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"That's about the 1000th and tenth time (I've been asked about my neck). It's OK. I'm been doing a little stuff. I got some stuff from UT, weights to build you back up."

"That's about the 1000th and tenth time (I've been asked about my neck). It's OK. I'm been doing a little stuff. I got some stuff from UT, weights to build you back up."

Sterling Marlin, American Athlete

31

"Playing and singing at the same time is pretty cool, but sometimes it's difficult to know when you can just really let go a bit because you've got to get back to bloody microphone and sing some stuff."

"Playing and singing at the same time is pretty cool, but sometimes it's difficult to know when you can just really let go a bit because you've got to get back to bloody microphone and sing some stuff."

Graham Coxon, German Musician

Time, Pretty, Singing

31

"I think that will be a lot of fun for audiences to get the same stream of consciousness that was going through my head at the time. It was very exciting to suddenly recall what I was feeling at the time."

"I think that will be a lot of fun for audiences to get the same stream of consciousness that was going through my head at the time. It was very exciting to suddenly recall what I was feeling at the time."

Roland Joffe, English Director

Time, Audiences, Consciousness, Feeling

31

"I think that I've been pigeon-holed by virtue of the fact that I've spent so much time in front of a green screen."

"I think that I've been pigeon-holed by virtue of the fact that I've spent so much time in front of a green screen."

Jonathan Frakes, American Actor

Time, Virtue, Fact

31

"It may not necessarily reflect my current frame of mind. Sometimes I have to put myself at the point in time of the voice that I'm trying to sing with."

"It may not necessarily reflect my current frame of mind. Sometimes I have to put myself at the point in time of the voice that I'm trying to sing with."

Todd Rundgren, American Musician

Time, May, Mind, Trying

31

"At the same time, as you know, unless you are a comic book reader, Daredevil is not a known thing."

"At the same time, as you know, unless you are a comic book reader, Daredevil is not a known thing."

Avi Arad, Israeli Businessman

31

"I feel it is time that I also pay tribute to my four writers, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John."

"I feel it is time that I also pay tribute to my four writers, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John."

Fulton J. Sheen, American Clergyman

Time, Tribute, Writers

31

"The sun don't shine on the same dog's ass all the time."

"The sun don't shine on the same dog's ass all the time."

Catfish Hunter, American Athlete

31

"I haven't appeared on stage in quite a long time and I don't have any immediate plans to do so, but I'm always interested in going back."

"I haven't appeared on stage in quite a long time and I don't have any immediate plans to do so, but I'm always interested in going back."

Fred Melamed, American Actor

31

"Rather than go to the gym, I would prefer to do martial arts because the time goes by quicker."

"Rather than go to the gym, I would prefer to do martial arts because the time goes by quicker."

Milla Jovovich, American Model

31

"At the same time, Clinton was doing a lot things right, like the economy."

"At the same time, Clinton was doing a lot things right, like the economy."

Sidney Blumenthal, American Journalist

Time, Economy, Right

31

"You must first spend some time getting your model to relax. Then you'll get a natural expression."

"You must first spend some time getting your model to relax. Then you'll get a natural expression."

Norman Rockwell, American Artist

Time, Expression, First, Relax

31

"It's easy to understand why the most beautiful poems about England in the spring were written by poets living in Italy at the time."

"It's easy to understand why the most beautiful poems about England in the spring were written by poets living in Italy at the time."

Philip Dunne, American Screenwriter

Time, England, Italy, Living

31

"Justin Timberlake is terrific in this film. I told him it's time to stop singing."

"Justin Timberlake is terrific in this film. I told him it's time to stop singing."

Bruce Willis, American Actor

Time, Film, Singing

31

"Most of the time when I receive a script, it says something like 'Rosenberg is the fat, slovenly Mayor, who doesn't want the kids to use the skateboard park', or 'Stein is a pompous, rotund attorney, imposing to all.' It would be so freeing to get a script where my character is simply described as 'A Man'."

"Most of the time when I receive a script, it says something like 'Rosenberg is the fat, slovenly Mayor, who doesn't want the kids to use the skateboard park', or 'Stein is a pompous, rotund attorney, imposing to all.' It would be so freeing to get a script where my character is simply described as 'A Man'."

Fred Melamed, American Actor

Time, Character, Kids, Man

31

"For the first time in your conscious memory; for the first time in fact, since your were a baby; a single tear, full and warm, rolled down your right cheek and you fell into a very deep and entirely dreamless slumber."

"For the first time in your conscious memory; for the first time in fact, since your were a baby; a single tear, full and warm, rolled down your right cheek and you fell into a very deep and entirely dreamless slumber."

Dave Sim, Canadian Cartoonist

Time, Baby, Deep, Fact

31

"Suspect each moment, for it is a thief, tiptoeing away with more than it brings."

"Suspect each moment, for it is a thief, tiptoeing away with more than it brings."

John Updike, American Novelist

Time, Impermanence, Awareness, Loss

31

"Canadian hockey fans... They boo me every time I go anywhere. Because I play for Team USA."

"Canadian hockey fans... They boo me every time I go anywhere. Because I play for Team USA."

Brett Hull, American Athlete

Time, Fans, Play

31

"I'm a father myself for the first time in my life, and I had very very loving parents."

"I'm a father myself for the first time in my life, and I had very very loving parents."

David Keith, American Actor

Time, Life, Father, First

31

"I don't put off any time with my grandchildren. I don't put off a thing."

"I don't put off any time with my grandchildren. I don't put off a thing."

Lynn Redgrave, British Actress

31

"The noir hero is a knight in blood caked armor. He's dirty and he does his best to deny the fact that he's a hero the whole time."

"The noir hero is a knight in blood caked armor. He's dirty and he does his best to deny the fact that he's a hero the whole time."

Frank Miller, American Artist

Time, Blood, Fact, Knight

31

"To actually put the time and energy into an album that would be better than Pull would be a hell of a lot of work, because I took that band really seriously, way more seriously than people took us. If you go back and listen to the records, you can hear it."

"To actually put the time and energy into an album that would be better than Pull would be a hell of a lot of work, because I took that band really seriously, way more seriously than people took us. If you go back and listen to the records, you can hear it."

Kip Winger, American Musician

Time, Work, People, Energy

31

"I was on the cover of a lot of newspapers. I was on the cover of USA Today for every single day for a month. I was on the masthead, so I tend to get recognized a lot, and in weird places. It's always flattering, and it's always odd. It's always at the worst possible time."

"I was on the cover of a lot of newspapers. I was on the cover of USA Today for every single day for a month. I was on the masthead, so I tend to get recognized a lot, and in weird places. It's always flattering, and it's always odd. It's always at the worst possible time."

Augusten Burroughs, American Writer

Time, Day, Newspapers, Today

31

"Romeo Must Die came at the right time. It was the right vehicle for me."

"Romeo Must Die came at the right time. It was the right vehicle for me."

Aaliyah, American Musician

31

"Now it's time to focus on basics for people in our neighborhoods... and real ethics reform at City Hall."

"Now it's time to focus on basics for people in our neighborhoods... and real ethics reform at City Hall."

Laura Miller, American Politician

Time, People, Ethics, Focus

31

"For it goes without saying that this great recognition at this time will aid tremendously our efforts to find the necessarily large funds for the next voyage of exploration farther into the depths of the atom."

"For it goes without saying that this great recognition at this time will aid tremendously our efforts to find the necessarily large funds for the next voyage of exploration farther into the depths of the atom."

Ernest Lawrence, American Scientist

Time, Exploration, Saying, Will

31

"Oh yeah, our first tour in Europe they wouldn't give me the time off from work."

"Oh yeah, our first tour in Europe they wouldn't give me the time off from work."

Tom Araya, American Musician

Time, Work, Europe, First

31

"Well, I think writing is basically about time and rhythm. Like with jazz. You have your basic melody and then you just riff off of it. And the riffs are about timing."

"Well, I think writing is basically about time and rhythm. Like with jazz. You have your basic melody and then you just riff off of it. And the riffs are about timing."

Kathy Acker, American Activist

Time, Jazz, Writing

31

"Time really has gone by fast. I don't know if your path is pre-written or what, but it's crazy how one thing just leads to another."

"Time really has gone by fast. I don't know if your path is pre-written or what, but it's crazy how one thing just leads to another."

Torrie Wilson, American Celebrity

31

"When I had my first boy it all started and that male energy seemed to keep me awake but since my daughter, who's incredibly serene, I can't seem to stop sleeping because she's asleep all the time. It's a pattern."

"When I had my first boy it all started and that male energy seemed to keep me awake but since my daughter, who's incredibly serene, I can't seem to stop sleeping because she's asleep all the time. It's a pattern."

Sadie Frost, English Actress

Time, Daughter, Energy, First

31

"Warhol's images made sense to me, although I knew nothing at the time of his background in commercial art. To be honest, I didn't think about him a hell of a lot."

"Warhol's images made sense to me, although I knew nothing at the time of his background in commercial art. To be honest, I didn't think about him a hell of a lot."

Barbara Kruger, American Artist

Time, Art, Hell, Nothing

31

"The time of illusion, then, is the beautiful moment of passion; it represents the artistic zone in which the poet or romance writer ought to be free to do the very best that he can."

"The time of illusion, then, is the beautiful moment of passion; it represents the artistic zone in which the poet or romance writer ought to be free to do the very best that he can."

Lafcadio Hearn, Japanese Author

Time, Romance, Illusion, Passion

31

"Good stories flow like honey. Bad stories stick in the craw. A bad story? One that cannot be absorbed on the first time of reading."

"Good stories flow like honey. Bad stories stick in the craw. A bad story? One that cannot be absorbed on the first time of reading."

Arthur Christiansen, Canadian Journalist

Time, First, Reading

31

"We had only snacks last time, I think it was OK for a day time menu. But this time it will be late night when people gather so we should add some proper meals."

"We had only snacks last time, I think it was OK for a day time menu. But this time it will be late night when people gather so we should add some proper meals."

Hidetoshi Nakata, Japanese Athlete

Time, People, Day, Night

31

"When I was snowed under with the work of an idol, I didn't have time to think."

"When I was snowed under with the work of an idol, I didn't have time to think."

Namie Amuro, Japanese Musician

31

"Everybody knows that I am one of the greatest fighters of all time and I would beat all those guys."

"Everybody knows that I am one of the greatest fighters of all time and I would beat all those guys."

Larry Holmes, American Athlete

31

"I'm a very determined businesswoman... I've got lots of things to do, and I don't have time to be classified as difficult, and I don't have time."

"I'm a very determined businesswoman... I've got lots of things to do, and I don't have time to be classified as difficult, and I don't have time."

Kim Basinger, American Actress

31

"There's something I've been wanting to say for a long time. I'm a liberal, and I'm proud of it. In fact, I was probably a little more liberal than Hubert was. I just wanted to say that."

"There's something I've been wanting to say for a long time. I'm a liberal, and I'm proud of it. In fact, I was probably a little more liberal than Hubert was. I just wanted to say that."

Muriel Humphrey, American Celebrity

Time, Fact, Liberal

31

"In time of war steamships and improved arms are the most important things."

"In time of war steamships and improved arms are the most important things."

Townsend Harris, American Businessman

31

"Social Security is a plan that actually was designed in a much different time, in a different era, and with a different set of American demographics in mind."

"Social Security is a plan that actually was designed in a much different time, in a different era, and with a different set of American demographics in mind."

Ginny B. Waite, American Author

Time, Mind, Security

31

"If something anticipated arrives too late it finds us numb, wrung out from waiting, and we feel - nothing at all. The best things arrive on time."

"If something anticipated arrives too late it finds us numb, wrung out from waiting, and we feel - nothing at all. The best things arrive on time."

Dorothy Gilman, American Novelist

Time, Nothing, Waiting

31

"Maybe I've lost a little, but I think everyone does over time. People have been writing that I'm getting old every year, and eventually they're going to be right. There's nobody in this game that's doing the same things they once did in the peak years of their career."

"Maybe I've lost a little, but I think everyone does over time. People have been writing that I'm getting old every year, and eventually they're going to be right. There's nobody in this game that's doing the same things they once did in the peak years of their career."

Randy Johnson, American Athlete

Time, People, Career, Old

31

"My response, a dubious and hesitant one, is that it has been and may continue to be, in the time that is left to me, more productive to live out the question than to try to answer it in abstract terms."

"My response, a dubious and hesitant one, is that it has been and may continue to be, in the time that is left to me, more productive to live out the question than to try to answer it in abstract terms."

J. M. Coetzee, South African Author

Time, May, Question

31

"Everything we talk about is about beating the Packers, the Bears and the Vikings. Obviously there are other teams in the league, but if you can dominate and be on top of your division you are always in the playoff hunt. It's time for us to win that thing."

"Everything we talk about is about beating the Packers, the Bears and the Vikings. Obviously there are other teams in the league, but if you can dominate and be on top of your division you are always in the playoff hunt. It's time for us to win that thing."

Steve Mariucci, American Coach

31

"Time misspent in youth is sometimes all the freedom one ever has."

"Time misspent in youth is sometimes all the freedom one ever has."

Anita Brookner, English Historian

Time, Freedom, Youth

31

"You can't work on 15 problems at the same time."

"You can't work on 15 problems at the same time."

Fred L. Turner, American Businessman

Time, Work, Problems

31

"Each time I told them I didn't kill my wife."

"Each time I told them I didn't kill my wife."

Sam Sheppard, American Scientist

31

"I just think we want to stay healthy, and I don't think we think about a sense of urgency. We realize how old we are, we realize we've been playing this game for a long time, but you know what? We're not done yet."

"I just think we want to stay healthy, and I don't think we think about a sense of urgency. We realize how old we are, we realize we've been playing this game for a long time, but you know what? We're not done yet."

Karl Malone, American Athlete

Time, Old, Sense, Want

31

"In the spring of 1994 I decided not to seek reelection to the Senate. I had made the decision 12 years earlier, Christmas Day of 1982, just after I had been first elected to a full term, that I would do the best I could for a limited time."

"In the spring of 1994 I decided not to seek reelection to the Senate. I had made the decision 12 years earlier, Christmas Day of 1982, just after I had been first elected to a full term, that I would do the best I could for a limited time."

George J. Mitchell, American Politician

Time, Decision, Christmas, Day

31

"For the first time in history, we declared war without financing it. Americans have not been asked to pay for it through taxes."

"For the first time in history, we declared war without financing it. Americans have not been asked to pay for it through taxes."

David Broder, American Journalist

Time, War, History, Americans

31

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