I learned that life will go through changes - up and down and up again. It's what life does. Ben Okri learnlife Change image and share on social
I suppose the first big shift in my life was when, at the age of 8, my father left my mother, leaving her alone with two daughters to bring up. That taught me the importance of women being financially independent. You never know what might happen. Cherie Blair agebigbring share on social
I had a unique privilege to have a good start in life and a chance to develop my talents. Novak Djokovic chancedevelopgood Change image and share on social
The first thing I do when I read a part is see if I can identify emotionally with a character. If I make that connection, everything else is just working on knowing their life circumstances and manifesting those through practice and research. Joshua Leonard charactercircumstanceconnection share on social
I don't think I could have tackled 'The Pura Principle' until now. It takes me about twenty years to come to term with any difficult period in my life, to get enough of a grasp on it to fictionalize it. Junot Diaz difficultfictionalizegrasp share on social
Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans. Jacques Yves Cousteau aircandepend Change image and share on social
I'm in the booth and first of all, I'm from Germany and I had never heard a gospel in my life. Boris Kodjoe boothgermanygospel Change image and share on social
One of the strangest things about life is that the poor, who need the money the most, are the ones that never have it. Finley Peter Dunne lifemoneypoor Change image and share on social
It's strange because you - your life goes so swiftly. You look up one day you're a teenager, the next day you're a grandfather and you want to decide, 'I sure hope my kids don't make the same mistakes.' George Foreman daydecidegrandfather share on social
I think the best content on BuzzFeed is something you share with someone else in your life, and it connects you to them. And that's a big part of what e-mail's about as well. Jonah Peretti bigbuzzfeedconnect Change image and share on social
