Failing my driving test first time; that was a disappointment on a geological scale.

The first time I was flown to L.A. for a screen test was an incredibly nerve-racking experience.

For the first half of geological time our ancestors were bacteria. Most creatures still are bacteria, and each one of our trillions of cells is a colony of bacteria.

The first time you sit down with a standardized test, if you're not accustomed to it, you might have a high level of anxiety. Students today are much more at ease with it,

Aerodynamics is mathematics for those who haven't learned to do calculus. In my case, too, for one who hasn't learned to add or multiply, at least the first time.

For the first time I'm free to be myself.