When I started studying tenor saxophone as a kid in Belfast, I did so with a guy named George Cassidy, who was also a big inspiration. Van Morrison belfastbigcassidy Change image and share on social
When I started surfing, you'd hear this neat rumbling sound when you took off and go for the drop, and when the wave is lipping up over the top of you, it makes this hissing sound. Dick Dale drophearhiss Change image and share on social
When I started teaching at Stanford Graduate School of Business in 2000, no field-based courses in strategic philanthropy existed. Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen basebusinesscourse Change image and share on social
When I started the 'Broken Empire' trilogy, I thought it was a short story, and I didn't know the beginning, middle, or end of even that. Mark Lawrence beginbreakempire Change image and share on social
When I started the business, I hardly went home. I became very driven about work and about my career. Calvin Klein businesscareerdrive Change image and share on social
When I started the business, only banks operated at airports, only banks issued travellers' cheques, only banks issued international payments, only banks serviced their own branch networks. Lloyd Dorfman airportbankbranch Change image and share on social
When I started the diamond business, no black person, period, was in it to do what we're trying to do to change the industry. So I like to do things that I see clearly that are in my, you know, scope. And then, I had to figure how I get talented or smart business people around me to execute. That's what I have to do. Russell Simmons blackbusinesschange share on social
When I started the 'Hellboy' series way back when, I wasn't really thinking consciously about the humor, but Hellboy does have my personality, and that's an important part of my personality. Mike Mignola backconsciouslyhellboy Change image and share on social
When I started the Imagination Library in my hometown, I never dreamed that one day we would be helping Scottish kids. Dolly Parton daydreamhelp Change image and share on social
When I started the original 'Alien,' Ripley wasn't a woman, it was a guy. Ridley Scott alienguyoriginal Change image and share on social