#start

The trajectory started when I was on the roof of our house looking out at a swamp when I was 19. I had written for several years, starting at about 15, but that day on the roof I took my vows and acknowledged my calling. ↗

— Jim Harrison

#acknowledged #calling #day #had #house

I didn't feel that running away would change anything but when the roof of the garage started coming off I thought it was time to go. ↗

— John Harrison

#away #change #coming #feel #garage

There's nothing more exciting for an actor than a chance to lose, to be someone who has lost - especially if it's someone who starts off with a veneer of control. To be broken is wonderful. ↗

— Lena Headey

#broken #chance #control #especially #exciting

If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won even before you have started. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

#confidence #defeated #even #life #race

I voted against the climate-change legislation. Not that I don't believe we should move to a clean-energy economy, and it can be good for South Dakota's economy to do so, but it was started out as a very partisan bill in the committee. ↗

— Stephanie Herseth

#believe #bill #committee #dakota #economy

I started working at Apple about 18 months after I bought my Apple II. ↗

— Andy Hertzfeld

#after #apple #apple ii #bought #i

I only really started to go to plays and to be interested in drama 20 years ago when as an artist I was already well-rounded. I think I'm more disciplined today. ↗

— Pete Townshend

#already #artist #disciplined #drama #go

I had heard Ornette a couple of times, but I didn't really know where he was coming from until we started the record and it was beautiful, Fred. It opened up my mind. ↗

— Freddie Hubbard

#coming #couple #fred #had #heard

I started 'Society's Child' on a bus in East Orange as I was going home from school. I saw a black and white couple sitting there and started thinking about it. ↗

— Janis Ian

#black #black and white #bus #child #couple

I went to my room and packed a change of clothes, got my banjo, and started walking down the road. Soon I found myself on the open highway headed east. ↗

— Burl Ives

#change #clothes #down #down the road #east