#picked

I stand up for other people, I'm very protective of people around me. If I feel like somebody is getting a bad rap or being unfairly picked on, I will stand up for them, absolutely. ↗

— Christina Ricci

#around #bad #bad rap #being #feel

I first picked up a violin aged five - I just assumed everyone played. ↗

— Andre Rieu

#assumed #everyone #first #five #i

And then when they picked me as premiere, I don't think I feel, you know, different. For me, the position mean responsibility, but that's all. ↗

— Nguyen Cao Ky

#feel #i #i feel #know #me

I never staged a coup. They picked me up. Like I say, they forced me to become premier, maybe hoping that by that way, they send me to the electric chair. ↗

— Nguyen Cao Ky

#chair #coup #electric #forced #hoping

I got picked on a lot, even by teachers too. I liked to listen to musicals and bake, and my homeroom teacher found out and mocked me in front of the whole class for baking. ↗

— Dan Savage

#baking #class #even #found #front

I started in high school to be interested in music and from there, I decided to study in college. Yeah, you're right, I did start late, but luckily, because of my schooling, I picked up a lot of ground pretty quick. ↗

— Jon Secada

#college #decided #did #ground #high

I basically sat down for a month, with all the Sun stuff I could find and just picked out my favorites. I didn't think that they were indicative of '54 to '57, although I tried to stay within that period. ↗

— Brian Setzer

#basically #could #down #favorites #find

Peter was sick of being a pop star, the guitar god, and so he decided to teach himself other instruments. Among the instruments that he picked up was the mandolin. ↗

— Michael Stipe

#being #decided #god #guitar #himself

I think people in Montreal smoke a lot, and I used to smoke when I was 17-18, and just picked it up when I was playing juniors. But I think I stopped when I was 22, which was a big decision in my life. ↗

— Mario Lemieux

#decision #i #i think #juniors #just

From the moment I picked your book up until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Someday I intend reading it. ↗

— Groucho Marx

#down #i #intend #laid #laughter