My first encounter with the ocean was on the Jersey Shore when I was three years old and I got knocked over by a wave. The ocean certainly got my attention! It wasn't frightening, it was more exhilarating.
[Why] should not the Bible regain the place it once held as a school book? Its morals are pure, its examples captivating and noble. The reverence for the Sacred Book that is thus early impressed lasts long; and probably if not impressed in infancy, never takes firm hold of the mind.
The first week Banks was with us, we knew he was going to be a star.
My mum took me to see 'The Wizard of Oz' when I was about three and I was blown away.
Pablo Picasso first entered my consciousness when I was a boy of about eight years old.
The first movie I saw - and I don't know if it influenced me - was 'Ben Hur'.
My mother says I didn't open my eyes for eight days after I was born, but when I did, the first thing I saw was an engagement ring. I was hooked.
I don't remember the very first animation I saw, but the one that stays deepest in my memory is definitely 'Astro Boy.'
Those who exert the first influence upon the mind have the greatest power.
If you can affect someone when they're young, you are in their heart forever.
I was maybe 10 or 11 when I saw 'Titanic.' And, yes, I was a fan. I loved it.
The first thing I remember is Alexander Calder - our school took us on a field trip to go see the Calder mobiles, and that always stuck in my memory.
My earliest musical memory is of my older sister playing me Nirvana's 'Nevermind' on headphones in the back of the car on a road trip.
And the first step, as you know, is always what matters most, particularly when we are dealing with those who are young and tender. That is the time when they are taking shape and when any impression we choose to make leaves a permanent mark.
