To be free is to have achieved your life.
Politics is for people who have a passion for changing life but lack a passion for living it.
I think you always need to try your best, but at the same time you can only do what you can do. Don't beat yourself up about it.
Why would the apostles lie?. . . . Liars always lie for selfish reasons. If they lied, what was their motive, what did they get out of it? What they got out of it was misunderstanding, rejection, persecution, torture, and martyrdom. Hardly a list of perks!
My life changed completely in 1989 with the fall of the wall.
This is the real magic of fantasy fiction: it can feed souls and change lives.
Honestly, when you have a child your life changes so much. Like, the last three mornings, I haven't even had time to shower. That seems like it should be the easiest thing to do, but sometimes it's the hardest.
Whether you face reality head on and make a life change, or deny your responsibility, you've made a choice. The way I see it you choose either a life of abundant strength and energy, or you're living in the gap, far beneath the quality of life you could be enjoying.
I do believe that books can change lives and give people this kind of language they wouldn't have had otherwise.
Life changes when you least expect it to. The future is uncertain. So, seize this day, seize this moment, and make the most of it.
Forgiveness is not something you do for someone else, but to free YOURSELF from the continuation of pain and anger. It is a gift to your peace of mind, your self esteem, your relationships with others, your future.
I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.
People talk about love and it seems like a cliche but it's a real thing - the more love we spread around the world the more it's going to change lives.
Your Day Is Your Life
In many shamanic societies, if you came to a medicine person complaining of being disheartened, dispirited, or depressed, they would ask one of four questions: 'When did you stop dancing? When did you stop singing? When did you stop being enchanted by stories? When did you stop being comforted by the sweet territory of silence?'
Being alone does not mean you are lonely, and being lonely does not mean you are alone.
Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life. Libraries change lives for the better.
No matter how significant or life-changing your greatest hit or miss might be, neither even begins to define who you are. Each of us is a product of all our experiences and all our interactions with other people. To cite calculus, we are the area under the curve.
It was not a triumphal return. Home, as I had known it, was gone.
I love the challenge of playing characters forced on life-changing emotional journeys. To work on a project with Billy Crudup and Sam Rockwell is just a dream come true.