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"I have all this time between projects, and I'm not so sure that's a healthy thing. It's scary, because at 36 I'm woefully unqualified for anything else."

"I have all this time between projects, and I'm not so sure that's a healthy thing. It's scary, because at 36 I'm woefully unqualified for anything else."

Jason Patric, American Actor

38

"In terms of broadcasting, you have to make decisions about where you want to spend your time."

"In terms of broadcasting, you have to make decisions about where you want to spend your time."

Lisa Guerrero, American Journalist

Time, Decisions, Want

38

"Thanksgiving is a time when the world gets to see just how blessed and how workable the Christian system is. The emphasis is not on giving or buying, but on being thankful and expressing that appreciation to God and to one another."

"Thanksgiving is a time when the world gets to see just how blessed and how workable the Christian system is. The emphasis is not on giving or buying, but on being thankful and expressing that appreciation to God and to one another."

John Clayton, American Journalist

Time, God, Christian, Appreciation

38

"The quality of the Lord's church on earth, cannot be seen by any man, so long as he lives in the world, still less how the church in process of time has turned aside from good to evil."

"The quality of the Lord's church on earth, cannot be seen by any man, so long as he lives in the world, still less how the church in process of time has turned aside from good to evil."

Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish Scientist

Time, Quality, Church, Earth

38

"I've got to admit it's getting better. It's a little better all the time."

"I've got to admit it's getting better. It's a little better all the time."

Paul McCartney, English Musician

38

"Look for a long time at what pleases you, and a longer time at what pains you."

"Look for a long time at what pleases you, and a longer time at what pains you."

Sidonie Gabrielle Colette, French Novelist

38

"Every time Paul and Gene use my makeup, they have to pay me a royalty check. I think they changed the makeup so they didn't have to pay me."

"Every time Paul and Gene use my makeup, they have to pay me a royalty check. I think they changed the makeup so they didn't have to pay me."

Ace Frehley, American Musician

Time, Makeup, Royalty

38

"I always said that when it was time to retire, I would know it, and I would just tip my hat to the crowds."

"I always said that when it was time to retire, I would know it, and I would just tip my hat to the crowds."

Willie Stargell, American Athlete

38

"No, writing musicals is the hardest thing in the world. And it was really funny, because I remember when the South Park movie came out, there were some critics that said, 'Well it's obvious that in order to get it to be 90 minutes they filled some time with music.'"

"No, writing musicals is the hardest thing in the world. And it was really funny, because I remember when the South Park movie came out, there were some critics that said, 'Well it's obvious that in order to get it to be 90 minutes they filled some time with music.'"

Trey Parker, American Artist

Time, Funny, Music, Obvious

38

"My ambitions were already very clearly fixed by the time I was 6 or 7."

"My ambitions were already very clearly fixed by the time I was 6 or 7."

Joshua Lederberg, American Scientist

38

"When you think you're listening to several conversations at once, they tell me, you may really simply be time sharing - that is, listening a little bit to this one, a little bit to that one."

"When you think you're listening to several conversations at once, they tell me, you may really simply be time sharing - that is, listening a little bit to this one, a little bit to that one."

Murray Gell Mann, American Physicist

Time, Listening, May, Sharing

38

"Kylie and I were both taking piano lessons at the time and didn't think of acting. A friend rang mum up and said, 'How about bringing Kylie and Danielle in because they might be right for the part?'"

"Kylie and I were both taking piano lessons at the time and didn't think of acting. A friend rang mum up and said, 'How about bringing Kylie and Danielle in because they might be right for the part?'"

Dannii Minogue, Australian Musician

Time, Friend, Acting, Right

38

"When I interview celebrities, I always try to throw them off balance. My favorite is to ask 'em about crazy sex stuff like donkey punches and Monroe transfers. Works every time."

"When I interview celebrities, I always try to throw them off balance. My favorite is to ask 'em about crazy sex stuff like donkey punches and Monroe transfers. Works every time."

Rachel Perry, Canadian Celebrity

Time, Sex, Balance, Favorite

38

"Time is nature's way of keeping everything from happening at once."

"Time is nature's way of keeping everything from happening at once."

Woody Allen, American Director

38

"Every time we've moved ahead in IBM, it was because someone was willing to take a chance, put his head on the block, and try something new."

"Every time we've moved ahead in IBM, it was because someone was willing to take a chance, put his head on the block, and try something new."

Thomas J. Watson, American Scientist

38

"At the time when I was conducting my research there was no known method for taking the guinea pig's temperature. I demonstrated a technique which is now widely used."

"At the time when I was conducting my research there was no known method for taking the guinea pig's temperature. I demonstrated a technique which is now widely used."

Charles Nicole, French Scientist

Time, Now, Research

38

"It takes a long time to bring the past up to the present."

"It takes a long time to bring the past up to the present."

Franklin D. Roosevelt, American President

Time, Past, Present

38

"I don't give advice. I can't tell anybody what to do. Instead I say this is what we know about this problem at this time. And here are the consequences of these actions."

"I don't give advice. I can't tell anybody what to do. Instead I say this is what we know about this problem at this time. And here are the consequences of these actions."

Joyce Brothers, American Psychologist

Time, Actions, Advice, Consequences

38

"Most magazines have become wallpaper, they're all the same, all the same celebrities. It's really an abysmal time in American journalism right now. But occasionally one story or two will pop out."

"Most magazines have become wallpaper, they're all the same, all the same celebrities. It's really an abysmal time in American journalism right now. But occasionally one story or two will pop out."

David Talbot, American Journalist

Time, Journalism, Now

38

"But every time the workers come out in the only way they know to protest against conditions which are unbearable the strong hand of the law is allowed to press down heavily upon us."

"But every time the workers come out in the only way they know to protest against conditions which are unbearable the strong hand of the law is allowed to press down heavily upon us."

Rose Schneiderman, Polish Activist

Time, Law, Press, Protest

38

"Dylan doesn't have to make Blonde On Blonde every time."

"Dylan doesn't have to make Blonde On Blonde every time."

Warren Zevon, American Musician

38

"But for the time being, I've only learned one cake recipe and how to make scrambled eggs."

"But for the time being, I've only learned one cake recipe and how to make scrambled eggs."

Eva Herzigova, Czechoslovakian Model

38

"The most anxious time was during launch, just because that is so dramatic."

"The most anxious time was during launch, just because that is so dramatic."

Sally Ride, American Astronaut

38

"I think there is a rage against women. I've come to see that now although at the time I did not notice it. I was preoccupied with my teaching and my writing."

"I think there is a rage against women. I've come to see that now although at the time I did not notice it. I was preoccupied with my teaching and my writing."

Marguerite Young, American Author

Time, Women, Now, Teaching

38

"And so, little by little, I gradually divested myself of pretty nearly all of the guest conducting I used to do, because I was at the same time working in the places like the Met, where I could work in this sort of depth."

"And so, little by little, I gradually divested myself of pretty nearly all of the guest conducting I used to do, because I was at the same time working in the places like the Met, where I could work in this sort of depth."

James Levine, American Musician

Time, Work, Guest, Pretty

38

"But I was feeling quite down at the time. I was living in L.A., which was kind of weird for me."

"But I was feeling quite down at the time. I was living in L.A., which was kind of weird for me."

Bryan Ferry, English Musician

Time, Feeling, Living

38

"I knew what I wanted to do from the time I was 5."

"I knew what I wanted to do from the time I was 5."

Lenny Kravitz, American Musician

38

"So many groups fail because they spend all their time in the clubs. Work pours in and they can't handle it because of late-night drinking."

"So many groups fail because they spend all their time in the clubs. Work pours in and they can't handle it because of late-night drinking."

Maurice Gibb, Australian Musician

Time, Work, Drinking

38

"I like young actors because they're so unspoiled, not like some of those actors who are about half an hour into their fifteen minutes of fame by the time they get to me."

"I like young actors because they're so unspoiled, not like some of those actors who are about half an hour into their fifteen minutes of fame by the time they get to me."

John Hughes, American Director

Time, Actors, Fame

38

"I grew up in New Hampshire. My closest neighbor was a mile away. The deer and the raccoons were my friends. So I would spend time walking through the woods, looking for the most beautiful tropical thing that can survive the winter in the woods in New Hampshire."

"I grew up in New Hampshire. My closest neighbor was a mile away. The deer and the raccoons were my friends. So I would spend time walking through the woods, looking for the most beautiful tropical thing that can survive the winter in the woods in New Hampshire."

Steven Tyler, American Musician

Time, Friends, Walking, Winter

38

"I'm also very proud to be a part of a trilogy of films that, if they do nothing else, allow people to check their problems at the door, sit down and have a good time."

"I'm also very proud to be a part of a trilogy of films that, if they do nothing else, allow people to check their problems at the door, sit down and have a good time."

Michael J. Fox, Canadian Actor

Time, People, Nothing, Problems

38

"You are part of that horrid expression, the best and the brightest. It can be a terrible burden if you let it be, but it is the great challenge of your time. And being a warrior in that challenge should be wondrous."

"You are part of that horrid expression, the best and the brightest. It can be a terrible burden if you let it be, but it is the great challenge of your time. And being a warrior in that challenge should be wondrous."

Paul Tsongas, American Politician

Time, Being, Burden, Challenge

38

"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

38

"Europe and America must act together in the face of evil. It's high time for Americans and Europeans to restore that unity and be able to take actions collectively together."

"Europe and America must act together in the face of evil. It's high time for Americans and Europeans to restore that unity and be able to take actions collectively together."

Wesley Clark, American Soldier

Time, Act, Actions, America

38

"In 1979, Alien came out and Sigourney was in it with a bunch a guys. Nobody at that time expected the woman to be the hero, so that was a tradition that started."

"In 1979, Alien came out and Sigourney was in it with a bunch a guys. Nobody at that time expected the woman to be the hero, so that was a tradition that started."

Sanaa Lathan, American Actress

Time, Tradition, Woman

38

"I had a minor in Russian history, and this was at the time when the big Cold War was going on."

"I had a minor in Russian history, and this was at the time when the big Cold War was going on."

Kevin J. Anderson, American Writer

Time, War, History

38

"A billion could live off the earth; 6 billion living as we do is far too many, and you run out of planet in no time."

"A billion could live off the earth; 6 billion living as we do is far too many, and you run out of planet in no time."

James Lovelock, English Scientist

Time, Earth, Living

38

"A minute teaches me sixty different ways to think about you."

"A minute teaches me sixty different ways to think about you."

Faraaz Kazi, Indian Author

Time, Observation, Thought, Truth

38

"Nothing is ours except time."

"Nothing is ours except time."

Marcus Annaeus Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Time, Possession, Impermanence, Life

38

"I'm aware that most people who meet me for the first time think of me in a certain way because of who my father is. That just comes with the territory. But that's been that way ever since I was a little kid as long as I can remember. I grew up that way."

"I'm aware that most people who meet me for the first time think of me in a certain way because of who my father is. That just comes with the territory. But that's been that way ever since I was a little kid as long as I can remember. I grew up that way."

Ron Reagan, American Journalist

Time, Father, People, First

38

"I have a friend that has five kids and she went through a trial separation with her husband, and she didn't have time to be upset. Every now and then, she'd call me on the cell phone and just cry."

"I have a friend that has five kids and she went through a trial separation with her husband, and she didn't have time to be upset. Every now and then, she'd call me on the cell phone and just cry."

Faith Ford, American Actress

Time, HusbFriend, Kids, Now

38

"According to String Theory, what appears to be empty space is actually a tumultuous ocean of strings vibrating at the precise frequencies that create the 4 dimensions you and I call height, width, depth and time."

"According to String Theory, what appears to be empty space is actually a tumultuous ocean of strings vibrating at the precise frequencies that create the 4 dimensions you and I call height, width, depth and time."

Roy H. Williams, American Businessman

Time, Ocean, Space, Theory

38

"Let it be remembered, too, that at a time of war, nearly every one is under great strain."

"Let it be remembered, too, that at a time of war, nearly every one is under great strain."

William Lyon Mackenzie King, Canadian Politician

38

"When Bush first got elected, the very first time there was talk of going to war with Iraq, the mainstream media gave his position total credibility. I didn't get it then, and I don't get it now."

"When Bush first got elected, the very first time there was talk of going to war with Iraq, the mainstream media gave his position total credibility. I didn't get it then, and I don't get it now."

Ed Harris, American Actor

Time, War, Credibility, First

38

"I had such a good time working with John Woo and John Travolta, and it was so professional. I want to work with people who are real professionals."

"I had such a good time working with John Woo and John Travolta, and it was so professional. I want to work with people who are real professionals."

Christian Slater, American Actor

Time, Work, People, professionals

38

"We have such a good time working together. It makes such a difference going to work every day for 14 hours and being able to hang out and have a good time."

"We have such a good time working together. It makes such a difference going to work every day for 14 hours and being able to hang out and have a good time."

Sarah Chalke, Canadian Actress

Time, Work, Being, Day

38

"I got beat real hard and heavy in the Olympic Games in 1968 by a guy who swam an incredible race one time in his whole life, but he did it right at the right time. I'd like to be that guy now. Maybe that's what I'm going to have to pull out of my hat to make the Olympic team."

"I got beat real hard and heavy in the Olympic Games in 1968 by a guy who swam an incredible race one time in his whole life, but he did it right at the right time. I'd like to be that guy now. Maybe that's what I'm going to have to pull out of my hat to make the Olympic team."

Mark Spitz, American Athlete

Time, Life, Games, Now

38

"What are we blaming? Is this Vietnam? We made a movie, it didn't make much money. I'm gonna be really happy if somebody watches it in 10 years' time and really enjoys it."

"What are we blaming? Is this Vietnam? We made a movie, it didn't make much money. I'm gonna be really happy if somebody watches it in 10 years' time and really enjoys it."

Kevin Costner, American Actor

Time, Money, Vietnam, Years

38

"Having said that, I enjoyed every minute of my time and I got a degree of job satisfaction which I am sure was far greater than the majority of my colleagues."

"Having said that, I enjoyed every minute of my time and I got a degree of job satisfaction which I am sure was far greater than the majority of my colleagues."

Len G. Murray, Scottish Lawyer

Time, Job, Majority, Satisfaction

38

"I wondered a little why God was such a useless thing. It seemed a waste of time to have him. After that he became less and less, until he was... nothingness."

"I wondered a little why God was such a useless thing. It seemed a waste of time to have him. After that he became less and less, until he was... nothingness."

Frances Farmer, American Actress

Time, God, Nothingness, Waste

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