To be a friend of the Everglades is not necessarily to spend time wandering around out there. Marjory Stoneman Douglas evergladefriendnecessarily Change image and share on social
To be a geisha, you have to have to an iron-clad layer around you - around your physical body and your heart. Michelle Yeoh bodyclothegeisha Change image and share on social
To be a gluten-free vegan is, like, the most difficult thing you can possibly be. Zooey Deschanel difficultfreegluten Change image and share on social
To be a good actor... it is necessary to have a firmly tempered soul, to be surprised at nothing, to resume each minute the laborious task that has barely just been finished. Sarah Bernhardt actorbarelyfinish Change image and share on social
To be a good actor you have to be something like a criminal, to be willing to break the rules to strive for something new. Nicolas Cage actorbreakcriminal Change image and share on social
To be a good actor, you have to be very smart. But to be a great actor, you also have to have a streak of, 'I'm an idiot, a complete lunatic.' Lena Olin actorcompletegood Change image and share on social
To be a good actor you have to feel life and observe life. Lane Garrison actorfeelgood Change image and share on social
To be a good artist, you have to serve the work of art and allow it to be what it is supposed to be. Larry Wall artartistgood Change image and share on social
To be a good biographer, you have to be an empiricist. You know, you have to gather the evidence, you have to keep an open mind, and you have to be objective. A memoirist goes in with all the baggage of a bad biographer. Blake Bailey badbaggagebiographer share on social
To be a good citizen, it's important to be able to put yourself in other people's shoes and see the big picture. If everything you see is rooted in your own identity, that becomes difficult or impossible. Eli Pariser bigcitizendifficult share on social
