Although I was not aware of it at the time, the experience of growing up during the Great Depression was to have a profound impact on my intellectual and professional career. Lawrence R. Klein awarecareerdepression Change image and share on social
Although I was paid a salary in Ann Arbor, my wife and children and I drank powdered milk at six cents a quart instead of the stuff that came in bottles. I was a tightwad. Donald Hall annarborbottle Change image and share on social
Although I was raised in Canada and the U.K., my roots are in Egypt through my father, in a family line that stretches back generations and runs along the Nile, from the concrete of Cairo to the coast of Alexandria. Shereen El Feki alexandriabackcairo share on social
Although I was raised Jewish, my upbringing didn't include any formal religious education or training. Melissa Gilbert educationformalinclude Change image and share on social
Although I was really interested in physics, I think I wanted to do it because I thought it was really hard. I did theoretical physics. Lenny Abrahamson hardinterestphysic Change image and share on social
Although I wasn't able to get a visa for Vietnam, I was able to talk with swift boat veterans to get a feel for the time and place, and I visited a tropical prison in the Philippines to get a sense of what a Vietnamese prison might have been like. Tony Hillerman boatfeelphilippine share on social
Although I wasn't invited to shake hands with Hitler, I wasn't invited to the White House to shake hands with the President either. Jesse Owens handhitlerhouse Change image and share on social
Although I went to college in the United States - Carleton in Northfield, Minnesota - I returned to the Middle East for a year in 1970-71 to study at the American University of Beirut. Kai Bird americanbeirutcarleton Change image and share on social
Although I write dystopian fiction, I don't believe in dystopian fantasies. John Twelve Hawks dystopianfantasyfiction Change image and share on social
Although I write screenplays, I don't think I'm a very good writer. George Lucas goodscreenplaywrite Change image and share on social
