If I hadn't gone to dancing school, I would have married and had children like my mum and had a normal life. Jean Simmons childdancelife 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
There are old heads in the world who cannot help me by their example or advice to live worthily and satisfactorily to myself; but I believe that it is in my power to elevate myself this very hour above the common level of my life. Henry David Thoreau advicecommonelevate share on social
On becoming more acquainted with the word of the Bible, I began to understand so much more of what I had been taught, and of what I had learned about life and about the people in mine. Duke Ellington acquaintbeginbible Change image and share on social
Boxing has been the most difficult thing I've ever done. The biggest challenge in my life. I was a boxer. That was hard. Everything else is pretty easy. George Foreman bigboxboxer Change image and share on social
Most Europeans have no idea how wild life can be in north America. Tom G. Palmer americaeuropeanidea Change image and 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
If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. Louis D. Brandeis easyhardlife Change image and share on social
Learning should be a joy and full of excitement. It is life's greatest adventure; it is an illustrated excursion into the minds of the noble and the learned. Taylor Caldwell adventureexcitementexcursion Change image and share on social