I had two family members involved in World War I: two great-uncles. One of them is on a memorial in France. And the other was a trench runner who survived the war. The average life span of a trench runner was 36 hours, but he survived the whole war. – Ben Barnes
My dad is a doctor, a professor of psychiatry, and my mum is a psychotherapist. – Ben Barnes
When I was at school, I was in choirs more than anything else, from a very young age, about 9 years old. And then I started taking drum lessons. – Ben Barnes
I always looked really young for my age. And once I hit 23, 24 and 25, I was then allowed to play the cool 18-year-olds and stuff. – Ben Barnes
Now, in New Jersey, we have more government workers per square mile than any state in America. But since Ive been governor we now have fewer people on the state payroll at any time since Christie Whitman left office in January 2001. Thats the right direction, Mr. President, not the wrong direction. – Chris Christie