At 15 years of age, I left school to practice the profession of Office Boy in a business firm in Salem, Oregon. Herbert Hoover ageboybusiness Change image and share on social
When one knows at an early age that their gift, talent and direction is musical, one tends to focus on that and let nothing interfere or impede the forward motion toward the end of that rainbow. And after 50-something years of rockin' out, you still realise there is no end to that distant rainbow until one's last sunset. Randy Bachman agedirectiondistant share on social
My interest in science started quite early. My earliest school recollection, from age 6, is actually of mathematics, realizing that one could fill an entire page with digits and never come to the largest possible number, so I saw what was meant by infinity. John C. Mather agedigitearly share on social
You had to learn at a certain age what sarcasm is, you know? Penny Marshall agelearnsarcasm Change image and share on social
But look, I was born in 1956, the peak year for births in US history. I think I'm very representative of many of the thought processes my generation have been through and, by and large, people of my age have had their imprint planted on the consciousness of western society for a long time. Tom Hanks agebearbirth share on social
I think that... the age of just slapping songs into movies, that's done. Joe Perry agemovieslap Change image and share on social
Being the youngest, I was a bit of a daddy's girl and sought attention from an early age by singing. I don't know where I got my voice, but ours was always a musical house. Kiki Dee ageattentionbite Change image and share on social
When Doris Lessing won the Nobel Prize for Literature at the age of 88, she was the oldest person ever to receive the prize and one of only 11 female winners in its history. Her award was the end of a very long journey from a remote farm in Rhodesia to a banquet at Stockholm's Stadshus, the grand city hall in Stockholm. Justin Cartwright ageawardbanquet share on social
Everyone takes pause at 40. It's the age you have to assess everything in your life. It's the fictitious marker that's always coming up when you're young. The world really does look at you to kind of have it together by 40, and be successful by 40. Whatever success means. Paul Feig ageassescome share on social
In 2000, I realized I had reached that certain age when the parts get scarcer. So I decided to try my hand at directing. Peter Riegert agedecidedirect Change image and share on social