Alber Elbaz
Alber Elbaz

I barely finish one pre-collection before I must start on another. Sales start, but I am already elsewhere creatively. The men's show is being prepared, but we also need to think about accessories, perfumes and other items. In sum, I never stop.

Alcee Hastings
Alcee Hastings

Today, barely 5 percent of all containers coming into the United States through our ports are scanned.

Alessia Cara
Alessia Cara

I barely have time to think. But the best way to stay grounded is to take it one day at a time.

Alex Garland
Alex Garland

When I'm really fixated on a bit of writing, I can easily spend six days without leaving the house and barely leaving my room.

Alex Pareene
Alex Pareene

Obviously no one wants to give members of Congress a lot of money, because they barely do anything, and many of them are terrible, but a Congress that is made up of rich-but-not-super-rich people is going to be more corruptible than a Congress of really rich people.

Alfie Allen
Alfie Allen

I'm so computer illiterate, I barely know how to send an e-mail. I mean, I have a laptop and Gmail, but I don't really look at it much.

Alice Oswald
Alice Oswald

Webs are made mostly of spaces. They break easily. They barely exist. They belong to the category of half-things: mist, smoke, shrouds, ghosts, membranes, retinas or rags; and they quickly fill up with un-things: old legs and wings and heads and hollow abdomens and body bags of wasps.

Allison Tolman
Allison Tolman

I don't think I have ever worn more outfits over the course of four days than I did Emmy weekend. You barely sleep. You don't eat.

Chris Fussell
Chris Fussell

It's difficult to feel as though you are truly being effective at work. Many of us feel trapped in endless meetings, with barely any time to grab lunch, let alone do any work. Overarching strategies and key priorities seem completely divorced from the day-to-day tactics.

Chris Kirkpatrick
Chris Kirkpatrick

When I was in high school, I ran hurdles, but I was really short, so I'd barely clear them. I was pretty quick, but I had little legs, so I had to take 50 steps in between each hurdle.