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"No great idea in its beginning can ever be within the law. How can it be within the law? The law is stationary. The law is fixed. The law is a chariot wheel which binds us all regardless of conditions or place or time."

"No great idea in its beginning can ever be within the law. How can it be within the law? The law is stationary. The law is fixed. The law is a chariot wheel which binds us all regardless of conditions or place or time."

Emma Goldman, Lithuanian Activist

Time, Idea, Beginning, Law

15

"I know where I'm going to be, I'm not traveling here and there and everywhere. That didn't necessarily prompt me to it but it definitely opened up my mind of saying okay, maybe this is a good time to do this."

"I know where I'm going to be, I'm not traveling here and there and everywhere. That didn't necessarily prompt me to it but it definitely opened up my mind of saying okay, maybe this is a good time to do this."

Nia Long, American Actress

Time, Mind, Saying, Traveling

15

"I like refried beans. That's why I wanna try fried beans, because maybe they're just as good and we're just wasting time. You don't have to fry them again after all."

"I like refried beans. That's why I wanna try fried beans, because maybe they're just as good and we're just wasting time. You don't have to fry them again after all."

Mitch Hedberg, American Comedian

15

"Richard Nixon is a no good, lying bastard. He can lie out of both sides of his mouth at the same time, and if he ever caught himself telling the truth, he'd lie just to keep his hand in."

"Richard Nixon is a no good, lying bastard. He can lie out of both sides of his mouth at the same time, and if he ever caught himself telling the truth, he'd lie just to keep his hand in."

Harry S. Truman, American President

Time, Truth, Lie, Lying

15

"It is high time that the international community tell Saddam Hussein and his regime that this is not an issue of negotiation with the U.N. about obligations that they undertook in 1991."

"It is high time that the international community tell Saddam Hussein and his regime that this is not an issue of negotiation with the U.N. about obligations that they undertook in 1991."

Condoleezza Rice, American Statesman

Time, Community, Negotiation

15

"It is a full time job being honest one moment at a time, remembering to love, to honor, to respect. It is a practice, a discipline, worthy of every moment."

"It is a full time job being honest one moment at a time, remembering to love, to honor, to respect. It is a practice, a discipline, worthy of every moment."

Jasmine Guy, American Actress

Time, Love, Discipline, Being

15

"Saving Milly was a break from this effort because I felt that it was time to be part of something that could shed light on a disease everyone feels they know, when most know so little."

"Saving Milly was a break from this effort because I felt that it was time to be part of something that could shed light on a disease everyone feels they know, when most know so little."

Madeleine Stowe, American Actress

Time, Disease, Effort, Light

15

"My point is: maybe you can afford to wait. Maybe for you there's a tomorrow. Maybe for you there's one thousand tomorrows, or three thousand, or ten, so much time you can bathe in it, roll around it, let it slide like coins through your fingers. So much time you can waste it.But for some of us there's only today. And the truth is, you never really know."

"My point is: maybe you can afford to wait. Maybe for you there's a tomorrow. Maybe for you there's one thousand tomorrows, or three thousand, or ten, so much time you can bathe in it, roll around it, let it slide like coins through your fingers. So much time you can waste it.But for some of us there's only today. And the truth is, you never really know."

Lauren Oliver, American Author

Time, Life, Waiting, Hope

15

"The irreversibility of time is the mechanism that brings order out of chaos."

"The irreversibility of time is the mechanism that brings order out of chaos."

Ilya Prigogine, Belgian Physicist

Time, Chaos, Order

15

"The only time I've really been away from my kids to do work was doing Shall We Dance because they both were in camp and it was the first time in twenty years that I haven't been with my kids."

"The only time I've really been away from my kids to do work was doing Shall We Dance because they both were in camp and it was the first time in twenty years that I haven't been with my kids."

Susan Sarandon, American Actress

Time, Work, Dance, First

15

"She's a cool ghost. Maybe me being nude all the time is why we get along."

"She's a cool ghost. Maybe me being nude all the time is why we get along."

Matthew McConaughey, American Actor

15

"Genghis Khan was a fascinating man and way ahead of his time."

"Genghis Khan was a fascinating man and way ahead of his time."

Ian Botham, English Athlete

15

"It is probable that for a long time to come the mass of mankind in civilized countries will find it both necessary and advantageous to labor for wages, and to accept the condition of hired laborers."

"It is probable that for a long time to come the mass of mankind in civilized countries will find it both necessary and advantageous to labor for wages, and to accept the condition of hired laborers."

Leland Stanford, American Educator

Time, Countries, Labor, Mankind

14

"I started acting when I was 10, doing musical theater. I was a brunette at that time. I was always cast in all the exotic parts."

"I started acting when I was 10, doing musical theater. I was a brunette at that time. I was always cast in all the exotic parts."

Loni Anderson, American Actress

Time, Acting, Theater

14

"If God hadn't rested on Sunday, He would have had time to finish the world."

"If God hadn't rested on Sunday, He would have had time to finish the world."

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Colombian Novelist

Time, God, World

14

"Where is this Hollywood scene, where is it? I'd like to find it one day... If I want to go out and have a good time, I go to New York."

"Where is this Hollywood scene, where is it? I'd like to find it one day... If I want to go out and have a good time, I go to New York."

Natasha Henstridge, Canadian Actress

Time, Day, Hollywood, Want

14

"Every time we had a hot war going on in Asia, it was difficult for Asian Americans here."

"Every time we had a hot war going on in Asia, it was difficult for Asian Americans here."

George Takei, American Actor

Time, War, Americans

14

"Europeans really provided many venues over there and hailed the jazz artists, and a lot of musicians went over there and stayed over there for a long time. A lot of them moved over there, lived over there, and died over there."

"Europeans really provided many venues over there and hailed the jazz artists, and a lot of musicians went over there and stayed over there for a long time. A lot of them moved over there, lived over there, and died over there."

Sonny Rollins, American Musician

Time, Artists, Jazz, Musicians

14

"As time goes on, I realize more and more that, beginning in the early 30's, David Smith began setting the precedent for what was to come later for many of us."

"As time goes on, I realize more and more that, beginning in the early 30's, David Smith began setting the precedent for what was to come later for many of us."

Kenneth Noland, American Artist

Time, Beginning

14

"A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days. It is a scaffolding on which a worker can stand and labor with both hands at sections of time."

"A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days. It is a scaffolding on which a worker can stand and labor with both hands at sections of time."

Annie Dillard, American Author

Time, Chaos, Labor, Whim

14

"I don't remember what I did fifty years ago."

"I don't remember what I did fifty years ago."

Julius Schwartz, American Editor

13

"There comes a time when you have to stand up and be counted."

"There comes a time when you have to stand up and be counted."

Gale Sayers, American Athlete

13

"It's plain hokum. If you can't convince 'em, confuse 'em. It's an old political trick. But this time it won't work."

"It's plain hokum. If you can't convince 'em, confuse 'em. It's an old political trick. But this time it won't work."

Harry S. Truman, American President

Time, Work, Old

13

"They were very considerate, I must say. Every time I felt I was about to slip out of these fingers and would yell for help, they'd let me down and re-organize things."

"They were very considerate, I must say. Every time I felt I was about to slip out of these fingers and would yell for help, they'd let me down and re-organize things."

Fay Wray, American Actress

13

"In '38, this time I did a job for Mr. Stryker. I went on his payroll at about half the salary I was getting before, to cover what he called Harvest in Ohio."

"In '38, this time I did a job for Mr. Stryker. I went on his payroll at about half the salary I was getting before, to cover what he called Harvest in Ohio."

Ben Shahn, Lithuanian Artist

Time, Harvest, Job

13

"One could see that what you are writing was that today's meeting with President Bill Clinton was going to be a disaster. Now, for the first time, I can tell you that you are a disaster."

"One could see that what you are writing was that today's meeting with President Bill Clinton was going to be a disaster. Now, for the first time, I can tell you that you are a disaster."

Boris Yeltsin, Russian Statesman

Time, Disaster, First, Meeting

13

"It is time that we provide clarity for our seniors, informing them of the services available that will lower the costs of their prescription drugs and strengthen the overall integrity of the Medicare entitlement."

"It is time that we provide clarity for our seniors, informing them of the services available that will lower the costs of their prescription drugs and strengthen the overall integrity of the Medicare entitlement."

Olympia Snowe, American Politician

Time, Clarity, Drugs, Integrity

13

"I needed to move, but I haven't had the time to find a place to go."

"I needed to move, but I haven't had the time to find a place to go."

Elisabeth Rohm, American Actress

13

"I think the journey for a politician goes from wanting to please all the people all the time, to a political leader that realises in the end his responsibility is to decide. And when he decides, he divides."

"I think the journey for a politician goes from wanting to please all the people all the time, to a political leader that realises in the end his responsibility is to decide. And when he decides, he divides."

Tony Blair, English Statesman

Time, Leader, People, End

13

"If Mr. Ware does not want republican laborers on his plantation, let him pay them in full for the time contracted for, and they will leave his plantation at once."

"If Mr. Ware does not want republican laborers on his plantation, let him pay them in full for the time contracted for, and they will leave his plantation at once."

Charles E. Merrill, American Businessman

Time, Republican, Want, Will

13

"Children are smarter than any of us. Know how I know that? I don't know one child with a full time job and children."

"Children are smarter than any of us. Know how I know that? I don't know one child with a full time job and children."

Bill Hicks, American Comedian

Time, Children, Job

13

"No man goes before his time - unless the boss leaves early."

"No man goes before his time - unless the boss leaves early."

Groucho Marx, American Comedian

Time, Boss, Man

13

"As time went on, I did campaign to lighten the character a little bit, to introduce some romance into the episodes, outside activities, horse riding and fencing and mountaineering."

"As time went on, I did campaign to lighten the character a little bit, to introduce some romance into the episodes, outside activities, horse riding and fencing and mountaineering."

Patrick Stewart, English Actor

Time, Romance, Character

13

"I remember when I first walked into Mayer's cavernous office. You had to walk 50 yards to get to him, and in that time he could really study everything about you."

"I remember when I first walked into Mayer's cavernous office. You had to walk 50 yards to get to him, and in that time he could really study everything about you."

Esther Williams, American Actress

Time, First, Office, Study

13

"I had a wonderful time playing Dr. Kaufman in Tomorrow Never Dies. It was a real Bond villain, over the top, almost laughable but dangerous."

"I had a wonderful time playing Dr. Kaufman in Tomorrow Never Dies. It was a real Bond villain, over the top, almost laughable but dangerous."

Vincent Schiavelli, American Actor

13

"I made a movie where I played a girl that just got out of prison and we shot it very very quickly but very intensely-that took me a long time to get over."

"I made a movie where I played a girl that just got out of prison and we shot it very very quickly but very intensely-that took me a long time to get over."

Maggie Gyllenhaal, American Actress

13

"I just think Rosa Parks was overrated. Last time I checked, she got famous for breaking the law."

"I just think Rosa Parks was overrated. Last time I checked, she got famous for breaking the law."

Stephen Colbert, American Comedian

Time, Famous, Law

13

"But I loved the theatre and I was just doing theatre 24/7 and kept dropping courses because I didn't have the time and the chancellor thought that wasn't a good idea after awhile."

"But I loved the theatre and I was just doing theatre 24/7 and kept dropping courses because I didn't have the time and the chancellor thought that wasn't a good idea after awhile."

Mandy Patinkin, American Actor

Time, Thought, Idea, Theatre

13

"I was a tomboy right from the time I was a kid and loved to be like that. I'd hate all the girlie things. Well my best friends as a kid have been boys. I get along best with the opposite sex. I guess that's the case with most people though!"

"I was a tomboy right from the time I was a kid and loved to be like that. I'd hate all the girlie things. Well my best friends as a kid have been boys. I get along best with the opposite sex. I guess that's the case with most people though!"

Natasha Henstridge, Canadian Actress

Time, Sex, People, Boys

13

"Had Rumsfeld said at any time 'get me a report on what's going on', he could have had it. You're right, it depends on choices that we make, which parts of the world we want to be in immediate contact with."

"Had Rumsfeld said at any time 'get me a report on what's going on', he could have had it. You're right, it depends on choices that we make, which parts of the world we want to be in immediate contact with."

Peter Singer, Australian Philosopher

Time, Choices, Right, Want

13

"I look at the Senior Al Gore that I had the chance to serve in the Senate with. A great human being. He went down to defeat to this right wing bunch back at the time."

"I look at the Senior Al Gore that I had the chance to serve in the Senate with. A great human being. He went down to defeat to this right wing bunch back at the time."

Birch Bayh, American Politician

Time, Being, Chance, Defeat

13

"I do not rule out the possibility of being prime minister of India one day, but there is still time."

"I do not rule out the possibility of being prime minister of India one day, but there is still time."

Lalu Prasad Yadav, Indian Politician

Time, Possibility, Being, Day

13

"Cute is when your personality shines through your looks. Like, when you see someone's personality in the way they walk and you just feel like hugging them every time you see them."

"Cute is when your personality shines through your looks. Like, when you see someone's personality in the way they walk and you just feel like hugging them every time you see them."

Natalie Portman, American Actress

Time, Cute, Personality

12

"The truth is of course is that there is no journey. We are arriving and departing all at the same time."

"The truth is of course is that there is no journey. We are arriving and departing all at the same time."

David Bowie, English Musician

Time, Truth, Journey

12

"Luck has nothing to do with it, because I have spent many, many hours, countless hours, on the court working for my one moment in time, not knowing when it would come."

"Luck has nothing to do with it, because I have spent many, many hours, countless hours, on the court working for my one moment in time, not knowing when it would come."

Serena Williams, American Athlete

Time, Court, Luck, Nothing

12

"In every adversity there lies the seed of an equivalent advantage. In every defeat is a lesson showing you how to win the victory next time."

"In every adversity there lies the seed of an equivalent advantage. In every defeat is a lesson showing you how to win the victory next time."

Robert Collier, American Publisher

Time, Victory, Adversity, Defeat

12

"One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time."

"One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time."

Andre Gide, French Novelist

12

"If the universe is running down like a clock, the clock must have been wound up at a date which we could name if we knew it. The world, if it is to have an end in time, must have had a beginning in time."

"If the universe is running down like a clock, the clock must have been wound up at a date which we could name if we knew it. The world, if it is to have an end in time, must have had a beginning in time."

Dean Inge, English Author

Time, Beginning, End, Name

12

"This is the first time in my 32 years in public broadcasting that PBS has ordered up programs for ideological instead of journalistic reasons."

"This is the first time in my 32 years in public broadcasting that PBS has ordered up programs for ideological instead of journalistic reasons."

Bill Moyers, American Journalist

Time, First, Public, Years

12

"People do still cheer for the President. And some of the military audiences are more likely to cheer than others. I have seen him speak lately in front of groups like Freedom House, where the applause was a long time coming."

"People do still cheer for the President. And some of the military audiences are more likely to cheer than others. I have seen him speak lately in front of groups like Freedom House, where the applause was a long time coming."

Gwen Ifill, American Journalist

Time, People, Applause, Audiences

12

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