Yes, I was a parish priest for five years. I was a curate in a large working class parish in Bristol and the Vicar of a village in Kent. – John Polkinghorne
I played for 18 years, but the only thing that meant anything to me was the World Series. – Joe Torre
Even in my side of the world, I’ve been in publishing for what, 25 or 26 years, and it’s gone from being a gentlemen’s club to being a few big players, and it’s very corporatised. – Iain Banks
During my 21 years of playing cricket, I have never been approached by anyone or offered a bribe. – Imran Khan
I moved south when I was 11 years old, moved to England. I’ve lived in all kinds of places, all parts of England. – John Burnside
I don’t want to be 35 years old and still popping out songs in miniskirts and la-la-la. – Holly Valance
I first read ‘Tom Sawyer’ when I was in 8th grade, 13 years old. I realised since that Mark Twain just bottled what it felt like to be a child. – Jeff Nichols
I’m a forward, but I can’t be the only forward at a club. Over the years, the clubs who’ve won titles have had several strikers. – Jermain Defoe
I have been a woman for 46 years and I only recently realized I can’t change it and I like it. – Isabel Allende
I had worked on dogs for a couple of years developing a renal transplant operation. We had dogs running around with kidneys we had transplanted back into themselves. – Joe Murray
My four years as governor, I never met with a lobbyist once, never. Not one lobbyist got in my office. – Jesse Ventura
I became a Yankees fan for a few years. But now, I gotta say, I’m really rooting for the Red Sox. – Jimmy Fallon
Chuck Swindoll is somebody who I’ve read a lot over the years and have used his curriculum when I’ve taught Sunday school classes. – John Thune
It is to the Riddle of the Sphinx that I have devoted fifty years of professional life as an anthropologist. – Gregory Bateson
I like to direct movies, but I don’t like to goof around for eight years talking about it. – John Malkovich
For Secret Santa a few years ago, I bought one of the lads I used to play with a block of cheese. – Jamie Vardy
I enjoyed making this album a lot because of the knowledge we acquired over the last 3 years. – Isaac Hanson
When I cleaned up some 17 odd years ago, I felt terrible for about six months. The only thing that gave me any real relief was strenuous physical activity. – James Taylor
