I am grateful to my father for sending me to school, and that we moved from Somalia to Kenya, where I learned English.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
I learned law so well, the day I graduated I sued the college, won the case, and got my tuition back.
Fred Allen
Although I performed in high school, my first real experience with theater was performing with a student-run organization at Vanderbilt University... →
Nancy Allen
I never try to convey a message, I just want to tell a story. Why that story in particular? I have no idea, but I have learned to surrender to the... →
Isabel Allende
I came to the United States because I fell in love, and I forced my guy - I forced him into marriage. And so I became a resident. And then I realized... →
I have learned many things in the 30 years that I have been writing.
I learned to be a regional writer by reading people like Flannery O'Connor. She was a huge influence.
David Almond
Everything I learned about the game of baseball, I learned from my dad.
Roberto Alomar
I was diagnosed with hypoglycemia, an abnormal decrease of sugar in the blood. Eventually I learned to eat five small meals a day. Now if I'm... →
Carol Alt
It was from them that I learned that hard work in stable surroundings could yield rewards, even if only in infinitesimally small increments.
Sidney Altman