The play is set in a world Askins knows, as it were, at first hand: that of a Lutheran ministry in Texas, where sock puppets are used as a way of spreading the gospel.
I think it helped people first to see at first hand that it was true, that these things really did happen, but also to think more deeply what had happened".
People saw at first hand that it worked.
"He's taught a lot of people here first hand that it doesn't matter what your background is, or your personal orientation, we're all on the same team and we all support each other," Mr Pinkel added.
But, I know first hand that it can be an effective tool in the management of depression.
As a high school history teacher, I know first hand that it can be tough being a student, particularly a teenager.
I happen to be a law of attraction expert and know first hand that it can and will work to your advantage if you fill your mind with everything positive and learn to use mindful manifestations to your advantage.
Without waiting around for any top-down permission, my school has already instituted many of the bill's guidelines, but we know first hand that it's going to take some real political muscle to move the current system.
"I have seen first hand that it has led to the creation of jobs in my home state and has been a catalyst for private sector investment," Collins told HuffPost.
It will take a while, but the lotto winner will learn, first hand, that money cannot buy happiness.
Two weeks ago, Mr. Rose learned first hand that his advice could come in handy.
