“Phantom' was for me an interesting technique of telling the story. You have one voice that it is in the present telling what is happening, and then there's one voice from the past that's also driving the story forward. And you know that the two story lines will meet eventually.” KnowsTwoStoriesPastVoiceLinesInterestingHappeningsTechniqueDrivingPhantoms Author:Jo Nesbo
“I think 'tradition' is in the past - and how can someone really 'fear' a color? A man may prefer navy to turquoise, but a self assured man could wear any color and he knows that. It's a distinction of confidence.” ThinkingKnowsMenMaySelfPastColorTraditionDistinctionAssuredNavyTurquoise Author:Jean Pigozzi
“I've often said in the past that I thought MTV was sort of evil incarnate and signified the beginning of the end. And I don't know if I'm entirely wrong about that, but they did sign my paychecks a year ago, so I guess I'm part of the problem.” IfsKnowsYearsSaidEndsProblemPastEvilYears AgoPaychecksMtv Author:Martha Plimpton
“I have run two Olympic 'A' standard times over the past 12 months and with the time I ran at the African Championships last week I know my speed and fitness are constantly improving so that I will peak in time for the Olympics.” KnowsTwoRunningLastsPastWeekMonthsStandardsSpeedRanOlympicsChampionshipImprovingOver The PastConstantly Improving Author:Oscar Pistorius
“We're well past the end of the century when time, for the first time, curved, bent, slipped, flash forwarded, and flashed back yet still kept rolling along. We know it all now, with our thoughts traveling at the speed of a tweet, our 140 characters in search of a paragraph. We're post-history. We're post-mystery.” KnowsFirstsWellsStillsEndsCharacterPastMysteryCenturyFirst TimeSpeedPostsFlashRollingOur ThoughtsBentTweetParagraphKnow It All140 CharacterRolling Along Author:Ali Smith
“You hear a few people saying that, you know, maybe some of the past male players like to watch me play or whatever else, just because I play a bit differently and maybe they can relate to it a bit more with a bigger forehand rather than a backhand, good serve and whatnot.” PeopleKnowsPlayPastBitsWatchesPlayerBiggerMalesRelateWatch Me Author:Samantha Stosur
“I think in the wake of 9/11, like a lot of Americans, you know, we were all very traumatized by the attacks, traumatized in a totally different way by some of what happened afterward in response. And I think there have been these questions hovering in the past decade of, what kind of country are we? Who are we?” ThinkingKnowsWayKindHas BeensDifferentCountryPastHappenedResponseDecadesDifferent WaysHovering Author:Amy Waldman
“You know the puritan ethic that started out four centuries ago in this country, needless to say - at least for the moment - a thing of the past - from what I can tell.” KnowsI CanCountryMomentsPastFourCenturyEthicsPuritan Author:James Young
“Rock and Roll has certainly tried to take its toll on me. I'd rather not talk about my past excesses here, although some hardcore rockers might argue that those excesses were responsible for some great records, but I know which side I came out on.” KnowsMightPastSidesRecordsRocksResponsibleArguingExcessRock And RollMy PastTollsHardcoreRockers Author:Tony Visconti
“I know more now than I did in the past about the process of democratization. I know more about the pitfalls.” KnowsPastProcessPitfallsDemocratization Author:Meles Zenawi
“Neil Young is my hero, and such a great example. You know what that guy has been doing for the past 40 years? Making music. That's what that guy does. Sometimes you pay attention, sometimes you don't. Sometimes he hands it to you, sometimes he keeps it to himself. He's a good man with a beautiful family and wonderful life.” KnowsMenYearsDoeHas BeensSometimesHandsPastBeautifulYoungGuyPayAttentionWonderfulExampleHeroPay AttentionGood ManThat GuyMy HeroWonderful LifeBeautiful Family Author:Dave Grohl
“Do you know, we're right underneath Springtime Parish? This place is the opposite of springtime. Everything past prime, boarded up for the season. Just above us, the light shines golden on daffodils full of rainwine and heartgrass and a terrible, wicked, sad girl I can't get back to. I don't even know if I want to. Do I want to be her again? Or do I want to be free? I come here to think about that. To be near her and consider it. I think I shall never be free. I think I traded my freedom for a better story. It was a better story, even if the ending needed work.” IfsThinkingKnowsWantI CanStoriesLightPastGirlNeededTerribleOppositesSeasonsShiningGoldenWickedGet BackPrimeDo You KnowSpringtimeParishDaffodil Author:Catherynne M. Valente
“When I train, I love to take time off and fly to the Natural History Museum or an exhibition. I just love that. When you know your past, it will help you with your future… That’s why most of my friends are not fighters. Most of my friends are nerds like me. That’s why I have a hard time finding a girlfriend. I need someone to talk science with. I’m married to my work right now. But you never know. One day I could wake up and just do something different. Life is so unpredictable.” KnowsNeedsDifferentHardHelpingPastLife IsNaturalRight NowOne DayFindingsMarriedMy FriendsWake UpTrainLike MeFighterGirlfriendHard TimesMuseumsOur FutureTake TimeOur PastUnpredictableNerdYour FutureYour PastExhibitionsTime OffNatural HistoryDifferent Life Author:Georges St-Pierre