Quotes about years
years justice people
Over 5,000 years, states have made surprisingly consistent claims about their duties. They have promised to protect people from threats; promote their welfare; deliver justice and also, perhaps less obviously, uphold truth - originally truths about the cosmos, and more recently truths drawn from reason and knowledge. Geoff Mulgan
years america growth
I'm not saying [economic] growth is wrong, but throughout the years of growth, many things didn't get better. ... If you look at America, the proportion of Americans with no one to talk to about important things went up from a tenth to a quarter. Geoff Mulgan
years able comic
Comic strips are like a public utility. They're supposed to be there 365 days a year, and you're supposed to be able to hit the mark day after day. Garry Trudeau
years mind atheism
It takes five years for a willing person's mind to change. Have patience with yourself and others when treading in an area protected by a taboo. Garrett Hardin
years balls taught
I wrote three years for Lucille Ball. She taught me everything I know about physical comedy. Garry Marshall
years transition shapes
I certainly want to be involved in politics and help shape the transition. I am in contact with regime critics who had to leave for the West. One of them is Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the former businessman, who had to endure 10 years in a prison camp. Garry Kasparov
years law care
We've been saying Putin is a dictator for years who doesn't care about the law. Garry Kasparov
years games mastery
By strictly observing Botvinnik's rule regarding the thorough analysis of one's own games, with the years I have come to realize that this provides the foundation for the continuous development of chess mastery. Garry Kasparov
years people matter
No matter what time of year I come here, people always say the same thing: Its not usually like this. Garrison Keillor
years different perfume
What I'm doing, with my image, I have my perfumes. I've had that for almost 20 years, and I have like 14, 15 different perfumes now. Gabriela Sabatini
years two people
I wanna do movies that in ten years time people will respect me for, as an actor. So if I do take two years off or three years off, the next movie I have that comes out you want people to go 'ooh, that's Frankie Muniz's new movie, it's gonna be a good movie cause he's in it. Frankie Muniz
years two avalon
I've been around two years shy of 50 years doing what I do. I am a musician. Frankie Avalon
years decision important
As we enter this election year, let’s not forget the most important decision anyone can make-choosing Christ. Franklin Graham
years careers
I spent 20 years of my career primarily being a writer for hire. Frank Darabont
years six years-ago
I was about 18 six years ago. I'm 28 now. Frank Bruno
years important credit
Whether you're earning $7 an hour or $700,000 a year, it's very important to protect your credit rating. Frank Abagnale
years together band
I grew up with Al Jarreau. We had a band together and worked these places for three years when neither one of us knew we could make a living doing music. George Duke
years want audience
I've developed an audience over the years and I don't want to loose them. George Duke
years two looks
I'm only two years older than Brad Pitt, but I look a lot older, which used to greatly frustrate me. It doesn't anymore. I don't have to fit into that category and get trounced by Tom Cruise and Brad. George Clooney
years guy looks
I was in a bar and I said to a friend, 'You know, we've become those 40-year-old guys we used to look at and say, 'Isn't it sad?' George Clooney
years atmosphere environmental
Loads of chemicals and hazardous wastes have been introduced into the atmosphere that didn't even exist in 1948. The environmental condition of the planet is far worse than it was 42 years ago. Gaylord Nelson
years months used
I'm used to being someone else 10 months out of the year. Elisha Cuthbert
years perspective missing
We are all so bent and determined to get what we want, we miss the lessons that could be learned from life's experiences. Many of my AIDS patients discovered that the last year of their lives was by far their best. Many have said they wouldn't have traded the rich quality of that last year of life for a healthier body. Sadly, it is only when tragedy strikes that most of us begin attending to the deeper aspects of life. It is only then that we attempt to go beyond surface concerns-what we look like, how much money we make, and so forth-to discover what's really important. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
years google today
Today Google celebrated its 13th anniversary.... That's right, Google turned 13 years old. Which explains why today when I searched for something, Google was just like, "I don't know. Stop asking me questions! I'm going upstairs. Jimmy Fallon
years tea iced-tea
Happy birthday to Arnold Palmer, who turned 82. That's 41 years iced tea and 41 years lemonade. Jimmy Fallon
years nbc host
MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell is saying Donald Trump lied when he said he made $20 million a year off his 'Apprentice' series on NBC. NBC also denied Trump's claim, saying, 'We don't have $20 million. We're NBC.' Jimmy Fallon
years santa helping
I'm going to North Pole to help out Santa this year. Jimmy Fallon
years yankees red
I became a Yankees fan for a few years. But now, I gotta say, I'm really rooting for the Red Sox. Jimmy Fallon
years weather storm
Hurricane Irene ... the storm was huge news. In fact, the Weather Channel reported something they haven't seen in years. Viewers. Jimmy Fallon
years play
I'd never even seen a play by the time I was 24 years old. John Corbett
years opposites pell-grants
The Republicans claim they are for strengthening Pell grants when the truth is that over the last four years, their legislation has done the exact opposite. John Conyers
years african-american needs
Back in 1792, Dr. Benjamin Banneker, the famed African-American inventor and scientist in Washington, proposed a Department of Peace for the new Nation to his friends George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. His prophetic suggestion was not implemented; but now, more than 200 years later, the need for a Peace Department is too compelling to ignore. John Conyers
years civilization religion
Science has done more for the development of western civilization in one hundred years than Christianity did in eighteen hundred years. John Burroughs