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Elvis came along when I was 10. My father gave me a bass ukulele. I taught myself how to play from a… — Bob Seger Copy Share Image
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Wherever we've gone around the world, we've found quite significant gaps: the holy texts, no matter which one you turn to, has… — Andrew Forrest Copy Share Image
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I've always wanted to write science fiction. It was one of my first loves, and I knew if I became a writer… — Rick Yancey Copy Share Image
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I do quite a lot of art, with a small 'a'. I guess that is how I was dredged up, with paints… — Amanda Harlech Copy Share Image
I knew I couldn't live in America, and I wasn't ready to move to Europe, so I moved to an island off… — Spalding Gray Copy Share Image
I'd look at one of my stonecutters hammering away at the rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It was actually Peter's idea that I should make the film. He called me in the very beginning, and I hadn't even… — Bille August Copy Share Image
Back in the 1500s, the culture that we had built in the West embraced multigenerational projects quite easily. Notre Dame. Massive cathedrals… — Jamais Cascio Copy Share Image
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I think I was probably looking for gay role models when I was younger, before I even knew or thought I was… — Brandi Carlile Copy Share Image
Jacques Doillon wanted me to be in his film, 'La Fille Prodigue,' and there I was, expecting, for some reason, this great… — Jane Birkin Copy Share Image
I wasn't a dancer learning to play Baby Houseman. I was Baby Houseman learning to play a dancer. I was someone who'd… — Jennifer Grey Copy Share Image
Nas always been my favorite rapper, but 50 Cent, he changed my way of thinking about music 'cause he was so detailed… — Schoolboy Q Copy Share Image
After 'The Wonder Years,' I ended up having a voiceover career, which was something I never even knew was possible. But after… — Daniel Stern Copy Share Image
I've always loved the Bond pictures. I have watched every single one. Movies don't get bigger or better than Bond, so I… — Lee Tamahori Copy Share Image
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My brother Alan - who was seven years younger than me - died from leukemia when he was 52. He never knew… — Brian Blessed Copy Share Image
When I auditioned for 'Jessie,' I knew that Disney Channel basically will do 100 episodes of a show if it's a hit;… — Kevin Chamberlin Copy Share Image
I knew Manuel Pellegrini from my time in Spain. I'd only heard good things about him, that he was someone who instilled… — Sergio Aguero Copy Share Image
Directing myself definitely made me a better actor. And, you know, I think actors have the best track record when they turn… — Matt Dillon Copy Share Image
I don't think about a theory of everything when I do my research. And even if we knew the ultimate underlying theory,… — Lisa Randall Copy Share Image
My mother died of cystic fibrosis before I knew her. I was two years old, and I don't remember her. I do… — John Lloyd Young Copy Share Image
In 1976, I read a book by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss and knew immediately that I, too, could write a historical romance. It… — Virginia Henley Copy Share Image
The Kennedys were very organized. Dinner was always served at 7:15, and if you were a minute late, it really wasn't worth… — Ethel Kennedy Copy Share Image
I never knew anything other than wanting to be an entrepreneur. I tried my first business when I was 6 years old,… — Daymond John Copy Share Image
The more I support with my economic plans the building of a middle class, the quicker they're going to turn around and… — Abdallah II of Jordan Copy Share Image
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