If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, sir, should keep his friendship in a constant repair. Samuel Johnson acquaintanceadvanceconstant Change image and share on social
I used to dislike bookshops immensely as a child and was won over only later in life. Sarah Hall bookshopchilddislike Change image and share on social
I feel like reading really defined me as a writer because I lived my life outside of my own body for so much of my life and I loved it. I've always been a reader. I think living all those stories served me to naturally take that next step to creating. Stephenie Meyer bodycreatedefine share on social
A quarter of my life has been spent on 'Secret Life.' I'm 20 and I've been doing it for five years, so I think the best moments have been when all the cast members get to work together and we get to collaborate and share experiences. We all grew up together. Shailene Woodley castcollaborateexperience share on social
The experience gathered from books, though often valuable, is but the nature of learning; whereas the experience gained from actual life is one of the nature of wisdom. Samuel Smiles actualbookexperience Change image and share on social
Life will always be to a large extent what we ourselves make it. Samuel Smiles extentlargelife Change image and share on social
The goal is to have every character take on a life of his or her own. Sometimes characters will come into the story that I haven't planned. Francine Rivers charactergoallife Change image and share on social
I feel as though the camera is almost a kind of voyeur in Mr. Bean's life, and you just watch this bizarre man going about his life in the way that he wants to. Rowan Atkinson beanbizarrecamera Change image and share on social
While I was there I became deeply interested in photography, and indeed the most noteworthy event in my early life was winning first, third, fourth and seventh prizes in an international competition for college and high school students. Douglass North collegecompetitiondeeply share on social
When it came time to go to college, I had been accepted for Harvard when my father was offered the position of head of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company office on the west coast, and we moved to San Francisco. Douglass North acceptcoastcollege share on social
