I began acting on stage when I was 7 years old. My first role was as Dorothy in 'The Wizard of Oz' at Chicago's Center on Deafness in Northbrook, Illinois.
Marlee Matlin
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While one finds company in himself and his pursuits, he cannot feel old, no matter what his years may be.
Amos Bronson Alcott
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One of the great things about kids is they haven't heard a lot of the old jokes. You can get away with the corny ones.
Fred Willard
GreatYouGreat ThingsOldJokes
My favorite pre-Ponzi schemer was known as '520 Percent Miller' because he promised 10 percent returns a week, or 520 percent a year. Of course he was just using new investors' money to pay old investors, and soon he was on the lam.
Mitchell Zuckoff
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I know one day I'll be considered too old.
Claudia Schiffer
DayKnowOne DayOldTooConsidered
The Czech Republic, severed from its old Slovak half, sits in apparent landlocked contentment, inside the European Union but outside the troubled Euro Zone, set into the new Continental mosaic like one of the small sturdy paving stones, just a few inches square, that form the sidewalks under the visitor's ambling feet.
Thomas Mallon
SmallFeetNewOldInsideOutside
I was singing when I was two years old, and my parents were very supportive, but they weren't musicians themselves.
John Oates
ParentsSingingMusiciansOldTwo
I'm a Midwestern girl; I was born in Toledo, Ohio, and grew up in Dayton until I was ten years old. Then my whole life changed.
Gretchen Bleiler
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I love the idea of having a kid who says, 'Yeah, of course I knew about Billie Holiday and Johnny Cash when I was nine years old.'
Robbie Robertson
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I found out retirement means playing golf, or I don't know what the hell it means. But to me, retirement means doing what you have fun doing.
Dick Van Dyke
Stock MarketLostOldEverything
I taught myself off records, Memphis Slim, them old piano players, then added to it. Yeah, hard and loud, beat it to pieces.
Pinetop Perkins
MyselfOldHardPiecesPianoBeat
I listen to everything while I train. From old school reggae, to classical stuff like Bach, to hip-hop, to rock and roll.
Jimmy Chin
SchoolRock And RollTrainRockOld
I live like a crazy old pack rat.
Martha Plimpton
LiveCrazyOldRatLikePack
Persuading employees to let go of old values and beliefs and adopt new ones can be challenging.
Steve Blank
EmployeesValuesGoNewOldLet Go
Francis seems familiar because Catholics have already known him in the Vatican II priests who have been their pastors and sacramental ministers over the years since that council brought new life to an old church. Catholics have known him in the bishops and priests who brought the spirit of the council to their dioceses and parishes.
Eugene Kennedy
LifeChurchNew LifeNewSpiritOld
I loved history, particularly of the British, American and Old Testament kind.
Luke Ford
HistoryLovedAmericanKindOld
My outlet is my music, and it's been this way since I was 4 years old.
Chubby Checker
MusicWayOldYearsBeenSince
Here is a fear for me, I never wanted to be one of those guys that was defined by a body of work 20 years old.
Todd McFarlane
WorkFearMeBodyNeverOld
I love the melodies in the Old Testament, how preachers highlight them when they read from the Scripture. But I was influenced forever by the New Testament. I love the Beatitudes, informing us that the meek shall inherit the earth.
Maya Angelou
LoveEarthNewOldForeverUs
I generally use a lot of analog instruments, a few synths from the '80s like the Roland Juno-106, and an old Fender bullet guitar.
Gus Dapperton
GuitarOldBulletLikeAnalogFew
I was on the set when I was five years old with Spencer Tracy. A lot of what I learned growing up in terms of artistry is very clean, very tidy, very organized.
Robert Blake
Growing UpGrowingCleanOldTidy
My mother died when I was two years old; that's why I have so many daddy issues. And that's why my relationship with my dad is so strong.
Diego Luna
MotherRelationshipStrongWhyOld
I like film. I'm old fashioned.
William Klein
OldFilmLike
A crowded ferry ride away from Tanzania's coastal city, Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar is a marvel for the senses. Every sight and smell is provocative, inspiring a sense of the old and new.
Jodi Balfour
RideCityNewSightSmellOld
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