No matter the risks we take, we always consider the end to be too soon, even though in life, more than anything else, quality should be more important than quantity. Alex Honnold endimportantlife Change image and share on social
I have a lot of money stashed away, but I do live my life from day to day. Elton John daylifelive Change image and share on social
In the final years of his life, when former Communist Party Chief Zhao Ziyang lived under house arrest, in Beijing, his aging friends resorted to donning white doctors' coats in order to slip past the guards stationed outside his home. Evan Osnos agingarrestbeijing share on social
Once you bring life into the world, you must protect it. We must protect it by changing the world. Elie Wiesel bringchangelife Change image and share on social
I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else's whim or to someone else's ignorance. Bell Hooks bowignorancelife Change image and share on social
The coral that grows at the edge of the reef is always the strongest and most colourful because it faces the greatest battering. It's the same if you're called Honeysuckle. I'd have had a totally different life if I'd been called Mary. Honeysuckle Weeks battercallcolourful share on social
What makes life dreary is the want of a motive. George Eliot drearylifemake Change image and share on social
Success has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for others. Danny Thomas accomplishgainlife Change image and share on social
I live in a post-Christian world in Oxford; it is quite rare to meet somebody who is religious in academic life now, and there is absolutely no tendency for rioting and mayhem, and it is extremely civilised. Richard Dawkins absolutelyacademicchristian share on social
There is no short cut to achievement. Life requires thorough preparation - veneer isn't worth anything. George Washington Carver achievementcutlife Change image and share on social
