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"Wisdom sails with wind and time."

"Wisdom sails with wind and time."

John Florio, English Writer

Time, Wisdom, Wind

40

"Because you're telling a story, and I'm sure people fifty years ago would tell the same story differently if they were telling it to you today. Because the time is different. The film is the work of today's audience."

"Because you're telling a story, and I'm sure people fifty years ago would tell the same story differently if they were telling it to you today. Because the time is different. The film is the work of today's audience."

Dennis Muren, American Artist

Time, Work, People, Film

40

"I knew all these people had the same goals I did, but the one that worked the hardest would come out on top. That's what drove me all the time. But I had fun. I did better every day, and that's what made it fun."

"I knew all these people had the same goals I did, but the one that worked the hardest would come out on top. That's what drove me all the time. But I had fun. I did better every day, and that's what made it fun."

Debbie Meyer, American Athlete

Time, People, Goals, Day

40

"I have never known the time when I did not wear stays. My stays are part of me."

"I have never known the time when I did not wear stays. My stays are part of me."

Anna Held, Polish Entertainer

40

"The present time has one advantage over every other - it is our own."

"The present time has one advantage over every other - it is our own."

Charles Caleb Colton, English Writer

40

"I enjoy playing clubs. I still enjoy the closeness of the nightclub venue. However, after a certain period of time and after playing around some of the clubs in New YorkI felt that jazz should be presented in a more prestigious atmosphere."

"I enjoy playing clubs. I still enjoy the closeness of the nightclub venue. However, after a certain period of time and after playing around some of the clubs in New YorkI felt that jazz should be presented in a more prestigious atmosphere."

Sonny Rollins, American Musician

40

"I've never had a chance to sit down and enjoy what's happened - I've been too panicked about the next move. So I took some time out. I thought either I do this now or in 10 years' time I'll end up in the Priory."

"I've never had a chance to sit down and enjoy what's happened - I've been too panicked about the next move. So I took some time out. I thought either I do this now or in 10 years' time I'll end up in the Priory."

Adam Rickitt, British Actor

Time, Thought, Chance, End

40

"This type of gathering is unprecedented. The time has come for Christians to publicly affirm our Jewish roots, distinctions and oneness in Jesus Christ."

"This type of gathering is unprecedented. The time has come for Christians to publicly affirm our Jewish roots, distinctions and oneness in Jesus Christ."

Bill McCartney, American Celebrity

Time, Christ, Oneness

40

"The economy of human time is the next advantage of machinery in manufactures."

"The economy of human time is the next advantage of machinery in manufactures."

Charles Babbage, English Mathematician

40

"I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing French ensembles."

"I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing French ensembles."

Gavin Bryars, English Composer

40

"I produced and directed a movie a couple years ago that won some awards that Samuel Goldwyn released called 'The Last Good Time'. I wrote, produced and directed it, but I wasn't in it."

"I produced and directed a movie a couple years ago that won some awards that Samuel Goldwyn released called 'The Last Good Time'. I wrote, produced and directed it, but I wasn't in it."

Bob Balaban, American Actor

Time, Awards, Years

40

"I'm just a natural flirt, but I don't see it in a sexual way. A lot of the time I'm like an overexcited puppy."

"I'm just a natural flirt, but I don't see it in a sexual way. A lot of the time I'm like an overexcited puppy."

Kylie Minogue, Australian Musician

40

"It is time to get drunk! So as not to be the martyred slaves of Time, get drunk; get drunk without stopping! On wine, on poetry, or on virtue, as you wish."

"It is time to get drunk! So as not to be the martyred slaves of Time, get drunk; get drunk without stopping! On wine, on poetry, or on virtue, as you wish."

Charles Baudelaire, French Poet

Time, Poetry, Virtue, Wine

40

"The only time a man thinks is when he's alone."

"The only time a man thinks is when he's alone."

Jose Bergaman, American Musician

40

"I want to work for a long, long time and keep growing in my work, and if I am very lucky and very blessed, maybe somewhere along the line there will be one movie in there that becomes a classic."

"I want to work for a long, long time and keep growing in my work, and if I am very lucky and very blessed, maybe somewhere along the line there will be one movie in there that becomes a classic."

Salma Hayek, Mexican Actress

Time, Work, Want, Will

40

"Unemployment is sky-rocketing; deflation is in our future for the first time since the Great Depression. I don't care whose fault it is, it's the truth."

"Unemployment is sky-rocketing; deflation is in our future for the first time since the Great Depression. I don't care whose fault it is, it's the truth."

John Mellencamp, American Musician

Time, Truth, Care, Depression

40

"Just take your time - wave comes. Let the other guys go, catch another one."

"Just take your time - wave comes. Let the other guys go, catch another one."

Duke Kahanamoku, American Athlete

40

"The Democrats seem to be basically nicer people, but they have demonstrated time and again that they have the management skills of celery."

"The Democrats seem to be basically nicer people, but they have demonstrated time and again that they have the management skills of celery."

Dave Barry, American Journalist

Time, People, Management, Democrats

40

"By March '87 we're down to seven thousand, by the end of the year we're down to twelve hundred. The whole bottom just fell out of the market. It was bad for me because I was in Australia at the time."

"By March '87 we're down to seven thousand, by the end of the year we're down to twelve hundred. The whole bottom just fell out of the market. It was bad for me because I was in Australia at the time."

Eddie Campbell, Scottish Artist

Time, End, March

40

"I demanded two weeks of rehearsal because to me as an actor, that's the most important time."

"I demanded two weeks of rehearsal because to me as an actor, that's the most important time."

Christine Lahti, American Actress

40

"I would certainly say that films like Time Code and the Loss of Sexual Innocence were far more rewarding to me in terms of being able to move forward as a filmmaker."

"I would certainly say that films like Time Code and the Loss of Sexual Innocence were far more rewarding to me in terms of being able to move forward as a filmmaker."

Mike Figgis, English Director

Time, Being, Innocence, Loss

40

"To me, Ennis stands for the conservative side of America. He's the biggest homophobe in the whole movie - culturally and psychologically - but by the time he admits his feelings, it's too late."

"To me, Ennis stands for the conservative side of America. He's the biggest homophobe in the whole movie - culturally and psychologically - but by the time he admits his feelings, it's too late."

Ang Lee, Chinese Director

Time, Feelings, America, Conservative

40

"It is absolutely my conviction, that Walter Salles will figure among the great directors of our time."

"It is absolutely my conviction, that Walter Salles will figure among the great directors of our time."

Arthur Cohn, Swiss Producer

Time, Conviction, Will

40

"I mean, when it's time to rhyme rhyme, I can get down for mine."

"I mean, when it's time to rhyme rhyme, I can get down for mine."

Missy Elliot, American Musician

40

"The time to worrying about flying is when you're on the ground. When you're up in the air, it's too late. No point in worrying about it then."

"The time to worrying about flying is when you're on the ground. When you're up in the air, it's too late. No point in worrying about it then."

Denzel Washington, American Actor

40

"The snow itself is lonely or, if you prefer, self-sufficient. There is no other time when the whole world seems composed of one thing and one thing only."

"The snow itself is lonely or, if you prefer, self-sufficient. There is no other time when the whole world seems composed of one thing and one thing only."

Joseph Wood Krutch, American Environmentalist

Time, Lonely, Self, Snow

40

"I think you end up doing the stuff you were supposed to do at the time you were supposed to do it."

"I think you end up doing the stuff you were supposed to do at the time you were supposed to do it."

Robert Downey, Jr., American Actor

Time, End, Robert Downey, Jr.

40

"In a strange kind of way I know were really popular and probably the biggest band in the country at the moment, but at the same time there is this real cult thing going on."

"In a strange kind of way I know were really popular and probably the biggest band in the country at the moment, but at the same time there is this real cult thing going on."

Dan Hawkins, English Musician

Time, Country, Popular

40

"Grief is like a moving river, so that's what I mean by it's always changing. It's a strange thing to say because I'm at heart an optimistic person, but I would say in some ways it just gets worse. It's just that the more time that passes, the more you miss someone."

"Grief is like a moving river, so that's what I mean by it's always changing. It's a strange thing to say because I'm at heart an optimistic person, but I would say in some ways it just gets worse. It's just that the more time that passes, the more you miss someone."

Michelle Williams, American Actress

Time, Heart, Grief

40

"You can still have chemistry on screen without getting on with the person. But it just makes your job a lot easier if you don't have to gird your loins, if that's not quite the right phrase, every time you're going to do a scene with that person."

"You can still have chemistry on screen without getting on with the person. But it just makes your job a lot easier if you don't have to gird your loins, if that's not quite the right phrase, every time you're going to do a scene with that person."

Hugh Dancy, British Actor

Time, Job, Right

40

"By the time Apple's Macintosh operating system finally falls into the public domain, there will be no machine that could possibly run it. The term of copyright for software is effectively unlimited."

"By the time Apple's Macintosh operating system finally falls into the public domain, there will be no machine that could possibly run it. The term of copyright for software is effectively unlimited."

Lawrence Lessig, American Educator

Time, Machine, Public, Software

40

"We really think it is a good thing for scientists to spend a little bit of their time either in the community or in schools or helping to train high school teachers."

"We really think it is a good thing for scientists to spend a little bit of their time either in the community or in schools or helping to train high school teachers."

Thomas R. Cech, American Scientist

Time, Community, School, Schools

40

"By the time I returned to Czechoslovakia, I had an understanding of the principles of the market."

"By the time I returned to Czechoslovakia, I had an understanding of the principles of the market."

Vaclav Klaus, Czechoslovakian Statesman

Time, Principles, Understanding

40

"I was not a big Allman Brothers fan but I could relate to that because that is what the flavor of the day was at that time - at least it was like that for me."

"I was not a big Allman Brothers fan but I could relate to that because that is what the flavor of the day was at that time - at least it was like that for me."

George Thorogood, American Musician

Time, Brothers, Day

40

"I knew at the time that that wasn't the part I would be doing, they just wanted a screentest so they could have a look at it to show to the directors and producers. Then they wrote a part for me or maybe they already had it in mind, I don't know."

"I knew at the time that that wasn't the part I would be doing, they just wanted a screentest so they could have a look at it to show to the directors and producers. Then they wrote a part for me or maybe they already had it in mind, I don't know."

Dannii Minogue, Australian Musician

40

"And what we know, or think we know, about the universe of space and time is changing very quickly."

"And what we know, or think we know, about the universe of space and time is changing very quickly."

Fred Saberhagen, American Author

Time, Space, Universe

40

"Any time you're trying to do a movie with a happy ending, it's very difficult because it's been done before and you don't want to be manipulative."

"Any time you're trying to do a movie with a happy ending, it's very difficult because it's been done before and you don't want to be manipulative."

Tim Robbins, American Actor

Time, Ending, Trying, Want

40

"Let me be very honest and just say that if any airline would let me take the violin and the laptop on board I would fly that airline all the time."

"Let me be very honest and just say that if any airline would let me take the violin and the laptop on board I would fly that airline all the time."

Lara St. John, Canadian Musician

40

"So now is the time, more than ever, for those who truly value all the principles of democracy, especially including dissent, to be the most forceful in speaking up, standing up and speaking out."

"So now is the time, more than ever, for those who truly value all the principles of democracy, especially including dissent, to be the most forceful in speaking up, standing up and speaking out."

Jim Hightower, American Activist

Time, Democracy, Dissent, Now

40

"I was regarded as the school freak which further reinforced a lot of inhibitions and doubts I had about myself. I was a shy, frightened teenager for a long time."

"I was regarded as the school freak which further reinforced a lot of inhibitions and doubts I had about myself. I was a shy, frightened teenager for a long time."

Winona Ryder, American Actress

40

"Is now the time to legalize prostitution?"

"Is now the time to legalize prostitution?"

Harry Anderson, American Actor

Time, Now, Prostitution

40

"Every time I go to a movie, it's magic, no matter what the movie's about."

"Every time I go to a movie, it's magic, no matter what the movie's about."

Steven Spielberg, American Director

40

"Lose not yourself in a far off time, seize the moment that is thine."

"Lose not yourself in a far off time, seize the moment that is thine."

Friedrich Schiller, German Dramatist

40

"Every job is different. I don't think that I've ever had that wonderful feeling when you've finished a job or where you feel like you've mastered it or sort of nailed it... You can never be satisfied. If you're satisfied, it's time to retire."

"Every job is different. I don't think that I've ever had that wonderful feeling when you've finished a job or where you feel like you've mastered it or sort of nailed it... You can never be satisfied. If you're satisfied, it's time to retire."

Alfred Molina, English Actor

Time, Feeling, Job

40

"You know, dramas are much more expensive to do than say a comedy, so any kind of deficit like that is picked up on when it comes time for them to pick up new shows."

"You know, dramas are much more expensive to do than say a comedy, so any kind of deficit like that is picked up on when it comes time for them to pick up new shows."

Paul Guilfoyle, American Actor

40

"This China trade deal is basically like the Bobby Knight of trade deals. You know, you abuse, you abuse, you abuse, and then they say 'Well, OK, we'll let you try one more time.'"

"This China trade deal is basically like the Bobby Knight of trade deals. You know, you abuse, you abuse, you abuse, and then they say 'Well, OK, we'll let you try one more time.'"

David Bonior, American Politician

Time, Abuse, Deals, Knight

40

"It's ironic that in our culture everyone's biggest complaint is about not having enough time; yet nothing terrifies us more than the thought of eternity."

"It's ironic that in our culture everyone's biggest complaint is about not having enough time; yet nothing terrifies us more than the thought of eternity."

Dennis Miller, American Comedian

Time, Thought, Complaint, Culture

40

"At the end of the Beatles, I really was done in for the first time in my life. Until then, I really was a kind of cocky sod."

"At the end of the Beatles, I really was done in for the first time in my life. Until then, I really was a kind of cocky sod."

Paul McCartney, English Musician

Time, Life, End, First

40

"Fantastic! Right in the middle of that long stretch between Christmas and Spring Break, your coats are getting dirty, everything's dark, dingy - what a great time for a movie!"

"Fantastic! Right in the middle of that long stretch between Christmas and Spring Break, your coats are getting dirty, everything's dark, dingy - what a great time for a movie!"

John Hughes, American Director

Time, Christmas, Right, Spring

40

"I was born in Poland I came to Sweden when I was eight and always wanted to act and suddenly ended up in a Bond movie which was for me at that time absolutely enormous."

"I was born in Poland I came to Sweden when I was eight and always wanted to act and suddenly ended up in a Bond movie which was for me at that time absolutely enormous."

Izabella Scorupco, Polish Actress

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