When I was in the eighth grade, I wrote this huge long paper about how I had no idea what I was gonna do with my life, but that I wanted to make a difference and touch even if it was like one person's life... inspire them. Shantel VanSanten differenceeighthgonna share on social
One of the dreariest spots on life's road is the point of conviction that nothing will ever again happen to you. Faith Baldwin convictiondrearyhappen Change image and share on social
I became an atheist because, as a graduate student studying quantum physics, life seemed to be reducible to second-order differential equations. Mathematics, chemistry and physics had it all. And I didn't see any need to go beyond that. Francis Collins atheistchemistrydifferential share on social
People look at me like I should have been like Malcolm X or Martin Luther King or Rosa Parks. I should have seen life like that and stay out of trouble, and don't do this and don't do that. But it's hard to live up to some people's expectations. Rodney King expectationhardking share on social
In any job, you have to give up certain things, and I believe that having a good quality of life means enjoying certain things only in moderation. Doutzen Kroes enjoygivegood Change image and share on social
Because I had a lot of emotional upheaval in my life, I'm attracted to stories about characters whose lives are full of wounds and secrets. I'm not interested in who's going to ask me to the prom. I never went to a prom. Randa Haines attractcharacteremotional share on social
I write from real life. I am an unrepentant eavesdropper and a collector of stories. I record bits of overheard dialogue. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie bitcollectordialogue Change image and share on social
Retire? Not on your life. I have no plans to stop singing. What are you going to do when you love music? It's a terrible disease. You can't stop. Of course, I'd like to get off the road. Peggy Lee diseaselifelove Change image and share on social
I love the idea of a very simple 8-bit video game character struggling with the complex question: 'isn't there more to life than the role I've been assigned?' Rich Moore assignbitecharacter Change image and share on social
Life is going to be complex, and the only way we're able navigate our way through it at all is by living as best we can and absorbing those experiences and somehow making intuitive responses in future situations that resemble them in some way. Daniel Tammet absorbcomplexexperience share on social
