I'd been in a vicious cycle and circle of people and couldn't see my way out. So I picked myself up one day about 15 years ago and moved where I didn't know anyone. Chaka Khan agocirclecycle Change image and share on social
I'd been in college studying English creative writing and history when I made the decision to join the Marines in the runup to the Iraq war. Phil Klay collegecreativedecision Change image and share on social
I'd been in Hollywood for five years before I started writing 'The Guild.' I worked enough to pay all my bills. So I was very lucky in that respect. Most people don't make a living acting. Felicia Day actbillguild Change image and share on social
I'd been in Sacramento a day and already noticed the pervasiveness of its homeless problem. The city seemed like California without the masks or pretense: a place where dreams were occasionally made but mostly torn apart. Tom Bissell californiacityday share on social
I'd been in so many villages. I'd be like, 'Up against the wall, and shut the hell up!' So I'm like, why would these people be kind to me? Marcus Luttrell hellkindpeople Change image and share on social
I'd been interested in animal behaviour as a teenager and had thought of studying it at one point. Michelle Paver animalbehaviourinterest Change image and share on social
I'd been kind of a hiccup in my parents' lives. They lost track of me and I didn't know what I was going to do with myself. And then fate reached in and took me in its hands. I was discovered right out of high school and started getting work. Sally Field discoverfatehand share on social
I'd been listening to some old '70s disco, soul stuff, and I thought, 'Let's go into the studio and do something different. Let's do something that's super unashamedly pop and fun and danceable.' 'Trouble' is what we did. It's something that wrote itself. Ricki-Lee Coulter 70sdanceabledisco share on social
I'd been living on the streets of New York, and I was sleeping at my friends' houses, sometimes in the subway. Liz Murray friendhouselive Change image and share on social
