Knew Quote by Ian Rankin

I was trying to support a family with writing. I didn't have a private income. I had no other profession.

— John Updike

I had an Edinburgh, middle-class childhood and a public school education,

— Rory Bremner

I was 37 years old. I wanted to support myself by writing.

— Judith Rossner

I'm all in favor of getting grants for musicians. Or any other good brand of Scotch.

— Pepper Adams

Quickly, after I landed in England, I found out ways to get scholarships. England turned out to be a very encouraging place for me.

— Zhang Xin

I wanted to give everything that I lacked in my childhood to young children of my village. I had only talent but no scientific…

— P. T. Usha

My primary and secondary education was provided by the Highland Park Public School System.

— James Cronin

As a child, I wanted only two things - to be left alone to read my library books, and to get away from my…

— Julie Burchill

At seven years old, I won a scholarship to George Heriot's School, an independent school in Edinburgh, and I was there until I was 17.

— Gavin Esler

I went to public and state schools - not at the same time. I did my art foundation course at Harrogate College of Arts.…

— Giles Deacon

My parents, and especially my mother, encouraged by the director of the local school which I was attending, wanted in spite of everything to…

— Leon Jouhaux

I wanted to get that Division I scholarship and play ball and go to school for free, and I was always about getting to…

— Mahershala Ali