“I love words but I don't like strange ones. You don't understand them and they don't understand you. Old words is like old friends, you know 'em the minute you see 'em.” KnowsWritingMinutesStrangeEmsOld Friends Book:Will Rogers' Weekly Articles: The Hoover Years, 1929-1931 Source: Will Rogers' Weekly Articles: The Hoover Years, 1929-1931
“My principal work now lies in tracing out the exact nature and conditions of utility. It seems strange indeed that economists have not bestowed more minute attention on a subject which doubtless furnishes the true key to the problems of economics.” ProblemSeemsLyingAttentionMinutesConditionsSubjectsStrangeKeysEconomicsPrincipalEconomistUtilityTracing Book:The Theory of Political Economy Source: The Theory of Political Economy
“Time the healer (Time the killer) flies faster here in Rome than anywhere else in the world, I believe ... here in Rome there are or seem to be strange differences in the value of things. For instance, the pound weight, instead of being sixteen ounces, is only twelve; the foot measure, instead of being twelve inches, is only nine; and I think, in some way, this must apply to time as well, so that the hour, instead of being sixty minutes long, is only forty-five!” ThinkingWorldWayBelieveWellsLongSeemsTimeValuesI BelieveHoursDifferencesFiveFeetMinutesStrangeWeightNineInstanceFasterFortyPoundsRomeKillersTwelveInchesSixtySixteenHealerSixty Minutes Author:Charlotte Saunders Cushman
“It's hard not to get a big head in the film industry, there are people on a set paid to cater to your every need, from the minute you arrive until you go home. It's kind of strange, but not unpleasant.” PeopleNeedsKindHardHomeBigsFilmMinutesStrangeIndustryPaidFilm IndustryBig Heads Author:Eric Stoltz
“I really love hanging out on the set, and I love the life, and all of that. But I don't think I could stick with this profession if it weren't for those 15 minutes a day when I get to act. That's the part I love. For some strange reason, it's the time that I'm the least self-conscious in my whole life.” IfsThinkingSelfReasonWholeMinutesStrangeConsciousSticksProfessionWhole LifeHanging OutSelf Conscious Author:William H. Macy