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"I went to London and performed in Eric Clapton's concert at the Royal Albert Hall. I'll work with him any time he asks me."

"I went to London and performed in Eric Clapton's concert at the Royal Albert Hall. I'll work with him any time he asks me."

Carole King, American Musician

Time, Work, London

35

"It is time for Congress to provide relief for tobacco farmers. Since the 1930's tobacco production has been regulated by a quota system, which required farmers to purchase quota in order to grow tobacco."

"It is time for Congress to provide relief for tobacco farmers. Since the 1930's tobacco production has been regulated by a quota system, which required farmers to purchase quota in order to grow tobacco."

Allen Boyd, American Politician

Time, Congress, Order, Production

35

"In recent years, more and more of my time has become absorbed by administrative work for the research council of ETH-Z of which I am presently the president."

"In recent years, more and more of my time has become absorbed by administrative work for the research council of ETH-Z of which I am presently the president."

Richard Ernst, Swiss Scientist

Time, Work, President, Research

35

"Now is not the time to open the border to receive Canadian beef down to the United States."

"Now is not the time to open the border to receive Canadian beef down to the United States."

Max Baucus, American Politician

Time, Now, Open, States

35

"I interviewed survivors, I went to Poland, saw the cities and spent time with the people and spoke to the Jews who had come back to Poland after the war and talked about why they had come back."

"I interviewed survivors, I went to Poland, saw the cities and spent time with the people and spoke to the Jews who had come back to Poland after the war and talked about why they had come back."

Steven Spielberg, American Director

Time, War, People, Cities

35

"Something is better than nothing. Doin' anything for a man, there's investments involved, there's time and production. It's better to give him ten bucks and get a record out than to never record the cat."

"Something is better than nothing. Doin' anything for a man, there's investments involved, there's time and production. It's better to give him ten bucks and get a record out than to never record the cat."

Brownie McGhee, American Musician

Time, Man, Nothing, Production

35

"Love, all alike, no season knows, nor clime, nor hours, days, months, which are the rags of time."

"Love, all alike, no season knows, nor clime, nor hours, days, months, which are the rags of time."

John Donne, British Poet

Time, Love, Months

35

"Having spent so much time in a fictional world, I prefer to read about the real world."

"Having spent so much time in a fictional world, I prefer to read about the real world."

Brent Spiner, American Actor

35

"Ummm, there is not just one good thing about being a VJ, it is a package deal. It is a fun job and you get paid to party and have a good time and make people have a good time, which is great."

"Ummm, there is not just one good thing about being a VJ, it is a package deal. It is a fun job and you get paid to party and have a good time and make people have a good time, which is great."

Nafisa Joseph, Indian Model

Time, People, Being, Fun

35

"Some of these kids just don't plain know how good they are: how smart and how much they have to say. You can tell them. You can shine that light on them, one human interaction at a time."

"Some of these kids just don't plain know how good they are: how smart and how much they have to say. You can tell them. You can shine that light on them, one human interaction at a time."

Dave Eggers, American Writer

Time, Kids, Light

35

"If everybody knows where everything is kept you can avoid wasting time looking for things."

"If everybody knows where everything is kept you can avoid wasting time looking for things."

Anthea Turner, English Entertainer

35

"That first year at Universal was a big blur and, naturally, I thought they were wasting me. I didn't realize at the time that I was learning my craft and acting more easily in front of the camera."

"That first year at Universal was a big blur and, naturally, I thought they were wasting me. I didn't realize at the time that I was learning my craft and acting more easily in front of the camera."

Kent McCord, American Actor

Time, Thought, Acting, First

35

"Speakers are not supposed to waste time on platitudes, but the capacity of this generation for ignoring the obvious and concentrating on the negative and the obscure is immense."

"Speakers are not supposed to waste time on platitudes, but the capacity of this generation for ignoring the obvious and concentrating on the negative and the obscure is immense."

Arthur H. Sulzberger, American Publisher

Time, Negative, Obvious, Waste

35

"From the beginning of Queen there was such momentum that I never had any time to do anything else. My energy was 95% focused on the band."

"From the beginning of Queen there was such momentum that I never had any time to do anything else. My energy was 95% focused on the band."

Brian May, English Musician

Time, Beginning, Energy, Queen

35

"A lot of time mistakes are very interesting - you look for the behaviour that's not the one you expect."

"A lot of time mistakes are very interesting - you look for the behaviour that's not the one you expect."

Barry Levinson, American Director

35

"The country needs the political work of women today as much as it has ever needed woman in any other work at any other time."

"The country needs the political work of women today as much as it has ever needed woman in any other work at any other time."

Judith Ellen Foster, American Activist

Time, Women, Work, Country

35

"If you procrastinate when faced with a big difficult problem... break the problem into parts, and handle one part at a time."

"If you procrastinate when faced with a big difficult problem... break the problem into parts, and handle one part at a time."

Robert Collier, American Publisher

35

"Every time I plant a seed, He say kill it before it grow, he say kill it before they grow."

"Every time I plant a seed, He say kill it before it grow, he say kill it before they grow."

Bob Marley, Jamaican Musician

35

"I don't know about friends, but what time I spent with The Beatles they were very courteous to me."

"I don't know about friends, but what time I spent with The Beatles they were very courteous to me."

Peter Tork, American Musician

35

"The first time I met Michael, we saw each other on a TV show."

"The first time I met Michael, we saw each other on a TV show."

Rick Dees, American Entertainer

35

"There is something basic about protecting land by taking it off the market. People should be able to enjoy where they live while at the same time protect the plants and animals around them."

"There is something basic about protecting land by taking it off the market. People should be able to enjoy where they live while at the same time protect the plants and animals around them."

Tom Hanks, American Actor

Time, People, Animals, Land

35

"Females do not have orgasms every time they have sex."

"Females do not have orgasms every time they have sex."

Sue Johanson, Canadian Writer

35

"And we just went with Julie because that name hadn't been used in any other popular songs at the time."

"And we just went with Julie because that name hadn't been used in any other popular songs at the time."

Bobby Sherman, American Musician

Time, Name, Popular, Songs

35

"Everyone seems to be in a kind of accelerated time mode that is beyond their own control."

"Everyone seems to be in a kind of accelerated time mode that is beyond their own control."

Terry Riley, American Composer

35

"Allen Ginsberg is a tremendous warrior as time goes by. He's a warrior first and a poet second."

"Allen Ginsberg is a tremendous warrior as time goes by. He's a warrior first and a poet second."

Ken Kesey, American Author

35

"Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time."

"Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time."

Jean Paul, German Author

35

"It took me time to adjust and to realise it was not going to happen like it did in the juniors."

"It took me time to adjust and to realise it was not going to happen like it did in the juniors."

Amelie Mauresmo, French Athlete

35

"At one time Tribune Syndicate emptied out their storeroom. They put tables full of original cartoons down in the lobby and said take one if you want one. The comics were simply a burden to them."

"At one time Tribune Syndicate emptied out their storeroom. They put tables full of original cartoons down in the lobby and said take one if you want one. The comics were simply a burden to them."

Mort Walker, American Artist

Time, Burden, Cartoons, Want

35

"Any time you got the Pope and the Dixie Chicks against you, your time is up."

"Any time you got the Pope and the Dixie Chicks against you, your time is up."

Michael Moore, American Activist

35

"You get involved with a character after spending a long time waiting, and this demands a lot of energy and concentration."

"You get involved with a character after spending a long time waiting, and this demands a lot of energy and concentration."

Catherine Deneuve, French Actress

Time, Character, Energy, Waiting

35

"I would never speculate on the limit. Every time you speculate, you're way too conservative."

"I would never speculate on the limit. Every time you speculate, you're way too conservative."

John Warnock, American Scientist

Time, Conservative

35

"Just about any story we think about doing, whether we've read it in a newspaper, heard it on the radio or come upon it through word of mouth - by the time you get there, every other network, cable station and talk show is already racing to the scene."

"Just about any story we think about doing, whether we've read it in a newspaper, heard it on the radio or come upon it through word of mouth - by the time you get there, every other network, cable station and talk show is already racing to the scene."

Connie Chung, American Journalist

Time, Network, Racing, Talk

35

"My goal was to make first lieutenant. I never spent a lot of time worrying about what came after that."

"My goal was to make first lieutenant. I never spent a lot of time worrying about what came after that."

Hugh Shelton, American Soldier

Time, Goal, First

35

"There was a generation of people who moved here to make something of themselves. They had to really struggle and created really something on their own apart from a lot of attention. It was a really exciting time here."

"There was a generation of people who moved here to make something of themselves. They had to really struggle and created really something on their own apart from a lot of attention. It was a really exciting time here."

Arto Lindsay, American Musician

Time, People, Attention, Struggle

35

"I'm still friendly with Dean. He still calls me on the phone from time to time. John Dean was fired and later ended up spending some time in prison for his role in Watergate."

"I'm still friendly with Dean. He still calls me on the phone from time to time. John Dean was fired and later ended up spending some time in prison for his role in Watergate."

Fred F. Fielding, American Lawyer

35

"It took me a long time to get selected as an astronaut. In fact, I applied for 20 years before I was selected."

"It took me a long time to get selected as an astronaut. In fact, I applied for 20 years before I was selected."

John L. Phillips, American Astronaut

Time, Fact, Years

35

"Women were seldom given quality assignments or adequate air time."

"Women were seldom given quality assignments or adequate air time."

Jessica Savitch, American Journalist

Time, Women, Quality

35

"From the very first movie I ever made to the current time, there have been times between action and cut when I've sensed some kind of new dimension that I haven't been familiar with before."

"From the very first movie I ever made to the current time, there have been times between action and cut when I've sensed some kind of new dimension that I haven't been familiar with before."

Terence Stamp, British Actor

Time, Action, First

35

"The liberals in the House strongly resemble liberals I have known through the last two decades in the civil rights conflict. When it comes time to show on which side they will be counted, they excuse themselves."

"The liberals in the House strongly resemble liberals I have known through the last two decades in the civil rights conflict. When it comes time to show on which side they will be counted, they excuse themselves."

Shirley Chisholm, American Politician

Time, Civilrights, Conflict, Liberals

35

"I'd started working when I was 21 and had been very determined about my career, very focused, even as a little kid, so it was something I had been working at for a long time."

"I'd started working when I was 21 and had been very determined about my career, very focused, even as a little kid, so it was something I had been working at for a long time."

Josh Schwartz, American Producer

35

"The process of putting the DVD and the CD together was great fun, because it provided a good excuse for the four of us to make time to get together again. I am especially pleased with the end result of these two projects."

"The process of putting the DVD and the CD together was great fun, because it provided a good excuse for the four of us to make time to get together again. I am especially pleased with the end result of these two projects."

Dave Blood, American Musician

Time, End, Fun, Projects

35

"Every time I do one I feel like I've never really quite learned anything. I always find that when I'm making a film, I find it a little bit like I'm doing it for the first time."

"Every time I do one I feel like I've never really quite learned anything. I always find that when I'm making a film, I find it a little bit like I'm doing it for the first time."

Adrian Lyne, English Director

Time, Film, First

35

"My son complains about headaches. I tell him all the time, when you get out of bed, it's feet first!"

"My son complains about headaches. I tell him all the time, when you get out of bed, it's feet first!"

Henny Youngman, American Comedian

Time, Son, Bed, Feet

35

"I've watched my duty, straight an' true, an' tried to do it well; Part of the time kept heaven in view, An' part steered clear of hell."

"I've watched my duty, straight an' true, an' tried to do it well; Part of the time kept heaven in view, An' part steered clear of hell."

Will Carleton, American Poet

Time, Duty, Heaven, Hell

35

"It's time to move on to the next step in the psychedelic revolution. We've reached a certain point, but we're not moving any more."

"It's time to move on to the next step in the psychedelic revolution. We've reached a certain point, but we're not moving any more."

Ken Kesey, American Author

Time, Revolution

35

"The struggle goes on. The victory is in the struggle, for me. And I accepted that a long time ago."

"The struggle goes on. The victory is in the struggle, for me. And I accepted that a long time ago."

Al Lewis, American Actor

Time, Victory, Struggle

35

"Because Ritchie Valens WAS the real deal. He was only starting, but in the time he spent in the business, he made big impact. I don't know if anybody could have made a bigger one."

"Because Ritchie Valens WAS the real deal. He was only starting, but in the time he spent in the business, he made big impact. I don't know if anybody could have made a bigger one."

Waylon Jennings, American Musician

35

"I'm from the Midwest, and I loved my family. I had a very good time as a child, but I was also - I have a theory about Jews growing up in the Midwest, that there is an ultimately sort of wonderful avoidance of a lot of things, and a great acceptance of whatever is happening."

"I'm from the Midwest, and I loved my family. I had a very good time as a child, but I was also - I have a theory about Jews growing up in the Midwest, that there is an ultimately sort of wonderful avoidance of a lot of things, and a great acceptance of whatever is happening."

Bob Balaban, American Actor

Time, Family, Acceptance, Growing up

35

"We may be in a tough time right now, but when we are in a tough time is when our movement gets really strong."

"We may be in a tough time right now, but when we are in a tough time is when our movement gets really strong."

Patricia Ireland, American Activist

Time, May, Now, Right

35

"Just as a new scientific discovery manifests something that was already latent in the order of nature, and at the same time is logically related to the total structure of the existing science, so the new poem manifests something that was already latent in the order of words."

"Just as a new scientific discovery manifests something that was already latent in the order of nature, and at the same time is logically related to the total structure of the existing science, so the new poem manifests something that was already latent in the order of words."

Northrop Frye, Canadian Critic

Time, Nature, Science, Discovery

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