#ife

The secret to being a writer is that you have to write. It's not enough to think about writing or to study literature or plan a future life as an author. You really have to lock yourself away, alone, and get to work. ↗

— Augusten Burroughs

#alone #author #away #being #enough

You all have your own distinct personal backgrounds. Of course some of you come from rich families, some from poor families. But circumstances beyond your control like that shouldn’t determine who you are. You must all realize what you’re worth on your own. ↗

— Koushun Takami

#inspirational #intrinsic-value #japanese #life #self-confidence

For the human experience, life in the natural world seems to require the application of meaning, in order to evoke purpose. ↗

— T.F. Hodge

#life #life-application #meaning #natural-world #purpose

This is life we've been given, made to be lived out, so... live out loud. ↗

— Steven Curtis Chapman

#given #life #live #lived #loud

The inventory process and stepping back in your life can sometimes be a very dark process. But it also can be extremely funny and surprising. ↗

— Craig Charles

#back #dark #extremely #funny #inventory

It is possible to become discouraged about the injustice we see everywhere. But God did not promise us that the world would be humane and just. He gives us the gift of life and allows us to choose the way we will use our limited time on earth. It is an awesome opportunity. ↗

— Cesar Chavez

#allows #awesome #become #choose #did

I've often wondered about people that come to the profession late in life. I've wanted to be an actor since the first grade. I watched a play being performed by the third grade class, and it was... magic. ↗

— William Christopher

#actor #being #class #come #first

It's such a long mission and we get to spend so much time in space... we're doing such exciting research. And I don't want to overemphasize the life science research, but as a physician the life science research that we're doing is extremely exciting. ↗

— Laurel Clark

#exciting #extremely #get #i #life

Why was it considered normal for a girl to live for fashion and makeup, but not car engines or bugs? And what about sports fanatics? My mom had a boyfriend who would flip out if he missed even a minute of a football game. Wouldn't that be what doctors considered autistic behavior? ↗

— Tara Kelly

#lifestyle #lifestyle

I hope telling stories though 'Making a Difference' - as in my academic work and nonprofit work - will help me to live my grandmother's adage of 'Life is not about what happens to you, but about what you do with what happens to you.' ↗

— Chelsea Clinton

#academic #adage #difference #grandmother #happens