We're passing on something of ourselves to others. I feel that's what makes our life full of meaning. It's hard to have meaning in a closet, encapsulated by nothing. I think you really have to expand yourself and your life and do what you can for other people. Irvin D. Yalom closetencapsulateexpand share on social
I don't wilt easily, and a director can't either. He's the captain of the ship and he's got to be in total control. He also has to have respect for the people he's working for. From being an actor and being on a set my whole life, I'm very comfortable there. And I'm not afraid. Ricky Schroder actorafraidcaptain share on social
Suffering without understanding in this life is a heap worse than suffering when you have at least the grain of an idea what it's all for. Mary Ellen Chase badlygrainheap Change image and share on social
The human life is all one thing, like a blade tracing loops on the ice: a little kid, a twenty-three-year-old infantry sergeant, a middle-aged writer knowing guilt and sorrow. Tim O'Brien agebladeguilt Change image and share on social
Anyone who knows classical music and loves classical music has heard the Beethoven Seventh hundreds of times probably in their life. Joshua Bell beethovenclassicalhear Change image and share on social
I lived that life for real, so to talk about it was like a joke, you know what I mean? Tone Loc jokelifelive Change image and share on social
It's pretty physically unsettling, living life on a visa. John Oliver lifelivephysically Change image and share on social
While I understand that all things must come to an end, whether it's a television advertisement or one's life or the world itself, it doesn't make it any easier to deal with. John Hodgman advertisementdealeasy Change image and share on social
I love ocean life. I'm fascinated that so much of it remains unexplored by human beings. Diluted seawater consisted of nearly the same concentration of elements and minerals as blood plasma. They've got the same amount of sodium, too. Nnedi Okorafor amountbeingblood share on social
