I had a Latin master who, for no rational reason whatsoever - I was a very quiet kid at school - just hated me. Clive Sinclair hatekidlatin Change image and share on social
I had a liberal arts education at Amherst College where I had two majors, mathematics and philosophy. Stephen Cole Kleene amherstartcollege Change image and share on social
I had a library of maybe 1,000 books in my room in Buenos Aires. I did have the sense that everything there was organised in the right way. You'll probably think I needed serious psychiatric treatment, but there were times when I would not buy a book because I knew it wouldn't fit one of the categories into which I had divided the library. Alberto Manguel 000airebook share on social
I had a list of rules I made up one time. It says: Tell the truth, sing with passion, work with laughter, and love with heart. Those are good to start with, anyway. Kris Kristofferson goodheartlaughter Change image and share on social
I had a little bit of resistance to the idea of taking energy away from my work, and the baby comes along and, lo and behold, that's exactly what happens. Ani DiFranco babybeholdbite Change image and share on social
I had a little delivery van, and I did work around Queens. I was also a waiter at Red Lobster, so I was working on the business in between jobs. Daymond John businessdeliveryjob Change image and share on social
I had a little epiphany when I was a writer at 'Chicago' magazine. I sat down to dinner at the Ritz-Carlton. Somebody poured a white dessert wine with chocolate cake. It was a wine I would never have expected to make sense. The idea of any wine tasting fabulous with chocolate cake was fascinating to me. Ted Allen cakecarltonchicago share on social
I had a little insight into life that most kids probably didn't have. My mother was a schoolteacher, and my father was a social worker. Through his eyes I saw the underside of society. Charles Kuralt eyefatherinsight Change image and share on social
I had a little portable typewriter. I call it my Harlem Literary Fellowship. Amiri Baraka callfellowshipharlem Change image and share on social
I had a little teddy bear called Gordon the gopher. I took him to bed with me, he'd come to school with me cos he was my favourite. John Terry bearbedcall Change image and share on social