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"I've been able to make a good living as a musician, but now it's time to do all the other stuff."

"I've been able to make a good living as a musician, but now it's time to do all the other stuff."

Robyn Hitchcock, English Musician

Time, Living, Now

44

"Young entrepreneurs should spend an awful lot of time thinking about what they want to go into."

"Young entrepreneurs should spend an awful lot of time thinking about what they want to go into."

John Kluge, German Businessman

Time, Entrepreneurs, Thinking, Want

44

"If the right people do the right things, we can walk, we can have a future. But if people don't put time into it to make it run in a right way, I don't think your team will work."

"If the right people do the right things, we can walk, we can have a future. But if people don't put time into it to make it run in a right way, I don't think your team will work."

Tim Hardaway, American Athlete

Time, Work, People, Future

44

"Time makes fools of us all. Our only comfort is that greater shall come after us."

"Time makes fools of us all. Our only comfort is that greater shall come after us."

E. T. Bell, Scottish Mathematician

Time, Comfort, Fools

44

"I went pretty much for one tone, and I knew at that time that I wanted to play a Rickenbacker."

"I went pretty much for one tone, and I knew at that time that I wanted to play a Rickenbacker."

John Fogerty, American Musician

Time, Play, Pretty

44

"Maybe I spent more time dwelling on emotions than some people, and maybe that's why I ended up writing."

"Maybe I spent more time dwelling on emotions than some people, and maybe that's why I ended up writing."

Iris DeMent, American Musician

Time, People, Emotions, Writing

44

"The Washingtonian said it shouldn't be built. The gallery's East Building is now considered a triumph, and members of the American Association of Architects have voted it one of the best buildings of all time."

"The Washingtonian said it shouldn't be built. The gallery's East Building is now considered a triumph, and members of the American Association of Architects have voted it one of the best buildings of all time."

J. Carter Brown, American Art Historian

Time, Building, Now

44

"Every day it becomes clearer that this was the wrong war at the wrong time."

"Every day it becomes clearer that this was the wrong war at the wrong time."

Howard Dean, American Politician

Time, War, Day, Wrong

44

"You know, I have a really tough time finding new bands."

"You know, I have a really tough time finding new bands."

Joan Jett, American Musician

44

"The Japanese banks are not having an easy time as they once had."

"The Japanese banks are not having an easy time as they once had."

David Rockefeller, American Businessman

44

"Hopefully I can become the Babe Ruth of the World Wrestling Federation and be the champion at the same time."

"Hopefully I can become the Babe Ruth of the World Wrestling Federation and be the champion at the same time."

Hulk Hogan, American Celebrity

Time, World, Wrestling

44

"Every time I work with a European director, I find they hire the person that captures the spirit of the role. Americans tend to hire the best face. The person that looks more like the role, whether they can perform the role or not is a bonus."

"Every time I work with a European director, I find they hire the person that captures the spirit of the role. Americans tend to hire the best face. The person that looks more like the role, whether they can perform the role or not is a bonus."

Elizabeth Pena, American Actress

Time, Work, Americans, Spirit

44

"Any time something does that well, you gotta follow up."

"Any time something does that well, you gotta follow up."

Shawn Wayans, American Actor

44

"In science, "fact" can only mean "confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent." I suppose that apples might start to rise tomorrow, but the possibility does not merit equal time in physics classrooms."

"In science, "fact" can only mean "confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent." I suppose that apples might start to rise tomorrow, but the possibility does not merit equal time in physics classrooms."

Stephen Jay Gould, American Scientist

Time, Science, Possibility, Apples

44

"Y'know, you can't please all the people all the time... and last night, all those people were at my show."

"Y'know, you can't please all the people all the time... and last night, all those people were at my show."

Mitch Hedberg, American Comedian

Time, People, Night

44

"I wasn't always such a great fan of Shakespeare, mind you. I can guess we all at one time had it rammed down our necks at school, which tends to take the edge off it."

"I wasn't always such a great fan of Shakespeare, mind you. I can guess we all at one time had it rammed down our necks at school, which tends to take the edge off it."

Christopher Eccleston, English Actor

Time, Mind, School, Shakespeare

44

"And Title IX coming along there. I don't think Evan would have done any different than I did. I was fortunate to be there at a time when that was right."

"And Title IX coming along there. I don't think Evan would have done any different than I did. I was fortunate to be there at a time when that was right."

Birch Bayh, American Politician

44

"I always preferred to hang out with the outcasts, 'cause they were cooler; they had better taste in music, for one thing, I guess because they had more time to develop one with the lack of social interaction they had!"

"I always preferred to hang out with the outcasts, 'cause they were cooler; they had better taste in music, for one thing, I guess because they had more time to develop one with the lack of social interaction they had!"

John Hughes, American Director

Time, Music, Outcasts, Taste

44

"Management by objective works - if you know the objectives. Ninety percent of the time you don't."

"Management by objective works - if you know the objectives. Ninety percent of the time you don't."

Peter Drucker, American Businessman

Time, Management, Objectives

44

"This is a great time in our lives and careers."

"This is a great time in our lives and careers."

Nick Lachey, American Musician

44

"So you know, my plan was that I was going to make records, and be a rock star. And that's really what I wanted to do. And I sang from the time I was very young."

"So you know, my plan was that I was going to make records, and be a rock star. And that's really what I wanted to do. And I sang from the time I was very young."

Katey Sagal, American Athlete

44

"Unfortunately, I don't have much free time."

"Unfortunately, I don't have much free time."

Andy Lau, Chinese Actor

44

"The only things that are a little bit newer are the CD burners, but we hid them under the table, so basically we had the feeling we were somewhere completely different, in another time."

"The only things that are a little bit newer are the CD burners, but we hid them under the table, so basically we had the feeling we were somewhere completely different, in another time."

Meg White, American Musician

44

"All flowers in time bend towards the sun, I know you say there's no one for you, But here is one."

"All flowers in time bend towards the sun, I know you say there's no one for you, But here is one."

Jeff Buckley, American Musician

Time, Flowers, Sun

44

"It was difficult being a teacher and out of the closet in the '50s. By the time I retired, the English department was proud of having a gay poet of a certain minor fame. It was a very satisfactory change!"

"It was difficult being a teacher and out of the closet in the '50s. By the time I retired, the English department was proud of having a gay poet of a certain minor fame. It was a very satisfactory change!"

Thom Gunn, British Poet

Time, Being, English, Fame

44

"Always remember that the future comes one day at a time."

"Always remember that the future comes one day at a time."

Dean Acheson, American Statesman

Time, Day, Future

44

"Then I got together with my brother and a friend and we decided to play dates. The more we played, the more we wanted to do it. And it got to a stage where we wanted to do it all the time."

"Then I got together with my brother and a friend and we decided to play dates. The more we played, the more we wanted to do it. And it got to a stage where we wanted to do it all the time."

Ray Davies, English Musician

Time, Brother, Friend, Play

44

"I like America anyway. In Japan we are much more formal. If two friends are separated for a long time and they meet they bow and bow and bow. They keep bowing without exchanging a word. Here they slap each other on the back and say: Hello, old man, how goes everything."

"I like America anyway. In Japan we are much more formal. If two friends are separated for a long time and they meet they bow and bow and bow. They keep bowing without exchanging a word. Here they slap each other on the back and say: Hello, old man, how goes everything."

Sessue Hayakawa, Japanese Actor

Time, America, Friends, Man

44

"I remember one time that I was filming a scene in whych my character rides through Troy on a chariot. I just looked around at this incredible set thinking 'This is the life'."

"I remember one time that I was filming a scene in whych my character rides through Troy on a chariot. I just looked around at this incredible set thinking 'This is the life'."

Orlando Bloom, English Actor

Time, Life, Character, Thinking

44

"Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in."

"Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in."

Andrew Jackson, American President

Time, Action, Thinking

44

"The musicians recommend that I sing a sing the way it is written the first time and then start to look for other notes that aren't in the melody."

"The musicians recommend that I sing a sing the way it is written the first time and then start to look for other notes that aren't in the melody."

Margaret Whiting, American Musician

Time, First, Musicians

44

"German is more familiar now since I live part of the year in Rome and part in the German part of Switzerland. But it's not difficult to sing in German; it's difficult to feel in German. This takes time. It's a culture."

"German is more familiar now since I live part of the year in Rome and part in the German part of Switzerland. But it's not difficult to sing in German; it's difficult to feel in German. This takes time. It's a culture."

Cecilia Bartoli, Italian Musician

Time, Culture, Now, Rome

44

"I find that when I play reality-based characters, it is only as fun for me if I have a lot of time to do research. If I don't it just isn't exciting but if I do, it can be fun because I can learn about that person and the world that they live in and I can become somebody else."

"I find that when I play reality-based characters, it is only as fun for me if I have a lot of time to do research. If I don't it just isn't exciting but if I do, it can be fun because I can learn about that person and the world that they live in and I can become somebody else."

Daryl Hannah, American Actress

Time, Fun, Play, Reality

44

"There is no doubt that this film is autobiographical, but at the same time it also tries to portray an ordinary couple in a language that everyone can understand."

"There is no doubt that this film is autobiographical, but at the same time it also tries to portray an ordinary couple in a language that everyone can understand."

Sophie Marceau, French Actress

Time, Doubt, Film, Language

44

"It's time Congress got its priorities straight."

"It's time Congress got its priorities straight."

Mitch McConnell, American Politician

Time, Congress, Priorities

44

"I believe in past lives but I know nothing about mine and I don't want to know. I live in the present, taking one day at a time."

"I believe in past lives but I know nothing about mine and I don't want to know. I live in the present, taking one day at a time."

Uri Geller, Israeli Entertainer

Time, Day, Nothing, Past

44

"It was more fun trying to figure out I Want To Hold Your Hand than to take lessons. By this time I knew basic chords."

"It was more fun trying to figure out I Want To Hold Your Hand than to take lessons. By this time I knew basic chords."

Tommy Shaw, American Musician

Time, Fun, Trying, Want

44

"We've had public hearings. We've had interim reports, which our statute has encouraged us to provide to the public. We have brought the public along with us, trying to make as much available as possible over time."

"We've had public hearings. We've had interim reports, which our statute has encouraged us to provide to the public. We have brought the public along with us, trying to make as much available as possible over time."

Richard Ben Veniste, American Lawyer

Time, Public, Trying

44

"I truly believe that God brought this, Dorothy Day script to me, because for a long time up until I was in eight grade - I wanted to be a nun."

"I truly believe that God brought this, Dorothy Day script to me, because for a long time up until I was in eight grade - I wanted to be a nun."

Moira Kelly, American Actress

44

"You can only sleep in one bed at a time."

"You can only sleep in one bed at a time."

Nick Rhodes, English Musician

Time, Bed, Sleep

44

"In time I began to understand that it's when you start writing that you really find out what you don't know and need to know."

"In time I began to understand that it's when you start writing that you really find out what you don't know and need to know."

David McCullough, American Historian

44

"We shall never have more time. We have, and always had, all the time there is. No object is served in waiting until next week or even until tomorrow. Keep going... Concentrate on something useful."

"We shall never have more time. We have, and always had, all the time there is. No object is served in waiting until next week or even until tomorrow. Keep going... Concentrate on something useful."

Arnold Bennett, English Novelist

Time, Tomorrow, Waiting

44

"No, I got my web site going and said I have the record out. People were just falling on the floor - they couldn't believe it - after all that time. You know, it wasn't a compilation, it was new songs."

"No, I got my web site going and said I have the record out. People were just falling on the floor - they couldn't believe it - after all that time. You know, it wasn't a compilation, it was new songs."

Jackie DeShannon, American Musician

Time, People, Songs

44

"I always read all these books about the slaves. My mother is very educated. My father would talk to us like we were grown men. We never knew what he was talking about half the time."

"I always read all these books about the slaves. My mother is very educated. My father would talk to us like we were grown men. We never knew what he was talking about half the time."

Wynton Marsalis, American Musician

Time, Men, Mother, Father

44

"I am sure my fellow-scientists will agree with me if I say that whatever we were able to achieve in our later years had its origin in the experiences of our youth and in the hopes and wishes which were formed before and during our time as students."

"I am sure my fellow-scientists will agree with me if I say that whatever we were able to achieve in our later years had its origin in the experiences of our youth and in the hopes and wishes which were formed before and during our time as students."

Felix Bloch, Swiss Scientist

Time, Students, Will, Wishes

44

"We spend more time developing means of escaping our troubles than we do solving the troubles we're trying to escape from."

"We spend more time developing means of escaping our troubles than we do solving the troubles we're trying to escape from."

David Lloyd, British Artist

44

"By the time I became chairman and there was more of a feeling of urgency, there was a willingness to accept more forceful measures to try to deal with the inflation."

"By the time I became chairman and there was more of a feeling of urgency, there was a willingness to accept more forceful measures to try to deal with the inflation."

Paul A. Volcker, American Economist

Time, Feeling, Inflation

44

"What does my performance have to do with Russell Crowe's? Nothing. If I play Gladiator and we all play Gladiator with Ridley Scott in the same amount of time, maybe we have a chance to see who did it best."

"What does my performance have to do with Russell Crowe's? Nothing. If I play Gladiator and we all play Gladiator with Ridley Scott in the same amount of time, maybe we have a chance to see who did it best."

Javier Bardem, Spanish Actor

Time, Performance, Chance, Nothing

44

"I did grow up next door to Steve McQueen, who was a very famous movie star at the time, but as a kid it didn't impress me. We always had great fun with him. He would take us out on Sundays on his motorcycles, riding around in the desert; he was like a second father."

"I did grow up next door to Steve McQueen, who was a very famous movie star at the time, but as a kid it didn't impress me. We always had great fun with him. He would take us out on Sundays on his motorcycles, riding around in the desert; he was like a second father."

Herb Ritts, American Photographer

Time, Father, Famous, Fun

44

"France and Italy have not yet signed this treaty or agreed to naval limitation as between those nations, but I have confidence that in time they will do so."

"France and Italy have not yet signed this treaty or agreed to naval limitation as between those nations, but I have confidence that in time they will do so."

Frank B. Kellogg, American Politician

Time, Confidence, France, Italy

44

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