Life is occupied in both perpetuating itself and in surpassing itself; if all it does is maintain itself, then living is only not dying. Simone de Beauvoir dielifelive Change image and share on social
Economy, prudence, and a simple life are the sure masters of need, and will often accomplish that which, their opposites, with a fortune at hand, will fail to do. Clara Barton accomplisheconomyfail Change image and share on social
My writing life has included the struggle to bring up three children. What I do three or four times a year is take myself off to a hotel room to unblock a problem. Jojo Moyes bringchildhotel Change image and share on social
We're busily wrecking the chances for future generations at a rapid rate of knots by not recognizing the damage we're doing to the natural environment, bearing in mind that this is the only planet that we know has any life on it. Prince Charles bearbusilychance share on social
The hard things in life, the things you really learn from, happen with a clear mind. Caroline Knapp clearhappenhard Change image and share on social
I do think my old fella wasn't much of a... I don't remember him ever being a 'dad' dad. He was too busy working. It was a hard life, man. Noel Gallagher busydadfella Change image and share on social
I've just gone through so much in my life that pulling my top up just doesn't seem like that big a deal. Nicole Richie bigdealhave Change image and share on social
Life is too short to miss out on the beautiful things like a double cheeseburger. Channing Tatum beautifulcheeseburgerdouble Change image and share on social
All the business of war, and indeed all the business of life, is to endeavour to find out what you don't know by what you do; that's what I called 'guess what was at the other side of the hill'. Duke of Wellington businesscallendeavour Change image and share on social
Imagination and fiction make up more than three quarters of our real life. Simone Weil fictionimaginationlife Change image and share on social