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"The true traveler is he who goes on foot, and even then, he sits down a lot of the time."

"The true traveler is he who goes on foot, and even then, he sits down a lot of the time."

Sidonie Gabrielle Colette, French Novelist

41

"My mother was born in your state, Mr. Walter, and my mother was a Quaker, and my ancestors in the time of Washington baked bread for George Washington's troops when they crossed the Delaware, and my own father was a slave."

"My mother was born in your state, Mr. Walter, and my mother was a Quaker, and my ancestors in the time of Washington baked bread for George Washington's troops when they crossed the Delaware, and my own father was a slave."

Paul Robeson, American Actor

Time, Mother, Father, State

41

"After I changed the string we picked up right where we left off - and punched back in at the same time. I don't know if this has ever been done before. The engineer sort of looked at us weird, but we got it on the first take."

"After I changed the string we picked up right where we left off - and punched back in at the same time. I don't know if this has ever been done before. The engineer sort of looked at us weird, but we got it on the first take."

Stevie Ray Vaughan, American Musician

Time, First, Right

41

"If you take a more Darwinian point of view the dynamics of the universe are such that as the universe evolved in time, complex systems arose out of the natural dynamics of the universe."

"If you take a more Darwinian point of view the dynamics of the universe are such that as the universe evolved in time, complex systems arose out of the natural dynamics of the universe."

Seth Lloyd, American Educator

41

"Every time I show up to do something here it's considered a comeback. If I came into town and they didn't call it that, I'd be disappointed."

"Every time I show up to do something here it's considered a comeback. If I came into town and they didn't call it that, I'd be disappointed."

Sheena Easton, Scottish Musician

41

"There were days that I worked all the time, without a layoff, or a rest, finishing one picture and reporting for another sometimes on the same day."

"There were days that I worked all the time, without a layoff, or a rest, finishing one picture and reporting for another sometimes on the same day."

Gene Tierney, American Actress

Time, Day, Rest

41

"In my own work, I tend to cover a lot of time and to jump back and forward in time, and sometimes the way I do this is not very straightforward."

"In my own work, I tend to cover a lot of time and to jump back and forward in time, and sometimes the way I do this is not very straightforward."

Alice Munro, Canadian Writer

41

"Once upon a time there was a piece of wood. It was not an expensive piece of wood. Far from it. Just a common block of firewood, one of those thick, solid logs that are put on the fire in winter to make cold rooms cozy and warm."

"Once upon a time there was a piece of wood. It was not an expensive piece of wood. Far from it. Just a common block of firewood, one of those thick, solid logs that are put on the fire in winter to make cold rooms cozy and warm."

Carlo Collodi, Italian Writer

Time, Fire, Winter, Wood

41

"One of the biggest mistakes a photographer can make is to look at the real world and cling to the vain hope that next time his film will somehow bear a closer resemblance to it."

"One of the biggest mistakes a photographer can make is to look at the real world and cling to the vain hope that next time his film will somehow bear a closer resemblance to it."

Galen Rowell, American Photographer

Time, Hope, Film, Mistakes

41

"I really didn't even have time to get that many lessons, to be honest, because I was suddenly on the road. I was kind of thrown in the deep end. But that wasn't a bad thing when I look back at it."

"I really didn't even have time to get that many lessons, to be honest, because I was suddenly on the road. I was kind of thrown in the deep end. But that wasn't a bad thing when I look back at it."

Caroline Corr, Irish Musician

Time, Deep, End, Road

41

"At the Muddy Waters thing, I played the first song by myself on an acoustic guitar. I thought that was great that y'all did that tribute to Muddy Waters. I had a real good time."

"At the Muddy Waters thing, I played the first song by myself on an acoustic guitar. I thought that was great that y'all did that tribute to Muddy Waters. I had a real good time."

Gregg Allman, American Musician

Time, Thought, First, Guitar

41

"I have decided not to do the spa. Too time consuming."

"I have decided not to do the spa. Too time consuming."

Sela Ward, American Actress

41

"We do spend time talking about it and we puzzle through it together. We ride the roller coasters together - the high highs and the low lows."

"We do spend time talking about it and we puzzle through it together. We ride the roller coasters together - the high highs and the low lows."

Kyra Sedgwick, American Actress

41

"It's very worrying at this time in the world that any point of view should be prohibited, that's banned, there are heretics that should be burned at the stake."

"It's very worrying at this time in the world that any point of view should be prohibited, that's banned, there are heretics that should be burned at the stake."

Thabo Mbeki, South African Statesman

Time, World, Southafrican

41

"We were only there for five days and during that time Tom was a bit annoyed that the French were more interested in me and my schoolgirl outfit than him and his long scarf."

"We were only there for five days and during that time Tom was a bit annoyed that the French were more interested in me and my schoolgirl outfit than him and his long scarf."

Lalla Ward, English Actor

41

"I went to night school and summer school, I made that whole year up and I actually graduated on time. Also, I got a part-time job at the radio station."

"I went to night school and summer school, I made that whole year up and I actually graduated on time. Also, I got a part-time job at the radio station."

Angie Martinez, American Musician

Time, Job, Night, School

41

"As long as we are persistence in our pursuit of our deepest destiny, we will continue to grow. We cannot choose the day or time when we will fully bloom. It happens in its own time."

"As long as we are persistence in our pursuit of our deepest destiny, we will continue to grow. We cannot choose the day or time when we will fully bloom. It happens in its own time."

Denis Waitley, American Writer

Time, Day, Destiny, Persistence

41

"I do want to write about Jane Whitefield again, but only when I have a good enough idea - something I've figured out about her that's news and that's worth a reader's time."

"I do want to write about Jane Whitefield again, but only when I have a good enough idea - something I've figured out about her that's news and that's worth a reader's time."

Thomas Perry, German Musician

Time, Idea, News, Want

41

"We tried not to age, but time had its rage."

"We tried not to age, but time had its rage."

Pete Townshend, British Musician

41

"That was cool and that sucked all at the same time."

"That was cool and that sucked all at the same time."

Adam Savage, American Entertainer

41

"Second issue is the rapidly accelerating increase in the number of vulnerabilities that get discovered every day. And, equally importantly, is the shortening of time between the discovery of the vulnerability and the release of an exploit."

"Second issue is the rapidly accelerating increase in the number of vulnerabilities that get discovered every day. And, equally importantly, is the shortening of time between the discovery of the vulnerability and the release of an exploit."

John W. Thompson, American Businessman

Time, Day, Discovery, Vulnerability

41

"The Supreme Court is having a hard time integrating schools. What chance do I have to integrate audiences?"

"The Supreme Court is having a hard time integrating schools. What chance do I have to integrate audiences?"

Nat King Cole, American Musician

Time, Audiences, Chance, Court

41

"You know, I grew up in two American internment camps, and at that time I was very young."

"You know, I grew up in two American internment camps, and at that time I was very young."

George Takei, American Actor

41

"By the Declaration of Independence, dreaded by the foes an for a time doubtfully viewed by many of the friends of America, everything stood on a new and more respectable footing, both with regard to the operations of war or negotiations with foreign powers."

"By the Declaration of Independence, dreaded by the foes an for a time doubtfully viewed by many of the friends of America, everything stood on a new and more respectable footing, both with regard to the operations of war or negotiations with foreign powers."

Mercy Otis Warren, American Playwright

Time, War, America, Friends

41

"As a boy, I didn't need a lot of playmates to have a good time."

"As a boy, I didn't need a lot of playmates to have a good time."

Bruce Boxleitner, American Actor

41

"If you fail the first time that's just a chance to start over again."

"If you fail the first time that's just a chance to start over again."

Lenny Wilkens, American Basketball Coach

Time, Chance, First

41

"I've been drinking tequila for a long time now, and it's never been about drinking to get drunk. I don't do that. I never drink tequila during the day, and I don't drive at night."

"I've been drinking tequila for a long time now, and it's never been about drinking to get drunk. I don't do that. I never drink tequila during the day, and I don't drive at night."

Sammy Hagar, American Musician

Time, Day, Drinking, Night

41

"When I was in high school, The Dave Matthews Band was a local band, and that was the first time I was starting to connect with a live band that was something that wasn't on the radio or TV."

"When I was in high school, The Dave Matthews Band was a local band, and that was the first time I was starting to connect with a live band that was something that wasn't on the radio or TV."

Jason Mraz, American Musician

Time, First, School

41

"I take what I see work. I'm a strict believer in the scientific principle of believing nothing, only taking the best evidence available at the present time, interpreting it as best you can, and leaving your mind open to the fact that new evidence will appear tomorrow."

"I take what I see work. I'm a strict believer in the scientific principle of believing nothing, only taking the best evidence available at the present time, interpreting it as best you can, and leaving your mind open to the fact that new evidence will appear tomorrow."

Adam Osborne, American Author

Time, Work, Fact, Mind

41

"For a time that you couldn't get a gig if you didn't look a certain way."

"For a time that you couldn't get a gig if you didn't look a certain way."

Chris Bailey, Australian Musician

41

"When you've been locked up in a mental institution, people are going to ask questions. It was OK, because I didn't have to act perfect all the time."

"When you've been locked up in a mental institution, people are going to ask questions. It was OK, because I didn't have to act perfect all the time."

Drew Barrymore, American Actress

Time, People, Act, Questions

41

"Hey, any time you're throwing bodies over board it is to save yourself."

"Hey, any time you're throwing bodies over board it is to save yourself."

Lawrence Tierney, American Actor

41

"I would recommend the short story form, which is a lot harder to write since you have to be so careful with words, until there is plenty of time to doodle through a novel."

"I would recommend the short story form, which is a lot harder to write since you have to be so careful with words, until there is plenty of time to doodle through a novel."

Anne McCaffrey, American Author

41

"When I was coming up, I practiced all the time because I thought if I didn't I couldn't do my best."

"When I was coming up, I practiced all the time because I thought if I didn't I couldn't do my best."

Herbie Hancock, American Musician

41

"I lived in an attached house. My father used to drive into the wrong driveway all the time. He'd say, Damn it, how do you tell one of these houses from another?"

"I lived in an attached house. My father used to drive into the wrong driveway all the time. He'd say, Damn it, how do you tell one of these houses from another?"

Paul Simon, American Musician

Time, Father, Houses, Wrong

41

"Genius is the very eye of intellect and the wing of thought; it is always in advance of its time, and is the pioneer for the generation which it precedes."

"Genius is the very eye of intellect and the wing of thought; it is always in advance of its time, and is the pioneer for the generation which it precedes."

William Gilmore Simms, American Novelist

Time, Genius, Thought, Eye

41

"You never get tired unless you stop and take time for it."

"You never get tired unless you stop and take time for it."

Bob Hope, American Comedian

41

"7 Mile is like an Ave. Back in the days it was poppin' in the summer time."

"7 Mile is like an Ave. Back in the days it was poppin' in the summer time."

Obie Trice, American Musician

41

"It will take a long time, and certainly the West will remain the dominant civilization well into the next century, but the decline is occurring."

"It will take a long time, and certainly the West will remain the dominant civilization well into the next century, but the decline is occurring."

Samuel P. Huntington, American Sociologist

Time, Civilization, Will

41

"But I enjoyed getting sick, I didn't mind it at all. So in that short amount of time, I did actually go from 121 right back up to 180, which is way too fast obviously. And that resulted in some doctors visits to get things sorted out."

"But I enjoyed getting sick, I didn't mind it at all. So in that short amount of time, I did actually go from 121 right back up to 180, which is way too fast obviously. And that resulted in some doctors visits to get things sorted out."

Christian Bale, Welsh Actor

Time, Doctors, Mind, Right

41

"I made records in the past that are as traditional as any other country records that have been made, but at the same time the records have a contemporary slant on it too."

"I made records in the past that are as traditional as any other country records that have been made, but at the same time the records have a contemporary slant on it too."

Vince Gill, American Musician

Time, Country, Past

41

"New York is an exciting town where something is happening all the time, most unsolved."

"New York is an exciting town where something is happening all the time, most unsolved."

Johnny Carson, American Comedian

41

"I knew, however, that the next morning after the fight I would have to get away, and I did just in time, for a full company came early to look for me and were furious because I had escaped them."

"I knew, however, that the next morning after the fight I would have to get away, and I did just in time, for a full company came early to look for me and were furious because I had escaped them."

Jesse James, American Criminal

Time, Company, Fight

41

"I've calmed down, certainly, from the days of being 18, but I'm still having a good time."

"I've calmed down, certainly, from the days of being 18, but I'm still having a good time."

Christian Slater, American Actor

41

"It's like Scott Wolf, I never thought he looked like Tom Cruise until somebody said it and now that they've said it, I see it every time I look at him!"

"It's like Scott Wolf, I never thought he looked like Tom Cruise until somebody said it and now that they've said it, I see it every time I look at him!"

Jeremy London, American Actor

Time, Thought, Now

41

"I went along and basically learned a few of the songs they were doing at the time, which were quite a few of the songs we ended up doing on our first album."

"I went along and basically learned a few of the songs they were doing at the time, which were quite a few of the songs we ended up doing on our first album."

John Deacon, British Musician

Time, First, Songs

41

"By the time I would have graduated, at 22, I was a writer and featured performer on Saturday Night Live."

"By the time I would have graduated, at 22, I was a writer and featured performer on Saturday Night Live."

Sarah Silverman, American Comedian

Time, Night, Writer

41

"It is time for dead languages to be quiet."

"It is time for dead languages to be quiet."

Natalie Clifford Barney, American Author

41

"I even believe if you're killing a team, you shouldn't stop. You should respect your opponents enough to play 100 percent the whole time. And by the same token, if you're getting killed by the other team, you should never quit."

"I even believe if you're killing a team, you shouldn't stop. You should respect your opponents enough to play 100 percent the whole time. And by the same token, if you're getting killed by the other team, you should never quit."

Sue Wicks, American Athlete

Time, Killing, Opponents, Play

41

"Time spent on hiring is time well spent."

"Time spent on hiring is time well spent."

Robert Half, American Businessman

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