Asking the government to help you for short periods of time is different than asking the government to take care of you for the rest of your life. Donna Shalala caregovernmentlife Change image and share on social
There are two great rules of life: never tell everything at once. Ken Venturi greatliferule Change image and share on social
Death is someone you see very clearly with eyes in the center of your heart: eyes that see not by reacting to light, but by reacting to a kind of a chill from within the marrow of your own life. Thomas Merton centerchilldeath Change image and share on social
The darkest hour in any man's life is when he sits down to plan how to get money without earning it. Horace Greeley darkearnhour Change image and share on social
Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat. Robert Frost lifepoetrytake Change image and share on social
Seriously, however, I learn a lot about my physical life in the aging and changing of my body. Malcolm Boyd agingbodychange Change image and share on social
I try to protect my loved ones, the people I share my life with, because they don't have a public life like me. I want to keep their lives private out of respect for them. Georges St-Pierre lifelivelove Change image and share on social
I hope I've lived a life of science whose style will encourage younger people. Joshua Lederberg encouragehavehope Change image and share on social
Burnout is grist to the mill. I write every day, for most of the day, so it's just about turning into metaphor whatever's going on in my life, in the world, and in my head. Every nightmare, every moment of grief or joy or failure, is a moment I can convert into cash via words. Grant Morrison burnoutcashconvert share on social
I decided, very early on, just to accept life unconditionally; I never expected it to do anything special for me, yet I seemed to accomplish far more than I had ever hoped. Most of the time it just happened to me without my ever seeking it. Audrey Hepburn acceptaccomplishdecide share on social
