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“A lot of times when I ask people what their apocalyptic fantasy life is like, they'll immediately say something like, "Oh, what I think is going to kill us is climate change or World War IV," and that's not what I'm interested in at all. The point is not about winning a bet about what's going to happen. The point is about the human action of examining the possibility, the kind of obsessive imagining about it.”

“A lot of times when I buy a lot of toys, I get a little jealous and keep one or two for myself. So I've got a couple of drones. I've got a couple of remote-control cars. I like to have fun”

Littles Two Fun Car Couple Having Fun Jealous Toys Drones Remote Control

Author:Shaquille O'Neal

“A lot of times when I say I didn't do anything I was actually in Miami doing a show.”

Shows Miami

Author:Girl Talk

“A lot of times when I sit down with the other comics and try to talk theory, they say I'm being too serious.”

Trying Serious Theory

Author:Joel Hodgson

“A lot of times when I was short, I would create a level of activity beforehand that would drive the futures. . . . It's a fun game.”

Games Fun Levels Activity

Author:Jim Cramer

“A lot of times when I'm in the gym, I might not have that energy but I realize what I'm doing it for and it gives me the strength to do one more extra rep, to do one more set or to push even harder, and to not let whatever obstacle is in front of me stop me from reaching my goal.”

Giving Might Energy Goal Realizing Fronts Give Me Harder Obstacles Extras Reaching Gym Give Me Strength

Author:Dwight Howard

“A lot of times when I'm not at work I like to let my face breath and not put makeup on.”

Faces Breaths Makeup

Author:Jessica Szohr

“A lot of times when I'm writing lyrics, I just think about insecurities that I might have and turn them into a scene. Some things may be true, and some things may not.”

Thinking Writing May Might Turns Scene Being True Insecurity

Author:Nate Ruess

“A lot of times when I've been offered film series and stuff, if they shoot in Los Angeles, I lose interest.”

Ifs Film Stuff Interest Loses Series Los Angeles

Author:Karen Allen

“A lot of times when people are on campaigns, it can be like a movie set.”

People Campaigns Movie Sets

Author:Doris Kearns Goodwin

“A lot of times when people listen to music it's because they feel down, and that's when serious hip-hop comes into play. When times is hard, people can hear a rapper that inspires them to do what they [are] supposed to do.”

People Feels Hard Play Inspire Serious Down And Hip Hop Hips Hops Rapper Listening To Music

Author:Rakim

“A lot of times when people meet me, theyll definitely try to make me feel young or inexperienced. Like, Its all taken care of. Teenagers are such a discerning group of people. Theyll immediately sniff out anything that feels contrived. Im, like, constantly scanning myself to see if Im some corporate executive version of a teenager. Ive developed something of a fearsome reputation. People know that if you talk down to me, I will roll my eyes or whatever.”

People Ifs Knows Feels Trying Eye Care Young Taken Groups Versions Reputation Teenager Corporate Executives Discerning Scanning

Author:Lorde

“A lot of times when songwriters get together and write a song... somebody will come in with a hook and a lot of times they come out with something that sounds a little crafty.”

Writing Littles Together Song Sound Songwriters Hook Get Together Crafty

Author:Alan Jackson

“A lot of times when they catch a guy who killed twenty-seven people, they say, He was a loner. Well, of course he was a loner; he killed everyone he came in contact with.”

People Wells Guy Courses Twenties Seven Contact Loner

Author:George Carlin

Source: Brain Droppings

“A lot of times when you do things where you're killing people, the character is always having an existential crisis about it. It's fun to be no-holds-barred and have no big crisis of conscious.”

People Character Bigs Fun Conscious Crisis Killing Existential Existential Crisis

Author:Rose McGowan

“A lot of times when you go through a very traumatic situation and it's emotionally difficult to deal with you come back spiritually stronger. It changes you in a way.”

Way Difficult Deals Situation Stronger

Author:Elvis Stojko

“A lot of times when you have very short-term goals with a high payoff, nasty things can happen. In particular, a lot of people will take the low road there. They'll become myopic. They'll crowd out the longer-term interests of the organization or even of themselves.”

People Mind Happens Goal Term Interest Leadership Particular Lows Organization Crowds Nasty Short Term Payoff Myopic Short Term Goals

Author:Daniel H. Pink

“A lot of times when you keep it real with somebody, you can't expect them to keep it real with you. In this industry people just want to be famous and they forget how to keep it real and they forget to give credit to the people who helped them get to where they at.”

People Want Giving Real Forget Industry Credit Keeping It Real

Author:Gucci Mane

“A lot of times when you play... you get this adrenalin that blocks pain.”

Play Pain Block

Author:Venus Williams

“A lot of times when you're acting, you're no longer talking and listening; you're going at it for your own self.”

Self Acting Talking Listening Talking And Listening

Author:Jason Scott

“A lot of times with my more up-tempo music, I try to take the approach of a hip-hop artist, but when it comes to imaging, I've been following the pattern of Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Madonna.”

Trying Artist

Author:Sisqo

“A lot of times you get credit for stuff in your movies you didn't intend to be there.”

Stuff Credit Filmmaker Movie Director

Author:Spike Lee

“A lot of times you get people writing wonderful sentences and paragraphs, and they fall in love with their prose style, but the stories really aren't that terrific.”

People Writing Stories Fall Wonderful Style Falling In Love Sentences Prose Terrific Paragraph

Author:James Patterson

“A lot of times you just go through life and forget to stop and say: "This is cool." Or: "I'm lucky, I love the people in my life and I love what I'm doing."”

People Forget Lucky

Author:Julian McMahon

“A lot of times, you never know if it will be the last time.”

Love Quotes Death And Dying Death Of A Loved One Last Time Sad Quotes Sad But True

Author:Mr. Joshua Shaw

Source: My Own Ghost: A Poetry Book for Women and Men exploring Love, Loss, and Mental Health

“A lot of times you see really good-looking guys on TV and you sort of assume that maybe there's some sort of vacuity behind them.”

Guy Behinds Tvs Assuming Looking Good Vacuity Good Looking Guys

Author:Misha Collins

“A lot of times you talk about what you know, but since our reality is so difficult, its hard to think about travelling beyond the stars to another dimension - fantasy worlds - when, in reality, you can't get a job on Earth.”

Thinking Knows World Hard Reality Earth Jobs Stars Difficult Fantasy Dimensions Fantasy Worlds Beyond The Stars

Author:Kevin Grevioux

“A lot of times you tell yourself no with things, a lot of times you discourage yourself. I've told myself yes more than no, and with those yeses, I've been able to actually have a career.”

Able Careers Discouraging

Author:Cedric Yarbrough

“A lot of times you'll do a movie, and you'll be working with adults with families and kids and stuff. There's a level - you guys aren't going to be hanging out every second, you know?”

Knows Kids Guy Stuff Levels Adults Hanging Out Every Second

Author:Nat Wolff

“A lot of times you'll hear bands and it's a different sound coming out than what's on stage. Because you can clean it up through a PA and make it sound completely different than what they really sound like.”

Different Sound Stage Band Clean Coming Out

Author:Angus Young

“A lot of times you'll hear horror stories about actors being incredibly selfish and only wanting themselves to shine, but for me, it's not about just one person. It's about the whole team. That's the way I look at acting. That's the way I look at everything I do.”

Way Looks Persons Whole Stories Actors Acting Team Horror Shining Selfish Just One Horror Stories

Author:Mekhi Phifer

“A lot of times you're just conditioned by what's around you.”

Author:Ruben Blades

“A lot of times your best sales rep, that A++ player, kills it on a regular basis...but can never describe how they do it. They look at sales as an art, not a science.”

Looks Art Player Bases

Author:Jim McDonough

“A lot of times your spouse sees things about you that you don't necessarily see.”

Spouse

Author:Ted Cruz

“A lot of times, actors and directors don't want to repeat something. I don't think we're repeating something, but I think there's certainly a genre that we're in, and we're happy to embrace it.”

Thinking Want Actors Directors Embrace Genre Repeats

Author:Skylar Astin

“A lot of times, actors give so much power to the producers and the producing companies because, quite frankly, they have it. But we don't take the limited power that we have, which the power you initially have is to say 'no.' But 'no' in a positive way.”

Way Giving Actors Company Producers

Author:Michael Cudlitz

“A lot of times, as a clown, you find acting for a reason. It's a way to exercise yourself. If you're funny, you test yourself.”

Ifs Way Reason Acting Exercise Tests Clown

Author:Matthew Lillard

“A lot of times, as an actor, especially a TV or film actor, you don't get a lot of interaction, or you don't get the feeling you are actually touching someone, or someone actually cares about what you do.”

Feelings Care Film Actors Tvs Touching Interaction Film Actors

Author:Christopher Judge

“A lot of times, candidates for office, especially incumbents, seem to get drawn into their opponents' arguments, and fighting on their turf, because you want to defend yourself. That's wrong. Fight on your own turf. Make them come to you. Make them explain why they don't agree with your position. I think that a lot of times, too many liberals, progressives, lose because they're afraid to really stand up for what they believe in.”

Thinking Believe Fighting Office Argument Agree Turf

Author:Tom Harkin

“A lot of times, drama around it is not for the worse but for the best in the long run. If we look at it that way, I have learned to find the best of it in most situations.”

Ifs Way Looks Long Running Situation Drama Long Runs I Have Learned

Author:Camila Alves

“A lot of times, films tell stories about the time we live in. So when making history, it´s just as important to give the female perspective as well as the male. We need female voices. Take a risk. Be personal.”

Needs Giving Wells Important Stories Film Voice Risk Perspective Female Males Making History Female Voice

Author:Anne Sewitsky

“A lot of times, good improv is when both people, or however many people are in the scene, really have no idea what the next thing you're going to say is.”

People Ideas Next Scene No Idea

Author:John C. Reilly

“A lot of times, guys are just out there playing and they'll just go and get you. I don't really think they're thinking about the helmet-to-helmet contact. You'll probably see a lot of players more hesitant before they make their hits.”

Thinking Guy Player Contact Helmet Tackling Hesitant Nfl Players

Author:Andre Johnson

“A lot of times, I can turn and pass without even looking.”

I Can Turns

Author:Wayne Gretzky

“A lot of times, I played bass on songs. Gene plays guitar on some songs.”

Play Song Guitar Genes Bass

Author:Ace Frehley

“A lot of times, I relied on connections through my agency, just for financing and things like that. Even when I'm looking for a million and a half dollars to do a small film, there can always be hold-ups, because it's a large amount of money for some people, and it's a small amount of money for other people. In any case, it's significant enough to where you have to jump through a lot of hoops to get it to happen. Sometimes, the people who are helping you can drop the ball. And, of course, the reason agents want you to do bigger projects is that they make a bigger cut.”

People Sometimes Reason Enough Helping Film Cutting Significant Financing

Author:Gus Van Sant

“A lot of times, I think that what I do for a living has no integrity. 'Once Upon A Time' has changed that to a certain extent because the reaction we get from children out in the world is so fulfilling, I cannot even articulate it. There's nothing like being greeted as Snow White by a hyperventilating child versus Ginnifer Goodwin.”

Thinking World Children Certain White Changed Integrity Reactions Snow Fulfilling Versus Once Upon A Time Snow White Times Have Changed No Integrity

Author:Ginnifer Goodwin

“A lot of times, I'll have a goal, I'll start writing, and I'll end up in some far off place, which is good. It's nice to have a focus, but letting the lyrics write themselves where they need to go is important.”

Needs Writing Important Ends Goal Focus Nice

Author:James Hetfield

“A lot of times, identifying with a character in a book or a movie makes me feel really vulnerable. Especially in books, it's like being able to see an amplified version of yourself, and it's very surreal.”

Feels Book Character Able Versions Vulnerable Surreal Identifying

Author:Haley Pullos

“A lot of times, if you watch sign language interpreters, there can be some lag time issues. When that happens, I think you lose the hearing audience.”

Ifs Thinking Happens Language Loses Watches Audience Issues Hearing Interpreter Lag Sign Language

Author:Jack Jason

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