“I know publishing now more as an author than with occasional peaks inside those elite offices than as an industry insider. It was difficult publishing a novel the first time around, while working behind the scenes, knowing all that has to happen to make a book a success and to still make the leap as an author.” KnowsFirstsStillsBookHappensDifficultBehindsNovelKnowingIndustrySceneOfficeFirst TimeLeapElitesPublishingOccasionalBehind The ScenesInsidersWorking Behind The Scenes Author:Jennifer Gilmore
“I went to this massive co-ed school for the first time when I was 16. Everyone there had been together since elementary school, and I found it quite difficult, especially when I'd never stepped into a classroom with boys. So I started looking out in the community for a social outlet. I started getting involved in student films and community theater. Acting began as a hobby.” FirstsSchoolTogetherFilmFoundSocialDifficultCommunityActingBoysStudentsInvolvedFirst TimeTheaterMassiveClassroomHobbiesOutletsElementary School Author:Holland Roden
“This is probably the most difficult task we have ever given ourselves, which is to intentionally transform the economic development model, for the first time in human history.” FirstsHumansGivenDifficultEconomicDevelopmentModelsFirst TimeTasksClimate ChangeGlobal WarmingHuman HistoryEconomic DevelopmentDifficult Tasks Author:Christiana Figueres
“Marriage partners are to serve each other. Elevate, help, teach, strengthen each other, but above all, serve. Raise their children honorably, lovingly and with detachment. A child is a guest in the house, to be loved and respected - never possessed, since he belongs to God. How wonderful, how sane, how beautifully difficult, and therefore true. The joy of responsibility for the first time in my life.” FirstsChildrenHelpingJoyHouseDifficultResponsibilityTeachWonderfulFirst TimeRaisesPartnersGuestsPossessedSaneDetachment Author:J. D. Salinger
“The first time you see the film it takes you right back to those times and those moments. It's very difficult to be objective about the work because you really have to remove yourself and see it a couple of times before you can really involve yourself in the story.” FirstsMomentsStoriesFilmDifficultCoupleFirst TimeObjectivesRemove Author:Djimon Hounsou