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"I'm always studying and I've been doing it for a long time now."

"I'm always studying and I've been doing it for a long time now."

Danny DeVito, American Actor

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"It is near thirty years since He made it sure; and since that time, though there has fallen out much sin, yet I was never out of an assurance of mine interest, nor long out of sight of His presence."

"It is near thirty years since He made it sure; and since that time, though there has fallen out much sin, yet I was never out of an assurance of mine interest, nor long out of sight of His presence."

Donald Cargill, Scottish Clergyman

Time, Interest, Sight, Sin

43

"Man keeps inventing things all the time."

"Man keeps inventing things all the time."

Mikhail Kalashnikov, Russian Inventor

43

"You know, a low budget, you have to work harder. You have to plan well; you don't have much time to rehearse."

"You know, a low budget, you have to work harder. You have to plan well; you don't have much time to rehearse."

Hector Elizondo, American Actor

43

"If I read or listened to critics of our music, I'd have been discouraged a long time ago."

"If I read or listened to critics of our music, I'd have been discouraged a long time ago."

Graham Nash, British Musician

43

"I think the biggest thing that we are going to be able to do is focus on training, practicing, working on my starts, and taking each race one at a time."

"I think the biggest thing that we are going to be able to do is focus on training, practicing, working on my starts, and taking each race one at a time."

Ben Jackson, American Drummer

Time, Focus, Race, Training

43

"Any time you put a cast like this in compromising circumstances or shake it up a little bit, I think we're all pretty close so we draw on real emotion."

"Any time you put a cast like this in compromising circumstances or shake it up a little bit, I think we're all pretty close so we draw on real emotion."

George Eads, American Actor

Time, Circumstances, Emotion, Pretty

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"On January 1, 2006, Medicare will begin to offer a prescription drug benefit, and for the first time, it will place an emphasis on preventive care and early treatment of disease."

"On January 1, 2006, Medicare will begin to offer a prescription drug benefit, and for the first time, it will place an emphasis on preventive care and early treatment of disease."

Michael Burgess, British Celebrity

Time, Care, Disease, First

43

"As time goes on we get closer to that American Dream of there being a pie cut up and shared. Usually greed and selfishness prevent that and there is always one bad apple in every barrel."

"As time goes on we get closer to that American Dream of there being a pie cut up and shared. Usually greed and selfishness prevent that and there is always one bad apple in every barrel."

Rick Danko, Canadian Musician

Time, Dream, American, Being

43

"I knew from the time I could walk that I wanted to be an actor."

"I knew from the time I could walk that I wanted to be an actor."

Joely Fisher, American Actress

43

"All civilization has from time to time become a thin crust over a volcano of revolution."

"All civilization has from time to time become a thin crust over a volcano of revolution."

Henry Ellis, British Psychologist

Time, Civilization, Revolution

43

"We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the manner of yielding what is impossible to keep."

"We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the manner of yielding what is impossible to keep."

Elizabeth II, British Royalty

Time, American, Right, Statesmanship

43

"The only time you mustn't fail is the last time you try."

"The only time you mustn't fail is the last time you try."

Charles Kettering, American Inventor

43

"Every time I started going in the direction of thinking how it might turn out, I started to just turn my brain around and not go there, because I think the surest way to guarantee that you won't win is to assume that you will."

"Every time I started going in the direction of thinking how it might turn out, I started to just turn my brain around and not go there, because I think the surest way to guarantee that you won't win is to assume that you will."

Brad Bird, American Cartoonist

Time, Direction, Thinking, Will

43

"Going on with life, it only gets more and more intense as time goes by - and the challenges only multiply."

"Going on with life, it only gets more and more intense as time goes by - and the challenges only multiply."

Martha Reeves, American Musician

43

"It may take time to prove you're right, but you have to stick to it."

"It may take time to prove you're right, but you have to stick to it."

Fred Korematsu, American Celebrity

Time, May, Right

43

"Don't be a time manager, be a priority manager. Cut your major goals into bite-sized pieces. Each small priority or requirement on the way to ultimate goal become a mini goal in itself."

"Don't be a time manager, be a priority manager. Cut your major goals into bite-sized pieces. Each small priority or requirement on the way to ultimate goal become a mini goal in itself."

Denis Waitley, American Writer

Time, Manager, Goal, Goals

43

"I do Yoga. I'd like to say I do it every morning, but I don't, I just don't have the time."

"I do Yoga. I'd like to say I do it every morning, but I don't, I just don't have the time."

Radha Mitchell, Australian Actress

43

"I have a new philosophy. I'm only going to dread one day at a time."

"I have a new philosophy. I'm only going to dread one day at a time."

Charles M. Schulz, American Cartoonist

Time, Day, Philosophy

43

"Curious people who have become accustomed to think that one cannot sustain the moral of the army without giving it the freedom to shed blood from time to time."

"Curious people who have become accustomed to think that one cannot sustain the moral of the army without giving it the freedom to shed blood from time to time."

Moshe Sharett, Israeli Statesman

Time, People, Army, Blood

43

"I used to spend most of my time straining to be a nice guy so people would like me."

"I used to spend most of my time straining to be a nice guy so people would like me."

Elia Kazan, American Director

43

"How small a part of time they share, That are so wondrous sweet and fair!"

"How small a part of time they share, That are so wondrous sweet and fair!"

Edmund Waller, English Poet

43

"I felt that, in retrospect, there was a time in the late Seventies, after I had a string of hits and successes, as a performer and a recording artist, that I wasn't saying anything."

"I felt that, in retrospect, there was a time in the late Seventies, after I had a string of hits and successes, as a performer and a recording artist, that I wasn't saying anything."

Boz Scaggs, American Musician

Time, Artist, Saying

43

"Time cools, time clarifies; no mood can be maintained quite unaltered through the course of hours."

"Time cools, time clarifies; no mood can be maintained quite unaltered through the course of hours."

Thomas Mann, German Writer

43

"Probably one of the happiest moments, outside the birth of all of my kids, was the first time we won an Emmy, that the show won an Emmy. That was a big night."

"Probably one of the happiest moments, outside the birth of all of my kids, was the first time we won an Emmy, that the show won an Emmy. That was a big night."

Dick Van Dyke, American Actor

Time, First, Kids, Moments

43

"Time control directly influences the quality of play."

"Time control directly influences the quality of play."

Boris Spassky, Russian Celebrity

Time, Quality, Control, Play

43

"Truth uttered before its time is always dangerous."

"Truth uttered before its time is always dangerous."

Mencius, Chinese Philosopher

43

"This is an album of songs that I've always loved, tunes that I heard. For the first time in 53 years of recording, I really had control over an entire album, start to finish."

"This is an album of songs that I've always loved, tunes that I heard. For the first time in 53 years of recording, I really had control over an entire album, start to finish."

Etta James, American Musician

Time, Control, First, Songs

43

"Don't wait for the last judgment - it takes place every day."

"Don't wait for the last judgment - it takes place every day."

Albert Camus, French Philosopher

Time, Day, Judgment

43

"The great person is ahead of their time, the smart make something out of it, and the blockhead, sets themselves against it."

"The great person is ahead of their time, the smart make something out of it, and the blockhead, sets themselves against it."

Jean Baudrillard, French Sociologist

43

"The actual getting into the gym and working out process was easier, but the eating was harder. I had to eat every two hours. At one point, my trainer said, 'Put anything in your mouth. Go to McDonald's, get the biggest shake possible. I just need to get calories in you.' Because my body fat at the time was only, like, 7.5%."

"The actual getting into the gym and working out process was easier, but the eating was harder. I had to eat every two hours. At one point, my trainer said, 'Put anything in your mouth. Go to McDonald's, get the biggest shake possible. I just need to get calories in you.' Because my body fat at the time was only, like, 7.5%."

Taylor Lautner, American Actor

Time, Body, Eating

43

"Helsinki may not be as cold as you make it out to be, but California is still a lot nicer. I don't remember the last time I couldn't walk around in shorts all day."

"Helsinki may not be as cold as you make it out to be, but California is still a lot nicer. I don't remember the last time I couldn't walk around in shorts all day."

Linus Torvalds, Finnish Businessman

43

"When you see these people that are in the public eye all the time, it must get tiring."

"When you see these people that are in the public eye all the time, it must get tiring."

Donna Summer, American Musician

Time, People, Eye, Public

43

"We all look for lost time."

"We all look for lost time."

Christian Lacroix, French Designer

43

"If I could go back in time and tell my younger self that eventually that I'd become very successful writing Dune books after Frank Herbert's death, I would have laughed myself silly, I think, at how strange that prospect would be."

"If I could go back in time and tell my younger self that eventually that I'd become very successful writing Dune books after Frank Herbert's death, I would have laughed myself silly, I think, at how strange that prospect would be."

Kevin J. Anderson, American Writer

Time, Death, Successful, Books

43

"Oh yeah, that was the thing to do at that time. This was before the new wave of bebop started."

"Oh yeah, that was the thing to do at that time. This was before the new wave of bebop started."

Martin Denny, American Musician

43

"Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today."

"Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today."

Lord Chesterfield, British Statesman

Time, Idleness, Laziness, Today

43

"There comes a time when you have to shut it off, let it go, and say it's not going to happen."

"There comes a time when you have to shut it off, let it go, and say it's not going to happen."

Art Shell, American Athlete

43

"There is a time of reckoning in all our lives."

"There is a time of reckoning in all our lives."

Lorna Luft, American Actress

43

"We are not yet at the point where our size, our being the drama industry, is sufficient to support full time professional crews, and that is very very important."

"We are not yet at the point where our size, our being the drama industry, is sufficient to support full time professional crews, and that is very very important."

Ann Macbeth, English Author

Time, Being, Drama, Support

43

"Clocks were invented to warn us. Tick (time is passing). Tock (time has passed)."

"Clocks were invented to warn us. Tick (time is passing). Tock (time has passed)."

Kamand Kojouri, Iranian Poet

Time, Warning, Truth, Life

43

"In God's eyes, there's not before and after. Every moment of time is simultaneous to God."

"In God's eyes, there's not before and after. Every moment of time is simultaneous to God."

Michael Novak, American Philosopher

Time, God, Eyes

43

"Time plays a role in almost every decision. And some decisions define your attitude about time."

"Time plays a role in almost every decision. And some decisions define your attitude about time."

John Cale, Welsh Musician

Time, Attitude, Decision, Decisions

43

"It is time we had a defense budget that lives within its means, accounts for what is truly required in Iraq and provides the best possible support for all our troops."

"It is time we had a defense budget that lives within its means, accounts for what is truly required in Iraq and provides the best possible support for all our troops."

Pete Stark, American Politician

Time, Defense, Iraq, Support

43

"In time, all of Korea will be united in liberty."

"In time, all of Korea will be united in liberty."

Richard Perle, American Public Servant

Time, Liberty, United, Will

43

"Pleasure is a necessary reciprocal. No one feels, who does not at the same time give it. To be pleased, one must please. What pleases you in others, will in general please them in you."

"Pleasure is a necessary reciprocal. No one feels, who does not at the same time give it. To be pleased, one must please. What pleases you in others, will in general please them in you."

Lord Chesterfield, British Statesman

Time, Pleasure, Will

43

"Only the guy who isn't rowing has time to rock the boat."

"Only the guy who isn't rowing has time to rock the boat."

Jean-Paul Sartre, French Philosopher

43

"I'm an awful driver. I'm not going to lie about it. I'm not a good driver. I tried for a long time to pretend that I was. There's a lot of road rage and a lot of times it's directed at something I've done on the road."

"I'm an awful driver. I'm not going to lie about it. I'm not a good driver. I tried for a long time to pretend that I was. There's a lot of road rage and a lot of times it's directed at something I've done on the road."

Kristen Bell, American Actress

Time, Lie, Road

43

"I felt that the Star Wars series became very pretentious as time went on. Just heavy and leaden."

"I felt that the Star Wars series became very pretentious as time went on. Just heavy and leaden."

John Milius, American Director

43

"A director in Hollywood in my time couldn't do what he wanted to do."

"A director in Hollywood in my time couldn't do what he wanted to do."

Douglas Sirk, German Director

Time, Hollywood

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