When I was born, the Internet was barely two years old. It was the preserve of academics, used to connect dozens rather than billions of users. There weren't many who predicted it would transform our world. George Osborne academicbarelybear share on social
When I was born, the man in the sky pointed to me and said, 'That's the guy.' Romario bearguyman Change image and share on social
When I was born, the speed limit was two miles an hour. They'd only just repealed the law where a man had to walk in front of every motor car waving a flag. Henry Allingham bearcarflag Change image and share on social
When I was born, the world's population was 3.5 billion. There are now 6.8 billion people on the planet. By 2050, that's expected to rise to 9.4 billion. What's more, the Earth's resources aren't growing; they're decreasing - and rapidly. Lewis Gordon Pugh bearbilliondecrease share on social
When I was born, there was a very isolated idea of what it meant to be a man or a woman, and you belonged to one gender or the other. Javier Bardem bearbelonggender Change image and share on social
When I was born, there were three billion people on the planet. Paul Watson bearbillionpeople Change image and share on social
When I was born, they put casts on my legs 'cause I had some kind of dysplasia or something. My legs were all messed up. Bebe Neuwirth bearcastdysplasia Change image and share on social
When I was boxing I made five million and wound up broke, owing the government a million. Joe Louis boxbreakgovernment Change image and share on social
When I was bringing up a child, I taught myself to write in very short, concentrated bursts. If I had a weekend, or a week, I'd do unbelievable amounts of work. Doris Lessing amountbringburst Change image and share on social
When I was broke, no one ever offered to buy me a beer. Now that I have quite a bit of money, everybody tries to buy me beers. Where were all these people back when I was in college and broke? Chris Moneymaker backbeerbite Change image and share on social
