#initial

Fame came quickly. I was only 19 when I secured my initial recording contract and my first two hit records - 'Are 'Friends' Electric?' and 'Cars' - were number ones. ↗

— Gary Numan

#cars #contract #electric #fame #first

Initially we both did a bit of everything towards making each game but as we began to hire people and the business grew we naturally went in different directions, and away from the coalface of development. ↗

— Andrew Oliver

#began #bit #both #business #development

I wasn't originally taking drama, but the drama teacher asked me to audition for Bye, Bye Birdie. I did and got the lead role. Initially I was kind of scared, but once I did it I got bitten by the bug and loved it. ↗

— Kevin Richardson

#audition #birdie #bitten #bug #bye

The initial motivation of the experiment which led to this discovery was a subconscious feeling for the inexhaustible wealth of nature, a wealth that goes far beyond the imagination of man. ↗

— Bruno Rossi

#discovery #experiment #far #feeling #goes

Anyone who has played the game professionally, you're always taught that the ball is the most important, most precious thing, so when the ball hits the ground, it's always a mad scramble. It's amazing how many times there is a fumble, and the person who recovers it initially doesn't walk away with the ball. ↗

— Barry Sanders

#amazing #anyone #away #ball #game

Another very strong image from the first day was giving my initial press conference in the morning - going down and finding out that everything I had said, the essence of what I had said, was wrong. ↗

— William Scranton

#conference #day #down #essence #everything

I think initially we wanted to use the first letter of the character's name. We thought S was perfect. ↗

— Joe Shuster

#first #i #i think #initially #letter

More of him came from my step-dad, who is now passed away. The initial creators of the show kind of based the character on their dads and then I added my dad. ↗

— Kurtwood Smith

#away #based #came #character #creators

To deal with the stark reality of having hit or hurt a woman or child, to deal with the initial responsibility you have not to do that and the knowledge you did do it, can be incredibly hard. ↗

— David Soul

#deal #did #hard #having #hit

All characters come from people I know, but after the initial inspiration, I tend to modify the characters so they fit with the story. ↗

— Nicholas Sparks

#characters #come #fit #i #initial