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
'The Sopranos' gets praised as novelistic, but it follows the most banal of life patterns, showing the sheer tedium of being a mobster. It has dead spots, boring plotlines, weak episodes. Characters develop slowly, or don't. Like viewers, a gangster might get bored, fade out of the action, then come back to find none of his debts forgotten. Rob Sheffield actionbanalbore share on social
I hope to stay unemployed as a war photographer till the end of my life. Robert Capa endhopelife Change image and share on social
I think it is a mistake to focus - as we most often do - only on the sacrifice of life that war requires. War also requires that we sacrifice our normal unwillingness to kill. Stanley Hauerwas focuskilllife Change image and share on social
Most of your life after puberty, you're either seeking to reproduce or living with the consequences of having done so. At 70, you start going back to being 11 again. Morris Gleitzman backconsequencelife Change image and share on social
The forefathers of the United States were children of religious bigotry and persecution, and, as a result, fled Britain to create a new approach to life and government. They valued intellect and education. In fact, they outlined the principles of the United States' democracy to establish intellectual freedom from the Church. Mike Medavoy approachbigotrybritain share on social