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"Riches are chiefly good because they give us time."

"Riches are chiefly good because they give us time."

Charles Lamb, English Critic

37

"There are a lot more shots coming at the net and guys are just shooting it at the net because they have more time and pucks are going in off legs and feet and shoulders and heads, so you might have to play out a little further on the shot and hope it hits you."

"There are a lot more shots coming at the net and guys are just shooting it at the net because they have more time and pucks are going in off legs and feet and shoulders and heads, so you might have to play out a little further on the shot and hope it hits you."

Ed Belfour, Canadian Athlete

Time, Hope, Feet, Play

37

"I've done it 30 years. I don't know what there is to gain by doing it 40. But I think there is something about doing it over that length of time that says something. That's seven U.S. presidents and five presidents of McDonald's."

"I've done it 30 years. I don't know what there is to gain by doing it 40. But I think there is something about doing it over that length of time that says something. That's seven U.S. presidents and five presidents of McDonald's."

Don Novello, American Writer

Time, Gain, Years

37

"I've had this song in a drawer for a long time, maybe seven or eight years. Every time I'd do an album, I'd take it out and listen to it, and always liked what it had to say. Plus when Garth came in and sang on it, that made it really special."

"I've had this song in a drawer for a long time, maybe seven or eight years. Every time I'd do an album, I'd take it out and listen to it, and always liked what it had to say. Plus when Garth came in and sang on it, that made it really special."

Chris LeDoux, American Musician

Time, Song, Years

37

"It's a pretty sure thing that the player's bat is what speaks loudest when it's contract time, but there are moments when the glove has the last word."

"It's a pretty sure thing that the player's bat is what speaks loudest when it's contract time, but there are moments when the glove has the last word."

Brooks Robinson, American Athlete

Time, Moments, Pretty, Word

37

"I had an idea in the beginning to do a book about some of the events that I had covered, just various stories that I've covered. Reporters spend a lot of time telling each other tales about how they covered stories, and that's what this book started out to be."

"I had an idea in the beginning to do a book about some of the events that I had covered, just various stories that I've covered. Reporters spend a lot of time telling each other tales about how they covered stories, and that's what this book started out to be."

Bob Schieffer, American Journalist

Time, Idea, Beginning, Events

37

"I was never a part of the Actor's Studio, because two friends of mine started it in 1947 and by that time I'd gone to California."

"I was never a part of the Actor's Studio, because two friends of mine started it in 1947 and by that time I'd gone to California."

Richard Widmark, American Actor

37

"Eventually, everyone said, Why don't you direct? It would save time. And that's how it started."

"Eventually, everyone said, Why don't you direct? It would save time. And that's how it started."

Melissa Joan Hart, American Actress

37

"Yes, but I - you know, it's been such a long time, I'm sure that I've got cousins and uncles that I've never met before, you know, that I've left behind."

"Yes, but I - you know, it's been such a long time, I'm sure that I've got cousins and uncles that I've never met before, you know, that I've left behind."

Rafael Palmeiro, Cuban Athlete

37

"I just feel like there hasn't been enough time away from all this other stuff and into this new world or sort of big world that it hasn't worn off yet."

"I just feel like there hasn't been enough time away from all this other stuff and into this new world or sort of big world that it hasn't worn off yet."

Mike Lowry, American Politician

37

"I like all these little animals that run and eat and hide all the time. I like their faces, They seem to be scared and curious at the same time."

"I like all these little animals that run and eat and hide all the time. I like their faces, They seem to be scared and curious at the same time."

Catherine Deneuve, French Actress

Time, Animals, Faces

37

"In the theater, it's about taking time in a musical segment, a pause in a musical way and then moving on."

"In the theater, it's about taking time in a musical segment, a pause in a musical way and then moving on."

Marcia Gay Harden, American Actress

37

"No one is immune from the larger events of his or her time - the Depression, World War II, civil rights, Vietnam, the spring of 1989 in China. These events intrude upon our lives and radically affect our directions."

"No one is immune from the larger events of his or her time - the Depression, World War II, civil rights, Vietnam, the spring of 1989 in China. These events intrude upon our lives and radically affect our directions."

Paul Tsongas, American Politician

Time, War, Civilrights, Depression

37

"If a poem is each time new, then it is necessarily an act of discovery, a chance taken, a chance that may lead to fulfillment or disaster."

"If a poem is each time new, then it is necessarily an act of discovery, a chance taken, a chance that may lead to fulfillment or disaster."

A. R. Ammons, American Poet

Time, Act, Chance, Disaster

37

"Why is partying and having a good time bad?"

"Why is partying and having a good time bad?"

Tara Reid, American Actress

37

"I'm pulling out, and I'm going to concentrate every ounce of time and energy over the next week working to defeat the recall because I realize now that's the only way to defeat Arnold Schwarzenegger."

"I'm pulling out, and I'm going to concentrate every ounce of time and energy over the next week working to defeat the recall because I realize now that's the only way to defeat Arnold Schwarzenegger."

Arianna Huffington, American Journalist

Time, Defeat, Energy, Now

37

"Prisons are like the concentration camps of our time. So many go in and never come out, and primarily they're black and Latino."

"Prisons are like the concentration camps of our time. So many go in and never come out, and primarily they're black and Latino."

Lisa Bonet, American Actress

37

"Let all the time you can get be spent in trying to learn to read."

"Let all the time you can get be spent in trying to learn to read."

Jupiter Hammon, American Poet

37

"Redeem thy misspent time that's past, And live this day as if thy last."

"Redeem thy misspent time that's past, And live this day as if thy last."

Thomas Ken, English Clergyman

Time, Day, Past

37

"But if we continue in sin, and rebel and harden our hearts, we shall become so inured and fixed in it, that it will be natural, and we shall choose it from time to time."

"But if we continue in sin, and rebel and harden our hearts, we shall become so inured and fixed in it, that it will be natural, and we shall choose it from time to time."

Elias Hicks, American Clergyman

Time, Sin, Will

37

"I met The Beatles and Stones at the same time, because Michael Cooper was doing several of their album covers."

"I met The Beatles and Stones at the same time, because Michael Cooper was doing several of their album covers."

Terry Southern, American Writer

37

"Some time ago, I told Larry King that I planned to live to be 102. I still do."

"Some time ago, I told Larry King that I planned to live to be 102. I still do."

Maureen O'Hara, Irish Actress

37

"An aged Christian, with the snow of time upon his head, may remind us that those points of earth are whitest which are nearest to heaven."

"An aged Christian, with the snow of time upon his head, may remind us that those points of earth are whitest which are nearest to heaven."

Edwin Hubbel Chapin, American Clergyman

Time, Christian, Earth, Heaven

37

"The way to know about championship quality is to learn from champions, and that I did; studying them with professional purpose during my time in the ring and from habitual interest afterward."

"The way to know about championship quality is to learn from champions, and that I did; studying them with professional purpose during my time in the ring and from habitual interest afterward."

Gene Tunney, American Athlete

Time, Quality, Purpose, Interest

37

"Reputation is fine but you have to keep justifying it. In a sense, it makes it harder because people's expectations of you are higher. So, you have to fulfill those expectations. Or, try to exceed those expectations. But, it becomes more difficult as time goes on."

"Reputation is fine but you have to keep justifying it. In a sense, it makes it harder because people's expectations of you are higher. So, you have to fulfill those expectations. Or, try to exceed those expectations. But, it becomes more difficult as time goes on."

Derek Jacobi, British Actor

Time, People, Expectations, Reputation

37

"I'm very devoted to my husband and we've been together for a very long time."

"I'm very devoted to my husband and we've been together for a very long time."

Debra Messing, American Actress

37

"You need the willingness to fail all the time."

"You need the willingness to fail all the time."

John Backus, American Scientist

37

"Rome has not seen a modern building in more than half a century. It is a city frozen in time."

"Rome has not seen a modern building in more than half a century. It is a city frozen in time."

Richard Meier, American Architect

Time, Building, Rome

37

"Of course, when I started my career, like anyone else who was 16 at the time, we were besotted by the rock-n-roll scene from America, and all I was interested in was having a career of my own."

"Of course, when I started my career, like anyone else who was 16 at the time, we were besotted by the rock-n-roll scene from America, and all I was interested in was having a career of my own."

Cliff Richard, English Musician

Time, America, Career

37

"Technically, I've been retired for some time now. All I ever do is occasionally write songs for friends, such as one, for a friend who had just turned 80. I wrote a song for him called, The First 80 Years are The Hardest."

"Technically, I've been retired for some time now. All I ever do is occasionally write songs for friends, such as one, for a friend who had just turned 80. I wrote a song for him called, The First 80 Years are The Hardest."

Tom Glazer, American Musician

Time, Friend, First, Friends

37

"People say that a time machine can't be invented, but they've already invented a device that can stop time, cameras are the world's first time machines."

"People say that a time machine can't be invented, but they've already invented a device that can stop time, cameras are the world's first time machines."

Rebecca McNutt, Canadian Author

Time, Photography, Memory, Technology

37

"I get to the theatre in plenty of time; I prepare my shoes in advance; I eat and drink the right things at the right time. The rest you have to leave to luck!"

"I get to the theatre in plenty of time; I prepare my shoes in advance; I eat and drink the right things at the right time. The rest you have to leave to luck!"

Deborah Bull, British Dancer

Time, Rest, Right, Theatre

37

"I've heard that Alfred Hitchcock said that by the time he was ready to shoot a film, he didn't even want to do it any more because he'd already had all of the fun of working it out. It's the same thing with these Frank comics."

"I've heard that Alfred Hitchcock said that by the time he was ready to shoot a film, he didn't even want to do it any more because he'd already had all of the fun of working it out. It's the same thing with these Frank comics."

Jim Woodring, American Artist

Time, Film, Fun, Want

37

"The last time I was on a small set would've been probably My Left Foot."

"The last time I was on a small set would've been probably My Left Foot."

Daniel Day Lewis, British Actor

37

"It is evident that in the period designated as that of the kings, when Rome commenced her career of conquest, she was, for that time and country, a great and wealthy city."

"It is evident that in the period designated as that of the kings, when Rome commenced her career of conquest, she was, for that time and country, a great and wealthy city."

Goldwin Smith, Canadian Historian

Time, Career, Conquest, Country

37

"Now Stan and I were still working in secret at that time but, because of this development, we had to inform the University of Utah because we thought that they might need to take patent protection."

"Now Stan and I were still working in secret at that time but, because of this development, we had to inform the University of Utah because we thought that they might need to take patent protection."

Martin Fleischmann, English Scientist

Time, Thought, Development, Now

37

"I was born at St. John's, where they lived for a short time."

"I was born at St. John's, where they lived for a short time."

Maria Monk, Canadian Celebrity

37

"We're all proud of the communities that we've built and are a part of, but we shouldn't accept lost time and unnecessary stress when traveling in them."

"We're all proud of the communities that we've built and are a part of, but we shouldn't accept lost time and unnecessary stress when traveling in them."

Melissa Bean, American Politician

Time, Stress, Traveling

37

"The DC 9/11: Time of Crisis film was hard to get the part; I had to audition three times. It was very serious and very sobering. We studied and tried to re-create all the stuff that we all saw that day."

"The DC 9/11: Time of Crisis film was hard to get the part; I had to audition three times. It was very serious and very sobering. We studied and tried to re-create all the stuff that we all saw that day."

Timothy Bottoms, American Actor

Time, Crisis, Day, Film

37

"The days aren't discarded or collected, they are beesthat burned with sweetness or maddenedthe sting: the struggle continues,the journeys go and come between honey and pain.No, the net of years doesn't unweave: there is no net.They don't fall drop by drop from a river: there is no river.Sleep doesn't divide life into halves,or action, or silence, or honor:life is like a stone, a single motion,a lonesome bonfire reflected on the leaves,an arrow, only one, slow or swift, a metalthat climbs or descends burning in your bones."

"The days aren't discarded or collected, they are beesthat burned with sweetness or maddenedthe sting: the struggle continues,the journeys go and come between honey and pain.No, the net of years doesn't unweave: there is no net.They don't fall drop by drop from a river: there is no river.Sleep doesn't divide life into halves,or action, or silence, or honor:life is like a stone, a single motion,a lonesome bonfire reflected on the leaves,an arrow, only one, slow or swift, a metalthat climbs or descends burning in your bones."

Pablo Neruda, Chilean Writer

Time, Life, Poetry, Struggle

37

"The idea of making pictures abroad is exciting when you're in Hollywood and have never worked in foreign countries. You think you'll get to see the sights and have all the fun that goes with traveling. Actually, you spend so much time on the job that you don't do much else."

"The idea of making pictures abroad is exciting when you're in Hollywood and have never worked in foreign countries. You think you'll get to see the sights and have all the fun that goes with traveling. Actually, you spend so much time on the job that you don't do much else."

Jeffrey Hunter, American Actor

Time, Idea, Countries, Fun

37

"At the same time, I think books create a sort of network in the reader's mind, with one book reinforcing another. Some books form relationships. Other books stand in opposition. No two writers or readers have the same pattern of interaction."

"At the same time, I think books create a sort of network in the reader's mind, with one book reinforcing another. Some books form relationships. Other books stand in opposition. No two writers or readers have the same pattern of interaction."

Margaret Mahy, New Zealander Author

Time, Books, Mind, Network

37

"Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days."

"Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days."

Zig Ziglar, American Author

Time, Truth, Observation, Power

37

"Let your enemies be disarmed by the gentleness of your manner, but at the same time let them feel, the steadiness of your resentment."

"Let your enemies be disarmed by the gentleness of your manner, but at the same time let them feel, the steadiness of your resentment."

Lord Chesterfield, British Statesman

Time, Enemies, Resentment

37

"I don't get very involved in the L.A. scene. When you do get invited out, you are expected to be on all the time. It's just wearying."

"I don't get very involved in the L.A. scene. When you do get invited out, you are expected to be on all the time. It's just wearying."

Tracey Ullman, British Comedian

37

"The thought of a limit to perceptual space and time staggers the mind."

"The thought of a limit to perceptual space and time staggers the mind."

Muhammed Iqbal, Indian Poet

Time, Thought, Mind, Space

37

"For tribal man space was the uncontrollable mystery. For technological man it is time that occupies the same role."

"For tribal man space was the uncontrollable mystery. For technological man it is time that occupies the same role."

Marshall McLuhan, Canadian Sociologist

Time, Man, Mystery, Space

37

"Or if I have my head in the results, I can't work with what I have, because I'm trying to force something to happen. And with singing, any time you force it, you tighten up. If you tighten up, you're screwed, nothing will work."

"Or if I have my head in the results, I can't work with what I have, because I'm trying to force something to happen. And with singing, any time you force it, you tighten up. If you tighten up, you're screwed, nothing will work."

Kathy Mattea, American Musician

Time, Work, Force, Nothing

37

"Every time I took a long leave from home, I felt as if I were going to conquer the world. Or rather, take possession of what is my birthright, my inheritance."

"Every time I took a long leave from home, I felt as if I were going to conquer the world. Or rather, take possession of what is my birthright, my inheritance."

Ella Maillart, Swiss Writer

Time, Home, Inheritance, Possession

37

"The last time I spoke with Robert was back in May. When his wife was murdered, I talked to several radio stations in defense of him because I know how Bobby Blake really is, and as far as I'm concerned, there's no murder in his heart."

"The last time I spoke with Robert was back in May. When his wife was murdered, I talked to several radio stations in defense of him because I know how Bobby Blake really is, and as far as I'm concerned, there's no murder in his heart."

Tommy Bond, American Actor

Time, Wife, Heart, Defense

37

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