A lot of my friends were gay, so I was spat on on the bus daily, and I ended up in hospital a couple of times from being beaten up so badly. Dev Hynes badlybeatbus Change image and share on social
A lot of my friends, when I was 14 or 15, they were all up and down, wanting to go out on a Friday night, and my dad had me working really late on Fridays and Saturday mornings and even on Sunday mornings. And when I'd finished all that, we used to spend the rest of the time talking about boxing. Tyson Fury boxdadfinish share on social
A lot of my friends who grew up in Manhattan have a strange phobia about Brooklyn. It's big and scary and they get lost. Moby bigbrooklynfriend Change image and share on social
A lot of my friends who I wrote or produced songs for came back and helped me make 'Pages.' It's better than I ever could have imagined. Mike Posner backfriendhelp Change image and share on social
A lot of my girlfriends are always telling me they're really strong independent women, but they've got their boy on the side, and they only go over when he calls. Estelle boycallgirlfriend Change image and share on social
A lot of my heartbreak songs are inspired by things my sisters are going through, or friends. Dolly Parton friendheartbreakinspire Change image and share on social
A lot of my humor centers on the act of telling jokes and I think this can prevent certain audiences from suspending their feeling of disbelief. It might piss a few people off, but I can't help it. Michael Showalter actaudiencecenter Change image and share on social
A lot of my humor does come from anger. It's like, you're not gonna pull one over on me - which is pretty much my motto anyways. Courteney Cox angergonnahumor Change image and share on social
A lot of my idealism was frustrated by the end of the '60s because of the way things went with the assassinations and the sense that the political establishment was so fixed in its ways you couldn't change anything. David Talbot 60sassassinationchange share on social
A lot of my ideas for books come from newspaper articles. But I don't like to be actively looking for ideas. Rebecca Stead activelyarticlebook Change image and share on social