I saw the film 'Amadeus' from when I was five, which made me want to take piano lessons.
After a couple years of occasional lessons with Pass I moved to Boston to attend the New England Conservatory.
It's easy to teach, give lesson to other, passing comments, but hard to learn when it comes to yourself.
I've had my run in with trouble. Fortunately, you know, one slap on the hand is usually the last time for me... I learned my lesson.
In ways I don't entirely have the words for, an experience, thought or a lesson isn't real for me until I've written down.
There are many harsh lessons to be learned from the gambling experience, but the harshest one of all is the difference between having Fun and being Smart.
Well, in order to become a grown man, in order to become significant in my family and significant in my children's life, I had to learn my lessons.
The only things that are really permanent are love, family, friendship, and that is a lesson. At the end of the day, that's really what it boils down to. The rest of it is just stuff.
You know, my family is very musical, I was surrounded by it. And from four years old I was the one that asked my mother could I take piano lessons.
The show doesn't drive home a lesson, but it can open up people's minds enough for them to see how stupid every kind of prejudice can be.
I hope the example of Saddam Hussein will give a lesson to leaders of other countries where human rights are not respected.
It is normal for politicians in all countries to profess themselves the pupils of history, anxious to draw the right lessons from her teaching.
This was a tragic event in human history, but by paying tribute to the Armenian community we ensure the lessons of the Armenian genocide are properly understood and acknowledged.
I discipline churchgoers with godly lessons and sharp words if they do not change their ways. My goal is to open their hearts so that they seek forgiveness.
One of the first things a British visitor to Southern California discovers is that he must have a car. Freeways. Bad public transport. I took driving lessons.
My dad worked for Nestle for 26 years and ended up being the mayor of our hometown. One of the lessons I learned from him was to never mistake kindness for weakness.
If God treats you well by teaching you a disastrous lesson, you never forget it.
One of the great lessons the fall of the leaf teaches, is this: do your work well and then be ready to depart when God shall call.
I took several years of dance lessons that included ballet, tap and jazz. They helped a great deal with body control, balance, a sense of rhythm, and timing.
When preparing for a concert, I do lots of training. I work with a choreographer to create great moves and then I have to keep my voice strong with lessons.
The Universe is one great kindergarten for man. Everything that exists has brought with it its own peculiar lesson.
