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"Sometimes it seems like there's more footnotes than text. This isn't something we're proud of, and over time we'd like to see our footnotes steadily shrink."

"Sometimes it seems like there's more footnotes than text. This isn't something we're proud of, and over time we'd like to see our footnotes steadily shrink."

Barry Diller, American Businessman

40

"Keep on dreaming boy, cause when you stop dreamin' it's time to die."

"Keep on dreaming boy, cause when you stop dreamin' it's time to die."

Shannon Hoon, American Musician

40

"I xeroxed my watch. Now I have time to spare."

"I xeroxed my watch. Now I have time to spare."

Rod Schmidt, American Hockey Player

40

"We do have our finger on the pulse of the marketplace, if for no other reasons than having all these live events and listening to our audience all the time."

"We do have our finger on the pulse of the marketplace, if for no other reasons than having all these live events and listening to our audience all the time."

Vince McMahon, American Entertainer

Time, Events, Listening

40

"I still have people saying to me, 'Oh, you're still together?' They don't realize Leppard's been around this whole time, because people just don't get to hear us."

"I still have people saying to me, 'Oh, you're still together?' They don't realize Leppard's been around this whole time, because people just don't get to hear us."

Vivian Campbell, Irish Musician

Time, People, Saying

40

"He was doing - Ray was designing the clothes for my mom's show from California. And one of the first appearances I ever made on television was on my mother's show and Ray and Bob did the clothes for that. It has been a long time."

"He was doing - Ray was designing the clothes for my mom's show from California. And one of the first appearances I ever made on television was on my mother's show and Ray and Bob did the clothes for that. It has been a long time."

Liza Minnelli, American Actress

Time, Mom, Mother, Clothes

40

"When I'm not working, my time is really about my children."

"When I'm not working, my time is really about my children."

Christine Lahti, American Actress

40

"I had some fears as a kid, but I was also relatively fearless. Maybe that's a result of living half the time in reality and the other half in fantasy."

"I had some fears as a kid, but I was also relatively fearless. Maybe that's a result of living half the time in reality and the other half in fantasy."

Suzanne Vega, American Musician

Time, Fantasy, Living, Reality

40

"In passing, also, I would like to say that the first time Adam had a chance he laid the blame on a woman."

"In passing, also, I would like to say that the first time Adam had a chance he laid the blame on a woman."

Nancy Astor, British Politician

Time, Blame, Chance, First

40

"I contend that Bush would be a lot more moderate if there weren't some fundamentalists breathing down his neck every time he wants to establish the state of Israel, every time he wants to do justice for the Palestinian people."

"I contend that Bush would be a lot more moderate if there weren't some fundamentalists breathing down his neck every time he wants to establish the state of Israel, every time he wants to do justice for the Palestinian people."

Tony Campolo, American Clergyman

Time, People, Israel, Justice

40

"There was a time... when people didn't go out of their house on Tuesday night at eight o'clock because Milton Berle was on."

"There was a time... when people didn't go out of their house on Tuesday night at eight o'clock because Milton Berle was on."

Ed McMahon, American Entertainer

Time, People, Night

40

"So during those first moments of the day, which are yours and yours alone, you can circumvent these boundaries and concentrate fully on spiritual matters. And this gives you the opportunity to plan the time management of the entire day."

"So during those first moments of the day, which are yours and yours alone, you can circumvent these boundaries and concentrate fully on spiritual matters. And this gives you the opportunity to plan the time management of the entire day."

Menachem Mendel Schneerson, American Leader

Time, Opportunity, Management, Day

40

"There are people who would rather choke than go see my movies. They write me letters all the time."

"There are people who would rather choke than go see my movies. They write me letters all the time."

Alec Baldwin, American Actor

Time, Movies, People, Letters

40

"I entered the Physics Department in 1950, receiving a Master's degree in 1953 and a Ph.D. in 1956. It is difficult to convey the sense of excitement that pervaded the Department at that time."

"I entered the Physics Department in 1950, receiving a Master's degree in 1953 and a Ph.D. in 1956. It is difficult to convey the sense of excitement that pervaded the Department at that time."

Jerome Isaac Friedman, American Physicist

Time, Excitement, Physics, Sense

40

"If you want to be negative about the whole thing you can say all guitar bands after the Beatles were just a waste of time because the Beatles were the best. I think it's far better to give new records a try."

"If you want to be negative about the whole thing you can say all guitar bands after the Beatles were just a waste of time because the Beatles were the best. I think it's far better to give new records a try."

Stephen Malkmus, American Musician

Time, Negative, Guitar, Want

40

"To be successful be ahead of your time, but only a little."

"To be successful be ahead of your time, but only a little."

Mason Cooley, American Writer

Time, Successful

40

"What I learned most was how to tell a story in 15 seconds or 30 seconds or 60 seconds - to have some kind of goal of what to try to do and make it happen in that time."

"What I learned most was how to tell a story in 15 seconds or 30 seconds or 60 seconds - to have some kind of goal of what to try to do and make it happen in that time."

Renny Harlin, Finnish Director

40

"I was with some Vietnamese recently, and some of them were smoking two cigarettes at the same time. That's the kind of customers we need!"

"I was with some Vietnamese recently, and some of them were smoking two cigarettes at the same time. That's the kind of customers we need!"

Jesse Helms, American Politician

40

"I'm no good with words but I'll find ways from time to time to show you how grateful I am."

"I'm no good with words but I'll find ways from time to time to show you how grateful I am."

Alan Ladd, American Actor

40

"I have known for some time that I can meet any man I want but that does not mean that I want to meet anyone. I certainly don't like being forced into situations."

"I have known for some time that I can meet any man I want but that does not mean that I want to meet anyone. I certainly don't like being forced into situations."

Sharon Stone, American Actress

Time, Being, Man, Want

40

"By and large, mothers and housewives are the only workers who do not have regular time off. They are the great vacationless class."

"By and large, mothers and housewives are the only workers who do not have regular time off. They are the great vacationless class."

Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American Writer

Time, Class, Mothers, Workers

40

"If you look at Griswold, what you can see is the first time the Court recognized the right to privacy, which ends up becoming ultimately the right to abortion."

"If you look at Griswold, what you can see is the first time the Court recognized the right to privacy, which ends up becoming ultimately the right to abortion."

Jay Alan Sekulow, American Lawyer

Time, Abortion, Court, First

40

"It took some time to gather the research and develop it into the storyline, and to finally finish an origin myth poem that I had been working on for twenty years."

"It took some time to gather the research and develop it into the storyline, and to finally finish an origin myth poem that I had been working on for twenty years."

Jean M. Auel, American Writer

Time, Myth, Research, Years

40

"Picture time travel as nothing more than knocking your half-read book to the floor and losing your place. You pick up the book and open the pages to a scene too early or late, but never exactly where you'd been reading."

"Picture time travel as nothing more than knocking your half-read book to the floor and losing your place. You pick up the book and open the pages to a scene too early or late, but never exactly where you'd been reading."

Chuck Palahniuk, American Novelist

Time, Confusion, Journey, Memory

40

"Time flows in strange ways on Sundays, and sights become mysteriously distorted."

"Time flows in strange ways on Sundays, and sights become mysteriously distorted."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

Time, Perception, Mystery, Life

40

"I do believe in living out your own time, unless it's absolutely impossible, which it is for some people."

"I do believe in living out your own time, unless it's absolutely impossible, which it is for some people."

Alan Bates, British Actor

Time, People, Living

40

"We must take the time to do what needs to be done now, what is right, instead of passing a bad bill."

"We must take the time to do what needs to be done now, what is right, instead of passing a bad bill."

Grace Napolitano, American Politician

Time, Needs, Now, Right

40

"Thank God I don't live in Los Angeles. I think if you're there the whole time it just gets out of proportion and you lose touch completely with reality."

"Thank God I don't live in Los Angeles. I think if you're there the whole time it just gets out of proportion and you lose touch completely with reality."

Sam Mendes, British Director

Time, God, Reality

40

"We're making this as entertainment. But God willing, if this show stays on and people see a woman in that office for a while, I think it will help people become more used to it. It's certainly about time that we had a few female presidents."

"We're making this as entertainment. But God willing, if this show stays on and people see a woman in that office for a while, I think it will help people become more used to it. It's certainly about time that we had a few female presidents."

Geena Davis, American Actress

Time, God, People, Entertainment

40

"I am going to spend my time today just thanking the people that played a role in my career, because I truly do believe that I was blessed by a lot of people that paths crossed mine as I went down the road in my career."

"I am going to spend my time today just thanking the people that played a role in my career, because I truly do believe that I was blessed by a lot of people that paths crossed mine as I went down the road in my career."

Nolan Ryan, American Athlete

Time, People, Career, Road

40

"Greater than the tread of mighty armies is an idea whose time has come."

"Greater than the tread of mighty armies is an idea whose time has come."

Victor Hugo, French Author

40

"There is hardly any one so insignificant that he does not seem imposing to some one at some time."

"There is hardly any one so insignificant that he does not seem imposing to some one at some time."

Charles Horton Cooley, American Sociologist

40

"But we made a decision based on the fact that we have been up there a long time and that we feel that the seniority is important to the people of Louisiana."

"But we made a decision based on the fact that we have been up there a long time and that we feel that the seniority is important to the people of Louisiana."

John Breaux, American Politician

Time, People, Decision, Fact

40

"Popular in our time, unpopular in his. So runs the stereotype of rejected genius."

"Popular in our time, unpopular in his. So runs the stereotype of rejected genius."

Robert Hughes, Australian Critic

Time, Genius, Popular

40

"This is a very highly charged investigation. People are very interested in this, and we've got a prosecutor, a very well respected prosecutor who's been looking at this issue, this investigation for a long time."

"This is a very highly charged investigation. People are very interested in this, and we've got a prosecutor, a very well respected prosecutor who's been looking at this issue, this investigation for a long time."

Alberto Gonzales, American Public Servant

Time, People, Investigation

40

"Tim on the show does a lot of that posturing, of course, and feels sort of threatened by women. But even at that, you do see him cooking, and ultimately he's a good father because he spends a lot of time with the boys."

"Tim on the show does a lot of that posturing, of course, and feels sort of threatened by women. But even at that, you do see him cooking, and ultimately he's a good father because he spends a lot of time with the boys."

Patricia Richardson, American Actress

Time, Women, Father, Boys

40

"Being a full time coach doesn't mean that we practice more than other teams. In fact we have strict regulations about the length of our practices and playing season. The academic schedule here means that I rarely have a full team at any one practice!"

"Being a full time coach doesn't mean that we practice more than other teams. In fact we have strict regulations about the length of our practices and playing season. The academic schedule here means that I rarely have a full team at any one practice!"

Tony Brown, American Basketball Player

Time, Being, Coach, Fact

40

"The short English miles are delightful for walking. You are always pleased to find, every now and then, in how short a time you have walked a mile, though, no doubt, a mile is everywhere a mile, I walk but a moderate pace, and can accomplish four English miles in an hour."

"The short English miles are delightful for walking. You are always pleased to find, every now and then, in how short a time you have walked a mile, though, no doubt, a mile is everywhere a mile, I walk but a moderate pace, and can accomplish four English miles in an hour."

Karl Philipp Moritz, German Author

Time, Doubt, English, Now

40

"Winter in Maine is a time of alternating rest and frenzied activity."

"Winter in Maine is a time of alternating rest and frenzied activity."

Tom Allen, American Politician

Time, Rest, Winter

40

"This is the time that I really miss being in my courtroom because I believe that that's the last place in this country where there's supposed to be fairness."

"This is the time that I really miss being in my courtroom because I believe that that's the last place in this country where there's supposed to be fairness."

Star Jones, American Entertainer

Time, Being, Country

39

"That's a traditional Samoan dance. I was lucky that I was able to fly my cousins, who are professional dancers, up from Hawaii and they were able to be in the movie with me. We had a great time."

"That's a traditional Samoan dance. I was lucky that I was able to fly my cousins, who are professional dancers, up from Hawaii and they were able to be in the movie with me. We had a great time."

Dwayne Johnson, American Actor

39

"I'm just having a wonderful time. It's an interesting thing that I'm very comfortable with this material and I don't know why. Maybe it's because I did MacBeth."

"I'm just having a wonderful time. It's an interesting thing that I'm very comfortable with this material and I don't know why. Maybe it's because I did MacBeth."

F. Murray Abraham, American Actor

39

"A few years ago, one of our singles got beaten out by Better Than Ezra. The label could only have one band at a time being taken to the right people at radio, and they opted for Better Than Ezra instead of us. Who knows."

"A few years ago, one of our singles got beaten out by Better Than Ezra. The label could only have one band at a time being taken to the right people at radio, and they opted for Better Than Ezra instead of us. Who knows."

Gene Ween, American Musician

Time, People, Being, Right

39

"There was a time I could have been mistaken for Burt Reynolds. I had a moustache and so did he. But he was the number one star in the world, so there wasn't really much confusion."

"There was a time I could have been mistaken for Burt Reynolds. I had a moustache and so did he. But he was the number one star in the world, so there wasn't really much confusion."

Tom Selleck, American Actor

Time, Confusion, World

39

"The Jungle Bush Beaters didn't last too long as a group, but we had a pretty good time while we did."

"The Jungle Bush Beaters didn't last too long as a group, but we had a pretty good time while we did."

Levon Helm, American Musician

Time, Jungle, Pretty

39

"By a series of violent shocks, the nations in succession have struggled to shake off the Past, to reverse the action of Time and the verdict of success, and to rescue the world from the reign of the dead."

"By a series of violent shocks, the nations in succession have struggled to shake off the Past, to reverse the action of Time and the verdict of success, and to rescue the world from the reign of the dead."

John Acton, English Historian

Time, Success, Action, Nations

39

"I think for me it was a natural transition to move full time into acting rather than figure skating."

"I think for me it was a natural transition to move full time into acting rather than figure skating."

Julie Benz, American Actress

39

"His acting remains forever fixed in a time that never dates."

"His acting remains forever fixed in a time that never dates."

Vincent Canby, American Critic

39

"The only time in my career prior to that I played an evil character was in 'The Twilight Zone'."

"The only time in my career prior to that I played an evil character was in 'The Twilight Zone'."

Morgan Brittany, American Actress

Time, Character, Career, Evil

39

"I wear my wedding ring. We talk about when we're going to get married again, which we hope is going to take place some time in this incredibly hectic calendar year."

"I wear my wedding ring. We talk about when we're going to get married again, which we hope is going to take place some time in this incredibly hectic calendar year."

Jim Lampley, American Celebrity

Time, Wedding, Hope, Talk

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