In the first period religious life appears as a form of discipline which the individual or a whole people must accept as an unconditional command without any rational understanding of the ultimate meaning and purpose of that command. Muhammad Iqbal acceptappearcommand share on social
The war years were the most difficult time of my life. There was real famine in Moscow. The water froze inside the houses. There was no heat. Mstislav Rostropovich difficultfaminefreeze Change image and share on social
Meanwhile the fact that the connection with the activity of memory in ordinary life is for the moment lost is of less importance than the reverse, namely, that this connection with the complications and fluctuations of life is necessarily still a too close one. Hermann Ebbinghaus activityclosecomplication share on social
Mindfulness has helped me succeed in almost every dimension of my life. By stopping regularly to look inward and become aware of my mental state, I stay connected to the source of my actions and thoughts and can guide them with considerably more intention. Dustin Moskovitz actionawareconnect share on social
I'm from a big family - I'm the youngest of seven - and my wife is one of four. So we always wanted a lot of kids. It's what we're used to, and for us it's what life is all about. Chris O'Donnell bigfamilykid Change image and share on social
I want to be an author/director and I'm writing my second book now and I want to make a movie of it, and I hope I get to do this for the rest of my life. Stephen Chbosky authorbookdirector Change image and share on social
If we have a purpose in life beyond being a cog in the human machine, mine is to help inspire people and that's pretty cool. I would like to motivate the world. Steve Gleason cogcoolhuman Change image and share on social
I'm so sick of gay this, gay that. I could care less. It ain't affecting my life at all. Larry the Cable Guy affectcaregay Change image and share on social
Life is a tide; float on it. Go down with it and go up with it, but be detached. Then it is not difficult. Prem Rawat detachdifficultfloat Change image and share on social
Cancer came back into my life twice in order for me to understand something, and I guess I still wasn't getting it. And my husband wasn't getting it, either. Mariel Hemingway backcancerguess Change image and share on social
