“I was pretty much a mess out of primary school. I really experienced a lot more of that stuff from the ages of seven to twelve, where there was a really popular girl at my school, and I was obsessed with her, like you'd go to jail for that stuff today. I'm so embarrassed to say this, but I was in tears one day, because I couldn't sit next to her.” AgeTodaySchoolGirlNextStuffTearsLike YouOne DaySevenMessPrimariesObsessedJailTwelveEmbarrassedPrimary SchoolReally PopularPopular Girl Author:Charlize Theron
“As early as second grade I remember feeling really different and isolated. I had the hugest crush on a boy, and my best friend had a crush on him, too. One day he said to me, 'I like your best friend more because she's paler and she has freckles.' And it was right then that I began to feel like, Oh wow, I'm different.” FeelsSaidDifferentFeelingsRememberBoysLike YouOne DayCrushGradesWowIsolatedMy Best FriendYour Best FriendI Like YouFrecklesCrushing On Him Author:America Ferrera
“Normal adult shopping is something I will never actually do, because it's no more possible for me to go shopping like normal adults do than it is for a man with no legs to wake up one day and walk. I can't miss shopping like you'd miss things you once had. I miss it in a different way. I miss it like you would miss a train.” MenWayI CanDifferentWalksMissingLike YouOne DayNormalAdultsWake UpTrainLegsDifferent WaysShopping Author:John Darnielle
“You know what kills me about Jennifer Lopez? The fact that this woman wakes up one day and she's like, 'You know what? From now on, I'd like people to call me J-Lo,' and then they do it. Only a celebrity can get away with this. George Bush doesn't come out for his morning press conferences: 'From now on, I'd like to be referred to as G-Bu. Y'all know my vice president, Dog Chain.” PeopleKnowsFactsPresidentMorningDogLike YouOne DayWake UpPressesVicesChainsGet AwayCall MeConferencesKill MeVice PresidentJenniferPress Conferences Author:Carol Leifer
“There was one day where I had to be hysterical all day, then of course it's going to affect you. You're going to go home and feel drained, or feel like you need to let off steam.” NeedsFeelsHomeCoursesLike YouOne DaySteamHystericalDrained Author:Gemma Arterton
“I feel a lot of cities are like, you go and you are trying to do your art, and there are so many other artists there who are so brilliant. And it's kind of like they stomp on the scene, and they are like, "You're not already Picasso? Get the hell out of here!" And Memphis is like, "Well, you'll get there one day!"” FeelsTryingWellsKindArtArtistCitiesHellLike YouSceneOne DayBrilliantMemphis Author:Valerie June
“The guys in high school were like, "You've got a nice voice; you should keep singing," but I never honestly thought that one day I'd be a singer. When you're young, you don't see the signs.” ShouldSchoolYoungGuyVoiceNiceLike YouOne DaySingingHigh SchoolSingersHonestly Author:Victoria Legrand
“We're close friends [with Brandy Burre]. We're neighbors. I actually lived two houses over from her for a while and then we were traveling one day and she was looking at the house we currently live in - which was between us - and she's like, "You guys should move here! It's bigger and better!"” ShouldTwoMovingGuyHouseLike YouOne DayBiggerNeighborClose FriendsBrandyBigger And Better Author:Robert Greene
“The visual is everywhere in the streets, but in the industry, it's like you have to show up at this party and you can't take on the world in one day. It's a gradual process, but you can't let it frustrate you; you just have to keep grinding.” WorldShowsProcessPartyStreetsLike YouIndustryOne DayVisuals Author:Chamillionaire