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"Fiction gives us a second chance that life denies us."

"Fiction gives us a second chance that life denies us."

Paul Theroux, American Novelist

Life, Chance, Fiction

18

"Nobody, as long as he moves about among the chaotic currents of life, is without trouble."

"Nobody, as long as he moves about among the chaotic currents of life, is without trouble."

Carl Jung, Swiss Psychologist

18

"You can learn new things at any time in your life if you're willing to be a beginner. If you actually learn to like being a beginner, the whole world opens up to you."

"You can learn new things at any time in your life if you're willing to be a beginner. If you actually learn to like being a beginner, the whole world opens up to you."

Barbara Sher, American Businessman

Life, Time, Being, World

18

"I couldn't have come up with a better metaphor for my life and my internal conflict. It amazes me how quickly we can manifest our fears; not only had I created my 'I'm never satisfied, I'll drive her away' nightmare."

"I couldn't have come up with a better metaphor for my life and my internal conflict. It amazes me how quickly we can manifest our fears; not only had I created my 'I'm never satisfied, I'll drive her away' nightmare."

Kenny Loggins, American Musician

Life, Conflict, Metaphor

18

"There is no permanence or guarantee in this life."

"There is no permanence or guarantee in this life."

Janvier Chouteu-Chando, Cameroonian Author

Life, Impermanence, Reality, Awareness

18

"I've never been anywhere in my life like it and I only really noticed it when I returned to Los Angeles and then Berlin. Everybody is much better off in these places, there is not poverty like in Cuba, but everybody complains about things."

"I've never been anywhere in my life like it and I only really noticed it when I returned to Los Angeles and then Berlin. Everybody is much better off in these places, there is not poverty like in Cuba, but everybody complains about things."

Wim Wenders, German Director

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"Guilt is perhaps the most painful companion of death."

"Guilt is perhaps the most painful companion of death."

Coco Chanel, French Designer

Life, Death, Guilt

18

"Winners are people with definite purpose in life."

"Winners are people with definite purpose in life."

Denis Waitley, American Writer

Life, People, Purpose

18

"Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot."

"Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot."

Charlie Chaplin, English Actor

Life, Comedy, Tragedy

18

"Alas! Alas! Life is full of disappointments; as one reaches one ridge there is always another and a higher one beyond which blocks the view."

"Alas! Alas! Life is full of disappointments; as one reaches one ridge there is always another and a higher one beyond which blocks the view."

Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian Explorer

Life, Disappointments

18

"I write as a way of keeping myself going. You build your life around writing, and it's what gets you through. So it's partly just curiosity to see what you can do."

"I write as a way of keeping myself going. You build your life around writing, and it's what gets you through. So it's partly just curiosity to see what you can do."

Robert Morgan, American Soldier

Life, Curiosity, Writing

18

"In a previous life I wrote the software that controlled my physics experiments. That software had to deal with all kinds of possible failures in equipment. That is probably where I learned to rely on multiple safety nets inside and around my systems."

"In a previous life I wrote the software that controlled my physics experiments. That software had to deal with all kinds of possible failures in equipment. That is probably where I learned to rely on multiple safety nets inside and around my systems."

Wietse Venema, Dutch Scientist

Life, Physics, Safety, Software

18

"But again, I put in my time with Marvel and DC so there was that period of my life of trying to learn how to draw and tell stories in a proper fashion."

"But again, I put in my time with Marvel and DC so there was that period of my life of trying to learn how to draw and tell stories in a proper fashion."

Todd McFarlane, Canadian Artist

Life, Time, Fashion, Trying

18

"I try to practice with my life."

"I try to practice with my life."

Herbie Hancock, American Musician

18

"You rush a miracle worker, you get lousy miracles!"

"You rush a miracle worker, you get lousy miracles!"

Jim Butcher, American Author

Life, Miracle, Patience, Effort, Faith

18

"My life's work has been accomplished. I did all that I could."

"My life's work has been accomplished. I did all that I could."

Mikhail Gorbachev, Russian Statesman

18

"The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious occupation of manhood."

"The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious occupation of manhood."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Life, Men, Dream, Occupation, Youth

18

"All stereotypes turn out to be true. This is a horrifying thing about life. All those things you fought against as a youth: you begin to realize they're stereotypes because they're true."

"All stereotypes turn out to be true. This is a horrifying thing about life. All those things you fought against as a youth: you begin to realize they're stereotypes because they're true."

David Cronenberg, Canadian Director

18

"If you're alive, there's a purpose for your life."

"If you're alive, there's a purpose for your life."

Rick Warren, American Writer

18

"I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure."

"I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure."

John D. Rockefeller, American Businessman

Life, Nothing, Pleasure

18

"When I consider life, it is all a cheat. Yet fooled with hope, people favor this deceit."

"When I consider life, it is all a cheat. Yet fooled with hope, people favor this deceit."

John Dryden, English Poet

Life, People, Hope, Deceit

18

"When it came time to go to college, I had been accepted for Harvard when my father was offered the position of head of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company office on the west coast, and we moved to San Francisco."

"When it came time to go to college, I had been accepted for Harvard when my father was offered the position of head of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company office on the west coast, and we moved to San Francisco."

Douglass North, American Economist

Life, Time, Father, College

18

"Most of my life I was occupied with American television and American food. My ethnicity was my choice. It still is."

"Most of my life I was occupied with American television and American food. My ethnicity was my choice. It still is."

Isaac Mizrahi, American Designer

Life, Food, Choice

18

"I have a nervous breakdown in the film and in one scene I get to stand at the top of the stairs waving an empty sherry bottle which is, of course, a typical scene from my daily life, so isn't much of a stretch."

"I have a nervous breakdown in the film and in one scene I get to stand at the top of the stairs waving an empty sherry bottle which is, of course, a typical scene from my daily life, so isn't much of a stretch."

Emma Thompson, English Actress

Life, Film, Stairs

18

"Small science, which includes most research in the life sciences all over the world, is science directed usually by an individual senior scientist and a small team of junior associates, perhaps three, ten, fifteen, something in that order."

"Small science, which includes most research in the life sciences all over the world, is science directed usually by an individual senior scientist and a small team of junior associates, perhaps three, ten, fifteen, something in that order."

Daniel Nathans, American Scientist

Life, Science, Order, Research

18

"I have the nicest life in the world."

"I have the nicest life in the world."

Alan Bean, American Astronaut

18

"When I die, my epitaph should read: She Paid the Bills. That's the story of my private life."

"When I die, my epitaph should read: She Paid the Bills. That's the story of my private life."

Gloria Swanson, American Actress

18

"We are doomed to cling to a life even while we find it unendurable."

"We are doomed to cling to a life even while we find it unendurable."

William James, American Philosopher

18

"Your life works to the degree you keep your agreements."

"Your life works to the degree you keep your agreements."

Werner Erhard, American Celebrity

18

"All my life, all my life that I can, as far back as I can remember, I saw my first movie when I was six years old. And since then I wanted to do that. I wanted to be a part of that."

"All my life, all my life that I can, as far back as I can remember, I saw my first movie when I was six years old. And since then I wanted to do that. I wanted to be a part of that."

Morgan Freeman, American Actor

Life, First, Old, Years

18

"Life obliges me to do something, so I paint."

"Life obliges me to do something, so I paint."

Rene Magritte, Belgian Artist

18

"Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living?"

"Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living?"

Bob Marley, Jamaican Musician

Life, Eyes, Living, Open

18

"Latinas' life expectancies are relatively long. When a current retiree hits 65 and begins receiving her benefit check, she can expect to live another 22 years. That life expectancy is higher than white women or men."

"Latinas' life expectancies are relatively long. When a current retiree hits 65 and begins receiving her benefit check, she can expect to live another 22 years. That life expectancy is higher than white women or men."

Grace Napolitano, American Politician

Life, Men, Women, Years

18

"There is rarely a chance for life to remain constant."

"There is rarely a chance for life to remain constant."

Steven Redhead, British Author

Life, Change, Chance, Uncertainty

18

"If my life was a song it would be 'Who Let The Dogs Out'."

"If my life was a song it would be 'Who Let The Dogs Out'."

Casey Abrams, American Musician

Life, Dogs, Song

18

"If my life was a song the title would be 'Naima'."

"If my life was a song the title would be 'Naima'."

Naima Adedapo, American Musician

18

"Sam gave Captain Suicide a droll stare. "How did you die again? Oh wait, I know this. 'I can take 'em. I don't need to wait for reinforcements. I can do it myself.' How'd that work out for you again?"

"Sam gave Captain Suicide a droll stare. "How did you die again? Oh wait, I know this. 'I can take 'em. I don't need to wait for reinforcements. I can do it myself.' How'd that work out for you again?"

Sherrilyn Kenyon, American Author

Life, Risk, Action, Reflection, Decision

18

"I enjoy the quiet life."

"I enjoy the quiet life."

Martin Yan, Chinese Celebrity

18

"In life we all have choices."

"In life we all have choices."

Abdulazeez Henry Musa, Nigerian Author

Life, Choice, Decision, Responsibility

18

"You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good."

"You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good."

Jerry West, American Artist

18

"We all want to be someone else but without ceasing to be ourselves. I think it's very important to defend this idea in real life too."

"We all want to be someone else but without ceasing to be ourselves. I think it's very important to defend this idea in real life too."

Antonio Tabucchi, Italian Writer

Life, Idea, Want

18

"All the mistakes I've ever made in my life have been when I've been drunk. I haven't made hardly any mistakes sober, ever, ever."

"All the mistakes I've ever made in my life have been when I've been drunk. I haven't made hardly any mistakes sober, ever, ever."

Tracey Emin, English Artist

18

"I take away something from every role. I'm still learning and that's what life is about."

"I take away something from every role. I'm still learning and that's what life is about."

Cary Elwes, British Actor

18

"Life is the continuous adjustment of internal relations to external relations."

"Life is the continuous adjustment of internal relations to external relations."

Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher

18

"Every interaction with another is an opportunity to serve."

"Every interaction with another is an opportunity to serve."

Chris Matakas, Australian Motivational Speaker

Life, Service, Interaction, Connection, Compassion

18

"Is there any place on earth that smells better than a Laundromat? It's like a rainy Sunday when you don't have to get out from under your covers, or like lying back on the grass your father's just mowed--comfort food for your nose."

"Is there any place on earth that smells better than a Laundromat? It's like a rainy Sunday when you don't have to get out from under your covers, or like lying back on the grass your father's just mowed--comfort food for your nose."

Jodi Picoult, American Novelist

Life, Nostalgia, Comfort, Memory, Sense

18

"My grandfather used to say the placement of a birthmark was the story of how a person lost the battle in their past."

"My grandfather used to say the placement of a birthmark was the story of how a person lost the battle in their past."

Colleen Hoover, American Celebrity

Life, Past, Battle, Fate

18

"Consciousness is a phase of mental life which arises in connection with the formation of new habits. When habit is formed, consciousness only interferes to spoil our performance."

"Consciousness is a phase of mental life which arises in connection with the formation of new habits. When habit is formed, consciousness only interferes to spoil our performance."

William Ralph Inge, English Clergyman

Life, Habit, Performance, Connection

18

"If you stop struggling, then you stop life."

"If you stop struggling, then you stop life."

Huey Newton, American Activist

18

"But I think that your entire life is a process of sorting out some of those early messages that you got."

"But I think that your entire life is a process of sorting out some of those early messages that you got."

Bruce Springsteen, American Musician

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