“I was fortunate that by the time I was born, there were a lot of comforts and at the same time I lived in a neighborhood where it was brought to my eyes every single day that people didn't live like me. Every day I knew that many of my friends "got relief." That was important in my thinking about the world, thinking that not everybody lived that way.” PeopleThinkingWorldWayImportantEyeBornComfortMy FriendsLike MeFortunateReliefNeighborhood Author:Grace Paley
“I can't write a lie; the world of imagination is no good. I objectively capture my own experiences and those of my friends. I want to put true feelings into words. If I make a song when I'm sad, it's a dark one, but I think that's good. No matter when I want to be true to myself.” IfsThinkingWorldWantWritingI CanMatterFeelingsLyingSongImaginationDarkMy OwnMy FriendsBeing TrueCaptureTrue To MyselfTrue FeelingsI'm Sad Author:Ayumi Hamasaki
“My mother really was an extraordinary, inspirational, tough, cool, sexy, funny woman and that's the kind of woman I've always surrounded myself with. It's my friends, particularly my wife, who is not only smarter than and stronger than I am but, occasionally taller too. I think it all goes back to my mother. My father and my stepfather prized whit and resolve in the women they were with above all things. And they were among the rare men who understood that recognising somebody else's power does not diminish your own.” ThinkingMenKindMotherFatherWifeUnderstoodMy FriendsToughAll ThingsStrongerExtraordinarySexyMy WifeWitResolveSmarterDiminishFunny WomenStepfathers Author:Joss Whedon
“I feel guilty sometimes. It may be that innate English nature - the need to think that you must've done something wrong if you're a success. It's sometimes better if you can say: 'Okay, I'm a failure; now will you be my friend?'.” IfsThinkingNeedsFeelsMaySometimesDoneMy FriendsOkayGuiltyInnate Author:Emily Lloyd
“Think of the great spirits of the last 50 years: Ghandi killed, not by a Pakistani Muslim, but one of his own Hindus, who hated him because he wanted India for the Muslims, the Sikhs, for everybody; Sadat, killed by the organization that Mr. bin Laden's No. 2 heads now, not by an Israeli, but by an Egyptian. My friend Yitzhak Rabin -- after a lifetime defending Israel, killed -- not by a Palestinian terrorist, but an angry Israeli because he wanted to lay down arms and take up peace... Fanatics are defined by their hatreds; free people by their humanity.” PeopleThinkingYearsWantedLastsSpiritHumanityArmsMy FriendsHatredOrganizationIndiaAngryLaysLifetimeIsraelTerroristDefinedHatedPalestinianIsraeliFanaticsBin LadenEgyptianGreat SpiritSadat Author:William J. Clinton
“When you think of a social network, you have these two-way interactions: "Are you my friend? Yes? No? Yes?" Like LinkedIn, it's business oriented, but it's all about establishing connections. You connect to me through my other connections, and that sort of thing, and you sort of define who your friends are. Twitter doesn't have that.” ThinkingWayTwoSocialMy FriendsConnectionsInteractionTwo WaysSocial NetworkLinkedinWho Your Friends Are Author:Biz Stone
“I think any person who goes to Rikers is criminalized, even just for visiting. I go back every week to see my friends in there. When you go to see a criminal, you are by relation a criminal and subject to be treated like one.” ThinkingPersonsWeekSubjectsMy FriendsRelationCriminalsTreatedVisiting Author:Cecily McMillan
“However, unlike some of my friends and students, I don't think it's a laughing matter. I think it is frightening to see what outrageous stories can be told in the United States and then are accepted by many educated people and academics as facts. Movies get awards, books become best sellers, heroes are made, and people become wealthy as a result of dishonest caricatures of Iranian people and society.” PeopleThinkingMadeBookMatterStatesFactsStoriesUnitedResultsUnited StatesLaughingStudentsHeroMy FriendsAcceptedEducatedWealthyAwardsFrighteningOutrageousIranianCaricaturesSellersBest Sellers Author:Mohammad Marandi
“Americans are curious about the texture of everyday life in the Middle East because they rarely get to see it. I wanted readers to feel like they were sitting around the dinner table with me and my friends, hearing what average people really say and really think, [where] the dinner table is the best place to find out.” PeopleThinkingFeelsWantedMiddleReaderSittingMy FriendsTablesEverydayAverageHearingDinnerEastCuriousMiddle EastEveryday LifeTextureSitting AroundBest PlaceDinner Table Author:Annia Ciezadlo
“I tend to listen to my friends and family empathetically, and I try to help work through their problems from the inside. I try to adopt their thinking.” ThinkingTryingHelpingProblemMy FriendsFamily And Friends Author:Tom Barbash
“I think a lot of people assume from my music and stuff I'm constantly talking about deep and meaningful things, but then with my friends I'm just a class clown.” PeopleThinkingStuffTalkingClassMy FriendsAssumingMeaningfulClownMeaningful ThingsDeep And Meaningful Author:Ella Henderson
“The last thing I thought that was utterly brilliant was the season finale of the last season of 'Homeland'. I was just completely and utterly speechless and I think my friend was poking me going: "What did you think?"” ThinkingLastsMy FriendsSeasonsBrilliantHomelandSpeechlessFinale Author:Gabriel Mann
“I don't worry too much about what people think about my image, but I think I am pretty polite. My colleagues say I am a gentleman in my dealings with them, even when I disagree. I am difficult because I won't back off on things like the pay raise and the anti-terrorism bill. I'm not a go-along kind of guy. I do respect the institution. I do respect my colleagues. But I didn't go to Washington to make friends. That's not where my friends are.” PeopleThinkingKindGuyDifficultPayWorryToo MuchMy FriendsRaisesInstitutionsBillsTerrorismGentlemanDisagreeColleaguesPoliteDealingsI Am PrettyAnti Terrorism Author:Russ Feingold
“I was able to come up with a couple articles for the magazine, I was able to solicit help from a bunch of my friends to contribute pieces: Patton Oswalt, Seth Green, Emo Phillips, Chris Hardwick, John Hodgman, and more. It's very much a "Weird Al" themed issue, so I'd like to think that there's a lot of "Weird Al" flavor throughout but I think it'd be generous really to call me an editor.” ThinkingHelpingAbleIssuesPiecesCoupleMy FriendsGreenCome UpBunchMagazinesGenerousCall MeAlsEditorsArticlesFlavorEmoWeird Al Author:Al Yankovic
“I think that the work that's left to be done - and I see the end in sight at this point - is to just let go and stop talking about it. It's definitely 'stop talking about the whole size thing.' I don't go to my girlfriend's house and say, 'Hey, I'm your big friend, let's talk about big things.' It's not a topic of conversation within my friend group - I'm ready for society, Hollywood, the press, magazines, everyone, to just catch up and say, 'These women are just like the women we've been using for so long. Let's just throw them into the mix and stop talking about it.'” ThinkingLongEndsDoneWholeBigsHouseLeftTalkingGroupsReadyConversationLetting GoMy FriendsHollywoodSightPressesSizeMagazinesHeyGirlfriendTopicsBig ThingsMy GirlfriendJust Let Go Author:Ashley Graham
“A lot of my friends are musicians or artists, and their talent always pushes me to think creatively.” ThinkingArtistTalentMusicianMy Friends Author:Erin Willett
“It's interesting, a lot of my friends and family thought that was the moment I kind of showed everyone my humor; the silly side of me that friends and family know, so that could be what people were responding to. I have a big sense of humor, and people who know me know that silly side of me, so moving forward, I think it gives me the freedom and confidence to do more of that.” PeopleThinkingKnowsGivingKindMomentsBigsMovingSidesInterestingMy FriendsGive MeSillyMoving ForwardSense Of HumorKnow MeFamily And FriendsResponding Author:Aaron Tveit
“Don't get me wrong, I think "Portlandia" is really funny, and quite brilliant, but I like to be in a city where I can hang out in Powell's Bookstore most nights and go out with my friends in a liberal, relaxed atmosphere. I wish more cities were like that.” ThinkingI CanNightWishCitiesMy FriendsBrilliantAtmosphereHanging OutRelaxedBookstores Author:Johnny Marr
“I'm sure there was an educational angle to the trips (I think one was to the Ulster Museum) but it was the fun and banter I had with my friends I remember the most.” ThinkingRememberFunMy FriendsEducationalMuseumsAngleBanterUlster Author:Rory McIlroy
“There have been so many times where I thought I put on enough sunscreen but actually didn't. As a result, I'd get unbelievable tan lines. Of course in Florida it was expected, but now looking back at pictures, I think I spent an entire summer at the beach with my friends looking like a tomato. A bright shade of red.” ThinkingHas BeensEnoughCoursesLinesResultsSummerMy FriendsRedExpectedBeachShadeLooking BackFloridaUnbelievableTomatoesSunscreen Author:Brittany Snow
“I think I'm no different to my friends who are doctors or businessmen or architects - we all started watching films of the golden age together. But whether I'm making films or writing poetry or doing photography, it's very much rooted in my sense of unease. And that's really where everything goes back to.” ThinkingWritingDifferentAgeTogetherFilmPhotographyMy FriendsDoctorsGoldenArchitectRootedBusinessmanGolden AgeWriting Poetry Author:Abbas Kiarostami
“I used to go to church when I was younger. My parents didn't go to church, but my friends all went to church and I loved going to church - I would go every Sunday with somebody. My parents used to think it was funny.” ThinkingUsedParentChurchMy FriendsSundayGoing To Church Author:Lisa Rinna
“Which do you think is more my friend, the water in the four great oceans or the tears that you have shed on this long way of taking birth again and again?” ThinkingWayLongWaterFourTearsBirthOceanMy FriendsShedAgain And AgainLong Way Author:Gautama Buddha
“Puberty was definitely difficult for me. I remember my friends and I looking forward to puberty because it seemed exciting at first. You read Judy Blume and you think, "This is kind of cool." But when it actually started happening to me, I was terrified.” ThinkingFirstsKindRememberDifficultHappeningsMy FriendsExcitingTerrifiedLooking ForwardPuberty Author:Mara Wilson
“I try not to put anything political on the forefront of what I'm trying to do creatively. At the same time, I do think it's wonderful when I hear people say that it's inspirational that I'm an Indian woman on camera. My life is very diverse, and my friends are a diverse group of people.” PeopleThinkingTryingPoliticalLife IsWonderfulGroupsMy FriendsCamerasIndianDiverse Author:Mindy Kaling
“I think my best memories are when I go home to California and I get play beach volleyball with my friends from home.” ThinkingPlayHomeMemoriesMy FriendsBeachCaliforniaVolleyballBest MemoriesBeach Volleyball Author:Gigi Hadid
“I think modeling is interesting, it's obviously nice to take on a character and go through the process. I'm very lucky that I've been able to do that but I think the challenges that come with the responsibility of art directing something is something that appeals to me. I've done it before in collaboration with other people but it's the first time someone's literally handed it over and been like, "What do you want?" It was really fun to kind of dream up a concept and then execute it with all my friends.” PeopleThinkingWantFirstsKindArtDoneCharacterDreamAbleFunProcessChallengesInterestingResponsibilityNiceLuckyConceptsMy FriendsFirst TimeAppealsCollaborationModeling Author:Alexa Chung
“I think that people all grow up and have their same personalities, but you can say, "Oh, I can see the roots of this personality, which I didn't like, but then you grew up, and I can still see you as that person, but I do really like you now." Which is sort of how I feel about children - I mean, about children who I knew when I was a child and grew up with, and they're still my friends, and children that I know as children who I see growing up, and every year I like them more.” PeopleThinkingKnowsFeelsYearsMeanChildrenPersonsStillsI CanGrowsGrowing UpGrowingLike YouGrewPersonalityGrew UpMy FriendsRootsReally Like You Author:Ann Patchett
“I believe my friends think I'm funny. All the books are full of humor. Maybe it is a quiet sort of humor that masquerades as not-much-at-all. It is certainly easy to miss.” ThinkingBelieveBookI BelieveEasyMissingQuietMy FriendsMasquerade Author:Jesse Ball
“I believe my friends and neighbors there are misguided. I think they are not going to get what they hoped for. But they feel betrayed by the Democratic and Republican establishment.” ThinkingFeelsBelieveI BelieveRepublicanMy FriendsDemocraticNeighborEstablishmentBetrayedMisguided Author:Tucker Carlson
“When I was 16, my friends and I were all starting to think about what we were going to do with our lives, and I started picturing myself majoring in dance at college traveling around with a contemporary dance company, and it didn't excite me as I thought it would all those years. I was just thinking about the things that I loved most about dance, which was entertaining and telling a story, and that's when I kind of opened my eyes again to acting.” ThinkingYearsKindStoriesEyeActingCompanyOur LivesCollegeMy FriendsStartingContemporaryEntertaining Author:Haley Lu Richardson
“I certainly think one of the really amazing things about Mr. Trump's victory is there's been an immediate - what one of my friends calls a jump-to-the-Trump in Australia. So you've got politicians of all sides looking at this amazing result in America and thinking, I'd like a bit of that. Can I have a bit of that? And so the opposition leader has been talking about immigrants stealing people's jobs. The prime minister has started talking about media elites in exactly the same terms as President-elect Trump.” PeopleThinkingHas BeensJobsAmericaBitsSidesPresidentTermResultsTalkingLeaderMediaTrumpVictoryPoliticianLaughterMy FriendsStealingMinistersOppositionAustraliaImmigrantsPrimeElitesPrime MinisterAmazing ThingsReally Amazing Author:Richard Glover
“I rang my friend Jim Wolfensohn, who was then running a private commercial bank in New York. I said, "Come up to Vancouver", and he did. I put my proposition to him. He said, "I think it could work." I said, "Will you help us?" He said, "Yes." So, I set aside senior people in our treasury and they worked with Wolfensohn and the investment sanctions were applied. And that's what brought the regime down. The last South African Finance Minister, Barend du Plessis, went on record as saying that it was the investment sanctions that put the final nail in the coffin of apartheid.” PeopleThinkingSaidHelpingRunningLastsRecordsNew YorkMy FriendsInvestmentSouthFinalsCome UpFinanceMinistersRegimesSouth AfricaNailsSeniorPropositionsSanctionsApartheidCoffinsTreasuryVancouverCommercial Banks Author:Bob Hawke
“There's always moments where you creep yourself out, and you think you heard something and you convince yourself that some spirit is in the room with you, but truly, I don't believe in any of that kind of thing. A lot of my friends really do.” ThinkingBelieveKindMomentsSpiritRoomsHeardMy FriendsDon't BelieveConvinceCreeps Author:Anna Kendrick
“I think that most of my writer friends are really compulsive. I think that's great. It's wonderful for them. It's just not my bag. It's not the way I work. But again, it's probably why my friend has ten books out and I have two.” ThinkingWayTwoBookWonderfulTenMy FriendsBags Author:Junot Diaz
“My friends and I have all been super motivated to work and to do the work that we need to and want to and think should be in the world.” ThinkingWorldWantNeedsShouldMy FriendsMotivated Author:Morgan Parker
“I think my magical dream land would have all of my friends from high school and elementary school. I'm extremely nostalgic so my closest friends are people from my childhood.” PeopleThinkingDreamSchoolLandChildhoodHigh SchoolMy FriendsClosestNostalgicElementary SchoolClosest Friends Author:Tyra Banks
“When I see my friends engaging in a Twitter war for an afternoon, I think that would destroy me for a month.” ThinkingWarMonthsMy FriendsAfternoonEngaging Author:Zadie Smith
“I think my friends tell me their deepest darkest secrets only because they know it won't ever come out.” ThinkingKnowsSecretMy FriendsDarkest Secrets Author:Shay Mitchell
“I think I may have too much of a scientific mindset and am always looking for the caveats and qualifications in any situation. I never thought seriously of doing a PhD until relatively late in the day. I was always diligent at the book-work at university but the brightest amongst my friends all seemed to have a more intuitive grasp of the subject.” ThinkingMayBookSituationToo MuchSubjectsLateMy FriendsUniversityMindsetIntuitiveQualificationsDiligentPhds Author:Stephen Curry
“To fear death, my friends, is only to think ourselves wise without really being wise, for it is to think that we know what we do not know.” ThinkingKnowsWiseMy FriendsFear Of DeathBeing Wise Author:Plato
“You are mistaken, my friend, if you think that a man who is worth anything ought to spend his time weighing up the prospects of life and death. He has only one thing to consider in performing any action - that is, whether he is acting rightly or wrongly, like a good man or a bad one.” IfsThinkingMenActionActingOne ThingOughtMy FriendsPerformingLife And DeathGood ManMistakenProspectsWeighing Book:The Collected Dialogues of Plato: Including The Letters Source: The Collected Dialogues of Plato: Including The Letters
“I'm really lucky, I have my performing career so I can continue to do personal appearances. Most actors have to do a film. But I thought I would wait until I found something I really liked.A lot of my friends feel that I'm wrong to wait. They say I should have done My Bodyguard, but I don't think so. I think I've been right.” ThinkingFeelsShouldI CanDoneFilmActorsFoundWaitingCareersLuckyMy FriendsShould HaveAppearancePerformingBodyguardPersonal Appearance Author:Diana Ross
“I am not afraid if people think Matt LeBlanc in 'Episodes' is who I am - my friends and family know who I am.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsMy FriendsWho I AmNot AfraidEpisodesFamily And Friends Author:Matt LeBlanc
“I try to do women's-point-of-view comedy. The joke is, 'This is what I think; there's the truth.' I try to think of stuff that's real broad, but the more personal it is, the more universal it is. All my friends go through the same stuff.” ThinkingTryingRealStuffViewsComedyJokesMy FriendsUniversalPoint Of ViewBroads Author:Roseanne Barr
“If I didn't swim my best, I'd think about it at school, at dinner, with my friends. It would drive me crazy.” IfsThinkingSchoolCrazyMy FriendsMadnessDinnerSwimDrive Me Crazy Author:Michael Phelps
“I think one of my favorite things to do is just lock myself up in a small room and listen to music and watch films for a day. Also I just like seeing my friends. We have pizza parties which means I get four friends round, we eat a pizza and we're really lazy and we play PlayStation.” ThinkingMeanPlayFilmRoomsPartyWatchesFourSeeingMy FriendsRoundsMy FavoriteThings To DoLazyLocksListening To MusicPizzaFavorites ThingsPlaystationSmall RoomsFour Friends Author:Daniel Radcliffe
“I think the reason I don't read is because, when I'm reading, I feel like I'm missing out on something else. You know, What are my friends doing? Where's my girlfriend?” ThinkingKnowsFeelsReasonReadingMissingMy FriendsGirlfriendMy GirlfriendMissing OutFunny Girlfriend Author:Adam Sandler
“I think all the great studio filmmakers are dead or no longer working. I don't put myself, my friends, and other contemporary filmmakers in their category. I just see us doing some work.” ThinkingMy FriendsStudiosContemporaryFilmmakerCategories Author:Martin Scorsese
“I don't know one of my friends who is considered a conservative who has not had to go back and thoroughly think through everything. You do a lot of soul-searching - 'cause we are not going to win any popularity contests.” ThinkingKnowsSoulWinningCausesFriendsMy FriendsConservativePopularityContestsSoul SearchingPopularity Contest Author:Clarence Thomas