“"I've become a huge fan of term limits," the former aide said, "because Armey and the others in leadership used to be just like you and your crew in their approach to spending. They have changed over the years."” YearsSaidPoliticalUsedPoliticsTermFansChangedHugeLike YouLimitsApproachSpendingUsed To BeFormerCrewTerm Limits Author:Mark Sanford
“I used to be a street performer, and performances on Venice Beach, it's like playing the Apollo: They let you know if they don't like you!” IfsKnowsUsedStreetsLike YouPerformancesUsed To BeBeachPerformersApolloVeniceStreet PerformersVenice Beach Author:Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
“It's the fault of the chess players themselves. I don't know what they used to be, but now they're not the most gentlemanly group. When it was a game played by the aristocrats it had more like you know dignity to it. When they used to have the clubs, like no women were allowed and everybody went in dressed in a suit, a tie, like gentlemen, you know. Now, kids come running in their sneakers. Even in the best chess club-and they got women in there. It's a social place and people are making noise, it's a madhouse.” PeopleKnowsRunningKidsUsedGamesSocialPlayerGroupsLike YouDignityFaultsClubsChessNoiseUsed To BeSuitsTiesGentlemanSneakersChess PlayersMadhousesGentlemanly Author:Bobby Fischer
“I used to be able to sit in a chair and for four hours straight in a very focused meditative way be in my own world without ay interruption. And now it's like your brain is getting so trained to check your phone, and there is like a dopamine release every time you get a text whether it's a good or a bad one. I'm really worried about what it's doing to our minds.” WorldWayMindAbleUsedHoursMy OwnBrainFourLike YouPhonesFocusedChecksUsed To BeReleaseWorriedChairsInterruptionsDopamineMy Own World Author:Brit Marling
“Everyone now, they look back and they're like, "What happened to your sweet image that you used to be?" And I'm like, then when you came out you thought I was too provocative. It's like you can never win. No matter what you do, at the end of the day you can't please everybody, you know. I'm not here to please.” KnowsLooksEndsMatterUsedWinningHappenedSweetLike YouPleaseNo Matter WhatUsed To BeThe End Of The DayProvocative Author:Britney Spears
“We live in a society now where it's very rare for your parents to be around. It used to be like, your mother, grandmothers, your family around would help. Now, you're surrounded by other moms and friends and it's really disorienting, because there's such varying, crazy, different points of view and advice coming at you.” DifferentHelpingUsedMotherParentViewsCrazyAdviceLike YouMomPoint Of ViewUsed To BeOur FamilyGrandmotherBeing A ParentDifferent Points Of View Author:Kathryn Hahn
“It used to be that, when something strange happened, we'd hear on the news "Police believe this is the act of an isolated nut." On the internet there are no isolated nuts; whatever kind of nut you are, you can find fifty nuts in the world exactly like you.” WorldBelieveKindUsedHappenedStrangeLike YouInternetNewsPoliceUsed To BeFiftyNutsIsolated Author:Bruce Perens