Too many things on my mind, said Wilbur. Well, said the goose, that's not my trouble. I have nothing at all on my mind, but I've too many things under my behind.
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anything as coincidence. LAUREN HILL teacher:"I'm teacher, not because i want to teach children something. I am teacher just because I li... MY TEACHER Not into older guys, huh?" asked Adrian once we were alone. "You're imagining things," I said. ... RICHELLE MEAD Consider, O Lover, my throat white as cigarette paper. The crushed lavender of my kn... CECILIA LLOMPART Let me out," Harry said again. "No," Dumbledore repeated. "If you don't - if you keep me i... J.K. ROWLING I worry too much of my health, but I didn't realize that it's all in my mind. ALON CALINAO DY My father always said that too many words cheapened the value of a man's speech. PATRICIA BRIGGS Under the influence, I am easily influenced. I try to keep my pants on, but some things are easier s... KRIS KIDD I would like to tell Sayako just what comes to my mind on the morning of the wedding, but like my mo... EMPRESS MICHIKO I've got a few things on my mind. BRUCE BEESE I am not too keen on my nose, I don't like my knees, I hate my ankles, I am unsure about my behi... HELEN MIRREN My father isn't affected by too many things but even he couldn't stand the language. It's definitely... PAUL WALKER I sometimes find, and I am sure you know the feeling, that I simply have too many thoughts and memor... J.K. ROWLING A man came up to me on the street and said I used to be messed up out of my mind on drugs but now I'... GEORGE CARLIN As they say in America, ‘no better time than the present.’” “Or before I change m... KAILIN GOW For so many years I lived in constant terror of myself. Doubt had married my fear and moved into my ... TAHEREH MAFI My fingers burn behind the keys of my typewriter, the lettering fading with every thoughtful strike.... A.K. KUYKENDALL If I dabble in too many things and don't focus on channelizing my energy into one thing, I might... ARJUN KAPOOR My letters! all dead paper, mute and white! And yet they seem alive and quivering Against ... ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING A lack of desire is something I've never experienced. I'd have to be on my deathbed before I st... LISA KLEYPAS I discovered early in my career as an entrepreneur that I'm not good at many things, and I said ... ALAIN BOUCHARD Sometimes I wish I could step outside of myself for a while. I want to leave this worn body behind, ... TAHEREH MAFI I'll never forget one of those things that my father said to me. My father said: 'You know w... ROB LOWE Cease, every joy, to glimmer on my mind, But leave---oh! leave the light of Hope behind. THOMAS CAMPBELL Whenever i have too much on my mind, i just put my earphones in my ear and i listen to music.. Music... OLASOT Out of all the things I have lost, I miss my mind the most. MARK TWAIN The shape of my life is, of course, determined by many things; my background and childhood, my mind ... ANNE MORROW LINDBERGH I always figure from the cradle to the grave, we all have our individual journeys, and maybe my jour... ROBERT DUVALL Out of all the shit I have ever lost, I don't miss my mind too much. ANDONI GARCIA Then things started going through my mind. I sat down and thought, 'Well, this is it. I have done al... HELEN KELLY I have a self-defense mind. I've had it all my life. CONOR MCGREGOR By all means continue destroying my possessions. I daresay I have too many. J.K. ROWLING I have spent so many nights out under the stars Euphoria running through my veins and alcohol c... MORRIS R. GATES That is not, in my mind, too bad when we look at the overall. INSPECTOR LINTON ROBINSON Have you kissed many boys before?" he asked quietly. His question brought my mind back into fo... MICHELLE HODKIN Too bad you’re like my older sister. We could have been something special.” I narrowed my e... T.J. KLUNE Most good things have been said far too many times and just need to be lived. SHANE CLAIBORNE In many ways, cartooning is my therapy. I've always said they're like my diaries. It's t... BRUCE ERIC KAPLAN I usually have one project I'm focusing on but often have many other projects in the back of my ... DAVID ALLEE I have trouble falling asleep. I have trouble shutting my mind off. MARCUS LEMONIS My darling," she said at last, are you sure you don't mind being a mouse for the rest of your life?"... ROALD DAHL i forgot my past, thats not in my heart aswell, its only in ur mind that bothers both of us... ADEET AHMED It is often said that my heart is too open for my own good. HENRI ROUSSEAU I've said many times in the past that my career's not going to go on much longer; I'm no... CASEY STONER my hands shake from the discomfort and pain this world puts me throught my eyes burn from crying ove... AMBER FAITH HUN If I should die," said I to myself, "I have left no immortal work behind me - nothing to make my fri... DAN SIMMONS This has completely disturbed my peace," he complained. "A philosopher should be protected against t... TOVE JANSSON It's something that's on my mind all the time. But I'm not restricted to nothing. I can do things th... LOGAN WHITMAN It makes me nervous when you keep answering all my questions with 'I don't know.' " "Me, ... LAURELL K. HAMILTON Then, slowly, my feet settled to the ground. Before I had taken six steps I sagged like a sail when ... PATRICK ROTHFUSS Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most. UNKNOWN Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most MARK TWAIN Most good things have already been said far too many times and just need to be lived. SHANE CLAIBORNE Now, see," Wes said, nodding at my plate, "this is going to blow your mind." I looked at him. "... SARAH DESSEN My page was too white My ink was too thin The day wouldn't write What the night penci... LEONARD COHEN Procrastination can wait for Tomorrrow. MICHELLE MARIE I have outgrown my tendency to fill my mind with self-doubt and insecurity. I have outgrown trying t... CHANDA KAUSHIK After a long day, my favorite way to unwind is by going running. Not exactly the most relaxing activ... BECCA FITZPATRICK I said, but I have to go, there are so many places calling my name. NIKKI ROWE I'm an extrovert; I say things the way they are, I speak my mind, I make my points freely. That's my... DOUGLAS YEBOAH One word more. You look as if you thought it tainted you to be loved by me. You cannot avoid it... ELIZABETH GASKELL All witches are selfish, the Queen had said. But Tiffany’s Third Thoughts said: Then turn selfishn... TERRY PRATCHETT I hate you." My sister said it different than she said it to my dad. She meant it with me.She ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Of all the Things I've ever Lost, I miss my Mind the most. OZZY OZBOURNE I am the foremost collector of velvet Elvii in the city of Chicago," I said at once. "El... JIM BUTCHER My psychiatrist told me I'm going crazy. I told him .... If you don't mind I'd like a second opinion... RODNEY DANGERFIELD Why won’t you leave me alone?” I whispered one night as he hovered behind me while I tried to wo... LEIGH BARDUGO I'm a very stubborn person. I think it has helped me over my career. I'm sure it has hindere... DAVID BECKHAM Right before I go on stage, I'm absolutely terrified. My mind darts at many directions, but the ... SARAH BRIGHTMAN Of all the things I've lost I miss my mind the most. OZZY OSBOURNE I've had many lovers and still have romances. I am very spoiled. All my life, I've had too many admi... GINA LOLLOBRIGIDA I've had many lovers and still have romances. I am very spoiled. All my life, I've had too many admi... LUIGINA LOLLOBRIGIDA Said the little boy, Sometimes I drop my spoon. Said the little old man, I do that too. The li... SHEL SILVERSTEIN You're a guardian angel now." I was still too much in awe to wrap my mind around it, but at the same... BECCA FITZPATRICK I shall never have a bath again," I said. "Just dont have one too often," my grandmother said.... ROALD DAHL Well, I'll say I have an incredible ability to fantasize - I really do. I don't have to have... DONNA SUMMER Travel, trouble, music, art, A kiss, a frock, a rhyme - I never said they feed my heart, DOROTHY PARKER It is my opinion that the isolated mind loses its purchase on reality all too easily and becomes pro... FRANK TALLIS There were so many great music and political scenes going on in the late '60s in Cambridge. The rati... BONNIE RAITT I lost my time and my life, and I almost lost my mind, too. It's not fair. They put me in jail witho... AHILAN NADARAJAH There were too many of those things but we're not going to dwell on it. MIKE MARTIN If there's something I'm not good at, it's usually because I just organically despise it. I can't he... CRYSTAL WOODS I am what prevents the Accelerator from being a bomb." "Except you didn't," said Gracious. "Bec... DEREK LANDY After everything is said and done, a memory remains a treacherous thing…How long does one cling on... KANZA JAVED apparently said some ugly things to my client. And my client said, 'I think that's unprofessional.' JOSEPH BRUNO His smile was sexy and warned of trouble, but I'd made up my mind that not all trouble was bad. BECCA FITZPATRICK My mind contains many good ideas, but it's not always easy to squeeze one out ASHLEIGH BRILLIANT Briseis blinked, shaking her head in disbelief. 'You have taken everything from me. My husband. My b... JANELL RHIANNON There have been few things in my life which have had a more genial effect on my mind than the posses... HARRIET MARTINEAU There have been few things in my life which have had a more genial effect on my mind than the posses... HARRIET MARTINEAU
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BETTY WHITE This is a vicious witch-hunt aimed at crushing the voice of dissent. AIDAN WHITE At a time when editorial independence needs to be defended, we find the closure of this newspaper sh... AIDAN WHITE There is a great deal of concern that there is a fundamentalist religiosity emerging that is demandi... AIDAN WHITE The media community is determined to create a meaningful dialogue that will improve understanding be... AIDAN WHITE Impunity in the killing of journalists remains the intolerable scandal of our times that can no long... AIDAN WHITE Baghdad has become a deathtrap for journalism. No journalist is safe once they take to the streets. AIDAN WHITE We are asking the government to intervene on behalf of all Canadians. CBC should be providing local ... AIDAN WHITE The Tunisian authorities continue to show intolerance of independent opinion and free expression. Bu... AIDAN WHITE No. That is not what I heard him say. AIDAN WHITE One preacher turned me on, another turned me off. BARRY WHITE Most families had four, five brothers. But because it was just me and Darryl, we had to be twice as ... BARRY WHITE Elton John's opinion turned the label's opinion around, all in a day. BARRY WHITE The whole system of society tells you what to do. BARRY WHITE I've always loved War's Low Rider and Sly Stone's Thank You, and I just wanted to put my... BARRY WHITE People are always looking for me to be a freak, weird. BARRY WHITE I'm very happy with this new record. It's dealing with different aspects of love-it's me... BARRY WHITE I don't know if it's my music, my lyrics, my sound, and knowing the music business the way I... BARRY WHITE We forget that this music, music made by my brothers and sisters, is still a baby. It's just beg... BARRY WHITE The cops picked me up for attempted murder. I can still see the detectives, licking their chops. Tho... BARRY WHITE When I commit, I commit with my whole heart, my whole being. I know the Bible like the back of my ha... BARRY WHITE I kept my babies fed. I could have dumped them, but I didn't. I decided that whatever trip I was... BARRY WHITE As a boy, I believed freedom for America meant freedom for me. There was a time I believed every wor... BARRY WHITE I went to jail at 16 for stealing tires off Cadillacs. When I got out I said, Never again. BARRY WHITE There's people making babies to my music. That's nice. BARRY WHITE I'll come to you with gifts of knowledge, wisdom and truth. BARRY WHITE I quit high school on my birthday. It was my senior year and I didn't see the point. This was 19... BARRY WHITE I try to tell a story musically in a song. BARRY WHITE When I saw corruption, I was forced to find truth on my own. I couldn't swallow the hypocrisy. BARRY WHITE Mama tried to save us from the streets, but the streets were too strong. BARRY WHITE If you go to a building to skate, or if you go to these places to skate, you're told it's ag... SHAUN WHITE I've always been under the impression that it would be such a bummer to be in a peaceful place l... SHAUN WHITE Apparently, there's a little red demon dwarf that haunts the city, and before every major bad th... MEG WHITE It is amazing how generous people really are. This has really been a great thing. ALAN WHITE Our strategy is to focus on those areas where we can have a good competitive advantage, so we do thi... ALAN WHITE It's too bad that the taxpayers have to bear the brunt of additional bills, ALAN WHITE Obasanjo has absolutely no control over this guy, ... like a head of state down there. ALAN WHITE It is a great relief to finally have won our first game, especially against such a strong side as Ro... ALAN WHITE Every faculty and virtue I possess can be used as an instrument with which to worry myself. HALE WHITE There is always a multitude of reasons both in favor of doing a thing and against doing it. The art ... HALE WHITE