#spent

A man with an invention on which he has spent his life, but has no means to get it developed for the good of humanity - or even patented for himself - must feel the pinch of poverty very acutely. ↗

— James Payn

#developed #even #feel #get #good

Madam Speaker, I have spent more than half my life as a member of the Resources Committee. In that time I have supported numerous wilderness designations. In fact, I cannot recall ever opposing a wilderness bill. ↗

— Nick Rahall

#cannot #committee #ever #fact #half

What I gave I have, what I spent I had, what I left I lost by not giving it. ↗

— Thomas Ravenscroft

#giving #had #i #left #lost

I always believed that I could make it or I would never have spent so many years trying to get here. ↗

— Helen Reddy

#believed #could #get #here #i

When we awaken, we cannot account for the time spent. We simply don't remember. About the only evidence we have of experiences while we were asleep is when we happen to remember a dream. ↗

— Henry Reed

#account #asleep #awaken #cannot #dream

I get so nervous. I happen to be socially awkward and shy. I spent a lot of my time as an adult not going places. ↗

— Christina Ricci

#awkward #get #going #happen #i

OK, I wasn't as successful as, say, Julia Roberts, but I'd spent years in a very respectable career, some big American films but a host of other smaller, really exciting, maybe experimental films, being paid rubbish but working with fine people, that was what I thought I was known for. ↗

— Joely Richardson

#american films #being #big #career #exciting

I've spent my whole life not talking to people, and I don't see why I should start now. ↗

— Sally Ride

#life #not talking #now #people #see

The electronic media introduced this idea to the larger audience very, very quickly. We spent years and years and years meeting with activists all over Europe to lay the groundwork for a political response, as we did here. ↗

— Jeremy Rifkin

#audience #did #electronic #electronic media #europe

In a time of tight budgets, difficult choices have to be made. We must make sure our very limited resources are spent on priorities. I believe we should have no higher priority than investing in our children's classrooms and in their future. ↗

— Bob Riley

#budgets #children #choices #classrooms #difficult