The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another; and his humblest hour is when he compares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it. James M. Barrie comparediaryhour Change image and share on social
Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul when hot for certainties in this our life! George Meredith answercertaintydusty Change image and share on social
My week at school would be good or bad depending on whether Balmain won. I have such fond memories of those suburban grounds, and everything was so undiluted. The players weren't censored, and for me it was a wonderful period of my life when everything was simple and pure. For me, that resonated with rugby league. Matthew Nable badbalmaincensor share on social
Over the eons I've been a fan of, and sucker for, each latest automated system to 'simplify' and 'bring order to' my life. Very early on this led me to the beautiful-and-doomed Lotus Agenda for my DOS computers, and Actioneer for the early Palm. James Fallows actioneeragendumautomate share on social
We sleep, but the loom of life never stops, and the pattern which was weaving when the sun went down is weaving when it comes up in the morning. Henry Ward Beecher lifeloommorning Change image and share on social
It's your life. Live it with people who are alive. It tends to be contagious. Peter McWilliams alivecontagiouslife Change image and share on social
I'm quite content to spend my life helping young people find themselves. I've had my fill of politics. Condoleezza Rice contentfillfind Change image and share on social
I don't regret anything and what I have done in my period of my life. Everything happens for a reason, and that's why I am here. Golshifteh Farahani lifeperiodreason Change image and share on social
Just as the constant increase of entropy is the basic law of the universe, so it is the basic law of life to be ever more highly structured and to struggle against entropy. Vaclav Havel basicconstantentropy Change image and share on social
In Christ we see a maturity of love that flowers in self-sacrifice and forgiveness; a maturity of power that never swerves from the ideal of service; a maturity of goodness that overcomes every temptation, and, of course, we see the ultimate victory of life over death itself. Vincent Nichols christdeathflower share on social