Eliezer Yudkowsky

The obvious choice isn't always the best choice, but sometimes, by golly, it is. I don't stop looking as soon I find an obvious answer, but if I go on looking, and the obvious-seeming answer still seems obvious, I don't feel guilty about keeping it.

American Writer

Matt Rosendale

I tell folks when I walk into a room, when I leave, you may not like me - you may not agree with me - but by golly, you will not misunderstand where I am. I get things done.

American Public Servant

Stephen Thompson

Ben Askren, he's a tough boy. Golly, he's a tough boy. That's what wrestling does. When you wrestle your whole life, you got to be a tough dude to wrestle.

American Athlete

Julian Fellowes

Sometimes you watch one of your favorite shows from 20 years ago and you think, 'I'm loving this, but golly, it's going at the speed of a snail.

English Actor

Elizabeth Warren

If your plan is to put a product out there that people can see and understand, then by golly, we're going to get along just fine.

Jeanne Cooper

It has its perks, being Mrs. Chancellor, and if I have to use it, by golly, I'll use it. I'm through standing in lines at my age.

American Actress

Tom Benson

Sometimes when you make mistakes, if you learn by your mistakes, by golly, that's when you can really go forward.

American Businessman

Billy Bob Thornton

Just the other day, my assistant was on the line with Calvin Klein. Golly, I usually shop at Sears.

American Actor

Chris Farley

I signed on as the clown, and, by golly, I'll keep up my end of the bargain.

American Comedian

Chad Michael Murray

Use 'golly' in casual conversations, not in formal settings such as job interviews or academic papers.

Informal Usage

'Golly' conveys a sense of innocence and is often used to show unguarded emotional reactions.

Emotional Expressiveness

'Golly' might sound old-fashioned or quaint to some listeners, as it's less common in modern slang.

Outdated Expression

As a noun, 'golly' can express the intensity of surprise or the degree to which someone is impressed.

Intensity Indicator

Use the noun form to describe your personal response to an unexpected event.

Personal Reaction

Say 'what a golly' to express your keen interest or excitement about something.

Express Enthusiasm

 So, we turn right we get to the sand dune. Now we've done some testing, we know that we could drive over it. But as all good engineers and all good scientists, go, "Well, what happens if there's really sharp rocks underneath the dune?" So we argue for about two days, about driving over this dune and I'm thinking, "Golly, it's only a meter tall,

The Curious Life of a...

 the moment but I like getting pressure giraffe girl in my life so if you happy with giraffes I'm equally happy and then it makes my life easier when we think of traffic charge elephants I mean lions and I don't know Deducer 3 I will make a nice a giraffe golly we can count we

Safari Live - Day 304 PIPE...

 "You know -- golly -- I --" And that sigh right there, I wanted to hear that sound in every single story, because that sound is kind of our current moment, right? We live in a world where truth is no longer just a set of facts to be captured. It's become a process.

How Dolly Parton led me...

 and I thought by golly that's a thing I'd like to do my my worry was that while I was the director program that some other parish it was good to go through and say what about this wonderful idea of doing the history of life and I couldn't in all conscience

Attenborough Talks About...

 it's able to expand this incredible stride rate which you see look at his back watch the back it's down now watch when he comes together watch when his hind feet come up look at the back go up just exactly like a coiled spring my golly if

The Science of a...

 think for the call it by golly I like to pin on Natural Resources brain common sense if the brain and common sense ever quits working you're in trouble but even if I do get lost I'm home I just have to camp in a different place

Trip to Trap PIPE Live Free...

 We all have milestones in life that we remember so vividly. The first one for me was when I was entering kindergarten. My big brother was in school, and by golly, it was my time. And I went trottin' down that hallway.

Asking for help is a...

 not to killed by poachers but poisoned by a villager protecting his cattle but by golly doesn't know her mate is dead

Top 5 Tiger Moments PIPE...

 not killed by poachers but poisoned by a villager protecting his cattle but by golly doesn't know her mate is dead

What Happens When Tigers...

 everything is gone you're kidding no golly Dave how the world did that happen you

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