#used

I used to make up stories about my father. I would go to the movies and look for a character who looked like my father. ↗

— Danny Aiello

#character #father #go #i #like

You used to have to sing and convey emotion, and now, well, technically you can do anything with technology. It sucks for music today, but that's why that old music feels so good to me. ↗

— Christina Aguilera

#convey #emotion #feels #good #me

I used to be a classic workaholic, and after seeing how little work and career really mean when you reach the end of your life, I put a new emphasis on things I believe count more. These things include: family, friends, being part of a community, and appreciating the little joys of the average day. ↗

— Mitch Albom

#appreciating #average #being #believe #career

I used to be a Catholic. I left because I object to conversion by concussion. If you don't agree with what they teach, you get clobbered over the head until you do. All that does is change the shape of the head. ↗

— Alan Alda

#because #catholic #change #conversion #does

The job of mayor and Governor is becoming more and more like the job of university president, which I used to be; it looks like you are in charge, but you are not. ↗

— Lamar Alexander

#charge #governor #i #job #like

Newborn screening is a public health intervention that involves a simple blood test used to identify many life-threatening genetic illnesses before any symptoms begin. ↗

— Lucille Roybal-Allard

#before #begin #blood #genetic #health

I used to be a heavy gambler. But now I just make mental bets. That's how I lost my mind. ↗

— Steve Allen

#gambler #heavy #how #i #just

His mouth had been used as a latrine by some small creature of the night, and then as its mausoleum. ↗

— Kingsley Amis

#creature #had #his #mouth #night

I don't miss scenes at all the way that I used to miss them when I was younger making a film. It's actually quite fun to get rid of them now. ↗

— Paul Thomas Anderson

#film #fun #get #i #making

I don't know what is in store for the movie business any better than anybody else does, but it does seem like my kind of movies are a little trickier than it used to be - or maybe a lot trickier. ↗

— Wes Anderson

#anybody #better #business #does #else