“I realized how important it was to know something about aviation, and it was something I was interested in, so I followed my brother's footsteps and obtained my pilot's license.” KnowsImportantBrotherI RealizedMy BrotherAviationPilotsLicenseFootsteps Author:Ellen Ochoa
“I love 'Sweet Valley,' but I love it from a different angle. There are people for whom it is their adolescence. They own it, in a way that even I don't. I've come to respect the project more because of the response than I've had. It's more important than I realized it was. I didn't understand the breadth and depth of it. now I'm beginning to more.” PeopleWayImportantDifferentSweetProjectsResponseDepthI RealizedValleysAdolescenceAngleBreadthSweet LoveDifferent Angles Author:Francine Pascal
“Many years ago I was fishing, and as I was reeling in the poor fish, I realised, 'I am killing him - all for the passing pleasure it brings me'. Something inside me clicked. I realised as I watched him fight for breath that his life was as important to him as mine is to me.” YearsImportantFightingPleasurePoorMinesYears AgoBreathsKillingFishesI RealizedPassingPassingsFishing Author:Paul McCartney
“I realized that I really enjoy writing comedy, and how important comedy is when you feel like total crap.” FeelsWritingImportantEnjoyComedyI RealizedCrapWriting Comedy Author:Kathleen Hanna
“I remember sitting in my room and thinking of where it all went wrong and how I ended up losing control of everything, and I realized I hadn't asked myself one question: And then what? That was my most important lesson. I learned to think about the consequences before the action and that saves me, to this day, from a lot of trouble. If you play it down the line, you'll start making better choices.” IfsThinkingImportantPlayActionRememberChoicesLinesRoomsTroubleLessonsLosingSittingConsequenceI RealizedThis DaySave MeImportant LessonsLosing Control Author:Karrine Steffans
“I realized how valuable the art and practice of writing letters are, and how important it is to remind people of what a treasure letters--handwritten letters--can be. In our throwaway era of quick phone calls, faxes, and email, it's all to easy never to find the time to write letters. That's a great pity--for historians and the rest of us.” PeopleWritingArtImportantEasyPracticeLettersPhonesValuableI RealizedTreasurePityErasHistorianEmailPhone CallsFaxHandwritten Letters Book:I Love You, Ronnie: The Letters of Ronald Reagan to Nancy Reagan Source: I Love You, Ronnie: The Letters of Ronald Reagan to Nancy Reagan