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"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

"Victor Young had been hired to write the score for the dances of The Ten Commandments but he became very ill. You were then hired to write the score. But at the same time you'd written The Man with the Golden Arm score."

"Victor Young had been hired to write the score for the dances of The Ten Commandments but he became very ill. You were then hired to write the score. But at the same time you'd written The Man with the Golden Arm score."

Elmer Bernstein, American Composer

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

39

"A long time ago a bunch of people reached a general consensus as to what's real and what's not and most of us have been going along with it ever since."

"A long time ago a bunch of people reached a general consensus as to what's real and what's not and most of us have been going along with it ever since."

Charles de Lint, Canadian Writer

39

"As order exponentially increases, time exponentially speeds up."

"As order exponentially increases, time exponentially speeds up."

Ray Kurzweil, American Inventor

39

"I can't talk about anything or write about anything if I don't understand it. So a lot of the stuff that I go through and a lot of the time that I spend is understanding."

"I can't talk about anything or write about anything if I don't understand it. So a lot of the stuff that I go through and a lot of the time that I spend is understanding."

Alton Brown, American Entertainer

Time, Talk, Understanding

39

"I am in an adolescence in reverse, as mysterious as the first, except that this time I feel it as a decay of the odds that I might live for a while, that I can sleep it off."

"I am in an adolescence in reverse, as mysterious as the first, except that this time I feel it as a decay of the odds that I might live for a while, that I can sleep it off."

Harold Brodkey, American Author

Time, Adolescence, First, Sleep

39

"I didn't spend a lot of time on national security the American people will be glad to know."

"I didn't spend a lot of time on national security the American people will be glad to know."

Paul Begala, American Journalist

Time, People, Nationalsecurity

39

"Nobody wants you to stop, obviously because you're a moneymaking machine. But you have to make the decision and you have to move forward. So I took time off to have babies and do all that."

"Nobody wants you to stop, obviously because you're a moneymaking machine. But you have to make the decision and you have to move forward. So I took time off to have babies and do all that."

Donna Summer, American Musician

Time, Decision, Babies, Machine

39

"I get quite lazy about cooking because when I come back from work it is the last thing I want to do, really is spend loads of time cooking."

"I get quite lazy about cooking because when I come back from work it is the last thing I want to do, really is spend loads of time cooking."

Prince William, British Royalty

Time, Work, Cooking, Want

39

"But, at the same time, I think that there is room for economic stimulus in terms of accelerated depreciation to encourage businesses to invest and to grow and ultimately to hire more people again."

"But, at the same time, I think that there is room for economic stimulus in terms of accelerated depreciation to encourage businesses to invest and to grow and ultimately to hire more people again."

John Breaux, American Politician

39

"Some go on to trade schools or get further training for jobs they are interested in. Some go into the arts, some are craftsmen, some take a little time out to travel, and some start their own businesses. But our graduates find and work at what they want to do."

"Some go on to trade schools or get further training for jobs they are interested in. Some go into the arts, some are craftsmen, some take a little time out to travel, and some start their own businesses. But our graduates find and work at what they want to do."

Daniel Greenberg, American Educator

Time, Work, Travel, Jobs

39

"The first time I met Ray, I was going to school around the corner from his house. One day, he was playing the piano. I eased up on the porch to listen to him."

"The first time I met Ray, I was going to school around the corner from his house. One day, he was playing the piano. I eased up on the porch to listen to him."

Billy Preston, American Musician

Time, Day, First, School

39

"The time when there is no one there to feel sorry for you or to cheer for you is when a player is made."

"The time when there is no one there to feel sorry for you or to cheer for you is when a player is made."

Tim Duncan, American Athlete

39

"And I was very comfortable with this band even when we disagreed. It takes a long time to feel comfortable enough to disagree with somebody. When everything happened, it just was really confusing. It's like our weaknesses were nurtured and brought out front by outsiders."

"And I was very comfortable with this band even when we disagreed. It takes a long time to feel comfortable enough to disagree with somebody. When everything happened, it just was really confusing. It's like our weaknesses were nurtured and brought out front by outsiders."

Edie Brickell, American Musician

39

"You know, the market was down yesterday... my first thought when I heard-just on a personal basis, when I heard there had been this attack and I saw the futures this morning, which were really in the tank, I thought, Time to buy."

"You know, the market was down yesterday... my first thought when I heard-just on a personal basis, when I heard there had been this attack and I saw the futures this morning, which were really in the tank, I thought, Time to buy."

Brit Hume, American Journalist

Time, Thought, First, Yesterday

39

"Chance is the one thing you can't buy. You have to pay for it and you have to pay for it with your life, spending a lot of time, you pay for it with time, not the wasting of time but the spending of time."

"Chance is the one thing you can't buy. You have to pay for it and you have to pay for it with your life, spending a lot of time, you pay for it with time, not the wasting of time but the spending of time."

Robert Doisneau, French Photographer

Time, Life, Chance

39

"But at my back I always hear Time's winged chariot hurrying near."

"But at my back I always hear Time's winged chariot hurrying near."

Andrew Marvell, English Writer

39

"We continued to move forward without loss of time, hoping to be able to reach the wood described by the Indians before all our horses should become exhausted."

"We continued to move forward without loss of time, hoping to be able to reach the wood described by the Indians before all our horses should become exhausted."

William Henry Ashley, American Businessman

Time, Horses, Loss, Wood

39

"When people come to the show they think we are a legendary band because they hear us on Classic Rock radio all the time. It is psychological. That's okay - I'm down with that."

"When people come to the show they think we are a legendary band because they hear us on Classic Rock radio all the time. It is psychological. That's okay - I'm down with that."

George Thorogood, American Musician

39

"All the other books ask, 'What's it like?' What was World War II like for the young kid at Normandy, or what is work like for a woman having a job for the first time in her life? What's it like to be black or white?"

"All the other books ask, 'What's it like?' What was World War II like for the young kid at Normandy, or what is work like for a woman having a job for the first time in her life? What's it like to be black or white?"

Studs Terkel, American Journalist

Time, War, Work, Life

39

"The epic poet collaborates with the spirit of his time in the composition of his work. That is, if he is successful; the time may refuse to work with him, but he may not refuse to work with his time."

"The epic poet collaborates with the spirit of his time in the composition of his work. That is, if he is successful; the time may refuse to work with him, but he may not refuse to work with his time."

Lascelles Abercrombie, British Poet

Time, Work, Successful, May

39

"Every time we bring someone in we ensure that they are a strategic thinker, but even more important that they understand that if the products aren't successful and the products don't sell that there won't be anything to strategize about."

"Every time we bring someone in we ensure that they are a strategic thinker, but even more important that they understand that if the products aren't successful and the products don't sell that there won't be anything to strategize about."

David Rose, American Musician

Time, Successful

39

"We had not had time to establish ourselves as a double act before Ernie joined the Merchant Navy. I teamed up with the brother of the late Dave Morris."

"We had not had time to establish ourselves as a double act before Ernie joined the Merchant Navy. I teamed up with the brother of the late Dave Morris."

Eric Morecambe, British Comedian

Time, Brother, Act, Navy

39

"My parents told me I would become a doctor and then in my spare time I would become a concert pianist. So, both my day job and my spare time were sort of taken care of."

"My parents told me I would become a doctor and then in my spare time I would become a concert pianist. So, both my day job and my spare time were sort of taken care of."

Amy Tan, American Novelist

Time, Care, Day, Job

39

"I've been so fortunate because I never really had ups and downs as far as my career. Ninety-nine percent of the time, I've been sold out all over the world."

"I've been so fortunate because I never really had ups and downs as far as my career. Ninety-nine percent of the time, I've been sold out all over the world."

Tony Bennett, American Musician

Time, Career, World

39

"Before the day begins, you are not yet engaged in any physical activities. And it is only physically that you are constrained by the limits of time and place; mentally, there are no such boundaries."

"Before the day begins, you are not yet engaged in any physical activities. And it is only physically that you are constrained by the limits of time and place; mentally, there are no such boundaries."

Menachem Mendel Schneerson, American Leader

Time, Day, Limits

39

"We all understand that compromise is part of the legislative process, yet at the same time, I would submit that wilderness is not for sale."

"We all understand that compromise is part of the legislative process, yet at the same time, I would submit that wilderness is not for sale."

Nick Rahall, American Politician

Time, Compromise, Wilderness

39

"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

39

"At the same time, it is obvious that clinicians in Haiti are faced with different, and, in fact, greater, challenges when attempting to treat complications of HIV disease."

"At the same time, it is obvious that clinicians in Haiti are faced with different, and, in fact, greater, challenges when attempting to treat complications of HIV disease."

Paul Farmer, American Educator

Time, Disease, Fact, Obvious

39

"It always takes awfully long time to understand unbelievably simple things."

"It always takes awfully long time to understand unbelievably simple things."

Joe Chung, American Entrepreneur

39

"I can create countries just as I can create the actions of my characters. That is why a lot of travel seems to me a waste of time."

"I can create countries just as I can create the actions of my characters. That is why a lot of travel seems to me a waste of time."

Jerzy Kosinski, Polish Novelist

Time, Travel, Actions, Countries

39

"I miss playing with Miles. I did play with him a little while before he left the planet, but even at that time I longed to maybe do some things together."

"I miss playing with Miles. I did play with him a little while before he left the planet, but even at that time I longed to maybe do some things together."

Sonny Rollins, American Musician

39

"I expected to die. At no time before the trial did I expect to escape with my life. Yet being executed in the gas chamber did not necessarily mean defeat. It could be one more step to bring the community to a higher level of consciousness."

"I expected to die. At no time before the trial did I expect to escape with my life. Yet being executed in the gas chamber did not necessarily mean defeat. It could be one more step to bring the community to a higher level of consciousness."

Huey Newton, American Activist

Time, Life, Being, Community

39

"So you shouldn't really flatter yourself that they want to be your buddy. They don't. Generally. They want you for some reason or other, and you just have to fend that off all the time."

"So you shouldn't really flatter yourself that they want to be your buddy. They don't. Generally. They want you for some reason or other, and you just have to fend that off all the time."

Kurt Loder, American Journalist

Time, Reason, Want

39

"The campaign is over. It's time for the work of governing to begin."

"The campaign is over. It's time for the work of governing to begin."

Tom Daschle, American Politician

39

"The social object of skilled investment should be to defeat the dark forces of time and ignorance which envelope our future."

"The social object of skilled investment should be to defeat the dark forces of time and ignorance which envelope our future."

John Maynard Keynes, English Economist

Time, Defeat, Future, Ignorance

39

"Over time, the product we produce has been consistently successful here in America and around the world. Apparently, we are doing something right."

"Over time, the product we produce has been consistently successful here in America and around the world. Apparently, we are doing something right."

Michael Eisner, American Businessman

Time, Successful, America, Right

39

"It depends on the time of the year and who I've been talking to, I try to put people in the studio I like."

"It depends on the time of the year and who I've been talking to, I try to put people in the studio I like."

Leo Kottke, American Musician

Time, People, Talking

39

"The great thing about being the son of Maya Angelou is that I had the good fortune to grow up around some of the greatest black artists, dancers, singers, musicians, and actors of our time."

"The great thing about being the son of Maya Angelou is that I had the good fortune to grow up around some of the greatest black artists, dancers, singers, musicians, and actors of our time."

Guy Johnson, American Poet

Time, Son, Actors, Artists

39

"The sound of the mandolin is a very curious sound because it's cheerful and melancholy at the same time, and I think it comes from that shadow string, the double strings."

"The sound of the mandolin is a very curious sound because it's cheerful and melancholy at the same time, and I think it comes from that shadow string, the double strings."

Rita Dove, American Poet

Time, Melancholy, Shadow, Sound

39

"We were criticized throughout that investigation for being too thorough, for taking too long. But time has proved the correctness of that approach."

"We were criticized throughout that investigation for being too thorough, for taking too long. But time has proved the correctness of that approach."

Kenneth Starr, American Lawyer

Time, Being, Investigation

39

"Back then, I didn't have a big organization around me. I was just a kid with a guitar, traveling around. My responsibility basically was to the art, and I had extra time on my hands. There is no extra time now. There isn't enough time."

"Back then, I didn't have a big organization around me. I was just a kid with a guitar, traveling around. My responsibility basically was to the art, and I had extra time on my hands. There is no extra time now. There isn't enough time."

Joni Mitchell, Canadian Musician

Time, Art, Guitar, Now

39

"The Chip also reduces the damage done by bandits. They still steal drinks and cheers along the course, but no longer scramble the paying runners' results. No entry fee, no Chip, no time or place."

"The Chip also reduces the damage done by bandits. They still steal drinks and cheers along the course, but no longer scramble the paying runners' results. No entry fee, no Chip, no time or place."

Joe Henderson, American Athlete

Time, Drinks, Results

39

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