Around age 11 or 12, I started playing jazz bass. From there, I went to electric bass and then guitar, which I kept up for a long time. Joshua Roman agebaselectric Change image and share on social
At the age of 12, my parents gave me a chemistry set for Christmas, and experimentation soon became a consuming passion in my life. John Vane agechemistrychristmas Change image and share on social
The reason for the slow progress of the world seems to lie in a single fact. Every man is born under the yoke, and grows up beneath the oppressions of his age. John Jay Chapman agebearbeneath Change image and share on social
I grew up in the suburbs among highly educated people, in a house crammed with books. It was a culture rich in ideas, stimulation, entertainment, and mental activity, all helpful to the nurture of an imaginative child who wanted from an early age to be a writer. Stephen Hunter activityagebook share on social
Old age realizes the dreams of youth: look at Dean Swift; in his youth he built an asylum for the insane, in his old age he was himself an inmate. Soren Kierkegaard ageasylumbuild Change image and share on social
I tend to think of stories and books as being for everyone, just with an 'entry reading age' rather than an age range. Garth Nix agebookentry Change image and share on social
At an early age, I quit high school at 17 and joined the Air Force. Sandy Adams ageairearly Change image and share on social
No, no, I was only funny on stage, really. I, I, think I was funny as a person toward my classmates when I was very young. You know, when I was a child, up to about the age of 12. Rowan Atkinson agechildclassmate Change image and share on social
From the age of six I wanted to be an artist. At that point I meant a painter, but it turned out what I really meant was I was someone who was very interested in watching the world and making copies of it. Reynolds Price ageartistcopy share on social
The real luxury travel of the modern age is not through space; it's through time. Nancy Gibbs ageluxurymodern Change image and share on social
