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"I had this extraordinarily bizarre moment when, two Fridays ago, my missus gave birth to our second child at 11am and by the same time the following day I was sitting around a table with Ridley Scott, Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio in Rabat in Morocco, rehearsing a scene we were going to shoot the next day."

"I had this extraordinarily bizarre moment when, two Fridays ago, my missus gave birth to our second child at 11am and by the same time the following day I was sitting around a table with Ridley Scott, Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio in Rabat in Morocco, rehearsing a scene we were going to shoot the next day."

Mark Strong, English Actor

Time, Bizarre, Day

37

"I had a great time investigating the pigments of different mutant fruit flies by following experimental protocols published in Scientific American, and I also remember making my own beetle collection when it was still acceptable to make such collections."

"I had a great time investigating the pigments of different mutant fruit flies by following experimental protocols published in Scientific American, and I also remember making my own beetle collection when it was still acceptable to make such collections."

Paul Nurse, British Scientist

Time, American, Flies

37

"I cast my bread on the waters long ago. Now it's time for you to send it back to me - toasted and buttered on both sides."

"I cast my bread on the waters long ago. Now it's time for you to send it back to me - toasted and buttered on both sides."

Jesse Jackson, American Activist

37

"Those of us who actually were working in the region at the time will point out how strongly committed we were to supporting the democratic process and encouraging elections, in spite of the fact that a war was going on in several of these countries."

"Those of us who actually were working in the region at the time will point out how strongly committed we were to supporting the democratic process and encouraging elections, in spite of the fact that a war was going on in several of these countries."

John Negroponte, American Diplomat

Time, War, Encouraging, Countries

37

"There are lots of other things that I haven't done, places I haven't seen. So eventually I'll have to find time for those things while there still is time."

"There are lots of other things that I haven't done, places I haven't seen. So eventually I'll have to find time for those things while there still is time."

Brian Lumley, English Writer

37

"There is no fence nor hedge round time that is gone. You can go back and have what you like of it if you can remember."

"There is no fence nor hedge round time that is gone. You can go back and have what you like of it if you can remember."

Philip Dunne, American Screenwriter

37

"There are no insoluble problems. Only time-consuming ones."

"There are no insoluble problems. Only time-consuming ones."

James A. Michener, American Novelist

37

"When I do get time, I like to hike and I take lots of vitamins and powders to keep healthy."

"When I do get time, I like to hike and I take lots of vitamins and powders to keep healthy."

Catherine Bell, British Model

37

"I play myself all the time, on camera and off. What else can I do?"

"I play myself all the time, on camera and off. What else can I do?"

Harry Dean Stanton, American Actor

37

"Time makes heroes but dissolves celebrities."

"Time makes heroes but dissolves celebrities."

Daniel J. Boorstin, American Historian

37

"I bought a house in LA, hanging out there and spending a lot of time in Toronto, but not much."

"I bought a house in LA, hanging out there and spending a lot of time in Toronto, but not much."

Scott Speedman, English Actor

37

"I like to think I would not have approved those methods in the past, but I do not fault those who made the decisions at that time, and I will absolutely defend those who carried out the interrogations within the orders they were given."

"I like to think I would not have approved those methods in the past, but I do not fault those who made the decisions at that time, and I will absolutely defend those who carried out the interrogations within the orders they were given."

Dennis C. Blair, American Public Servant

Time, Decisions, Fault, Past

37

"The tennis wasn't really very much on my mind, so it wasn't like I was thinking about it all the time."

"The tennis wasn't really very much on my mind, so it wasn't like I was thinking about it all the time."

Steffi Graf, German Athlete

Time, Mind, Tennis, Thinking

37

"Hamlet is a remarkably easy role. Physically it's hard because it tends to be about three hours long and you're talking the whole time. But it's a simple role and it adapts itself very well, because the thing about Hamlet is, we all are Hamlet."

"Hamlet is a remarkably easy role. Physically it's hard because it tends to be about three hours long and you're talking the whole time. But it's a simple role and it adapts itself very well, because the thing about Hamlet is, we all are Hamlet."

Liev Schreiber, American Actor

37

"We have time, there's no big rush."

"We have time, there's no big rush."

Jimi Hendrix, American Musician

37

"Yeah, I think Michael has had to deal with that label of being Michael Caine for a long time."

"Yeah, I think Michael has had to deal with that label of being Michael Caine for a long time."

Dylan Moran, Irish Comedian

37

"I study pitchers. I visualize pitches. That gives me a better chance every time I step into the box. That doesn't mean I'm going to get a hit every game, but that's one of the reasons I've come a long way as a hitter."

"I study pitchers. I visualize pitches. That gives me a better chance every time I step into the box. That doesn't mean I'm going to get a hit every game, but that's one of the reasons I've come a long way as a hitter."

Mark McGwire, American Athlete

Time, Chance, Study

37

"Playing well with others is important - not being too flashy, just keeping good time and of course coming up with cool beats. A good snare drum, kick drum, high hat. Just getting good at the hand feet coordination."

"Playing well with others is important - not being too flashy, just keeping good time and of course coming up with cool beats. A good snare drum, kick drum, high hat. Just getting good at the hand feet coordination."

Chad Smith, American Musician

Time, Being, Feet

37

"If I had a great body, I'd be naked all the time."

"If I had a great body, I'd be naked all the time."

Claire Forlani, English Actress

37

"People have really gotten comfortable not only sharing more information and different kinds, but more openly and with more people - and that social norm is just something that has evolved over time."

"People have really gotten comfortable not only sharing more information and different kinds, but more openly and with more people - and that social norm is just something that has evolved over time."

Mark Zuckerberg, American Businessman

Time, People, Information, Sharing

37

"Elected leaders who forget how they got there won't the next time."

"Elected leaders who forget how they got there won't the next time."

Malcolm Forbes, American Publisher

Time, Forget, Leaders

37

"I rarely do masks because, if I have any extra time, I'd rather spend it with my friends than on myself."

"I rarely do masks because, if I have any extra time, I'd rather spend it with my friends than on myself."

Eva Herzigova, Czechoslovakian Model

37

"Following the creation concept that creation processes differed from preservation processes, it is suggested that God endowed each created kind, at the time of its creation, with potential for vast variety."

"Following the creation concept that creation processes differed from preservation processes, it is suggested that God endowed each created kind, at the time of its creation, with potential for vast variety."

Walter Lang, American Director

Time, God, Creation, Potential

37

"AIDS win be our first priority, but in two years' time we don't know where AIDS research will stand, so we are also thinking of activity on other diseases."

"AIDS win be our first priority, but in two years' time we don't know where AIDS research will stand, so we are also thinking of activity on other diseases."

Luc Montagnier, French Scientist

Time, First, Research, Thinking

37

"I got to know every format of every station and who was on and what time."

"I got to know every format of every station and who was on and what time."

Bob Edwards, American Journalist

37

"And when I went to Houston, they had a conditioning coach by the name of Gene Coleman. And that was the first time I had gone to an organization that had a program with a weight room and designed specifically for pitchers."

"And when I went to Houston, they had a conditioning coach by the name of Gene Coleman. And that was the first time I had gone to an organization that had a program with a weight room and designed specifically for pitchers."

Nolan Ryan, American Athlete

Time, Coach, First, Houston

37

"The results would have stayed on the watch face until the batteries died. But trying to make time stand still this way would have been a mistake. It is just as important to erase times eventually as to save them at first."

"The results would have stayed on the watch face until the batteries died. But trying to make time stand still this way would have been a mistake. It is just as important to erase times eventually as to save them at first."

Joe Henderson, American Athlete

Time, Mistake, First, Results

37

"And unless you have that sense of being creative, people think you're just working all the time."

"And unless you have that sense of being creative, people think you're just working all the time."

Jackie DeShannon, American Musician

Time, People, Being, Sense

37

"Our party for the longest time has relied on the votes of white guys. I think that all of these candidates are going to improve our party, our policies, and our nation."

"Our party for the longest time has relied on the votes of white guys. I think that all of these candidates are going to improve our party, our policies, and our nation."

Ken Mehlman, American Politician

Time, Nation, Party

37

"Even though there are some great keyboard players on the album, there are a number of songs with no keyboard on them and the backing is all guitar oriented. This is first time I've ever done this actually."

"Even though there are some great keyboard players on the album, there are a number of songs with no keyboard on them and the backing is all guitar oriented. This is first time I've ever done this actually."

Lee Ritenour, American Musician

Time, First, Guitar, Songs

37

"We were living in a tumultuous time, when the world was upside down. Freeman produced a show that was black and white, the good guys versus the bad guys."

"We were living in a tumultuous time, when the world was upside down. Freeman produced a show that was black and white, the good guys versus the bad guys."

James MacArthur, American Actor

Time, Living, World

37

"They should have a rule: in order to be a sportswriter, you have to have played that sport, at some level; high school, college, junior college, somewhere. Or, you should have had to have been around the game for a long time."

"They should have a rule: in order to be a sportswriter, you have to have played that sport, at some level; high school, college, junior college, somewhere. Or, you should have had to have been around the game for a long time."

Oscar Robertson, American Athlete

Time, College, Order, School

37

"Touch us gently, Time! Let us glide adown thy stream, Gently, - as we sometimes glide Through a quiet dream!"

"Touch us gently, Time! Let us glide adown thy stream, Gently, - as we sometimes glide Through a quiet dream!"

Barry Cornwall, English Poet

37

"I am going to hold serve the majority of the time. It is nice to have a little time to return serve."

"I am going to hold serve the majority of the time. It is nice to have a little time to return serve."

Pete Sampras, American Athlete

37

"I just want to focus on one thing at a time."

"I just want to focus on one thing at a time."

Josh Silver, American Musician

Time, Focus, Want

37

"The universal narrator knows all and can enter a character's head any time he chooses."

"The universal narrator knows all and can enter a character's head any time he chooses."

Arthur Herzog, American Novelist

Time, Character

37

"Both French and Latin are involved with nationalistic and religious implications which could not be entirely shaken off, and so, while they seemed for a long time to have solved the international language problem up to a certain point, they did not really do so in spirit."

"Both French and Latin are involved with nationalistic and religious implications which could not be entirely shaken off, and so, while they seemed for a long time to have solved the international language problem up to a certain point, they did not really do so in spirit."

Edward Sapir, American Scientist

Time, Language, Religious, Spirit

37

"I live most of the time in New York now. I have an apartment there."

"I live most of the time in New York now. I have an apartment there."

James Iha, American Musician

37

"Yeah, I had a tremendous time shooting in Nebraska. I like that state a lot, all over it."

"Yeah, I had a tremendous time shooting in Nebraska. I like that state a lot, all over it."

Sean Penn, American Actor

37

"I've thought Cheney was scary for a long time. Now I know I was right to be nervous."

"I've thought Cheney was scary for a long time. Now I know I was right to be nervous."

Sarah Brady, American Activist

Time, Thought, Now, Right

37

"About the only time losing is more fun than winning is when you're fighting temptation."

"About the only time losing is more fun than winning is when you're fighting temptation."

Tom Wilson, American Cartoonist

Time, Winning, Fighting, Fun

37

"It's time to replace career politicians with citizen's politicians. It's time to elect people who are going to stand up to the Washington elite and stand up to a White House and Congress hell-bent on ramming socialism down our throat."

"It's time to replace career politicians with citizen's politicians. It's time to elect people who are going to stand up to the Washington elite and stand up to a White House and Congress hell-bent on ramming socialism down our throat."

Christine O'Donnell, American Politician

Time, People, Career, Congress

37

"Still, records are documents of a period of time. Most records are documents of two or three years, and I just approached it as a record I was doing over a 20-year period of time."

"Still, records are documents of a period of time. Most records are documents of two or three years, and I just approached it as a record I was doing over a 20-year period of time."

T-Bone Burnett, American Musician

37

"Time is a resource whose supply is inversely proportional to its demand."

"Time is a resource whose supply is inversely proportional to its demand."

Craig Bruce, American Radio Host

37

"Western Europe GDP per capita - not taking into account the new accession counties - was lower in 2001 relative to that of the US than any time since the 1960's."

"Western Europe GDP per capita - not taking into account the new accession counties - was lower in 2001 relative to that of the US than any time since the 1960's."

John Hutton, English Educator

37

"But at the same time, if the right thing came along, I would do it in a second."

"But at the same time, if the right thing came along, I would do it in a second."

Thomas Haden Church, American Actor

37

"We had built up a team in Edmonton that really knew who each other was from a personal standpoint and from a professional standpoint. Our nucleus had stayed together for a long time."

"We had built up a team in Edmonton that really knew who each other was from a personal standpoint and from a professional standpoint. Our nucleus had stayed together for a long time."

Mark Messier, Canadian Athlete

37

"I was thinking of resigning since I did not want to be perceived as a man who did the president's bidding to save my job. I have had some time to think about it since. I think I did the right thing."

"I was thinking of resigning since I did not want to be perceived as a man who did the president's bidding to save my job. I have had some time to think about it since. I think I did the right thing."

Robert Bork, American Public Servant

Time, Job, Man, President

37

"T Bone and I grew up together in Fort Worth, Texas. He had his own recording studio by the time he was seventeen years old. When we were both nineteen he made the first archival recording of my voice."

"T Bone and I grew up together in Fort Worth, Texas. He had his own recording studio by the time he was seventeen years old. When we were both nineteen he made the first archival recording of my voice."

Betty Buckley, American Actress

Time, First, Old, Voice

37

"Actually, every time I am back in New York, I read for as many plays as I can."

"Actually, every time I am back in New York, I read for as many plays as I can."

Chad Lowe, American Actor

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