I started playing ball when I was a kid. My dad was a pro ball player and he passed on his knowledge to me.
The main thing is that the 'C' is silent, so it kind of starts with a 'Z.' Z-O-O-K-RIE. It's Ukrainian, on my dad's side.
I think that when we wrestle with death... we start fearing life, because then we come to terms with something that is inevitable.
When it comes to jump-starting the intricate machinery of recollection, there's nothing more effective than the scent of approaching death.
Your ego can become an obstacle to your work. If you start believing in your greatness, it is the death of your creativity.
Losing faith in your own singularity is the start of wisdom, I suppose; also the first announcement of death.
I'm thinking of slowing down on modeling and branching out to other things. I want to pursue some new and old dreams and start making them happen.
We must stop talking about the American dream and start listening to the dreams of Americans.
In just six weeks from the time the design was started, we had the motor on the block testing its power.
We have to design a health delivery system by actually talking to people and asking, 'What would make this service better for you?' As soon as you start asking, you get a flood of answers.
When I was first divorced, I started dating younger women, and it was really exciting. But after a while I was like, 'This is just dumb.'
My musical education started in the limelight, because I found myself surrounded by real musicians, but after my career had taken off.
I started the Pies Descalzos foundation in Colombia when I was 18, and since then I have been very involved in the crusade for education.
It was really intense for me to start having conversations with God, when according to the man-made laws in my religion - to be homosexual is evil.
I'm not the type of person to eat big hunks of meat. I think people are starting to realize that great things come in small batches.
I'd always said that I'd like to have a title by the next Olympics, so this is a great opportunity, and could be the start of my climb to a world title.
There were very few women comics when I started out doing stand-up. But I always saw that as a great advantage.
I resolved to start journaling every day, and so far I've been journaling every day, and it's been great.
What's great is that starting a blog can get you lot of attention for your writing. But it doesn't have to be for anybody other than yourself.
I had a great start in television; the first thing I did was an episode of 'Performance' called 'The Entertainer' with Michael Gambon playing Archie Rice.
When I started out as a little kid, I didn't say 'I just want to run football.' I wanted to be a great athlete.
