I hope I'm thought of as not just a showbiz personality, but as someone who has lived a life and who has hopefully made a contribution to something along the way - someone who is a human being as well as an actress. Lauren Bacall actresscontributionhope share on social
Well, I think in trying to make life seem real enough that one is moved to do something about the more atrocious things. By going really far afield into a completely fake world, maybe there's a chance to make things resonant somehow - or in this case, truly terrifying. To make it as bad as the real stuff that's happening. Jenny Holzer afieldatrociousbad share on social
In real life, I tend to yell at people a lot. Not because I'm bossy or mean, but because I'm frustrated. Jen Lancaster bossyfrustratelife Change image and share on social
We recognize the chicken as another conscious being. It's different from us, but it has a life, and if something is really important for that chicken, if it would work hard to try to get it, and if we can give it without sacrificing something that's really important to us, then we should. Peter Singer chickenconsciousgive share on social
People sacrifice the present for the future. But life is available only in the present. That is why we should walk in such a way that every step can bring us to the here and the now. Thich Nhat Hanh bringfuturelife Change image and share on social
If you truly get in touch with a piece of carrot, you get in touch with the soil, the rain, the sunshine. You get in touch with Mother Earth and eating in such a way, you feel in touch with true life, your roots, and that is meditation. If we chew every morsel of our food in that way we become grateful and when you are grateful, you are happy. Thich Nhat Hanh carrotchewearth share on social
The things in my songs are the edited highlights of my life. I don't go seeking out strange sexual experiences every day of the week. Jarvis Cocker dayeditexperience Change image and share on social
To look almost pretty is an acquisition of higher delight to a girl who has been looking plain for the first fifteen years of her life than a beauty from her cradle can ever receive. Jane Austen acquisitionbeautycradle Change image and share on social
I don't think many people can say they've been the lead in a Spielberg film and still been able to live their normal life that they had before. Jamie Bell filmhavelead Change image and share on social
I ventured into fiction in 1988 with 'What Love Sees,' a biographical novel of a woman's unwavering determination to lead a full life despite blindness. Susan Vreeland biographicalblindnessdetermination Change image and share on social