“All of us started normal. All of us started out as functioning human beings with the potential to do almost anything we wanted, but somewhere along the paths of our lives, we got lost.” HumansWantedLostHuman BeingsPathOur LivesNormalMillion Little Pieces Book:A Million Little Pieces Source: A Million Little Pieces
“I met this amazing person, and we realized we had very similar views on how we wanted to live our lives. It’s happened quickly, with so many children. Yesterday, picking up the kids from school, Brad turned around in the car, and there were three of them. He couldn’t stop laughing. We love them and are having a great time.” ChildrenPersonsKidsWantedSchoolThreeViewsLaughingOur LivesHappenedCarMetsYesterdayGreat TimesBradAmazing Person Author:Angelina Jolie
“When something drastic happens in our life, one person goes and hides and doesn't want to be seen. That's what I did. [Others] want to stand up and fight and think they're tough. Like if someone gets shot, you're either scared of guns or you think you're Superman. In my situation, I wanted to hide. I didn't want to be seen anymore.” IfsThinkingWantPersonsHappensWantedFightingSituationOur LivesGunShotsToughScaredDrastic Author:Gilbert Arenas
“We never really know what we want until after we get it. If after we get it, it makes life more miserable, we know that isn't what we wanted. If it makes our life wonderful, we know this is a strategy which will meet out need. That's why Paul Tillich, the theologian says we need to sin courageously. You ask for what you want, hoping to meet your needs. If you get it and it makes life worse, you learn that this isn't what I want.” IfsKnowsWantNeedsWantedAsksSinOur LivesWonderfulCommunicationStrategyWhat You WantMiserableTheologianWant UNonviolent Communication Author:Marshall B. Rosenberg
“Most of my last 30 years have been like that. Results and manifestations of things I'd dreamed of as a young kid and wanted as a child and as a young man. I realized it maybe 30 years ago. I thought, "This is unreal. This has happened as I expected it to, as I'd pictured it." My whole life has been like that and I'm fascinated by that power that we all have. That we create our lives as we go.” MenYearsChildrenHas BeensWholeKidsWantedLastsYoungResultsOur LivesHappenedYears AgoExpectedI RealizedWhole LifeManifestationYoung ManFascinatedUnreal Author:Anthony Hopkins
“We hadn't sung together in six years. We realized that we'd missed each other personally and musically, so we decided to try a limited reunion tour. We wanted to work together enough to have it be a meaningful part of our lives, but not so much that it wouldn't be fun.” TryingYearsEnoughWantedTogetherFunOur LivesSixDecidedMeaningfulWorking TogetherReunion Author:Mary Travers
“Why do we have to spend our lives striving to be something that we would never want to be, if we only knew what we wanted? Why do we waste our time doing things which... are just the opposite of what we were made for?” IfsWantMadeWantedOur LivesWasteOppositesStriveOur Time Book:No Man Is an Island Source: No Man Is an Island
“This act of empathy, that women go through from the time we're little girls - we read all of literature, all of history, it's really about boys, most of it. But I can feel more like Peter Pan than Tinker Bell, or like Wendy. I wanted to be Tom Sawyer, not Becky. And we're so used to that act of empathizing with the protagonist of a male-driven plot. I mean, that's what we've done all our lives. You read history, you read great literature, Shakespeare, it's all fellas, you know?” KnowsFeelsMeanLittlesI CanDoneWantedUsedGirlLiteratureBoysOur LivesEmpathyMalesDrivenPlotPeterBellsTomsProtagonistsFellasWendyGreat LiteratureSawyerBecky Author:Meryl Streep
“I don't think our lives actually unfold with morals attached to them, or meanings that are easily extracted, or jokes designed to generate sympathy. I wanted to do the opposite - to offer up a life whose meanings can only be perceived through a tangle of desires, confusions, and textural details.” ThinkingWantedDesireMoralOur LivesOffersJokesOppositesDetailsConfusion Author:Kevin Brockmeier
“Well, being a working mommy is something I've always wanted to be. My mother is my biggest role model and she showed me how to do it right. She was very present in our lives and has a great career of her own. Same with my father. So I knew it was possible going in to stay closely connected to my children while also chasing big dreams.” WellsChildrenDreamBigsWantedMotherFatherCareersRolesOur LivesModelsConnectedWell BeingMy ChildrenRole ModelsChasingWorking Mom Author:Kerri Walsh
“Navigating with a partner makes it half as difficult. We keep each other in check. It's not like she [Angie Marr] was ever a quiet little wifey wife behind the scenes. She's exactly like me. She's very smart. We're very lucky that we've always wanted the same things. She loves guitar music, she loves important records, and our lives are about records and shows and great bands.” LittlesImportantShowsWantedDifficultBehindsHalfRecordsOur LivesWifeSceneLuckyQuietBandSmartGuitarPartnersChecksLike MeBehind The ScenesVery SmartGuitar Music Author:Johnny Marr
“I wanted to talk about how grace in and of itself changes us. It changes the way we treat other people, the way we view our lives, the way we treat our purpose and our eternal identity.” PeopleWayWantedPurposeViewsGraceOur LivesIdentityEternalTreats Author:Max Lucado
“I discovered [Joan of Arc] toward the age of ten or twelve, when I went to France. I don't remember where I read about her, but I recall that she immediately took on a definite importance for me. I wanted to sacrifice my life for my country. It seems like foolishness and yet...what happens when we're children is engraved forever on our lives.” ChildrenCountrySeemsHappensAgeWantedRememberForeverOur LivesSacrificeTenImportanceFranceTwelveRecallsDefiniteFoolishnessArcsEngraved Author:Indira Gandhi
“We were to equally strong types [with my husband], equally pigheaded - neither of us wanted to give in. And...I like to think those quarrels made us better, that they enlivened our life, because without them we would have had a normal life, yes, but banal and boring.” ThinkingGivingMadeWantedStrongOur LivesTypeHusbandNormalBoringMy HusbandQuarrelsNormal Life Author:Indira Gandhi