“The first song I ever learned to sing and play on the piano was 'I Remember Sky' when I was 10 years old. I remember thinking, This is the most beautiful song I will ever hear. And that remains true for me to this day. His music is the sole reason I wanted to be on Broadway. I wanted to sing music that transports us to the most important place one can travel, our hearts.” ThinkingYearsFirstsHeartImportantReasonPlayWantedBeautifulRememberSongSkyMusic IsRemainsPianoThis DaySoleBroadwayTransport Author:Laura Benanti
“When I first went to America in 1928, there were spittoons everywhere. I remember avoiding spit as it flew past me in Times Square. Very unattractive.” FirstsAmericaPastRememberSquaresAvoidingFlewSpitUnattractiveTimes Square Author:John Gielgud
“I remember the first date I ever went out on. It was in high school. Her name was Marguerite. She was kind of a heavyset girl... I took her out on one date. We went out for dinner and a movie and a dinner.” FirstsKindSchoolRememberGirlNamesHigh SchoolDatingDinnerFirst DateFunny DatingDinner And A Movie Author:Kevin Nealon
“I don't remember the first time I skated on ice, I was too young. I do remember falling in love with that wind-in-my-face feeling while speed skating.” FirstsFeelingsRememberFacesYoungFallWindFirst TimeFalling In LoveSpeedIceSkating Author:Bonnie Blair
“I was never afraid of getting old. I remember being young and thinking, Wow, I can't wait until I'm older because I feel like everything is going to happen then. I don't want to sound pretentious or anything, but I'm always one of the first ones to say, "Let's try that."” ThinkingWantFeelsTryingFirstsI CanHappensRememberYoungWaitingSoundWowGetting OldPretentious Author:Mario Sorrenti
“I remember my first run-in with cops. It took me really getting to hang, well after that, with cops who were cool, and realizing, 'Okay, there are some bad ones.' I ran into some bad ones in Columbus, Ohio, but they're not all bad.” FirstsWellsRunningRememberRealizingOkayRanCopOhioColumbusColumbus Ohio Author:Woody Harrelson
“I went to a Presbyterian college, you know, I was in... all the way, and so I remember doing my first sermon when I was 17, I was in high school. It wasn't a full twenty-five minute sermon, but for like ten minutes I got up and they let me do that, and it was on faith.” KnowsWayFirstsSchoolRememberFiveMinutesCollegeTenHigh SchoolLet MeTwentiesSermonsFive MinutesTwenty FivePresbyterians Author:Woody Harrelson
“The first thing I can remember I ever wanted was to go to the United States. And for reasons that are as conventional as you can imagine: I wanted to know if it was really true that it was the land of opportunity, of democracy, and individual liberty.” IfsKnowsFirstsI CanStatesReasonWantedRememberOpportunityIndividualUnitedLibertyUnited StatesDemocracyImagineLandConventionalIndividual LibertyReally TrueLand Of Opportunity Book:Christopher Hitchens: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations Source: Christopher Hitchens: The Last Interview: and Other Conversations
“Being blinded by young love. I remember the feeling, when I first fell in love - you don't see the world the same way that other people see it. You don't see the same boundaries.” PeopleWorldWayFirstsFeelingsRememberYoungLove YouBoundariesYoung LoveBlinded Author:Douglas Booth
“I remember when my mother, Shyamala Harris, bought our first home. I was thirteen. She was so proud, and my sister and I were so excited. Millions of Americans know that feeling of walking through the front door of their own home for the first time - the feeling of reaching for opportunity and finding it.” KnowsFirstsFeelingsHomeRememberMotherOpportunityMillionsDoorsFrontsProudWalkingFindingsFirst TimeExcitedReachingMy SisterRemember WhenThirteenFront DoorsFirst Home Author:Kamala Harris
“Once in a rare while, you get to read a story of such breathtaking beauty and intelligence that you remember why you love to read. The Anatomy Lesson is just such a novel. In stunning prose, Nina Siegal animates Rembrandt's first masterpiece, spinning a deeply affecting tale of love, loss and redemption as she reveals the secrets of the human soul. It is a gorgeous literary page turner of immense sympathy and elegance, equal in artistic lan to its inspiration. Brava!” FirstsHumansSoulStoriesInspirationRememberLossSecretNovelLessonsEqualPagesTalesRedemptionArtisticProseImmenseMasterpieceGorgeousEleganceHuman SoulSpinningAnatomyStunningBreathtakingLove To ReadTurnerNinaLove Loss Author:Robin Oliveira