Spend Time Quotes - Page 2

• I always think of books as being like people. Even the dull ones are worthy of decent respect, but you don't have to seek them out and spend time with them.

  Orson Scott Card

  Book, Thinking, People

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• You don't come home from the office to spend time with another job. Hopefully you come home to someone you can have a good time with.

  Helen Fisher

  Jobs, Home, Office

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• There was no pretention here, no hidden meanings in the phrases they spoke, no elaborate plans designed to impress the other. Though it had always been easy to spend time with Mike, she suddenly realized that in the whirlwind of the past couple of weeks, she'd almost forgot how much she enjoyed it.

  Nicholas Sparks

  Couple, Past, Phrases

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• History does not record anywhere at any time a religion that has any rational basis. Religion is a crutch for people not strong enough to stand up to the unknown without help. But, like dandruff, most people do have a religion and spend time and money on it and seem to derive considerable pleasure from fiddling with it.

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Strong, Atheist, People

  Robert A. Heinlein (1987). “Time Enough for Love”, p.224, Penguin

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• We all do things we desperately wish we could undo. Those regrets just become part of who we are, along with everything else. To spend time trying to change that, well, it's like chasing clouds.

  Libba Bray

  Regret, Clouds, Trying

  Libba Bray (2010). “A Great and Terrible Beauty”, p.121, Simon and Schuster

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• If I have to spend time in purgatory before going to one place or the other, I guess I'll be all right as long as there's a lending library.

  Stephen King

  Book, Long, Library

  Stephen King (2000). “On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft”, p.63, Simon and Schuster

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• They're trying to tell us that we're not right, so we have to buy their products. The number one cause of mental illness is not knowing who you are and you can't know who you are if you don't spend time honoring yourself, and living in the present.

  Naomi Judd

  Knowing Who You Are, Numbers, Trying

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• What's fascinating is, people in Washington would rather spend time in Hollywood, and people in Hollywood would rather spend time in Washington.

  Arnold Schwarzenegger

  People, Hollywood, Fascinating

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I had a daughter who was 9 years old and I had the feeling I wasn't going to be a real parent if I didn't quit making movies for a while and spend time with her. I also felt that I'd made enough movies and said what I had to say at the time.

  Jane Campion

  Daughter, Mother, Real

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• People spend time worrying about things they think they have to have and lose perception of what they do have. You can have all the money and material things you want. If you aren't here to enjoy them, what good do they do?

  Eric Davis

  Thinking, People, Worry

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I LOVE DOWNTOWN LA and I relish any opportunity to spend time there.

  Zooey Deschanel

  Opportunity, Downtown, Relish

  "Did Zooey Deschanel Diss Downtown LA?" by Eliza Fisher, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 11, 2011.

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• I still want Oprah to play my best friend. I want to spend time with Oprah.

  Tina Fey

  Friendship, Play, My Best Friend

  "7 Questions with Tina Fey". Interview with Fred Topel, www.zimbio.com. May 7, 2008.

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• I want to spend time with Oprah and I don't know what I need to do to make that happen.

  Tina Fey

  Needs, Want, Happens

  "7 Questions with Tina Fey". Interview with Fred Topel, www.zimbio.com. May 7, 2008.

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• It's critical that children spend time before they arrive in school in a warm, attractive and inclusive environment, where they can learn through play, master social skills and prepare for formal schooling.

  Michael Gove

  Children, School, Play

  "Why should any teacher ever vote Tory?". The Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. March 1, 2010.

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• Nancy Lopez has always been a role model of mine... so to have the opportunity to play for her and spend time with her has been amazing.

  Natalie Gulbis

  Opportunity, Play, Role Models

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• Anybody who spends time off of Louisiana's shores can recognize that these oysters are not endangered. To classify them as such risks great harm to not only fishermen who make their living collecting oysters in the Gulf, but also to Louisiana's economy in total.

  Bobby Jindal

  Oysters, Risk, Louisiana

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• All I do is give interviews and spend time being photographed.

  Doris Lessing

  Giving, Interviews

  "If you don't succeed as a writer, be glad" by Lindesay Irvine, www.theguardian.com. May 12, 2008.

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• I am confident that nobody... will accuse me of selfishness if I ask to spend time, while I am still in good health, with my family, my friends and also with myself.

  Nelson Mandela

  Family, Inspiration, Health

  "Mandela keeps his opinions to himself as a nation marks its idol's birthday" by Rory Carroll, www.theguardian.com. July 17, 2006.

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• As you read or listen to God's Word and spend time talking to Him in prayer, your spirit will eventually become stronger than your flesh.

  Joyce Meyer

  Prayer, Talking, Stronger

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• As we regularly spend time reading God's Word and talking to Him in prayer, we put ourselves in position for Him to do things in our lives we could never do on our own.

  Joyce Meyer

  Prayer, Reading, Talking

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• Have fun in your command. Don't always run at a breakneck pace. Take leave when you've earned it, spend time with your families.

  Colin Powell

  Running, Fun, Military

  Colin L. Powell (1995). “My American Journey”, Random House Incorporated

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• I really don't spend time thinking about the past. I think about the future. I'm not stopping.

  Harold Prince

  Past, Thinking, Stopping

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• My wife and I work out together almost every day. It's just a great way to spend time together. We're going to run a marathon together later this year, and that's one more goal that we'll accomplish as husband and wife.

  Bill Rancic

  Running, Husband, Years

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• I like to share my life, and spend time with someone I love. That has worked 100 per cent with my wife.

  Michael Schumacher

  Liking Someone, Wife, Share

  "So Michael, where did it all go wrong?" by Norman Howell, www.theguardian.com. March 1, 2003.

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• Since I'm always working, my best holiday memories are definitely when I can just go home and spend time with my family.

  Chris Brown

  Memories, Home, Holiday

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