Reading, solitude, idleness, a soft and sedentary life, intercourse with women and young people, these are perilous paths for a young man, and these lead him constantly into danger. Jean-Jacques Rousseau constantlydangeridleness Change image and share on social
Every man has a right to risk his own life for the preservation of it. Jean-Jacques Rousseau lifemanpreservation Change image and share on social
I love it if comedy reflects real life because to me it's more reassuring that we'll get through. James L. Brooks comedylifelove Change image and share on social
I have said many times that most people work all their life to retire to play golf, while I played golf all my life to retire to work. I enjoy working. It has kept me young and on the move, and I have had a good time with it. Jack Nicklaus enjoygolfgood share on social
Music is the tool to express life - and all that makes a difference. Herbie Hancock differenceexpresslife Change image and share on social
When I was growing up, albums were my closest friends, as sad as that may sound - Joy Division's 'Closer,' or Echo and the Bunnymen's 'Heaven Up Here'... I had a more intimate relationship with those records than I did with most of the people in my life. Moby albumbunnymanclose share on social
We see North Koreans as automatons, goose-steeping at parades, doing mass gymnastics with fixed smiles on their faces - but beneath all that, real life goes on with the same complexity of human emotion as anywhere else. Barbara Demick automatonbeneathcomplexity share on social
I think I was blessed with this talent for a reason. No one told me how to write a song, but I'm just good at it, you know. There are a lot of other things in my life that I'm not so good at, but writing a song is not one of them. Mike Posner blessgoodlife share on social
To live life well is to express life poorly; if one expresses life too well, one is living it no longer. Gaston Bachelard expresslifelive Change image and share on social
