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"The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten."

"The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten."

Cesare Pavese, Italian Poet

Life, Lies, Memories, Richness

47

"In real life I avoid all parties altogether, but on paper I can mingle with the best of them."

"In real life I avoid all parties altogether, but on paper I can mingle with the best of them."

Anne Tyler, American Novelist

47

"I am not the easiest guy to live with. It is probably the lack of stability in my life."

"I am not the easiest guy to live with. It is probably the lack of stability in my life."

Artie Lange, American Actor

Life, Stability

47

"Hopefully everybody will just let me get on with my life. I'm going to."

"Hopefully everybody will just let me get on with my life. I'm going to."

Paul Gascoigne, English Athlete

47

"Life is just more comfortable if you're honest and open about everything. I spent so many years being in the closet about one thing or another."

"Life is just more comfortable if you're honest and open about everything. I spent so many years being in the closet about one thing or another."

Antony Sher, South African Writer

Life, Being, Open, Years

47

"If they ever do my life story, whoever plays me needs lots of hair color and high heels."

"If they ever do my life story, whoever plays me needs lots of hair color and high heels."

Charlize Theron, South African Actress

Life, Hair, Needs

47

"It was only a few years ago that I couldn't get hired to save my life."

"It was only a few years ago that I couldn't get hired to save my life."

Samantha Bee, American Comedian

47

"Intellectual property has the shelf life of a banana."

"Intellectual property has the shelf life of a banana."

Bill Gates, American Businessman

47

"If it came to saving the life of one priest or sacrificing the life of an entire congregation, the church would save the life of the priest. Which is backwards, of course."

"If it came to saving the life of one priest or sacrificing the life of an entire congregation, the church would save the life of the priest. Which is backwards, of course."

Rob Walton, Canadian Athlete

47

"The biggest thing we get out of it is seeing the kids smile. And hopefully we will also see that the lessons we're teaching - not only the fundamentals of hockey, but also the life values - are sinking in."

"The biggest thing we get out of it is seeing the kids smile. And hopefully we will also see that the lessons we're teaching - not only the fundamentals of hockey, but also the life values - are sinking in."

Bobby Orr, Canadian Athlete

Life, Values, Kids, Smile

47

"I've never seen the Osbournes, I've never seen Paris Hilton. I'd rather read than watch reality TV. I'd rather live life than watch somebody else living it."

"I've never seen the Osbournes, I've never seen Paris Hilton. I'd rather read than watch reality TV. I'd rather live life than watch somebody else living it."

Al Jourgensen, Cuban Musician

Life, Living, Paris, Reality

47

"As the scene of life would be more the cold emptiness of space than the warm, dense atmosphere of planets, the advantage of containing no organic material at all, so as to be independent of both these conditions, would be increasingly felt."

"As the scene of life would be more the cold emptiness of space than the warm, dense atmosphere of planets, the advantage of containing no organic material at all, so as to be independent of both these conditions, would be increasingly felt."

John Desmond Bernal, Irish Scientist

47

"Progress, of the best kind, is comparatively slow. Great results cannot be achieved at once; and we must be satisfied to advance in life as we walk, step by step."

"Progress, of the best kind, is comparatively slow. Great results cannot be achieved at once; and we must be satisfied to advance in life as we walk, step by step."

Samuel Smiles, Scottish Author

Life, Progress, Results

47

"Because of new technologies, new wealth, new conditions of domestic life and of international relations, unprecedented criteria and issues are coming up for national decision."

"Because of new technologies, new wealth, new conditions of domestic life and of international relations, unprecedented criteria and issues are coming up for national decision."

Herman Kahn, American Scientist

Life, Decision, Wealth

47

"Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindness, and small obligations given habitually, are what preserve the heart and secure comfort."

"Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindness, and small obligations given habitually, are what preserve the heart and secure comfort."

Humphry Davy, British Scientist

Life, Heart, Comfort, Kindness

47

"The Magnificent Seven was really kind of a miraculous event that took place in my life."

"The Magnificent Seven was really kind of a miraculous event that took place in my life."

James Coburn, American Actor

47

"We're not in high school anymore and we've had a little more life experiences to help us better understand what were going through in terms of stardom and recognition."

"We're not in high school anymore and we've had a little more life experiences to help us better understand what were going through in terms of stardom and recognition."

Jay Hernandez, American Actor

Life, Help, School

47

"I manage to scrape together a private life, despite the press."

"I manage to scrape together a private life, despite the press."

Michael Hutchence, Australian Musician

47

"I don't enjoy the life of an actress, but I don't want to go into that."

"I don't enjoy the life of an actress, but I don't want to go into that."

Claire Bloom, British Actress

47

"Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you."

"Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you."

H. Jackson Brown, Jr., American Author

Life, Caring, Children, Integrity

47

"Education, whatever else it should or should not be, must be an inoculation against the poisons of life and an adequate equipment in knowledge and skill for meeting the chances of life."

"Education, whatever else it should or should not be, must be an inoculation against the poisons of life and an adequate equipment in knowledge and skill for meeting the chances of life."

Havelock Ellis, British Psychologist

Life, Education, Knowledge, Meeting

47

"It's very important in life to know when to shut up. You should not be afraid of silence."

"It's very important in life to know when to shut up. You should not be afraid of silence."

Alex Trebek, American Entertainer

47

"When I was 21, I got into a motorcycle accident while traveling in Europe and I had to lie around a lot in the aftermath, which was really the first time in my life that I became really focused and inspired to write."

"When I was 21, I got into a motorcycle accident while traveling in Europe and I had to lie around a lot in the aftermath, which was really the first time in my life that I became really focused and inspired to write."

Chantal Kreviazuk, Canadian Musician

Life, Time, Lie, Accident

47

"The truth sets you free. It's a very liberating thing, when you say this is who I am warts and all and then you can just get on with life. It's amazing."

"The truth sets you free. It's a very liberating thing, when you say this is who I am warts and all and then you can just get on with life. It's amazing."

Geri Halliwell, British Musician

47

"I think I'm a better actress for having friends and interests outside the theatre. I wouldn't want to live my life surrounded by other actors all the time."

"I think I'm a better actress for having friends and interests outside the theatre. I wouldn't want to live my life surrounded by other actors all the time."

Penelope Keith, British Actress

Life, Time, Actors, Friends

47

"When I can look life in the eyes, grown calm and very coldly wise, life will have given me the truth, and taken in exchange - my youth."

"When I can look life in the eyes, grown calm and very coldly wise, life will have given me the truth, and taken in exchange - my youth."

Sara Teasdale, American Author

Life, Truth, Eyes, Will

47

"Since coming to Harwell I have met English people of all kinds, and I have come to see in many of them a deep rooted firmness which enables them to lead a decent way of life."

"Since coming to Harwell I have met English people of all kinds, and I have come to see in many of them a deep rooted firmness which enables them to lead a decent way of life."

Klaus Fuchs, German Physicist

Life, People, Deep, English

47

"If I could be a third of the woman that my mom is and have a third of the strength that she has, then I will have done good by this life."

"If I could be a third of the woman that my mom is and have a third of the strength that she has, then I will have done good by this life."

Brittany Murphy, American Actress

Life, Mom, Strength, Will

47

"Believe in yourself, not only in swimming, but in life itself. You always have to have fun. You have to have an open mind. If you're not enjoying it, don't do it. Life's too short."

"Believe in yourself, not only in swimming, but in life itself. You always have to have fun. You have to have an open mind. If you're not enjoying it, don't do it. Life's too short."

Debbie Meyer, American Athlete

Life, Fun, Mind, Open

47

"I loved her. I still love her, though I curse her in my sleep, so nearly one are love and hate, the two most powerful and devasting emotions that control man, nations, life."

"I loved her. I still love her, though I curse her in my sleep, so nearly one are love and hate, the two most powerful and devasting emotions that control man, nations, life."

Edgar Rice Burroughs, American Writer

Life, Love, Control, Emotions

47

"San Francisco is gone. Nothing remains of it but memories."

"San Francisco is gone. Nothing remains of it but memories."

Jack London, American Novelist

Life, Memories, Nothing

47

"So, it's cool that, yes, Hal Jordan is a superhero, but my character is a real-world hero in her own life."

"So, it's cool that, yes, Hal Jordan is a superhero, but my character is a real-world hero in her own life."

Blake Lively, American Actress

Life, Character

47

"You are doomed to make choices. This is life's greatest paradox."

"You are doomed to make choices. This is life's greatest paradox."

Wayne Dyer, American Psychologist

Life, Choices, Paradox

47

"Since the beginning, Native Peoples lived a life of being in harmony with all that surrounds us."

"Since the beginning, Native Peoples lived a life of being in harmony with all that surrounds us."

Dennis Banks, American Educator

Life, Beginning, Being, Harmony

47

"The belief that youth is the happiest time of life is founded on a fallacy. The happiest person is the person who thinks the most interesting thoughts, and we grow happier as we grow older."

"The belief that youth is the happiest time of life is founded on a fallacy. The happiest person is the person who thinks the most interesting thoughts, and we grow happier as we grow older."

William Lyon Phelps, American Educator

Life, Time, Belief, Thoughts

47

"As to the presidency, the two happiest days of my life were those of my entrance upon the office and my surrender of it."

"As to the presidency, the two happiest days of my life were those of my entrance upon the office and my surrender of it."

Martin Van Buren, American President

Life, Office, Presidency, Surrender

47

"Between us and heaven or hell there is only life, which is the frailest thing in the world."

"Between us and heaven or hell there is only life, which is the frailest thing in the world."

Blaise Pascal, French Philosopher

Life, Heaven, Hell, World

47

"The victim mentality may be the last uncomplicated thing about life in America."

"The victim mentality may be the last uncomplicated thing about life in America."

Anna Quindlen, American Journalist

Life, America, May

47

"In quiet moments when you think about it, you recognize what is critically important in life and what isn't. Be wise and don't let good things crowd out those that are essential."

"In quiet moments when you think about it, you recognize what is critically important in life and what isn't. Be wise and don't let good things crowd out those that are essential."

Richard G. Scott, American Clergyman

Life, Moments, Quiet

47

"We should all aspire in life to do a multitude of things well - to be a great father, to be a good husband, to be a good lover, you know, to try to do things the best you can is very important to me."

"We should all aspire in life to do a multitude of things well - to be a great father, to be a good husband, to be a good lover, you know, to try to do things the best you can is very important to me."

Matthew Modine, American Actor

Life, Father, Husband

47

"I despise making the most of one's time. Half of the pleasures of life consist of the opportunities one has neglected."

"I despise making the most of one's time. Half of the pleasures of life consist of the opportunities one has neglected."

Oliver Wendell Holmes, American Writer

Life, Time, Oliver Holmes, Jr.

47

"Here's to alcohol: the cause of, and answer to, all of life's problems."

"Here's to alcohol: the cause of, and answer to, all of life's problems."

Matt Groening, American Cartoonist

Life, Cause, Problems

47

"When someone follows you all the way to the shop and watches you buy toilet roll, you know your life has changed."

"When someone follows you all the way to the shop and watches you buy toilet roll, you know your life has changed."

Jennifer Aniston, American Actress

47

"The poet begins where the man ends. The man's lot is to live his human life, the poet's to invent what is nonexistent."

"The poet begins where the man ends. The man's lot is to live his human life, the poet's to invent what is nonexistent."

Jose Ortega y Gasset, Spanish Philosopher

47

"The First Amendment has the same role in my life as a citizen and a writer as the sun has in our ecosystem."

"The First Amendment has the same role in my life as a citizen and a writer as the sun has in our ecosystem."

Michael Chabon, American Author

Life, First, Sun, Writer

47

"My entire life has really revolved around music that was written about the time that I was born, 1908, to just before the First World War and shortly after it. This music I've always known, and it is that music that's most important to me."

"My entire life has really revolved around music that was written about the time that I was born, 1908, to just before the First World War and shortly after it. This music I've always known, and it is that music that's most important to me."

Elliott Carter, American Composer

Life, Music, Time, War

47

"Suffering! We owe to it all that is good in us, all that gives value to life; we owe to it pity, we owe to it courage, we owe to it all the virtues."

"Suffering! We owe to it all that is good in us, all that gives value to life; we owe to it pity, we owe to it courage, we owe to it all the virtues."

Anatole France, French Novelist

Life, Courage, Pity, Value

47

"And Robert Lowell, of course - in his poems, we're not located in his actual life. We're located more in the externals, in the journalistic facts of his life."

"And Robert Lowell, of course - in his poems, we're not located in his actual life. We're located more in the externals, in the journalistic facts of his life."

Mark Strand, American Poet

Life, Facts, Poems

47

"Good actors I've worked with all started out making faces in a mirror, and you keep making faces all your life."

"Good actors I've worked with all started out making faces in a mirror, and you keep making faces all your life."

Bette Davis, American Actress

Life, Actors, Faces

47

"There's only two people in your life you should lie to... the police and your girlfriend."

"There's only two people in your life you should lie to... the police and your girlfriend."

Jack Nicholson, American Actor

Life, Lie, People, Girlfriend

47

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