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"Hollywood have been in touch; they want to make a movie of my life."

"Hollywood have been in touch; they want to make a movie of my life."

Mark Roberts, American Actor

Life, Hollywood, Want

18

"Life in a box is better than no life at all... I expect."

"Life in a box is better than no life at all... I expect."

Tom Stoppard, English Dramatist

18

"To live for some future goal is shallow. It's the sides of the mountain that sustain life, not the top."

"To live for some future goal is shallow. It's the sides of the mountain that sustain life, not the top."

Robert M. Pirsig, American Philosopher

Life, Goal, Future

18

"I like to be able to play a character and act out a lot of things which I can't or don't do in my normal everyday life."

"I like to be able to play a character and act out a lot of things which I can't or don't do in my normal everyday life."

Leonardo DiCaprio, American Actor

Life, Character, Play

18

"Somebody must always be doing something new, or life would get very dull."

"Somebody must always be doing something new, or life would get very dull."

Ninette de Valois, Irish Dancer

18

"I've kind of fashioned my life after a Slinky. Bend me in a million shapes, and eventually I'll spring back to what I originally was."

"I've kind of fashioned my life after a Slinky. Bend me in a million shapes, and eventually I'll spring back to what I originally was."

Sylvester Stallone, American Actor

18

"To know that once you decide to look at life outside of the narrow limits of just your world and start to understand that you can make a difference in very simple ways - in volunteering and all the way up to bigger world problems."

"To know that once you decide to look at life outside of the narrow limits of just your world and start to understand that you can make a difference in very simple ways - in volunteering and all the way up to bigger world problems."

Susan Sarandon, American Actress

Life, Difference, Limits, Problems

18

"It was my father who taught me to value myself. He told me that I was uncommonly beautiful and that I was the most precious thing in his life."

"It was my father who taught me to value myself. He told me that I was uncommonly beautiful and that I was the most precious thing in his life."

Dawn French, British Comedian

Life, Father, Value

18

"You may be sorry that you spoke, sorry you stayed or went, sorry you won or lost, sorry so much was spent. But as you go through life, you'll find - you're never sorry you were kind."

"You may be sorry that you spoke, sorry you stayed or went, sorry you won or lost, sorry so much was spent. But as you go through life, you'll find - you're never sorry you were kind."

Herbert Prochnow, American Banker

18

"The only limits to the possibilities in your life tomorrow are the buts you use today."

"The only limits to the possibilities in your life tomorrow are the buts you use today."

Les Brown, American Businessman

Life, Limits, Possibilities, Today

18

"You know what, Steve Jobs is real nice to me. He lets me be an employee and that's one of the biggest honors of my life."

"You know what, Steve Jobs is real nice to me. He lets me be an employee and that's one of the biggest honors of my life."

Steve Wozniak, American Businessman

18

"Cease trying to work everything out with your minds. It will get you nowhere. Live by intuition and inspiration and let your whole life be Revelation."

"Cease trying to work everything out with your minds. It will get you nowhere. Live by intuition and inspiration and let your whole life be Revelation."

Eileen Caddy, English Celebrity

Life, Work, Inspiration, Intuition

18

"You shouldn't have to give things up for someone. If you love them someone, you should love them for everything they do and all that they are. I love acting and I wouldn't give it up for anything, and I don't know anyone in my life who would ask me to give it up."

"You shouldn't have to give things up for someone. If you love them someone, you should love them for everything they do and all that they are. I love acting and I wouldn't give it up for anything, and I don't know anyone in my life who would ask me to give it up."

Lindsay Lohan, American Actress

Life, Love, Acting

18

"An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life."

"An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life."

Robert A. Heinlein, American Writer

Life, Society, Manners, May

18

"The transfer is a monumental occasion as the Iraqi people take control of their government and their future and forge ahead with creating a society governed by the tenets of life, liberty and freedom."

"The transfer is a monumental occasion as the Iraqi people take control of their government and their future and forge ahead with creating a society governed by the tenets of life, liberty and freedom."

Jim Gerlach, American Politician

Life, Government, Society, People

18

"Pain has its own noble joy, when it starts a strong consciousness of life, from a stagnant one."

"Pain has its own noble joy, when it starts a strong consciousness of life, from a stagnant one."

John Sterling, American Entertainer

Life, Consciousness, Joy, Pain

18

"Someone who was a part of my life. Probably the only one that really mattered."

"Someone who was a part of my life. Probably the only one that really mattered."

Franco Nero, Italian Actor

18

"Just as it had taken centuries to determine the true nature of the universe, so also the search for the beginning of human life proceeded well into the 20th century."

"Just as it had taken centuries to determine the true nature of the universe, so also the search for the beginning of human life proceeded well into the 20th century."

Wellington Mara, American Businessman

Life, Nature, Beginning, Universe

18

"I didn't want to spend the rest of my life playing Norma Desmond over and over again."

"I didn't want to spend the rest of my life playing Norma Desmond over and over again."

Gloria Swanson, American Actress

Life, Rest, Want

18

"A poor life this if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare."

"A poor life this if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare."

W. H. Davies, Welsh Poet

Life, Time, Care, Poor

18

"In real life, people are constantly saying one thing and doing another, but if you write your characters that way, the story becomes too hard to follow."

"In real life, people are constantly saying one thing and doing another, but if you write your characters that way, the story becomes too hard to follow."

Jessica Cutler, American Author

Life, People, Saying

18

"When I am done with this meal you can have my life. It is heaven."

"When I am done with this meal you can have my life. It is heaven."

Paul Prudhomme, American Celebrity

18

"Because nobody goes through life without a scar."

"Because nobody goes through life without a scar."

Carol Burnett, American Actress

18

"I look upon another's insistence on the merits of his or her life - duties, intellect, accomplishment - and see that most of it is nonsense."

"I look upon another's insistence on the merits of his or her life - duties, intellect, accomplishment - and see that most of it is nonsense."

Harold Brodkey, American Author

Life, Accomplishment, Intellect, Nonsense

18

"What basically happens is your hormones get out of whack. Because of the stress in your life your body says, 'I need more hormones.' So, your hormones are trying to produce and produce and produce, and it's even more stressful and it is this wicked cycle."

"What basically happens is your hormones get out of whack. Because of the stress in your life your body says, 'I need more hormones.' So, your hormones are trying to produce and produce and produce, and it's even more stressful and it is this wicked cycle."

Marie Osmond, American Musician

Life, Body, Stress, Trying

18

"The aim of my life is the overthrow of monarchy."

"The aim of my life is the overthrow of monarchy."

Karl Liebknecht, German Politician

18

"I don't know if people really want to know how I feel about drugs. I'm not such a stickler. I believe you can choose to live your life any way you want."

"I don't know if people really want to know how I feel about drugs. I'm not such a stickler. I believe you can choose to live your life any way you want."

Kate Hudson, American Actress

Life, People, Drugs, Want

18

"Olympic Gold changed me and my life dramatically. I became a celebrity overnight and people see me as a famous skater, not a real person."

"Olympic Gold changed me and my life dramatically. I became a celebrity overnight and people see me as a famous skater, not a real person."

Oksana Baiul, American Athlete

Life, People, Celebrity, Famous

18

"If we reduce social life to the smallest possible unit we will find that there is no social life in the company of one."

"If we reduce social life to the smallest possible unit we will find that there is no social life in the company of one."

Jerzy Kosinski, Polish Novelist

Life, Company, Will

18

"I loved my life, but my choices were overloading and overwhelming me. Listening to inner feelings and fulfilling some of these urges when they come along is incredibly important."

"I loved my life, but my choices were overloading and overwhelming me. Listening to inner feelings and fulfilling some of these urges when they come along is incredibly important."

Pamela Stephenson, Australian Actress

Life, Feelings, Choices, Listening

18

"With any group of people in life, sad things happen, and crazy things, and happy things. When you're in the public eye, it's just amplified, that's all."

"With any group of people in life, sad things happen, and crazy things, and happy things. When you're in the public eye, it's just amplified, that's all."

Margot Kidder, American Actress

Life, People, Eye, Public

18

"I hope I've lived a life of science whose style will encourage younger people."

"I hope I've lived a life of science whose style will encourage younger people."

Joshua Lederberg, American Scientist

Life, Science, People, Hope

18

"When you understand what you see, you will no longer be children. You will know that life is pain, that each of us hangs always upon the cross of himself. And when you know that this is true of every man, woman and child on earth, you will be wiser."

"When you understand what you see, you will no longer be children. You will know that life is pain, that each of us hangs always upon the cross of himself. And when you know that this is true of every man, woman and child on earth, you will be wiser."

Whittaker Chambers, American Writer

Life, Children, Earth, Man

18

"I really feel like life will dictate itself. You should allow it to unfold as naturally as possible. Just go with the flow. When you're really desperate, you say a few prayers and hope for the best. That's the way I've always lived my life."

"I really feel like life will dictate itself. You should allow it to unfold as naturally as possible. Just go with the flow. When you're really desperate, you say a few prayers and hope for the best. That's the way I've always lived my life."

Shania Twain, Canadian Musician

Life, Hope, Will

18

"When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure."

"When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure."

Peter Marshall, Scottish Clergyman

Life, Difficulties, Pressure

18

"A confession has to be part of your new life."

"A confession has to be part of your new life."

Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian Philosopher

Life, Confession

18

"I don't take myself terribly seriously. It's why I can be incredibly honest about my life."

"I don't take myself terribly seriously. It's why I can be incredibly honest about my life."

Mariel Hemingway, American Actress

18

"You may be pulling from different influences because of different things that are going on in your life, different people that are around you and more experiences to pull from."

"You may be pulling from different influences because of different things that are going on in your life, different people that are around you and more experiences to pull from."

Zac Hanson, American Musician

Life, People, May

18

"And it was the idea that you can do a play - like a Shakespeare play, or any well-written play, Arthur Miller, whatever - and say things you could never imagine saying, never imagine thinking in your own life."

"And it was the idea that you can do a play - like a Shakespeare play, or any well-written play, Arthur Miller, whatever - and say things you could never imagine saying, never imagine thinking in your own life."

James Earl Jones, American Actor

Life, Idea, Play, Saying

18

"I would never discourage anyone from doing what it is in life that they want to do. But I would encourage them to find out the pros and cons of anything they become involved in."

"I would never discourage anyone from doing what it is in life that they want to do. But I would encourage them to find out the pros and cons of anything they become involved in."

Rita Mero, American Wrestler

18

"I've been strong and determined all my life about many things I've wanted."

"I've been strong and determined all my life about many things I've wanted."

Calvin Klein, American Designer

18

"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."

"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."

Pablo Picasso, Spanish Artist

Life, Art, Soul

18

"None of my own experiences ever finds its way into my work. However, the stages of my life - motherhood, middle age, etc. - often influence my subject matter."

"None of my own experiences ever finds its way into my work. However, the stages of my life - motherhood, middle age, etc. - often influence my subject matter."

Anne Tyler, American Novelist

Life, Age, Work, Influence

18

"The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the commentary on it."

"The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the commentary on it."

Arthur Schopenhauer, German Philosopher

Life, First, Years

18

"Life opens up opportunities to you, and you either take them or you stay afraid of taking them."

"Life opens up opportunities to you, and you either take them or you stay afraid of taking them."

Jim Carrey, Canadian Comedian

18

"Life goes on pretty much the same way. I've been working on a couple of films on the side. You may see some more. You may even see another television show."

"Life goes on pretty much the same way. I've been working on a couple of films on the side. You may see some more. You may even see another television show."

Norman Lear, American Producer

Life, May, Pretty, Television

18

"There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening, that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique."

"There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening, that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique."

Martha Graham, American Dancer

Life, Time, Action, Energy

18

"If you deny yourself commitment, what can you do with your life?"

"If you deny yourself commitment, what can you do with your life?"

Harvey Fierstein, American Actor

Life, Commitment

18

"It changed my life in a lot of ways - before I got that role I was just going from job to job, not really having enough money to be able to do what I wanted to do."

"It changed my life in a lot of ways - before I got that role I was just going from job to job, not really having enough money to be able to do what I wanted to do."

Nicholas Lea, Canadian Actor

Life, Money, Job

18

"If my life is of no value to my friends it is of none to myself."

"If my life is of no value to my friends it is of none to myself."

Joseph Smith, Jr., American Clergyman

Life, Friends, Value, Joseph Smith

18

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