I was taking myself very seriously when I was going through life changes. And I realized that I needed to laugh at… — Spencer Johnson Copy Share Image
Some reporter called me 'the angriest gay man in the world' or some such. Well, it stuck, but I realized it was… — Larry Kramer Copy Share Image
I realized that I had to be honest about where I was, where I was coming from, and what I was trying… — Richard Foreman Copy Share Image
Books and music saved me as a teenager because it was through them that I realized that I wasn't alone in my… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
I was looking in the mirror the other day and I realized I haven't changed much since I was in my twenties.… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
As I moved to less and less diverse places in my life, I realized that white people dont talk about race amongst… — Rainbow Rowell Copy Share Image
My heart was broken when I realized my daughter had a problem. I pray every day for her. — Columba Bush Copy Share Image
I was going round the world searching for an interesting place, when I realized that the place that I was in was… — Emmet Gowin Copy Share Image
The big turn in the late '90s was that I realized I was going to be doing this for a long time.… — Michael Weatherly Copy Share Image
It wasn't really until after I got out of art school that I realized that I'd been doing that sort of for… — John Currin Copy Share Image
I realized that your mother couldn't see the emptiness, she couldn't see anything...All of the words I'd written to her over all… — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
I put a lot of pressure on myself early in my life, like, "You have to be perfect; you can't do anything."… — Rowan Blanchard Copy Share Image
I had a map on my wall that had a circle around Lubbock and then giant arrows pointing toward New York City… — Barry Corbin Copy Share Image
Since I begrudgingly started my Instagram account and my social media exposure/connection. I say begrudgingly because I just didn't want to take… — Eva Mendes Copy Share Image
It was part of the reason I almost didn't go public with my diagnosis - I was embarrassed. I felt, 'Oh, I've… — Robin Roberts Copy Share Image
You know, a few months ago, I made a terrible mistake. I realized something, and instead of crushing the thought the moment… — Richard Curtis Copy Share Image
There is nothing on earth more beautiful to me than your smile...no sound sweeter than your laughter...no pleasure greater than holding you… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
People I didn't know formed a circle around me, sheltering me from view. They escorted me safely back to our jurta, undetected.… — Ruta Sepetys Copy Share Image
Most of my last 30 years have been like that. Results and manifestations of things I'd dreamed of as a young kid… — Anthony Hopkins Copy Share Image
S. E. Smith's I Live in a Hut has a deceptively simple title, considering that the brain in that hut contains galaxies-worth… — Matthea Harvey Copy Share Image
“Until then I had thought each book spoke of the things, human or divine, that lie outside books. Now I realized that… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
At one time my only wish was to be a police official. It seemed to me to be an occupation for my… — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
"Unputdownable" is, I suppose, something we all dream of, maybe without knowing it. I realized, some time ago, that a novel can… — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share Image
As I got to know the people of the Civil Rights Movement, I realized... I am the hopeful black woman who was… — Common Copy Share Image
I realized that my identity as a novelist was private. Only I knew how much of a novelist I was! — Alexander Chee Copy Share Image
But you have to give your whole life to a cello. When I realized that, I went back to the guitar and… — Ritchie Blackmore Copy Share Image
Vaguely at first, then more distinctly, I realized that man is an eternal stranger on this planet. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
Eventually, alas, I realized the main purpose of buying cocaine is to run out of it. — George Carlin Copy Share Image
So okay, I accepted, and I realized while working for that concert that I'd been missing something very important and vital to… — Joseph Jarman Copy Share Image
I realized that social media can be powerful force for good in the world and that acts of kindness can be scaled… — Amy Jo Martin Copy Share Image
At one point that's all I cared about, being a pro athlete. But I realized I wasn't athletic enough. — Josh Duhamel Copy Share Image
Even when times were good, I realized that my earning power as a golf professional depended on too many ifs and putts. — Gene Sarazen Copy Share Image
Growing up, I realized that fame is not what you think it is. It's a little bizarre. You have to learn how… — Tyler Posey Copy Share Image
We'd been trying to touch the sky from the bottom of the ocean. I realized that if we boosted one another, maybe… — Ruta Sepetys Copy Share Image
Today, when I saw you, I realized that what is between us is nothing more than an illusion. — Gabriel Garcia Marquez Copy Share Image
I had no idea what they were saying in Italian as a child, they spoke too quickly on the radio. But I… — Dominic Chianese Copy Share Image
I realized how truly hard it was, really, to see someone you love change right before your eyes. Not only is it… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
The room fell quiet. And as I read down the list of over one hundred and fifty eight-grade boys, I realized that… — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
I didn't really think about becoming a professional artist until high school, when I realized that everything else required too much math. — Phil Foglio Copy Share Image
I used to play golf. I wanted to be a better player, but after a while, I realized I'd always stink. And… — Don Rickles Copy Share Image
