There were people who said the Society of Cincinnati in the American revolution, of which George Washington was one of the shining lights, was a branch of the Illuminati. Carroll Quigley americanbranchcincinnati Change image and share on social
There were periods during my childhood when I stammered so badly I couldn't talk at all. Edward Hoagland badlychildhoodperiod Change image and share on social
There were periods of my life when a lot of people didn't believe in me. I still had faith in myself. I really had to ask myself life questions. Where do I see myself in five years? Create a ladder for yourself, and walk up the steps. Climb that ladder. Fergie climbcreatefaith share on social
There were periods when I sometimes made fires in a large, open fireplace that lasted about two weeks, which was how long it took to burn my compositions. So there has been an awful lot that I have destroyed. Alan Hovhaness awfulburncomposition share on social
There were periods when the art market got overheated, but there is no reason it should appreciate dramatically. Eli Broad artdramaticallymarket Change image and share on social
There were plenty of other hominids, but they disappeared, probably because humans exterminated them, but nobody knows for sure. Noam Chomsky disappearexterminatehominid Change image and share on social
There were plenty of reasons to suspect Obamacare might have been a colossal failure - although none of them had to do with death panels, huge lines for treatment, a government takeover of health care, etc. Kurt Eichenwald carecolossaldeath share on social
There were probably a few games I played where I should not have played, because of some nagging injuries or something. I used to always talk the managers into playing me, because I wanted to play so badly. Gary Carter badlygameinjury share on social
There were probably about five games in my career where everything was moving in slow motion and you could be out there all day, totally in the zone, and you don't even know where you are on the field, everything is just totally blocked out. Lawrence Taylor blockcareerday share on social
There were probably, what, 300 science-fiction members in the SFWA, of whom probably a hundred were active members in the sense that they were selling something every year, or every couple years. Jerry Pournelle activecouplefiction Change image and share on social
