After my stellar first grade academic achievements, I continued to perform well in the city primary schools - except for penmanship, which was not my forte.
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Related My father was in Congress when I was born. He was mayor my whole life from when I was in grade schoo... NANCY PELOSI There were definitely curveballs in my growing up, from a family aspect. My parents got divorced whe... TAYLOR HICKS There is nothing within my nature which contradicts my nature except for the desire to contradict my... AARON SANTOS I wrote my first piano piece when I was in 4th grade. ABEL KORZENIOWSKI My first presidential primary vote was for Bobby Kennedy. BOB GUNTON I feel bad for my grandson who had to see his pet shot. After the first shot (which injured the anim... TOM HALL My first dunk was actually in sixth grade. VINCE CARTER Well, that was in 1995 when I resigned from my last academic job. AZAR NAFISI My first day in grade school, I was plain scared. I left the comfort of my run-down house, which I l... MICHAEL KEATON My first acting job happened by accident when I was really young. I was in fifth grade and my teache... AJAY NAIDU I was barely in grade school when I helped my mother rearrange the living room furniture for the fir... NATE BERKUS That was my first major championships back in 2002 and I didn't get to perform as well as I wanted t... ASAFA POWELL Fashion was never my forte. ANNE WOJCICKI Most of my years there were only two of us in my grade. So I know something about small schools. EDUCATION COMMISSIONER RICHARD CATE I was terrible my first year. In 10th grade I was still bad, but the team needed someone that small.... ERIC JOHNSON Penmanship means a lot to me. I don't have cursive penmanship, though. I've created my own p... ACTION BRONSON The very first role I ever played was as a 17-year old South African girl who dreamed of being a sta... KANDYSE MCCLURE First thing that I put up in my office here at City Hall was a poster from 1971 when my mother ran f... JULIAN CASTRO When I was in primary school, I was given a five-line script in 'Anansi the Spider Man,' and... JOHN BOYEGA My first encounter with a Kelly was not on a musical scale. It was from primary school. Dave and I w... WAYNE WONDER [? In Mount Vernon, the sixth-grade will move from the elementary schools to the middle school next ... BRENDA SMITH Baking is one of my many hobbies. I was originally introduced to baking as a child by my grandmother... ROSANNA PANSINO When I was really little, my favorite book was 'The BFG'. I read it - my teacher in, like, f... MADISON PETTIS Stevie Wonder's 'Songs in the Key of Life' was on constant shuffle throughout my childho... DANIEL BREAKER My primary and secondary education was in French, which had a lasting influence on my life. BARUJ BENACERRAF When I was in sixth grade, they slashed the budgets for all of our school art programs, so my grandp... JARRETT J. KROSOCZKA At thirteen I began modeling, doing my first television commercial in ninth grade for Pizza Hut. DONNA RICE My earliest thought, long before I was in high school, was just to go away, get out of my house, get... PAUL THEROUX We haven't addressed that. It's not their primary concern or my primary concern. That's something to... ENRIQUE MORENO One of my first achievements in Congress was enactment of the Hudson River Habitat Restoration Act b... SUE KELLY (It was) the first time I couldn't perform in my entire life. Took a sabbatical (but) didn't know th... DOUG FERRARI I grew up in Del Mar, Calif., north of San Diego. I got my first job the summer after eighth grade a... DAVID ULEVITCH I started growing it in eighth grade because somebody told me to. After I cut it, my mom was stunned... JAMES LARSON I was given the task of I.P.L. Chairmanship which I tried to perform to the best of my abilities. Th... RAJEEV SHUKLA My whole life had split in two: Smith and not Smith. I liked the Smith parts of it so much better. SARRA MANNING It took me a couple of years after I got out of Berkeley before I dared to start writing. That acade... JOAN DIDION He was a personal friend. He was a great educator. He will be missed not only by the community but a... FRANK VOSTATEK Becoming a model was very counter-culture for my background, which is hyper-liberal, academic and fe... CAMERON RUSSELL I think by eighth grade I knew I wanted to be an actor. I'd done church plays and stuff, but my ... AARON PAUL Repeating third grade at a new school, after having been asked to leave my old one for hitting kids ... PHILIP SCHULTZ The first presentation of my show was given in May, 1883, at Omaha, which I had then chosen as my ho... BUFFALO BILL One of my major competitors was Harold Smith. Smith beat me in 1977. I was loafing during that compe... EDWIN MOSES London was my first Olympics, but I tried for three beforehand. I was measured for the Olympic unifo... ELOISE WELLINGS My mother was an artist, and I was fairly good at art as a child. I was always the best drawer in cl... NATALIE BABBITT I remember joining a boarding school in the sixth grade. I was lazy, complacent, and fat. Suddenly, ... TWINKLE KHANNA I was first influenced by a friend in fifth grade when he brought a Walkman to school and was listen... DARREN ROBINSON In the 9th grade I began my first wage work for the West Side Drug store delivering prescriptions an... VERNON L. SMITH I felt like Amanda Smith, Kristi Pipkin, Blair Meiggs and Allie Parks really stepped up tonight, ...... ASHLEY JACKSON I was curious to see my players after their first Champions League game and they played very, very w... CLAUDIO RANIERI For several days after my first book was published, I carried it about in my pocket and took surrept... JAMES M. BARRIE But, I went down. After that, which I think was back in second grade, I just got into it. And, back ... JENNIFER HAHN In first grade, I told my friends I had a third story in my house filled with jewels and lions. KENDALL JENNER I was hoping to discuss my grade on last week’s assignment.” “Which was?” The cup ... NELOU KERAMATI There was little in my early life to indicate that an interest in biology would become the passion o... ERIC KANDEL I started acting in second grade - my first role was in the Thanksgiving play. I was the Indian chas... BRIE LARSON I think my first hit was probably '24 is a Rubberband Man,' which was my second album. My fi... T.I. I guess my name was gonna be Michael Vernon Wells, and I came out, and my dad saw my nose. He always... VERNON WELLS I was born 50 years after slavery, in 1913. I was allowed to read. My mother, who was a teacher, tau... ROSA PARKS My three boys are commuting to school from our hotel. Although my son Michael thought it was strange... COLLEEN MOORE I was in eighth grade when I did my first Junior Theatre show. I was in 'Annie Get Your Gun'... CASEY NICHOLAW After today's showing I was not confident (of making the Olympic team). The other skaters all did so... MIKI ANDO Well, when I was 13, for my bar mitzvah I received my first typewriter. And that was special. R. L. STINE My forte is awkwardness. ZACH GALIFIANAKIS Annie Lee Smith was my mother's name. My father's name was George Washington Smith. I have t... BRUCE SMITH I was slicking my hair back when I was in sixth grade. G-EAZY But all at once I realized that it was not my success God had used to enable me to help those in thi... CHARLES W. COLSON I can sing in various genres, but my heart truly lies in singing romantic songs. This has been my fo... ARMAAN MALIK My ninth and 10th-grade years the team didn't make it. And that was my first year going and I had fu... APRIL MCCLENDON This is the best five years I spent anywhere in my life. I didn't have anything but one book bag whe... CARL KRAUSER I went to the local schools, the local state primary school, and then to the local grammar school. A... JOHN HUME I was called to audition for a play when I was very young, following which I continued to act as wel... IMTIAZ ALI It's relatively convenient for my daughter, as well as some of the other students that come here, an... DERRICK HARRIS Pantomime is a big thing in the cultural calendar of my country, you know. So subtlety's not my ... ALAN CUMMING There was a time, probably about a year after my surgery and into my illness that I thought, wow, th... COLLEEN DUNN My first gig was at Radio City Music Hall when I was 13. QUESTLOVE It was well after college that I learned about depression. I got my first job for Jack Paar. I reali... DICK CAVETT I wanted to perform well for my mom and dad, because in high school, I didn't have a job. My bro... JUNIOR SEAU Yeah, basically we have to come out and dominate. We're Mount Vernon so they're out to make a name f... DANILIO HUTCHINSON The first award that I recall having received was in the form of a scholarship when I was studying i... PANKAJ PATEL World War II has continued well after it was 'finished' LEIF ERICSSON LEO VENESS When I was in first grade, some psychologist told my mom if I didn't go to graduate school, she ... CAM Ultimately, the University will look for someone who can raise funds, understand shared government a... DONALD LEHMAN I started work on my first French history book in 1969; on 'Socialism in Provence' in 1974; ... TONY JUDT I had my two front teeth knocked out by a sixth grader in first grade. CHAD MICHAEL MURRAY When I made 'Who Needs Pictures,' my first album, I had been west of the Mississippi River o... BRAD PAISLEY My first job was in sixth grade, sweeping the clay tennis courts at the yacht club near my house, wh... CHLOE SEVIGNY You are undoubtedly acquainted with my Reputation, and as for my Penmanship it must speak for itself... ELI WHITNEY This loss today goes to the coaches,'' Michigan State coach John L. Smith said. MICHIGAN STATE Diagnosed incidentally with stage IV, grade 4 metastatic renal cell carcinoma, I had bone metastases... DAVE DEBRONKART He could give Carolyn a good view on what kind of person she is, as well as her academic achievement... HERB KRICKSTEIN My second novel began after my family moved from New York City to North Carolina, and I watched my s... KAREN BENDER No one except Hollywood stars and very rich Texans wore Indian jewelry. And there was a plethora of ... RUSSELL MEANS The Only Way Out Is To DIE!!!! BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE I slowly continued to compensate for the physical problems I was having and ended up completely dest... DAVID DUVAL So by the time I got to Michigan I was a stutterer. I couldn't talk. So my first year of school ... JAMES EARL JONES I knew well in advance, even before I stepped on the stage for my first event, that I was going to l... SVETLANA KHORKINA County schools are not getting as good of technology because in the city, schools get to tap into th... CURT FUCHS My brother was an improviser. He's now a lobbyist, but he used to perform improv in the city whe... JAKE JOHNSON Just as I could tell you about my first Andre Norton novel or my first L'Engle or my first Asimo... PAMELA DEAN I left my home in Massachusetts after college to move to New York City to pursue my dreams of acting... UZO ADUBA
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