#by the time

I was very lucky. Things happened, both bad and good, but I never got into real, deep trouble. But it wore me down. By the time I was 18, I was done. I didn't want to live the life any more. I needed to develop past the point that busking takes you to. ↗

— Madeleine Peyroux

#bad #both #by the time #deep #develop

The wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it's just sort of a tired feeling. ↗

— Paula Poundstone

#death #feeling #just #out #sin

I certainly hope I'm not still answering child-star questions by the time I reach menopause. ↗

— Christina Ricci

#by the time #certainly #hope #i #menopause

By the time I got home at night, my eyes were so chlorinated I saw rings around every light. ↗

— Esther Williams

#by the time #every #eyes #got #home

People are already self-selected by the time they've decided to become scientists. ↗

— Jonathan Miller

#become #by the time #decided #people #scientists

By the time we reached Virginia City I was considered a remarkable good shot and a fearless rider for a girl of my age. ↗

— Calamity Jane

#by the time #city #considered #fearless #girl

You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new. ↗

— Steve Jobs

#built #by the time #customers #get #give

By the time I was 15, my mother had turned me into a real clotheshorse. ↗

— Gloria Swanson

#had #i #into #me #mother

I have come close to producing films. But generally by the time they hit the screen, there's about 50 people with producer credits, so what's the point. I usually find scripts I like with no money attached and take them to producers that I know and try to raise finance. ↗

— Tim Roth

#attached #by the time #close #come #credits

Usually by the time I finish a book tour I've just about had it with the book. ↗

— Richard Russo

#book #book tour #by the time #finish #had