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"I just saw the movie for the first time in its entirely last night. It's really cool when you're in with an audience that's so tuned in and plugged in to what's going on."

"I just saw the movie for the first time in its entirely last night. It's really cool when you're in with an audience that's so tuned in and plugged in to what's going on."

Sasha Alexander, American Actress

Time, First, Night

37

"It was hard enough to drive those heavy old cars back then under normal circumstances, but with a crazed monkey clawing you at the same time, it becomes nearly impossible!"

"It was hard enough to drive those heavy old cars back then under normal circumstances, but with a crazed monkey clawing you at the same time, it becomes nearly impossible!"

Tim Flock, American Celebrity

Time, Circumstances, Old

37

"It's been interesting how kids have had hardly any problems watching it, but adults have more trouble. This happened way back even with Jabberwocky and Time Bandits."

"It's been interesting how kids have had hardly any problems watching it, but adults have more trouble. This happened way back even with Jabberwocky and Time Bandits."

Terry Gilliam, American Director

Time, Kids, Problems, Trouble

37

"The obsession required to see a feature through from concept to release is not a rational thing to do with your brief time on this planet. Nor is it something to which an intelligent person should aspire."

"The obsession required to see a feature through from concept to release is not a rational thing to do with your brief time on this planet. Nor is it something to which an intelligent person should aspire."

Yahoo Serious, Australian Director

Time, Obsession

37

"Well-arranged time is the surest mark of a well-arranged mind."

"Well-arranged time is the surest mark of a well-arranged mind."

Isaac Pitman, English Inventor

37

"Goodwill can be indicated in various ways. I raised that particular example because at that time I was in charge. Today, I'm not in a position to present other possibilities."

"Goodwill can be indicated in various ways. I raised that particular example because at that time I was in charge. Today, I'm not in a position to present other possibilities."

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Iranian Politician

Time, Example, Goodwill, Possibilities

37

"Where we are going to is closer than where we are coming from."

"Where we are going to is closer than where we are coming from."

Abdulazeez Henry Musa, Nigerian Author

Time, Direction, Future, Journey, Perspective

37

"From time immemorial artistic insights have been revealed to artists in their sleep and in dreams, so that at all times they ardently desired them."

"From time immemorial artistic insights have been revealed to artists in their sleep and in dreams, so that at all times they ardently desired them."

Paracelsus, Swiss Scientist

Time, Dreams, Artists, Sleep

37

"So little time and so little to do."

"So little time and so little to do."

Oscar Levant, American Composer

37

"You can meet a young person who goes to school and is really enthusiastic, but if a sufficiently strong personality convinces them that this is a waste of time, that person might flunk out."

"You can meet a young person who goes to school and is really enthusiastic, but if a sufficiently strong personality convinces them that this is a waste of time, that person might flunk out."

Stanley Crouch, American Critic

Time, Personality, School, Waste

37

"Being in school is the best place to be if you are an athlete because you can structure your own time."

"Being in school is the best place to be if you are an athlete because you can structure your own time."

Frank Shorter, American Athlete

Time, Being, School

37

"Swiftly the remembrance of all things is buried in the gulf of eternity."

"Swiftly the remembrance of all things is buried in the gulf of eternity."

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Soldier

Time, Remembrance, Eternity, Memory

37

"I probably spend more time with my kids than the average stay-at-home mother."

"I probably spend more time with my kids than the average stay-at-home mother."

Kirstie Alley, American Actress

Time, Mother, Kids

37

"No it wasn't at the time cause you have to remember, I had been playing clubs since I was 13."

"No it wasn't at the time cause you have to remember, I had been playing clubs since I was 13."

Steve Brown, American Musician

37

"There has been a time on earth when poets had been young and dead and famous - and were men. But now the poet as the tragic child of grandeur and destiny had changed. The child of genius was a woman, now, and the man was gone."

"There has been a time on earth when poets had been young and dead and famous - and were men. But now the poet as the tragic child of grandeur and destiny had changed. The child of genius was a woman, now, and the man was gone."

Tom Wolfe, American Journalist

Time, Men, Genius, Destiny

37

"I do not rule out the possibility of being prime minister of India one day, but there is still time."

"I do not rule out the possibility of being prime minister of India one day, but there is still time."

Lalu Prasad Yadav, Indian Politician

Time, Possibility, Being, Day

37

"Trials by the adversarial contest must in time go the way of the ancient trial by battle and blood."

"Trials by the adversarial contest must in time go the way of the ancient trial by battle and blood."

Warren E. Burger, American Judge

Time, Battle, Blood, Trials

37

"I would like to read some books: I don't have time; I would like to continue working on my autobiography."

"I would like to read some books: I don't have time; I would like to continue working on my autobiography."

Gunther Schuller, American Composer

Time, Autobiography

37

"Ten percent of the big fish still remain. There are still some blue whales. There are still some krill in Antarctica. There are a few oysters in Chesapeake Bay. Half the coral reefs are still in pretty good shape, a jeweled belt around the middle of the planet. There's still time, but not a lot, to turn things around."

"Ten percent of the big fish still remain. There are still some blue whales. There are still some krill in Antarctica. There are a few oysters in Chesapeake Bay. Half the coral reefs are still in pretty good shape, a jeweled belt around the middle of the planet. There's still time, but not a lot, to turn things around."

Sylvia Earle, American Scientist

Time, Fish, Oysters, Pretty

37

"The occasion of this sadness is expressed in a word, but must be considered in many more, as being the principal concernment both of the Text and Time."

"The occasion of this sadness is expressed in a word, but must be considered in many more, as being the principal concernment both of the Text and Time."

John Pearson, British Theologian

Time, Being, Sadness, Word

37

"Henry Fonda one time said that every time he had a job, he thought it was gonna' be the last one. And, if you got any sense, you gotta' think that because, you know when somebody's gonna do a dip, some of 'em go pretty far down."

"Henry Fonda one time said that every time he had a job, he thought it was gonna' be the last one. And, if you got any sense, you gotta' think that because, you know when somebody's gonna do a dip, some of 'em go pretty far down."

Barry Corbin, American Actor

Time, Thought, Job, Pretty

37

"We recorded that trio and it's out on the Knitting Factory label. I've got another record in the can with that group and Marc, which I'll hopefully finish some time before next summer."

"We recorded that trio and it's out on the Knitting Factory label. I've got another record in the can with that group and Marc, which I'll hopefully finish some time before next summer."

Arto Lindsay, American Musician

37

"There's only X amount of time. You can do whatever you want with that time. It's your time."

"There's only X amount of time. You can do whatever you want with that time. It's your time."

Lou Reed, American Musician

37

"Every single Pixar film, at one time or another, has been the worst movie ever put on film. But we know. We trust our process. We don't get scared and say, 'Oh, no, this film isn't working.'"

"Every single Pixar film, at one time or another, has been the worst movie ever put on film. But we know. We trust our process. We don't get scared and say, 'Oh, no, this film isn't working.'"

John Lasseter, American Director

Time, Trust, Film

37

"I learned a long time ago in Hollywood that the only person I should vote for is myself."

"I learned a long time ago in Hollywood that the only person I should vote for is myself."

Jack Nicholson, American Actor

Time, Hollywood, Vote

37

"It was really fun. It was fun for a lot of reasons. It was fun because nobody thought that we would be successful. It was on a network that wasn't even there at the time."

"It was really fun. It was fun for a lot of reasons. It was fun because nobody thought that we would be successful. It was on a network that wasn't even there at the time."

Katey Sagal, American Athlete

Time, Thought, Successful, Fun

37

"I think that I could have been take apart if the bear market continued, but I waited three years before I felt the bear market was over and I was right."

"I think that I could have been take apart if the bear market continued, but I waited three years before I felt the bear market was over and I was right."

Jim Cramer, American Businessman

Time, Right, Years

37

"At which time came to us many boats and we suffered them to come aboard, being not able to resist them, which people did us no harm, neither of us understanding the one the other."

"At which time came to us many boats and we suffered them to come aboard, being not able to resist them, which people did us no harm, neither of us understanding the one the other."

Will Adams, English Explorer

Time, People, Being, Boats

37

"To be loved at first sight, a man should have at the same time something to respect and something to pity in his face."

"To be loved at first sight, a man should have at the same time something to respect and something to pity in his face."

Stendhal, French Writer

Time, First, Man, Pity

37

"I think women are natural caretakers. They take care of everybody. They take care of their husbands and their kids and their dogs, and don't spend a lot of time just getting back and taking time out."

"I think women are natural caretakers. They take care of everybody. They take care of their husbands and their kids and their dogs, and don't spend a lot of time just getting back and taking time out."

Reese Witherspoon, American Actress

Time, Women, Care, Dogs

37

"Learning how to operate a soul figures to take time."

"Learning how to operate a soul figures to take time."

Timothy Leary, American Educator

Time, Soul, Learning

37

"When you think about great teams, The Beatles and the Pythons immediately spring to mind. The Pythons were as much a part of their time as The Beatles."

"When you think about great teams, The Beatles and the Pythons immediately spring to mind. The Pythons were as much a part of their time as The Beatles."

Robyn Hitchcock, English Musician

Time, Mind, Spring

37

"I have often wished I had time to cultivate modesty... but I am too busy thinking about myself."

"I have often wished I had time to cultivate modesty... but I am too busy thinking about myself."

Edith Sitwell, British Poet

Time, Modesty, Thinking

36

"To the Kenyan families, school doesn't really matter because none of them are going on to college. Almost all of drop out of school and so, they're spending their time learning things that are important to them."

"To the Kenyan families, school doesn't really matter because none of them are going on to college. Almost all of drop out of school and so, they're spending their time learning things that are important to them."

Robert Sternberg, American Educator

Time, College, Learning, School

36

"Perhaps a hundred people assembled one evening, May 15, 1876, at the time when the country was celebrating the hundredth anniversary of its political independence."

"Perhaps a hundred people assembled one evening, May 15, 1876, at the time when the country was celebrating the hundredth anniversary of its political independence."

Felix Adler, German Educator

Time, People, Country, Evening

36

"I'm obviously very keen on the theater and I think it's inevitable that some of the orchestral and chamber pieces have got dramatic elements which might even suggest an unspecified dramatic plot of some kind or other, even though it's not in my mind at the time."

"I'm obviously very keen on the theater and I think it's inevitable that some of the orchestral and chamber pieces have got dramatic elements which might even suggest an unspecified dramatic plot of some kind or other, even though it's not in my mind at the time."

Peter Maxwell Davies, English Composer

Time, Mind, Theater

36

"Time to open up a new chapter in life, and to explore a larger centre."

"Time to open up a new chapter in life, and to explore a larger centre."

Lillian Russell, American Actress

Time, Life, Open

36

"I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma."

"I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma."

Eartha Kitt, American Actress

Time, Learning, Will

36

"I realized immediately that this was a terribly important discovery, but I didn't realize how important it would be until we had spent a lot of time in the laboratory studying it."

"I realized immediately that this was a terribly important discovery, but I didn't realize how important it would be until we had spent a lot of time in the laboratory studying it."

Donald Johanson, American Scientist

Time, Discovery

36

"We just have to get it going and play hard every time out."

"We just have to get it going and play hard every time out."

Jimmy Haynes, American Athlete

36

"He was so excited. He cut out pictures of these landscapes and neighborhoods and kind of really tried to give you a feel of the movie. It was kind of cute but at the same time it really showed his enthusiasm for it."

"He was so excited. He cut out pictures of these landscapes and neighborhoods and kind of really tried to give you a feel of the movie. It was kind of cute but at the same time it really showed his enthusiasm for it."

Macaulay Culkin, American Actor

Time, Enthusiasm, Cute

36

"Well, my hand never fell off, and within no time, I was bowling competitively in leagues and tournaments."

"Well, my hand never fell off, and within no time, I was bowling competitively in leagues and tournaments."

Joe Tex, American Musician

36

"Apparently, there's a little red demon dwarf that haunts the city, and before every major bad thing that's happened, it's appeared to somebody. Last time, he appeared in a Cadillac."

"Apparently, there's a little red demon dwarf that haunts the city, and before every major bad thing that's happened, it's appeared to somebody. Last time, he appeared in a Cadillac."

Meg White, American Musician

36

"I just didn't have time to deliver a Buffalo accent in a day, so I didn't even try it."

"I just didn't have time to deliver a Buffalo accent in a day, so I didn't even try it."

Josh Holloway, American Actor

36

"I was made to believe there was a plan in place for ending Donald's previous marriage. I pulled away because I wanted to allow him the time to deal with his wife."

"I was made to believe there was a plan in place for ending Donald's previous marriage. I pulled away because I wanted to allow him the time to deal with his wife."

Marla Maples, American Actress

Time, Marriage, Wife, Ending

36

"The world is changing and the physical barriers are down now. It's time for the emotional barriers to go down. And what better place to start than school?"

"The world is changing and the physical barriers are down now. It's time for the emotional barriers to go down. And what better place to start than school?"

Laura San Giacomo, American Actress

Time, Now, School, World

36

"I lay in my dressing room after being in make-up waiting to go on. They knew I was feeling pretty rotten and they tried to give me time to rest. But I couldn't sleep. I couldn't do anything."

"I lay in my dressing room after being in make-up waiting to go on. They knew I was feeling pretty rotten and they tried to give me time to rest. But I couldn't sleep. I couldn't do anything."

Dick York, American Actor

Time, Being, Feeling, Pretty

36

"Each film is different. Time Code was very quick - a matter of months. Miss Julie has been on my shelf as a script for some seven or eight years. But then the shooting process was very quick - 16 days."

"Each film is different. Time Code was very quick - a matter of months. Miss Julie has been on my shelf as a script for some seven or eight years. But then the shooting process was very quick - 16 days."

Mike Figgis, English Director

Time, Film, Months, Quick

36

"I believe there are more urgent and honorable occupations than the incomparable waste of time we call suffering."

"I believe there are more urgent and honorable occupations than the incomparable waste of time we call suffering."

Sidonie Gabrielle Colette, French Novelist

Time, Occupations, Suffering, Waste

36

"My parents didn't really understand too much about sport. At that time, we were in a Polish community in the inner city of Chicago, and I was the youngest of a bunch of cousins. Polish families are real big, with cousins and aunts and uncles."

"My parents didn't really understand too much about sport. At that time, we were in a Polish community in the inner city of Chicago, and I was the youngest of a bunch of cousins. Polish families are real big, with cousins and aunts and uncles."

Mike Krzyzewski, American Coach

Time, Chicago, Community, Parents

36

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