Quotes About Transition

Prior to Box, I was a professional wiffleball player and then a professional poker player.

I was Minister for the Armed Forces in the Ministry of Defence for two years prior to being appointed Defence Secretary.

Prior to my father's death, I was having a hard time committing to a career as an artist, but that's not because of who he was - it was because of who I am. It's true, though, that I felt I shouldn't compete with him, and that those feelings went away after he died.

I'd never done television prior to 'Boardwalk.'

Before I left to go to college, I was living in Orange County, Anaheim Hills. And prior to that, I was in Long Beach.

Like it or not, the world evolves, priorities change and so do you.

In your early 20s, it was maybe acceptable to have a friend who was taking all of your time and energy and exhausting you and always a drama. When you're in your 30s, or you're starting to have babies, you just can't put up with it anymore, and that's okay, because I think your priorities shift.

One of the biggest challenges for any new administration is contending with its predecessor's priorities and beginning to advance its own.

When I was young, I too enjoyed the charm of the glitzy world of movies. Life changed for me after marriage. My priority and focus was my family.

The reality is when you open a door, there is no sense in closing it - so I would never say, 'I'll never act again.' But it's definitely not my priority.

Anytime you have a family member getting out of prison, there's always drama.

I spent my life behind bars, and what people don't know is getting out of prison is really nerve-racking - you're not used to society; you're not used to the world going by so fast - so to step on that lot was quite overwhelming.

It was good to get out of prison and home to the family.

People say people who spend too many years in prison don't know how to act when they get free. I don't know how I am going to act, how I am going to kill time, once I am not a fighter. Retirement scares me, and I have to think about how I am going to handle it.

I did classical music when I was a teenager, but the experience of performing a classical concert felt too frighteningly pristine for me to continue with it.

In my case, I've always been interested in law enforcement. I've always dabbled in law enforcement in between gigs, quite honestly. Back before things really began to pop off for me, I would work in private security for companies and stuff.

Changing from Sevilla to Barca is huge in every sense, and it's not easy, but having a private life so full of love helps. I get strength from my two girls. And my philosophy is enjoy it.

It's a real wrenching thing to go from being a private person to being a public person, especially when you're being autobiographical.

It's a real wrenching thing to go from being a private person to being a public person, especially when you're being autobiographical. But it's what everyone wants - to get everyone's attention, to have your music make a living for you, to be validated in that way.

I went through seventh grade in private school. I went to private school from kindergarten to seventh grade.

I had a hard time going back to school after T2. I really didn't want to go to private school.

I never wrote. I also never really thought about being an actor. But when it was time to go to high school, we couldn't afford private school, so I tried out for all the special schools in New York.

I always intended to return to the private sector.

I would like to go back to the private sector at some point.