The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival. Aristotle awarenesscontemplationdepend Change image and share on social
I am the woman I grew to be partly in spite of my mother, and partly because of the extraordinary love of her best friends, and my own best friends' mothers, and from surrogates, many of whom were not women at all but gay men. I have loved them my entire life, even after their passing. Anne Lamott entireextraordinaryfriend share on social
Acting helped me as I was growing up. It helped me learn about myself, helped me travel, helped me understand life, express myself, all those wonderful things. So I'm very, very grateful; it's a fun job. It's a luxury. Angelina Jolie actexpressfun share on social
I have seen players and coaches come and go, but through it all, I have always known Cleveland is where I want to retire. But life doesn't always work the way you want it to, and at the end of the day, the saying, 'This is a business,' is unfortunately true. Anderson Varejao businessclevelandcoach share on social
I'm sure I'll be doing something of social or political worth the rest of my life. Amy Carter lifepoliticalrest Change image and share on social
Consider any individual at any period of his life, and you will always find him preoccupied with fresh plans to increase his comfort. Alexis de Tocqueville comfortfindfresh Change image and share on social
While in some countries there's a feeling that literature must stay away from religion, this is not so in India - in the Indian way, literature is just another means to find a more spiritual life, to find our way to God. Amish Tripathi countryfeltfind share on social
Success is a process, a quality of mind and way of being, an outgoing affirmation of life. Alex Noble affirmationlifemind Change image and share on social
I'm a fun person, but to be the life of the party all the time, just to walk into a room and be 'on' and have everybody looking at you, that is so incredibly scary for me. Agnes Bruckner funincrediblylife Change image and share on social
I live with some of my best friends from high school, very commune-like, in my house. It's my hippie way of life. Alanis Morissette communefriendhigh Change image and share on social