I had been afraid of breast cancer, as I suspect most women are, from the time I hit adolescence. At that age, when our emerging sexuality is our central preoccupation, the idea of disfigurement of a breast is particularly horrifying. Geraldine Brooks adolescenceafraidage share on social
True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country. Kurt Vonnegut classcountrydiscover Change image and share on social
I had dance training from a very young age, 3 or 4... It taught me how to present myself, about preparation and working in an ensemble, and it's something that carries with me to this day. Michelle Dockery agecarrydance Change image and share on social
Diplomacy has always involved dinners with ruling elites, backroom deals and clandestine meetings. Now, in the digital age, the reports of all those parties and patrician chats can be collected in one enormous database. And once collected in digital form, it becomes very easy for them to be shared. Heather Brooke agebackroomchat share on social
I always had a good dexterity. The story in my family goes that at the age of 3 I could thread needles faster than anybody. Judith Leiber agedexterityfamily Change image and share on social
In this time of budget cuts, we cannot forget that basic science is a building block for scientific innovation and economic growth in the information age. Tim Bishop agebasicblock Change image and share on social
So, from a very young age, my mom tells me that I wanted to be Michael J. Fox. I didn't want to be an actor. I just wanted to be Michael J. Fox for awhile. And then, I realized that he was an actor, so I pursued that. Patrick J. Adams actorageawhile share on social
The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven't changed in seventy or eighty years. Your body changes, but you don't change at all. And that, of course, causes great confusion. Doris Lessing bodychangeconfusion Change image and share on social
Whether you're gay or straight, with a physical disability, your skin's a different color, it's absurd in this age to not be aware and be concerned of the inequity in rights. Carson Kressley absurdageaware Change image and share on social
One of my grandfathers, actually, having gone out there as a minister, decided he would better serve the people as a doctor. So at a very late age - at the age of 38 in fact - he changed course and decided to become a doctor. Colin Firth agechangedecide share on social