I wrote before I could write. I got my hands on a journal, maybe a hand-me-down; I had three older siblings. My first entries are in the handwriting of the sister closets in age (5 years my senior). She must have gotten tired of my dictations because she gave up and then my blocky scrawl shows up. I wrote plays as a kid mostly.
No, I've been singing forever. I started out doing musicals. I think that was part of the reason why they gave me the part, because I sang.
He's been dead for so many years, but I'm still trying to impress him. That's what gave me my drive. 'Look at me, Dad, I've succeeded. '
At 24 I decided that my life is enough for me, and I stopped looking for some other piece to complete it. I also learned how to needlepoint ironic cross-stitches of rap lyrics and gave them to my friends as presents. I’ll let you decide which is the more important revelation.
It was leadership here at home that gave us strong American influence abroad, and the collapse of imperial Communism. Great nations have responsibilities to lead, and we should always be cautious of those who would lower our profile, because they might just wind up lowering our flag.
She asked for my love and I gave her a dangerous mind.
What I gave out in the form of words would return to me as experiences.
I've always been able to decide what was more important at different points in my life, but I never gave up personal things to work, never.
I gave (pitcher) Mike Cuellar more chances than I gave my first wife.
These martyrs of patriotism gave their lives for an idea.
Last year, Congress gave the Department of Defense the authority to design a new civilian personnel system for its employees as part of the defense authorization bill.
I first met Hanson over in Japan and they gave me some great advice about the fans and they seem real down to earth. They're great.
Your hair looks funny," Lief said, as soon as the Ugloids left. "It stands straight up!" No," said Nick, intensely irritated, "It's hanging straight down. " Lief just gave him an upside-down shrug. "Up is down in China and you're part-Chinese.
Christ took your cup of grief, your cup of the curse, pressed it to his lips, drank it to its dregs, then filled it with his sweet, pardoning, sympathizing love, and gave it back for you to drink, and to drink forever!
I funded this guy [Ted Cruz]. I gave him a check.
I went around to the little schoolhouses, talking like a professor, explaining our platform. We were lucky if the collection gave us enough for gas to get to the next place. We encouraged questions, and people asked us if it was true we were going to take their farms, like the Soviets in Russia, and did we believe in God.
God made me blind and unable to walk. BIG DEAL! He gave me the ability. . . the musical gifts I have. . . the great opportunity to meet new people.
Life give to you what you gave to it. So give your best.
It gave me strength and toughness because I had to face reality, no matter how uncomfortable or painful it was.
Allah gave the Qur'an to a very special man, who passed it on to us, for the rest of all our days.