“I seem to have spent a good part of my life - probably too much – in just standing and staring.”
James Herriot (1916–1995) veterinary surgeon and writer
Asked if he will be able to understand the accent in Tony Blair's constituency in North-East England, 14 November 2003 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/3269703.stm <br class="br">2000s, 2003
“I seem to have spent a good part of my life - probably too much – in just standing and staring.”
James Herriot (1916–1995) veterinary surgeon and writer
Patrick Stump (1984) American musician
When asked about his singing.
AbsolutePunk.net, Patrick Stump, Part 1 - 10.06.08
Larry Craig (1945) American politician
about President Clinton, Meet the Press, January 24, 1999 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_Vs5570pKw
George Boole (1815–1864) English mathematician, philosopher and logician
Letter to William Thomson (2 January 1851), indicating his early work on what has since become known as Boolean logic.
1850s
Context: I am now about to set seriously to work upon preparing for the press an account of my theory of Logic and Probabilities which in its present state I look upon as the most valuable if not the only valuable contribution that I have made or am likely to make to Science and the thing by which I would desire if at all to be remembered hereafter.
Anthony Stafford Beer (1926–2002) British theorist, consultant, and professor
Source: Management Science (1968), Chapter 2, Chance, Risk and Malice, p. 58
Russell Crowe (1964) New Zealand-born Australian actor, film producer and musician
60 Minutes interview (2006)