“Take the sum of human achievement in action, in science, in art, in literature subtract the work of the men above forty, and while we should miss great treasures, even priceless treasures, we would practically be where we are today ... The effective, moving, vitalizing work of the world is done between the ages of twenty-five and forty.” MenWorldShouldHumansArtDoneAgeTodayActionMovingLiteratureFiveMissingHe ManAchievementTwentiesTreasureFortyPricelessTwenty Five Author:William Osler
“This is an age of scientific wonders. You miss somebody so you pick up the phone to say hello. Three minutes for sixty-five cents. Nobody goes broke.” AgeThreeWonderFiveMinutesMissingPicksPhonesBrokeCentsSixtyHello Book:The Apprenticeship Of Duddy Kravitz Source: The Apprenticeship Of Duddy Kravitz
“Remember I've seen a video tape of a Scotland-England match and I've seen him miss a chance from five yards. It was against England and he couldn't score. So what does that say?” DoeRememberChanceFiveMissingFootballEnglandVideoManagersSoccerScoreTapeYardsScotlandChairman Author:Berti Vogts
“Here is a myth for you if myths are your pleasure: "There is no more opportunity in this world." Most people held this false belief fifty years ago, the majority agreed with it five years ago, and practically everyone clings to it today. Clearly, this myth will also be the screaming rage in the future. Hang on to this myth, and you are destined to miss great opportunities for the rest of your life.” PeopleIfsWorldYearsTodayOpportunityBeliefPleasureFiveMissingThis WorldYears AgoMajorityMythRageFive YearsFiftyDestinedRest Of Your LifeGreat Opportunity Author:Ernie J Zelinski
“Country music and the world will miss George Jones. He was someone who set a high standard in our industry for great music and lyrics that tapped into the emotions of the human heart at a very deep level. His music has touched the lives of country music lovers for over five decades. My prayers are with his family and I pray for the repose of his soul. May you rest in peace, brother.” WorldHumansHeartMaySoulCountryPrayerLevelsEmotionFiveMissingBrotherIndustryPrayingLoversStandardsDecadesTouchedHuman HeartI PrayReposeGreat MusicVery DeepHigh StandardsRest In PeaceMusic LoverGeorge JonesMusic And Lyrics Author:Collin Raye
“I don't think films about elderly people have been made very much. I think of Cocoon and Driving Miss Daisy. But they always seem to be fairly successful, so it's a bit baffling as to why everybody has to be treated as if they were five-years-old.” PeopleIfsThinkingYearsHas BeensMadeSeemsFilmBitsSuccessfulFiveMissingDrivingTreatedFive YearsElderlyDaisiesFive Year OldsCocoons Author:Maggie Smith
“When people watch me on TV they see part of my life. I wanted to let them know the real me behind the scenes. The child who was a concert violinist from the age of six. The young woman who took on the challenge to compete in the Miss America pageant. The television journalist for twenty-five years. The mother of two who, just like most women, struggles to balance work and family.” PeopleKnowsYearsChildrenTwoRealAgeWantedAmericaYoungMotherChallengesBehindsWatchesStruggleFiveMissingTelevisionTvsBalanceSceneSixTwentiesJournalistFive YearsConcertsYoung WomenTwenty FiveBehind The ScenesWatch MePageantViolinistReal MeMiss America Author:Gretchen Carlson
“I have a very special love for all of those actors [in Fringe] and I'll miss them.Over the five years, we were given the chance to develop some pretty close bonds, both with our characters and personally, and we did.” YearsCharacterActorsGivenChanceFiveSpecialMissingFive YearsFringeSpecial Love Author:John Noble
“You'd be surprised how many writers, or how many actors, if they miss a paycheck or two, they've got nothing. As a writer or an actor you can have four or five jobs in one year and then have none for two years.” IfsYearsTwoJobsActorsFiveFourMissingTwo YearsPaychecks Author:Paul Haggis
“I studied voiceover, and I studied acting and I got my first series and my first agent a week out of high school. And it took me about five years of hit-or-miss auditioning and booking on occasion before I could support myself totally as an actor.” YearsFirstsSchoolActorsActingSupportFiveWeekMissingHigh SchoolSeriesAgentsOccasionsFive Years Author:Bob Bergen
“Colin [Farrell] I talked to several times on the phone, and I said, remember, we have only twenty-five days of doing the movie [Miss Julie], so you must know some of your text. I was a little un-feminist, I didn't want to say [bossy voice] "learn your text!" But when he came, he knew all his text.” KnowsWantLittlesSaidRememberVoiceFiveMissingTwentiesPhonesFeministTwenty FiveBossyMiss Julie Author:Liv Ullmann
“SportsCenter? You watch it and I didn't miss one thing. Chris Berman, they give you the whole rundown. I'm like wow. And I go in there and I walk in the next day, I know everything. They'll be like, "Oh did you see that?" I'd be like "Yeah I did," but it didn't take five hours.” KnowsGivingWholeNextHoursWalksWatchesFiveOne ThingMissingYeahWowNext Day Author:Terry Crews
“I developed my training routine going into my senior year at Jackson State. I found this sandbank by the Pearl River near my hometown, Columbia, Miss. I laid out a course of 65 yards or so. Sixty-five yards on sand is like 120 on turf, but running on sand helps you make your cuts at full speed.” YearsStatesHelpingRunningCoursesFoundFiveCuttingMissingTrainingRiversSpeedSandRoutineSixtyYardsSeniorPearlsHometownColumbiaTurfSenior Year Author:Walter Payton
“Come, dear, [Gwendolen rises] we have already missed five, if not six, trains. To miss any more might expose us to comment on the platform.” IfsMightFiveMissingSixTrainDearCommentPlatforms Book:The Collected Works of Oscar Wilde Source: The Collected Works of Oscar Wilde