Life is a succession of lessons enforced by immediate reward, or, oftener, by immediate chastisement. Ernest Dimnet chastisementenforcelesson Change image and share on social
If I'm not on tour or in the studio, I'm in nature somewhere, usually some kind of ocean. Playing music has afforded me that. It's not lost on me that it's a tremendous opportunity to be able to spend your life being surrounded by nature. Eddie Vedder affordkindlife share on social
I feel like we have to keep our eyes on the road. Being nostalgic is like taking an offramp and getting a sandwich - and then you get back on the highway. I don't want to be spending the rest of my life at the gas station. Eddie Vedder backeyefeel share on social
To my surprise, the more I searched about Qi Xiangfu, the more I found of a life lived partly online. He once wrote a short memoir in which he described himself in the third person, with the formality usually reserved for China's most famous writers. Evan Osnos chinafamousfind share on social
If you are in a play, and you catch a cold, you are able to muddle through. If you are carrying a musical, it's a different thing altogether. It's the great fear of any singer's life. Elaine Paige altogethercarrycatch Change image and share on social
Ultimately it doesn't matter whether you go forwards or backwards: you need to live your life as well as you can. Eric Roth backwardsforwardlife Change image and share on social
I grew up in Sudan and Kenya, and lived in both the rural and urban centers of both countries throughout my life. Erik Hersman centercountrygrow Change image and share on social
Young people, you need the wisdom of age, just as some of us older ones need your enthusiasm for life. Ezra Taft Benson ageenthusiasmlife Change image and share on social
I've never understood having crushes on people who you don't know in real life. Emma Watson crushhavelife Change image and share on social