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"Not every song I write is ecstasy. And it can happen only one time. After that, when you sing the same melody and words, it's pleasure, but you don't get wiped out."

"Not every song I write is ecstasy. And it can happen only one time. After that, when you sing the same melody and words, it's pleasure, but you don't get wiped out."

Paul Simon, American Musician

Time, Ecstasy, Pleasure, Song

46

"I'd been to Memphis before, but we stayed out of Memphis early on in the late 70s for obvious reasons. People were very sensitive about Elvis Presley, and my stage name obviously would be provocative to some people in that area at that time."

"I'd been to Memphis before, but we stayed out of Memphis early on in the late 70s for obvious reasons. People were very sensitive about Elvis Presley, and my stage name obviously would be provocative to some people in that area at that time."

Elvis Costello, British Musician

Time, People, Name, Obvious

46

"Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle."

"Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle."

Mike Tyson, American Athlete

Time, Beginning, End

46

"When George Bush asked me to sign on, it obviously wasn't because he was worried about carrying Wyoming. We got 70 percent of the vote in Wyoming, although those three electoral votes turned out to be pretty important last time around."

"When George Bush asked me to sign on, it obviously wasn't because he was worried about carrying Wyoming. We got 70 percent of the vote in Wyoming, although those three electoral votes turned out to be pretty important last time around."

Dick Cheney, American Vice President

Time, Pretty, Vote

46

"You've got to let it go and say it was the best I could do at that time and place in my life. You hope that the thing you're doing next is a little bit better."

"You've got to let it go and say it was the best I could do at that time and place in my life. You hope that the thing you're doing next is a little bit better."

Todd McFarlane, Canadian Artist

Time, Life, Hope

46

"Journalist: a person without any ideas but with an ability to express them; a writer whose skill is improved by a deadline: the more time he has, the worse he writes."

"Journalist: a person without any ideas but with an ability to express them; a writer whose skill is improved by a deadline: the more time he has, the worse he writes."

Karl Kraus, Austrian Writer

Time, Ideas, Ability, Skill

46

"I was kind of excited about going to jail the first time and I learnt some great dialogue."

"I was kind of excited about going to jail the first time and I learnt some great dialogue."

Quentin Tarantino, American Director

46

"If you just set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing."

"If you just set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing."

Margaret Thatcher, English Leader

Time, Compromise, Nothing

46

"The film was made in 1973. It was a golden time for people to experiment without risking, for example, AIDS. Today one has to be so much more careful and I don't think a character like that could exist now."

"The film was made in 1973. It was a golden time for people to experiment without risking, for example, AIDS. Today one has to be so much more careful and I don't think a character like that could exist now."

Sylvia Kristel, Dutch Actress

Time, People, Character, Example

46

"That was the first time I saw a horse start from a kneeling position!"

"That was the first time I saw a horse start from a kneeling position!"

Henny Youngman, American Comedian

46

"I think about dying a lot, every time I fall asleep on a train or a plane I expect to wake up to a crash!"

"I think about dying a lot, every time I fall asleep on a train or a plane I expect to wake up to a crash!"

Lee Ryan, British Musician

46

"My grandmother lived with us for a short time while I was a child. Old people tend to be slightly more eccentric - they can behave the way they want."

"My grandmother lived with us for a short time while I was a child. Old people tend to be slightly more eccentric - they can behave the way they want."

Julie Walters, British Actress

Time, People, Old, Want

46

"You can't buy time or save it, common idioms notwithstanding. You can only spend it."

"You can't buy time or save it, common idioms notwithstanding. You can only spend it."

Eric Zorn, American Journalist

46

"For a long time I wanted to be a comic strip artist but when I started doing them in my teens they were getting really elaborate with tons of poses and a lot of information."

"For a long time I wanted to be a comic strip artist but when I started doing them in my teens they were getting really elaborate with tons of poses and a lot of information."

Craig McCracken, American Artist

Time, Information

46

"The culmination of all of that was the decision to start a company, which became Lotus, to do a product, which became 1-2-3. By the time I reached that point it had been four years, and it felt like a lifetime, but really it was kind of evolutionary."

"The culmination of all of that was the decision to start a company, which became Lotus, to do a product, which became 1-2-3. By the time I reached that point it had been four years, and it felt like a lifetime, but really it was kind of evolutionary."

Mitch Kapor, American Businessman

Time, Decision, Company, Years

46

"All the other guys I think had a scream on Lock, Stock. They just had a laugh and a crack, and thought it would never come out; they were just having a good time. On this one, I felt that."

"All the other guys I think had a scream on Lock, Stock. They just had a laugh and a crack, and thought it would never come out; they were just having a good time. On this one, I felt that."

Guy Ritchie, British Director

46

"Arthur Ashe had been the first black athlete to play Johannesburg at the time of apartheid."

"Arthur Ashe had been the first black athlete to play Johannesburg at the time of apartheid."

Yannick Noah, French Athlete

Time, First, Play

46

"You have to look out for becoming trapped in a place where people want to see you all the time doing one thing."

"You have to look out for becoming trapped in a place where people want to see you all the time doing one thing."

Lucy Liu, American Actress

Time, People, Want

46

"Because I think a lot of people felt like, ultimately - and this isn't the first time I've said this, so I'll bore you again with it - but ultimately it was... I think it felt like homework a bit for people."

"Because I think a lot of people felt like, ultimately - and this isn't the first time I've said this, so I'll bore you again with it - but ultimately it was... I think it felt like homework a bit for people."

Will Arnett, Canadian Actor

Time, People, First

46

"The thing is, it really did take us too long to get these recordings done. We've had our rough times in the studio in the past, but after four weeks most of the material would have been recorded. This time it seemed like it just goes on and on."

"The thing is, it really did take us too long to get these recordings done. We've had our rough times in the studio in the past, but after four weeks most of the material would have been recorded. This time it seemed like it just goes on and on."

Ed O'Brien, English Musician

46

"Politically speaking, you don't necessarily give away information that allows your enemy to get an upper hand. But at the same time you don't keep reality from the population."

"Politically speaking, you don't necessarily give away information that allows your enemy to get an upper hand. But at the same time you don't keep reality from the population."

Dwight Schultz, American Actor

Time, Enemy, Information, Population

46

"I think what drove me insane for a long time is feeling like I hadn't earned most of what I achieved because it came so fast."

"I think what drove me insane for a long time is feeling like I hadn't earned most of what I achieved because it came so fast."

Charlie Sheen, American Actor

46

"It's a disgrace that we have millions of people who are uninsured, but at the same time too - in the eyes of the American people, in my judgment, it looked as if that somehow become more important than the main attack which was to fix the economy and get the Americans working again."

"It's a disgrace that we have millions of people who are uninsured, but at the same time too - in the eyes of the American people, in my judgment, it looked as if that somehow become more important than the main attack which was to fix the economy and get the Americans working again."

Colin Powell, American Statesman

Time, People, Americans

46

"Remember that lost time does not return."

"Remember that lost time does not return."

Thomas a Kempis, Dutch Cleric

46

"I started to do a study on how not to do stand-up comedy. Yeah, it's lonely work. You die, you die alone. It's you, the light, and the audience. If you win, you win big. If you lose, you lose big time."

"I started to do a study on how not to do stand-up comedy. Yeah, it's lonely work. You die, you die alone. It's you, the light, and the audience. If you win, you win big. If you lose, you lose big time."

Jim Varney, American Actor

Time, Work, Comedy, Light

46

"When I get really hammered I take my clothes off. That's a sure sign. It's been a long time since the last time I did that. Probably a year."

"When I get really hammered I take my clothes off. That's a sure sign. It's been a long time since the last time I did that. Probably a year."

Michael Stipe, American Musician

46

"But Angela had at least 30% more viewers on the same night at the same time. I mean, she wiped everybody out. But the sponsors don't care when she had the most people. They only care about if there was only a handful of young viewers on the other one."

"But Angela had at least 30% more viewers on the same night at the same time. I mean, she wiped everybody out. But the sponsors don't care when she had the most people. They only care about if there was only a handful of young viewers on the other one."

Sharon Gless, American Actress

Time, People, Care, Night

46

"I was in awe every time I walked on to the field."

"I was in awe every time I walked on to the field."

Ryne Sandberg, American Athlete

46

"Sometime in the future - 25, 50, 75 years hence - what will the situation be like then? By that time the Chinese will have the capability of delivery too."

"Sometime in the future - 25, 50, 75 years hence - what will the situation be like then? By that time the Chinese will have the capability of delivery too."

Curtis Lemay, American Soldier

Time, Future, Will, Years

46

"My door was open part of the time, and part of the time I tried to get a nap and their voices annoyed me, and I closed it. I kept it open in summer more or less, and closed in winter."

"My door was open part of the time, and part of the time I tried to get a nap and their voices annoyed me, and I closed it. I kept it open in summer more or less, and closed in winter."

Lizzie Andrew Borden, American Celebrity

Time, Open, Summer, Winter

46

"Any time I have to get on a plane and leave my kids for a few days, it's kind of tortuous."

"Any time I have to get on a plane and leave my kids for a few days, it's kind of tortuous."

Sheena Easton, Scottish Musician

46

"Do not wait; the time will never be "just right." Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along."

"Do not wait; the time will never be "just right." Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along."

George Herbert, British Poet

Time, Work, May, Right

46

"My gut feeling is that paper and ink are going to be with us for a long time yet, and in substantial quantities, though certainly books are now going to be available in other forms."

"My gut feeling is that paper and ink are going to be with us for a long time yet, and in substantial quantities, though certainly books are now going to be available in other forms."

Fred Saberhagen, American Author

Time, Books, Feeling, Now

46

"I wore dresses all the time. I like to wear dresses."

"I wore dresses all the time. I like to wear dresses."

Willard Scott, American Entertainer

46

"Waterworld was the best time of my life. It was physically demanding, but it was fun. I mean, you're in Hawaii for nine months shooting on the water every day."

"Waterworld was the best time of my life. It was physically demanding, but it was fun. I mean, you're in Hawaii for nine months shooting on the water every day."

David R. Ellis, American Director

Time, Life, Day, Fun

46

"It was the first time she had visited me here in upstate New York. It was the last time I saw her."

"It was the first time she had visited me here in upstate New York. It was the last time I saw her."

Dennis Kozlowski, American Criminal

46

"So that between the Cape of St. Maria and Japan we were four months and twenty-two days; at which time there were no more than six besides myself that could stand upon his feet."

"So that between the Cape of St. Maria and Japan we were four months and twenty-two days; at which time there were no more than six besides myself that could stand upon his feet."

Will Adams, English Explorer

Time, Feet, Months

46

"I think George just nailed the whole thing, the whole time period, the whole look and feel of what that newsroom was like. I did a lot of research for the role and believe me, it's all pretty genuine, down to the very last cigarette butt."

"I think George just nailed the whole thing, the whole time period, the whole look and feel of what that newsroom was like. I did a lot of research for the role and believe me, it's all pretty genuine, down to the very last cigarette butt."

David Strathairn, American Actor

Time, Pretty, Research

46

"If we fix a goal and work towards it, then we are never just passing time."

"If we fix a goal and work towards it, then we are never just passing time."

Anna Neagle, English Actress

Time, Work, Goal

46

"I just would like to spend more time in New York City."

"I just would like to spend more time in New York City."

Scott Speedman, English Actor

46

"I been a long time leaving but I'm going to be a long time gone."

"I been a long time leaving but I'm going to be a long time gone."

Willie Nelson, American Musician

46

"Only baptize them if you truly believe these people are ready, taking a little more time if necessary so the Holy Ghost can strengthen them a little more."

"Only baptize them if you truly believe these people are ready, taking a little more time if necessary so the Holy Ghost can strengthen them a little more."

Richard G. Scott, American Clergyman

46

"I'm one of those people who when I go over a bridge, I want to jump. It's just this intense tickle in the back of my throat. It's like I'm on the verge the whole time I'm walking over that bridge, and I'm not going to get a release until I jump."

"I'm one of those people who when I go over a bridge, I want to jump. It's just this intense tickle in the back of my throat. It's like I'm on the verge the whole time I'm walking over that bridge, and I'm not going to get a release until I jump."

Willem Dafoe, American Actor

Time, People, Walking, Want

46

"Most men, no matter how well or badly dressed, carry overstuffed, beat up wallets that should have been replaced years ago. Why is that? Every time I see a guy take out a wallet anywhere, it looks like a piece of old melted chocolate cake-with strings."

"Most men, no matter how well or badly dressed, carry overstuffed, beat up wallets that should have been replaced years ago. Why is that? Every time I see a guy take out a wallet anywhere, it looks like a piece of old melted chocolate cake-with strings."

Jonathan Carroll, American Author

Time, Men, Old, Years

46

"The John Ford pictures I made are highly regarded, but at the time they didn't seem like that."

"The John Ford pictures I made are highly regarded, but at the time they didn't seem like that."

Gloria Stuart, American Actress

46

"A loafer always has the correct time."

"A loafer always has the correct time."

Kin Hubbard, American Journalist

46

"I tried reading Hilbert. Only his papers published in mathematical periodicals were available at the time. Anybody who has tried those knows they are very hard reading."

"I tried reading Hilbert. Only his papers published in mathematical periodicals were available at the time. Anybody who has tried those knows they are very hard reading."

Alonzo Church, American Mathematician

46

"The jazz boom was goin' on then so there was a lot happenin' in New York at that time."

"The jazz boom was goin' on then so there was a lot happenin' in New York at that time."

Mose Allison, American Musician

46

"Live as if you were living a second time, and as though you had acted wrongly the first time."

"Live as if you were living a second time, and as though you had acted wrongly the first time."

Viktor E. Frankl, Austrian Psychologist

Time, First, Living

46

"I always feel I can play a role - just give me the time to do the preparation and I'll be it."

"I always feel I can play a role - just give me the time to do the preparation and I'll be it."

Mira Sorvino, American Actress

Time, Play, Preparation

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