I had spent many years before I was 31 hearing people tell me, Oh Man, you're so funny, you need to be in television. But that and a quarter won't get you on a bus. Chi McBride busfunnyhear Change image and share on social
I had spent many years pursuing excellence, because that is what classical music is all about... Now it was dedicated to freedom, and that was far more important. Nina Simone classicaldedicateexcellence Change image and share on social
I had spent my childhood making up adventures in my head. Then I realized when I went to acting school that there were adventures written down, and you could learn lines, and you could do the adventures for real, not just in your head. Nancy Marchand actadventurechildhood share on social
I had spent my entire career not wanting to talk about weight, not wanting to deal with it, wanting to be an actor first. Sara Rue actorcareerdeal Change image and share on social
I had spent so much time studying literature at Stanford and the history of medicine at Cambridge in an attempt to better understand the particularities of death, only to come away feeling like they were still unknowable to me. Paul Kalanithi attemptcambridgedeath share on social
I had spent some time in the outback, but to meet Aboriginals and work with them was wonderful. It gave me a great appreciation of how tough life is and about the indomitable spirit that the Aboriginal people have always possessed. Hugh Jackman aboriginalappreciationgive share on social
I had spent the summer of 1966 working at MIT in the group that was the MIT component of the Multics effort. Brian Kernighan componenteffortgroup Change image and share on social
I had spent time in New York, where I loved the idea that theater could be done up in tiny little rooms rather than for lots of money on a big stage, and be tied to ordinary life. Garry Hynes bigidealife Change image and share on social
I had spent years thinking about one thing while I was doing another. I had, in fact, prided myself on being able to do two things at once. Jane Smiley factpridespend Change image and share on social
I had spindly little ankles, and growing up in Canada, I couldn't skate. I was no good at any sports so was very much a pariah through those adolescent years. Neil Peart adolescentanklecanada Change image and share on social