I like Halldor Laxness and Machado de Assis - people who try to understand the human condition by looking at intimate pictures of human life. Thomas McGuane assisconditionhalldor Change image and share on social
I feel enough distance from the person I used to be. I'm not ashamed about my life anymore, because I've learnt from it. Natalie Cole anymoreashameddistance Change image and share on social
Sometimes I would almost rather have people take away years of my life than take away a moment. Pearl Bailey lifemomentpeople Change image and share on social
My identity was a big issue when I was a teenager, and I had a lot of questions, like: 'Who am I?' 'Who do I belong to?' But when I was still quite young, I decided that belonging is a tough process in life, and I'd better say I belonged to myself and the world rather than belonging to one nationality or another. Hiam Abbass belongbigdecide share on social
It shouldn't take extreme courage and a willingness to go to prison for decades or even life to blow the whistle on bad government acts done in secret. But it does. And that is an immense problem for democracy, one that all journalists should be united in fighting. Glenn Greenwald actbadblow share on social
Because of lack of moral principle, human life becomes worthless. Moral principle, truthfulness, is a key factor. If we lose that, then there is no future. Dalai Lama factorfuturehuman Change image and share on social
For long, history was mainly political history, and historical narrative was confined to an account of the most important crises in political life, or to an account of wars and great generals. Michael Rostovtzeff accountconfinecrisis Change image and share on social
Art consists of reshaping life, but it does not create life nor cause life. Stanley Kubrick artconsistcreate Change image and share on social
Certain things in life are more important than the usual crap that everyone strives for. James Taylor crapimportantlife Change image and share on social
There are people who can achieve huge success in life, while adding a bit of fun and a splash of colour to this increasingly grey world. Peter James achieveaddbite Change image and share on social