

"By the time you get to your ball, if you don't know what to do with it, try another sport."

Julius Boros, American Athlete

31

"Much as I like owning a Rolls-Royce, I could do without it. What I could not do without is a typewriter, a supply of yellow second sheets and the time to put them to good use."

"Much as I like owning a Rolls-Royce, I could do without it. What I could not do without is a typewriter, a supply of yellow second sheets and the time to put them to good use."

John O'Hara, American Writer

31

"Yeah, I like being on my own. I do. I tend to be a loner, so I'm okay. I'm not okay when I have to be around everyone all the time."

"Yeah, I like being on my own. I do. I tend to be a loner, so I'm okay. I'm not okay when I have to be around everyone all the time."

Keri Russell, American Actress

31

"I'm a guy, but I'm not afraid to cry. Not all of the time. But when I'm watching a movie, I'll sometimes shed a tear, especially 'Moulin Rouge'."

"I'm a guy, but I'm not afraid to cry. Not all of the time. But when I'm watching a movie, I'll sometimes shed a tear, especially 'Moulin Rouge'."

Zac Efron, American Actor

31

"After listening and getting to know more about you. Also, feeling a deep connection between us that goes beyond physical attraction. I'm beginning to feel for, so much more than the friendship that I waited to grow with you. I'm not going to try and rush things. However, I don't want to wait until it's to late."

"After listening and getting to know more about you. Also, feeling a deep connection between us that goes beyond physical attraction. I'm beginning to feel for, so much more than the friendship that I waited to grow with you. I'm not going to try and rush things. However, I don't want to wait until it's to late."

Jonathan Anthony Burkett, American Author

Time, Love, Patience, Emotion

31

"In simple, the past is a time gone by and no longer exists in the present moment, but we choose to allow this past to occupy our minds, our bodies and our very existence."

"In simple, the past is a time gone by and no longer exists in the present moment, but we choose to allow this past to occupy our minds, our bodies and our very existence."

Asa Don Brown, Canadian Author

Time, Past, Memory, Present

31

"I don't think they knew exactly where they were going with the character, but they lay those stories out ahead of time, so they had some idea where they wanted it to go."

"I don't think they knew exactly where they were going with the character, but they lay those stories out ahead of time, so they had some idea where they wanted it to go."

David Selby, American Actor

Time, Idea, Character

31

"As you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be better able to decide what is best for you - the first time around."

"As you become more clear about who you really are, you'll be better able to decide what is best for you - the first time around."

Oprah Winfrey, American Entertainer

31

"It is extraordinary to have time to again study Le nozze di Figaro and discover new things."

"It is extraordinary to have time to again study Le nozze di Figaro and discover new things."

Riccardo Muti, Italian Celebrity

31

"Youth is a time when we find the books we give up but do not get over."

"Youth is a time when we find the books we give up but do not get over."

Lionel Trilling, American Critic

Time, Books, Youth

31

"I like talking. I didn't know at the time I would have to worry so much about my hair."

"I like talking. I didn't know at the time I would have to worry so much about my hair."

Diane Sawyer, American Journalist

Time, Hair, Talking, Worry

31

"I think by the time I was born, my parents had pretty well run the gauntlet with their kids. The novelty had kind of worn off by the time the twelfth child was born. I was lucky to get fed and changed, picked up and taken to school."

"I think by the time I was born, my parents had pretty well run the gauntlet with their kids. The novelty had kind of worn off by the time the twelfth child was born. I was lucky to get fed and changed, picked up and taken to school."

Owen Hart, Canadian Entertainer

Time, Kids, Novelty, Parents

31

"I wanted to be a secret agent and an astronaut, preferably at the same time."

"I wanted to be a secret agent and an astronaut, preferably at the same time."

David Byrne, Scottish Musician

31

"I've tried in my career to do most everything, because it all intrigues me. And I've found the first time I work in a new form, I discover all the things that make that an exciting medium. I've been very busy most of my career. I've had very few vacations."

"I've tried in my career to do most everything, because it all intrigues me. And I've found the first time I work in a new form, I discover all the things that make that an exciting medium. I've been very busy most of my career. I've had very few vacations."

Rupert Holmes, English Composer

Time, Work, Career, First

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