“Well, I've maybe gotten 200 requests for interviews about Marilyn, and I just decided I'm gonna do my own.” WellsMy OwnDecidedInterviewsRequest Author:Eli Wallach
“I decided to write 'True Refuge' during a major dive in my own health. Diagnosed with a genetic disease that affected my mobility, I faced tremendous fear and grief about losing the fitness and physical freedom I loved.” WritingMy OwnGriefDiseaseMajorsLosingDecidedAffectedRefugeMobility Author:Tara Brach
“You see, years ago I was just an ordinary bee minding my own business, smelling flowers all day, and occasionally picking up part-time work in people's bonnets. Then one day I realized that I'd never amount to anything without an education and, being naturally adept at spelling, I decided that—” PeopleYearsMy OwnFlowerAmountOne DayOrdinaryYears AgoDecidedI RealizedBeesOwn BusinessSpellingPart TimeAdeptBonnetsMinding My Own Business Book:The phantom tollbooth Source: The phantom tollbooth
“I've decided to do what I want to do in life and follow my own path as an artist, so I've decided not to participate in any sort of nostalgia in which I'm marginalized as a pop icon of yesteryear.” WantArtistMy OwnPathDecidedPopsNostalgiaIconsMarginalizedYesteryear Author:Thomas F. Wilson
“I was in my late thirties and decided my intention in life had nothing to do with the acquiring of material things, but rather it was now my intention to experience the evolution of my own soul and to grow spiritually. I wanted to come to know the highest truths of life and to express those truths in action, through myself. I wanted to become the grandest version of the greatest idea I ever held about who I am in regards to my relationship with God.” KnowsIdeasSoulActionWantedGrowsMy OwnMaterialsEvolutionLateHighestDecidedRegardIntentionWho I AmVersionsTruth Of LifeRelationship With GodMaterial Things Author:Neale Donald Walsch
“Aside from eating healthy and taking care of my body, I've always been passionate about skincare. It's an essential part of my daily regimen, which is why I decided to create my own skincare line, DEVONNE by Demi. When my skin is clean, I feel my best!” FeelsBodyCareLinesMy OwnHealthyEssentialsEatingDecidedSkinsCleanPassionateEating Healthy Author:Demi Lovato
“After six years at Le Cirque, I decided to start my own business. I opened Daniel at 76th Street in May 93.” YearsMayMy OwnStreetsSixDecidedOwn Business Author:Daniel Boulud
“I worked on 'Blue Peter' and 'Tonight' and lots of TV plays, filmed people like Rudolf Nureyev and Ted Heath, and ended up a senior cameraman with my own crew. I'd had my first short story published in 1947, and when my writing really started to take off I decided to go freelance, and eventually left the BBC in 1965.” PeopleWritingFirstsPlayStoriesLeftMy OwnTvsDecidedBlueTonightShort StoryPeterCrewSeniorCameramanFilm Crew Author:Michael Bond
“I did not go to fashion school. I arrived in New York in 1986 from Kansas City and was working as accessories editor for Mademoiselle Magazine. While working at Mademoiselle I noticed that the market lacked stylish and sensible handbags, so I decided to create my own.” SchoolMy OwnCitiesFashionNew YorkDecidedMagazinesEditorsSensibleAccessoriesKansasStylishHandbagsKansas City Author:Kate Spade
“I decided to do what I do when I was 2 years old. At 2 years old, you know, I heard the sound of a drum playing in the village, and I found my own drum and just picked it up and started playing, the worst song ever written by Wyclef Jean.But it actually started a vibe.” KnowsYearsSongFoundSoundMy OwnWrittenHeardWorstDecidedVillageOld You Author:Wyclef Jean
“The less you offer, the more readers are forced to bring the world to life with their own visual imaginings. I personally hate an illustration of a character on a jacket of a book. I never want to have someone show me what the character really looks like - or what some artist has decided the character really looks like - because it always looks wrong to me. I realize that I prefer to kind of meet the text halfway and offer a lot of visual collaborations from my own imaginative response to the sentences.” WorldWantLooksKindBookCharacterShowsArtistHateRealizingMy OwnReaderOffersDecidedResponseSentencesVisualsCollaborationShow MeImaginativeHalfwayJacketsIllustration Author:Jonathan Lethem