Ray used to say that the problem with the new Hollywood is that the creative people on top don't have time to teach the younger people".
When teaching me computer lingo, Ira used to say that each problem had two possible solutions -- one quick and dirty, the other elegant.
But, as my grandmother used to say "little kids, little problems; big kids, big problems," and less attention is being paid to those of us who are paying less attention once school lets out.
As my presentation of what it's like to be transgender evolves, I realize that many of the things I used to say add to the problem rather than to the solution.
"He used to say that he runs fastest toward problems, and it was true," said Eric Schwartz, a former Goldman executive who worked closely with Mr. Paulson.
"She used to say, 'When there are so many problems in life, I should put myself on the scale?' " Mrs. Schwartz did not want her children to collect photographs of her and, given that modesty, her family was reluctant to provide more than one to accompany this article.
As my mom used to say, "Joni, if there's a problem bread bags can't solve, it's probably not a problem".
His method departed from the norm: instead of merely repeating the opinions of others, he believed in taking a fresh look at the issue under consideration, examining, as he used to say, the very root of the problem (Scorraille 2005: I, 156).
The social investment industry will again become a movement for fundamental social change, part of the solution as people used to say in the 1960s, not the problem.
"Mary Beth's having the same problems I used to," said Lindsay, 5-foot-8, who has bowled almost since she could walk.
