“Actually, when I was young, I believe I met Nicolas Cage. I think I was probably eight, and I remember seeing him at somebody's house - it was an event and he happened to be there. People would ask me if I was his son, because I looked like him at that point, so I do remember feeling some connection and just wanting to say, like, 'Papa!'” PeopleIfsThinkingBelieveFeelingsRememberYoungAsksHouseI BelieveSeeingHappenedEventsSonMetsConnectionsEightAsk MeCagesPapa Author:Simon Helberg
“George M. is where I met my dear friend Joel Grey. We connected at rehearsal one day during a five-minute break. We were both looking out the same window and we knew in five minutes that we'd made a connection.” MadeBreakFiveMinutesMetsOne DayWindowConnectionsDearConnectedGreyFive MinutesRehearsalDear Friend Author:Bernadette Peters
“I have met countless people who call themselves Christians who don't appear to have any living breathing vibrant connection with the resurrected Christ and I've met countless people from every religious background including atheists that tell me of their very personal and real experiences of the living Christ. I don't have people asking me why they should believe something - that's starting off on the wrong foot to say the least.” PeopleShouldBelieveRealChristianChristReligiousFeetMetsConnectionsAskingIncludingStartingAtheistBackgroundsBreathing Author:Rob Bell
“I think every pet lover has an appreciation for nature - I've never met an animal lover who didn't have some kind of connection to the natural world.” ThinkingWorldKindNaturalAnimalLoversMetsConnectionsAppreciationPetNatural WorldAnimal LoveAnimal Lover Author:Glenn Close
“I met with Karl Lagerfeld, and if you have those kind of connections, that takes you into that world and puts you on that level.” IfsWorldKindLevelsMetsConnections Author:Emily Ratajkowski
“My greatest inspiration has to be a Thai lady called Kru Nam, 40, she is from an upper middle class family and degree educated who has chosen to dedicated her life to rescuing children. I met her just after she rescued 27 children, since then she has continued to rescue more children without money, influence and making connections.” ChildrenInspirationClassInfluenceMiddleMetsDegreesConnectionsChosenEducatedMiddle ClassDedicatedRescueThaiMiddle Class FamilyUpper Middle Class Author:David Batstone
“So many people that we met had some sort of connection to the [Olympics] games. Some story about how they volunteered there, or some sort of memory of it. It still is in the cultural memory and identity of these cities as much as it is in the physical and architectural memory. It's where these two things overlap, I think, that we're trying to explore with the photos.” PeopleThinkingTryingStillsTwoStoriesGamesMemoriesCitiesIdentityMetsConnectionsTwo ThingsOlympicsOlympics Games Author:Gary Hustwit
“Everything I do, I do it for somebody I've never met before, something in the great beyond. That's my primary relationship, really, is with something divine. I feel a connection as real with that as I've ever had with anybody on this earth.” FeelsRealEarthDivineMetsConnectionsPrimaries Author:Lana Del Rey
“I met Kaz in the mid 1980s when we invited him and other artists to the Ojai Foundation with Thich Nhat Hanh. I felt an instant connection with him, and since that time we have collaborated on many projects and have become good friends and allies in the work of nonviolence.” ArtistFeltMetsProjectsConnectionsFoundationInstantAlliesNonviolenceGood FriendInvitedThich Nhat HanhInstant Connection Author:Joan Halifax
“There was sort of a negative association with the military. Maybe growing up in the South or being in a family with members of the military, I didn't have that negative connotation, but I did have this 'separate' connotation. I was ashamed to realize I had it and did not realize I had it until I was [in Iraq]. I was so impressed by the people I met over there and there was just a sense of connection and gratitude towards those people.” PeopleRealizingGrowing UpGrowingMilitaryGratitudeMetsMembersNegativeConnectionsSouthIraqAshamedAssociationImpressedConnotation Author:Stephen Colbert
“The kiss was the definition of perfect. True, it lacked the heat, the passion, the breathlessness of the living-world kiss she had given Milos, but this had something greater. More than a flash of fire, it had an unbreakable, perhaps eternal bond of connection. Mikey had transformed back into himself by the end of the kiss, and the moment their lips parted he knew, as he should have known long, long ago, that no one - not Milos, not another Afterlight, not anyone in any world - could ever come between him and Allie, from now until the day they met their maker.” WorldShouldLongEndsMomentsPassionGivenPerfectKnownFireGreaterMetsKissingEternalConnectionsShould HaveLipsDefinitionsHeatMakersTransformedFlashLong AgoUnbreakableShould Have KnownMikey Author:Neal Shusterman
“I thought about the bigger picture of my life, and about the people—and particularly the guys—I would encounter during my lifetime. How would I ever know when that moment was right, when expectation met anticipation and formed … connection?” PeopleKnowsMomentsGuyMetsExpectationsConnectionsBiggerLifetimeEncountersThat MomentAnticipationBigger Picture Book:Dash & Lily's Book of Dares Source: Dash & Lily's Book of Dares
“How would I ever know when that moment was right, when expectation met anticipation and formed...connection?” KnowsMomentsMetsExpectationsConnectionsThat MomentAnticipation Book:Dash & Lily's Book of Dares Source: Dash & Lily's Book of Dares
“And as we drift into sleep, I feel something I’ve never felt before. A closeness that isn’t merely physical. A connection that defies the fact that we’ve only just met. A sensation that can only come from the most euphoric of feelings: belonging.” FeelsFactsFeelingsFeltSleepMetsConnectionsBelongingSensationsClosenessEuphoric Book:Every Day Source: Every Day
“There is this immediate connection, this intimacy when you're acting because there's no room to be polite or shy. Also, as an actor I get to connect with women I've never met before.” ActorsRoomsActingMetsConnectionsIntimacyShyPoliteImmediate Connection Author:Jessica Chastain
“I was a high school student like Picasso. I was a little eccentric, but I had high ideals. I wanted to get along well with girl, but when I met them face-to-face, I acted cold toward them. I was always in the art room drawing, I wanted to attract someone's interest. I thought that if I got good at drawing I might be able to establish a connection with the world.” IfsWorldWellsLittlesArtMightAbleWantedSchoolFacesGirlInterestRoomsStudentsColdMetsHigh SchoolIdealsConnectionsDrawingFace To FaceEccentricHigh School Students Author:Usamaru Furuya
“There's no feeling as a musician better than being on stage, sharing music with strangers. People you have never met, singing along, and making that connection with somebody is so awesome.” PeopleFeelingsStageMetsMusicianSingingConnectionsStranger Author:Mike Fontenot