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I was grateful for the opportunity to make a difference. The political violence really started in 1970-1971. The political difficulties start a little bit beyond that. ↗

— John Hume

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When did I know I had talent? I think it started when I first started playing sports, organized sports. ↗

— LeBron James

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I started to hate fame, I didn't want to go out, because I didn't want to be recognised for what I was being recognised for. ↗

— Charlie Simpson

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However, I began composing as soon as I started taking piano lessons. ↗

— Gyorgy Legeti

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There were very few women comics when I started out doing stand-up. But I always saw that as a great advantage. ↗

— Carol Leifer

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I always had a belief in myself, and I started wondering if it was founded. ↗

— Donny Most

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When I started DJ'ing, it was no big thing. There was no money in DJ'ing, and you did it purely for the love of playing music. ↗

— Paul Oakenfold

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I was born left-handed, but I was made to use my other hand. When I was writing 'Famished Road,' which was very long, I got repetitive stress syndrome. My right wrist collapsed, so I started using my left hand. The prose I wrote with my left hand came out denser, so later on I had to change it. ↗

— Ben Okri

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Of course, when I started my career, like anyone else who was 16 at the time, we were besotted by the rock-n-roll scene from America, and all I was interested in was having a career of my own. ↗

— Cliff Richard

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When I was 15, I changed my name legally. I think it was largely due to my struggle about being gay. Everything just didn't fit, and I was trying to find things I could identify myself with, and it started with my name. ↗

— Portia de Rossi

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