#period

Even during the rationing period, during World War II, we didn't have the anxiety that we'd starve, because we grew our own potatoes, you know? And our own hogs, and our own cows and stuff, you know. ↗

— James Earl Jones

#because #cows #during #even #grew

I do not exactly remember at what period I started my museum which absorbed so much of my time. ↗

— Pierre Loti

#i #i do #much #museum #my time

Normally when I'm sent a script I'll read it through to see how it hangs as a story and then I'll go back and read it through again and look at the character. ↗

— Colm Meaney

#because #done #haven #history #i

I think you go through a period as a teenager of being quite cool and unaffected by things. ↗

— Miranda Otto

#being #cool #go #i #i think

The critical principle demanded an examination, for instance, of the contribution of different periods, thus to some extent embarking on historical linguistics. ↗

— Ferdinand de Saussure

#critical #demanded #different #embarking #examination

But if anyone supposes that there was no commercial fraud in the Middle Ages, let him study the commercial legislation of England for that period, and his mind will be satisfied, if he has a mind to be satisfied and not only a fancy to run away with him. ↗

— Goldwin Smith

#anyone #away #commercial #england #fancy

They have not always elected the best leaders, particularly after a long period in which they have not used this facility of free election. You tend to lose the habit. ↗

— Chinua Achebe

#always #best #elected #election #facility

But over a period of time It's the melodic things that are in my head all day. ↗

— Jonny Greenwood

#day #head #melodic #over #period

We're trying to put ourselves in the best position to win, period, if not this year, next year. ↗

— Tom Hicks

#next #next year #ourselves #period #position

My early influences were the Shadows, who were an English instrumental band. They basically got me into playing and later on I got into blues and jazz players. I liked Clapton when he was with John Mayall. I really liked that period. ↗

— Tony Iommi

#basically #blues #clapton #early #english