The life history of the individual is first and foremost an accommodation to the patterns and standards traditionally handed down in his community. Ruth Benedict accommodationcommunityforemost Change image and share on social
I've been through plenty in my life where I've really had to focus on the day ahead... because, as I know, the future is, you know, whatever the future is... Once you've stared mortality that hard in the face, you really seize the day. Sam Taylor-Wood aheaddayface share on social
My childhood gave me resilience - and there's little that can surprise me in life. Natalia Vodianova childhoodgivelife Change image and share on social
I think it just came to a point where I made a decision to do better with my life and health. And that is only by God's grace because there are no guarantees. Natalie Cole decisiongodgrace Change image and share on social
I remember where I was when I first heard 'Boyz N The Hood' - 126th Street and Normandy, South Central, Los Angeles. I remember that I was on my porch. What they described in that song was so vivid and so clear to me because it was the kind of life I was used to witnessing and partly experiencing in my neighborhood. F. Gary Gray 126thangelesboyz share on social
I've had a quiet fascination with New Zealand for most of my life. Richard Dean Anderson fascinationhavelife Change image and share on social
Global new money has houses everywhere, and serious helicopters, it doesn't aspire to the Miss Marple life of St. Mary Mead. Peter York aspireglobalhelicopter Change image and share on social
A lot of the time I hate acting. It has a lot to do with the way I was brought up in a world where showing your emotions is frowned upon. It's just not manly. I don't do anything in life because I love doing it. It's because I want to be good at it. Matthew Fox actbringemotion share on social
I lived the life of Londoners - and thence comes my immense gratitude and my deep attachment with the British people. I do not think there has ever been a people in the world who displayed a heroism as discreet, as mundane and as universal. Maurice Druon attachmentbritishdeep share on social