I was losing interest in politics, when the repeal of the Missouri Compromise aroused me again. What I have done since then is pretty well known. Abraham Lincoln
There was a day when I died; died to self, my opinions, preferences, tastes and will; died to the world, its approval or censure; died to the approval or blame even of my brethren or friends; and since then I have studied only to show myself approved unto God. George Müller
The biggest break in my career was getting into the Beatles in 1962. The second biggest break since then is getting out of them. George Harrison
I know who I WAS when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then. Lewis Carroll
My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus. Stephen Hawking
Since then I never pay attention to anything by "experts". I calculate everything myself. Richard Feynman