“One day Mum saved up for this exciting new thing - a frozen chicken. She cooked it on the Sunday and we all sat around waiting for it, but there was a terrible smell from the kitchen. She didn't realise that the giblets were in a plastic bag inside it. We just ate vegetables and she cried and cried.” WaitingTerribleOne DayExcitingSmellSavedSatKitchenBagsSundayChickensRealisingVegetablesPlasticNew ThingsCriedMumFrozenPlastic Bags Author:Carol Vorderman
“Identity is a very difficult thing in the theatre. As an actor said to me one day, 'What are we doing today?' when we were doing a workshop. And I said, 'Oh, just be yourself'. And he said to me, 'I don't know who that is, I'm an actor'. And I begin to realise in fact that we seek identity because we're told we should have one, but I wonder whether it's necessary.” KnowsShouldSaidFactsTodayActorsDifficultWonderIdentityOne DayShould HaveTheatreBeing YourselfRealisingDifficult ThingsWorkshopsJust Be Yourself Author:George Ogilvie
“It is hard for anyone under twenty to realise that death has already assigned them a number, which is going to come up one day.” HardNumbersOne DayTwentiesCome UpRealising Author:James A. Baldwin
“I do remain optimistic that one day the world will realise that carbon dioxide is more of a friend than an enemy to the earth's flora and fauna, and I do seriously believe that, given the extraordinary complexity of the natural forces controlling our climate, which have done so for millions of years, the only sensible policy response to the natural process of climate change is prudent and cost-effective adaptation.” WorldYearsBelieveDoneEarthGivenForceProcessNaturalEnemyMillionsPolicyOne DayCostClimateResponseExtraordinaryClimate ChangeOptimisticComplexityRealisingSensibleCarbonAdaptationPrudentCarbon DioxideFloraFlora And Fauna Author:Nick Minchin
“People need to realise what real happiness and success is, because success as an actor is fleeting. You can be up there one day and gone the next.” PeopleNeedsRealNextActorsGoneOne DayRealisingFleetingHappiness And SuccessReal HappinessFleeting Moments Author:Chuck Norris
“Of all our dreams today there is none more important - or so hard to realise - than that of peace in the world. May we never lose our faith in it or our resolve to do everything that can be done to convert it one day into reality.” WorldMayImportantHardDoneDreamRealityTodayLosesOne DayResolveRealisingOur DreamsConvertingContribution To SocietyUnesco Author:Lester B. Pearson