I remember going swimming as a child and making a wish before I jumped into the pool. [...] I'd stretch my arms out, as if I were sending my thoughts right into space. I'd make my wish, then I'd dive into the water. I'd say to myself, "This is my dream. This is my wish," every time before I'd dive into the water. - Michael Jackson
My own experience is that there is no real effort in life that is not done better under encouragement and approval of our fellow men. - Charles M. Schwab
Be very careful. Giving because we think we will get something back will not work. You must be 100 percent willing to give and never experience any return, or it will not work. - John Templeton
No wise pilot, no matter how great his talent and experience, fails to use his checklist. - Charlie Munger
You lose your individuality a huge amount when you have no money, and I certainly had that experience. - J.K. Rowling
The commitment of giving your best at all times, in all circumstances and under all conditions, can enable you to find value in, and lend value to, every experience. - John Templeton
The person who is willing to say yes to experience is the person who discovers new frontiers. - John Templeton
When I create a game, I try to focus more on the emotions that the player experiences during the game play. - Shigeru Miyamoto
Everyone will experience the consequences of his own acts. If his act are right, he'll get good consequences; if they're not, he'll suffer for it. - Harry Browne
I have little routines in the theater. Once I've established something, like the order of putting on makeup and a costume, I have to invariably do it in the same order every time, even if I only did it by chance the first time round. - Ian McKellen
I met many people and I learned the value of interacting with different ethnics groups and nationalities. - Dr. Sebi
Many of the problems I hear don't require me to offer solutions. I solve most of them by just listening and letting the involved party do the talking.
Fiction is lies; we're writing about people who never existed and events that never happened when we write fiction, whether its science fiction or fantasy or western mystery stories or so-called literary stories. All those things are essentially untrue. But it has to have a truth at the core of it. - George R. R. Martin
Experience without theory is blind, but theory without experience is mere intellectual play. - Immanuel Kant
You know, there's still a lot of great songwriters out there who hand in songs. And there's a lot of brilliant singers and performers out there who sing other people's words. I enjoy doing both. - Jason Mraz
When I get home, I'm not the boss like I am at work - I slip into a more feminine role. I take everything off and put on my Stella McCartney silk robe. I'll put on a red lip or red nails, and it lifts my mood. Sexy underwear also gives you a spark. - Miranda Kerr
I don't know who would not classify themselves as a romantic. I think that would be sort of sad. - Natalie Portman
When I was 8 years old, my brother was making the noises of the animals I was eating, so I decided to go vegetarian. Then I would give up because I was 8.
You know, from age 17 on, my paycheck was coming from cooking and working in kitchens. - Anthony Bourdain
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