I've felt like an outsider all my life. It comes from my mother, who always felt like an outsider in my father's family. She was a powerful woman, and she motivated my father. Anthony Hopkins familyfatherfelt Change image and share on social
Each day is a little life: every waking and rising a little birth, every fresh morning a little youth, every going to rest and sleep a little death. Arthur Schopenhauer birthdaydeath Change image and share on social
When I get on stage, my first goal is not to show my expertise, but on the contrary, to give a bit of happiness, of joy, of cheerfulness. I am firmly convinced that in order to sing well, you must love your neighbor and be passionate about life. Andrea Bocelli bitecheerfulnesscontrary share on social
It is seldom in life that one knows that a coming event is to be of crucial importance. Anya Seton comecrucialevent Change image and share on social
For me, Chanel just makes sense - like a story or a film. It's part of my life. Astrid Berges-Frisbey chanelfilmlife Change image and share on social
I believe in the city as a natural human environment, but we must humanize it. It's art that will re-define public space in the 21st Century. We can make our cities diverse, inspirational places by putting art, dance and performance in all its forms into the matrix of street life. Antony Gormley 21startcentury share on social
There is no right to a job or a wage rate, but there is a right to move from one country to another in search of a better life. This is the point of view of Thomas Jefferson, John Locke and other great supporters of the natural rights tradition in America. Alex Tabarrok americacountrygreat share on social
It's a marvellous life, a gregarious life that we've had. We're very lucky in that way. Unlike writers or painters, we don't sit down in front of a blank canvas and say, 'How do I start? Where do I start?' Albert Finney blankcanvasfront share on social
Sometimes you're reading something, and you don't know it will be important in your life. You're reading this script, and you start to get involved. It's not an intellectual experience. Annette Bening experienceimportantintellectual Change image and share on social
Books that change you, even later in life, give you a kind of electrical shock as the world takes a different shape. A. S. Byatt bookchangeelectrical Change image and share on social