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"But I'm looking at life, and I'm putting nothing off."

"But I'm looking at life, and I'm putting nothing off."

Lynn Redgrave, British Actress

15

"The moment seemed right to me for a full and, if possible, authoritative portrait of the life and character of the Prince of Wales."

"The moment seemed right to me for a full and, if possible, authoritative portrait of the life and character of the Prince of Wales."

Jonathan Dimbleby, British Writer

Life, Character, Right

15

"Once you take a life, that's it. I don't even deserve to be here."

"Once you take a life, that's it. I don't even deserve to be here."

Mark David Chapman, American Criminal

15

"Maturity is the ability to reap without apology and not complain when things don't go well."

"Maturity is the ability to reap without apology and not complain when things don't go well."

Jim Rohn, American Businessman

Life, Ability, Apology, Maturity

15

"As to London we must console ourselves with the thought that if life outside is less poetic than it was in the days of old, inwardly its poetry is much deeper."

"As to London we must console ourselves with the thought that if life outside is less poetic than it was in the days of old, inwardly its poetry is much deeper."

Goldwin Smith, Canadian Historian

Life, Poetry, Thought, London

15

"My kids idea of a hard life is to live in a house with only one phone."

"My kids idea of a hard life is to live in a house with only one phone."

George Foreman, American Athlete

Life, Idea, Kids

15

"Use plants to bring life."

"Use plants to bring life."

Douglas Wilson, American Entertainer

15

"I have the greatest husband. The baby is my main focus right now. We're both so excited. I mean, this is definitely the happiest moment in my life."

"I have the greatest husband. The baby is my main focus right now. We're both so excited. I mean, this is definitely the happiest moment in my life."

Ashlee Simpson, American Musician

Life, HusbBaby, Focus, Now

15

"There's more fiction in my life than in books, so I don't bother with them."

"There's more fiction in my life than in books, so I don't bother with them."

Richard Harris, Irish Actor

Life, Books, Fiction

15

"In a way, I have simplified my life by setting priorities."

"In a way, I have simplified my life by setting priorities."

Karen Duffy, American Actress

Life, Priorities

15

"I think of myself as being a relatively intelligent man who is open to a lot of different things and I think that questioning our purpose in life and the meaning of existence is something that we all go through at some point."

"I think of myself as being a relatively intelligent man who is open to a lot of different things and I think that questioning our purpose in life and the meaning of existence is something that we all go through at some point."

Laurence Fishburne, American Actor

Life, Purpose, Being, Existence

15

"As a life's work, I would remember everything - everything, against loss. I would go through life like a plankton net."

"As a life's work, I would remember everything - everything, against loss. I would go through life like a plankton net."

Annie Dillard, American Author

Life, Work, Loss

15

"You should always know when you're shifting gears in life. You should leave your era; it should never leave you."

"You should always know when you're shifting gears in life. You should leave your era; it should never leave you."

Leontyne Price, American Musician

15

"School is practice for future life, practice makes perfect and nobodys perfect, so why practice?"

"School is practice for future life, practice makes perfect and nobodys perfect, so why practice?"

Billie Joe Armstrong, American Musician

Life, Future, Practice, School

15

"My life is full of mistakes. They're like pebbles that make a good road."

"My life is full of mistakes. They're like pebbles that make a good road."

Beatrice Wood, American Artist

Life, Mistakes, Road

15

"The circle of the return to birth can only remain open, but this is a chance, a sign of life, and a wound."

"The circle of the return to birth can only remain open, but this is a chance, a sign of life, and a wound."

Jacques Derrida, French Philosopher

Life, Chance, Open

15

"If you don't own a dog, at least one, there is not necessarily anything wrong with you, but there may be something wrong with your life."

"If you don't own a dog, at least one, there is not necessarily anything wrong with you, but there may be something wrong with your life."

Roger Caras, American Activist

Life, May, Wrong

15

"Forty-two years ago, I came to America from communist Cuba so I might have a better way of life, a freer way of life - a more democratic way of life. I wanted to live the American Dream where if you worked hard and put your mind to the task, anything was possible."

"Forty-two years ago, I came to America from communist Cuba so I might have a better way of life, a freer way of life - a more democratic way of life. I wanted to live the American Dream where if you worked hard and put your mind to the task, anything was possible."

Mel Martinez, American Politician

Life, Dream, America

15

"Why one man rather than another? It was odd. You find yourself involved with a fellow for life just because he was the one that you met when you were nineteen."

"Why one man rather than another? It was odd. You find yourself involved with a fellow for life just because he was the one that you met when you were nineteen."

Simone de Beauvoir, French Writer

15

"I've never seen a man in my life I wanted to marry."

"I've never seen a man in my life I wanted to marry."

Jimmy Swaggart, American Clergyman

15

"I'm not into one-night stands. I've only slept with three guys in my life and they all involve relationships."

"I'm not into one-night stands. I've only slept with three guys in my life and they all involve relationships."

Katie Price, english Model

Life, Relationships

15

"Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else."

"Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else."

Les Brown, American Businessman

Life, Responsibility, Want, Will

15

"The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous."

"The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous."

Frederick Douglass, American Author

15

"I really believe that all of us have a lot of darkness in our souls. Anger, rage, fear, sadness. I don't think that's only reserved for people who have horrible upbringings. I think it really exists and is part of the human condition. I think in the course of your life you figure out ways to deal with that."

"I really believe that all of us have a lot of darkness in our souls. Anger, rage, fear, sadness. I don't think that's only reserved for people who have horrible upbringings. I think it really exists and is part of the human condition. I think in the course of your life you figure out ways to deal with that."

Kevin Bacon, American Actor

Life, Anger, People, Fear

15

"In their work, then, as in their play, men and women are more and more coming to share with each other as comrades, and really the fun of life seems in no wise diminished as a consequence."

"In their work, then, as in their play, men and women are more and more coming to share with each other as comrades, and really the fun of life seems in no wise diminished as a consequence."

Richard Le Gallienne, English Poet

Life, Men, Women, Work

15

"The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster."

"The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster."

David Hume, Scottish Philosopher

Life, Importance, Man, Universe

15

"When you can't get what you want, get what you need."

"When you can't get what you want, get what you need."

Benny Bellamacina, British Author

Life, Acceptance, Desire, Needs, Reality

15

"I will sacrifice today for tomorrow."

"I will sacrifice today for tomorrow."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Life, Sacrifice, Future, Purpose, Patience

15

"It's taken me longer still to realize what a short span there is between those life experiences and the rest of your life. That's a job for the people who lived through it."

"It's taken me longer still to realize what a short span there is between those life experiences and the rest of your life. That's a job for the people who lived through it."

Jeremy Northam, English Actor

Life, People, Job, Rest

15

"Maybe when I'm 75 and living in the south of France, after everyone I want to bitch about is already dead, then I may want to talk about my life in Hollywood."

"Maybe when I'm 75 and living in the south of France, after everyone I want to bitch about is already dead, then I may want to talk about my life in Hollywood."

Tracey Ullman, British Comedian

Life, France, Hollywood, Living

15

"I've been so in my moment about my life."

"I've been so in my moment about my life."

Tracey Gold, American Actress

15

"That's what my life is, writing songs."

"That's what my life is, writing songs."

John Cale, Welsh Musician

Life, Songs, Writing

15

"Don't go through life, grow through life."

"Don't go through life, grow through life."

Eric Butterworth, American Teacher

15

"To believe in love, to be ready to give up anything for it, to be willing to risk your life for it, is the ultimate tragedy."

"To believe in love, to be ready to give up anything for it, to be willing to risk your life for it, is the ultimate tragedy."

Leonardo DiCaprio, American Actor

Life, Love, Risk, Tragedy

15

"Life's more amusing than we thought."

"Life's more amusing than we thought."

Andrew Lang, Scottish Poet

15

"My mother's life had been destroyed by the Garland legend."

"My mother's life had been destroyed by the Garland legend."

Lorna Luft, American Actress

15

"Grace must find expression in life, otherwise it is not grace."

"Grace must find expression in life, otherwise it is not grace."

Karl Barth, Swiss Theologian

Life, Expression, Grace

15

"The infant runs toward it with its eyes closed, the adult is stationary, the old man approaches it with his back turned."

"The infant runs toward it with its eyes closed, the adult is stationary, the old man approaches it with his back turned."

Denis Diderot, French Editor

Life, Eyes, Man, Old

15

"After convincing myself that was maybe you should at least help out your neighborhood, I really started to think about it later on in life."

"After convincing myself that was maybe you should at least help out your neighborhood, I really started to think about it later on in life."

Rick Danko, Canadian Musician

15

"I thought, I'm only going to be on this planet once, and only for a short time. What can I do with my life that will lead to permanent benefits?"

"I thought, I'm only going to be on this planet once, and only for a short time. What can I do with my life that will lead to permanent benefits?"

John Templeton, American Businessman

Life, Time, Thought, Benefits

15

"A happy birthday is measured not in the amount of gifts one gets, but in the amount love one receives."

"A happy birthday is measured not in the amount of gifts one gets, but in the amount love one receives."

Todd Stocker, American Author

Life, Celebration, Gratitude, Love, Happiness

15

"Basically, I think that there are some characters that you can just allow the truth of your character as a human being in your real life to come through."

"Basically, I think that there are some characters that you can just allow the truth of your character as a human being in your real life to come through."

Edward James Olmos, American Actor

Life, Truth, Character, Being

15

"I put my money in the bank: I have to think of life after modeling, when I'm not famous any more."

"I put my money in the bank: I have to think of life after modeling, when I'm not famous any more."

Eva Herzigova, Czechoslovakian Model

Life, Money, Famous

15

"It hasn't been smooth or delightful every minute, there were lean years and rough years, but it's been exciting and good and I'm thrilled to be an actress and a singer and to have spent my life this way."

"It hasn't been smooth or delightful every minute, there were lean years and rough years, but it's been exciting and good and I'm thrilled to be an actress and a singer and to have spent my life this way."

Sally Kellerman, American Actress

15

"People nearly always believe, and are willing to back it up with weapons and cruelty, that their religion and way of life is better than the other person's."

"People nearly always believe, and are willing to back it up with weapons and cruelty, that their religion and way of life is better than the other person's."

Caroline B. Cooney, American Writer

Life, Religion, People, Cruelty

15

"Oh, I'm a survivor. My whole life has been surviving."

"Oh, I'm a survivor. My whole life has been surviving."

Eddie Bracken, American Actor

15

"I was born too late for steam trains and a lazy eye meant I'd never be an astronaut."

"I was born too late for steam trains and a lazy eye meant I'd never be an astronaut."

Mark Haddon, English Novelist

15

"I don't think when people sign up for a life of doing something they love to do they should have to sign up for a complete loss of privacy. I understand a little loss of privacy coming with the job."

"I don't think when people sign up for a life of doing something they love to do they should have to sign up for a complete loss of privacy. I understand a little loss of privacy coming with the job."

Sarah Chalke, Canadian Actress

Life, Love, People, Job

15

"What strikes me is the fact that in our society, art has become something which is only related to objects, and not to individuals, or to life."

"What strikes me is the fact that in our society, art has become something which is only related to objects, and not to individuals, or to life."

Michel Foucault, French Historian

Life, Art, Society, Fact

15

"Something that has so much power must have life. Instruments have life."

"Something that has so much power must have life. Instruments have life."

Laurie Anderson, American Musician

15

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