I used to have all these plans and think 'Ah, I have my whole life figured out', but then I realized no matter how much I plan: life happens! So I find myself living day to day trying to do my best, embracing every moment as a learning opportunity and chance to get to know myself a little more.
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Related I don't do anything by myself. I have a whole crew to get me ready every day. IMAN It's a big theme in my life, learning about myself and being a better person. I'm a work in ... RICK RUBIN This is something I've wanted to do my whole life is play baseball, and I think just the opportu... JACOB DEGROM All my adult life, if I didn't have several hours a day to sit in a room by myself, I would get ... SALMAN RUSHDIE I have learned in my life that my plans don't matter. It's God's plan. TAYA KYLE I'm just living each day, and I'm better equipped to do so. I mean, I used to be totally afr... RIVERS CUOMO I was so intent on trying to find a movie about an interesting life, but I wasn't living an inte... BRAD PITT I used to save all my rejection slips because I told myself, one day I'm going to autograph thes... JAMES LEE BURKE Get this (economic plan) passed. Later on, we can all debate it. , TO NEW HAMPSHIRE LEGISLATORS There was a time when my whole life was in chaos, really, and I didn't help myself sort it out. ... BILLY IDOL Many times a day I realize how much my own life is built on the labors of my fellowmen, and how earn... ALBERT EINSTEIN Many times a day I realize how much my own life is built upon the labors of my fellowmen, and how ea... ALBERT EINSTEIN I plan my time to a 'T.' I plan when I am going to sleep; I plan when I am going to relax. I... PAYAL KADAKIA When I read profiles of myself, I sometimes think: 'I have spent my whole life struggling to und... MICHAEL PALIN It's funny, I get a little quieter with time. I don't want to chase my tail and one day repe... DAVE MATTHEWS I'm very ambitious. I always want more after I get something I've dreamed about, so every da... THALIA I would love to do comedy. I think I'm funny and that comedy is my strong suit, at least in real... EVAN PETERS Some days, I know beauty techniques like it's my job, and other days I can't do my makeup fo... CHRISTIAN SERRATOS I used to pre-rehearse everything and then bring my pre-rehearsed performance to the set. Now, I'... HUGH GRANT My hair was so much a part of my personality and all my photo shoots. I hid behind my hair. And then... PAMELA ANDERSON I haven't been worried about my image so much as I have been trying to find projects to push mys... CAMERON DIAZ I've been trying to learn how to not be so conflicted about things like my own anger. I've a... ANI DIFRANCO I'm a Libra. I'm happy to be an air sign, but I do think I have a little too much air in my ... ELEANOR CATTON I'm making little changes in my life to take care of myself, like putting in a mile or two on my... PAULA DEEN I watched my mother do what she did best, and realized there would never be a way to cut myself from... SARAH DESSEN I don't have an all-embracing vision which people have to buy. I'm simply trying to work wit... DAVID WHYTE I used to weigh myself every day at a certain time of day. Then I would write down the number and me... KATHERINE HEIGL When my agent called me and told me there was a chance for me to come (to Sacramento), I was overwhe... BONZI WELLS When I talk to students - and I still think of myself more than anything as a kind of professor on l... CONDOLEEZZA RICE I genuinely want to do my best every day, and I genuinely want to enjoy life every day. LANDON DONOVAN Every day I'm trying to be more humble and how do you do that? I guess, every day, we have mass.... JIM CAVIEZEL For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today wer... STEVE JOBS I don't see myself as famous; I see myself as a normal person with a job that is not very normal... HAILEY BALDWIN I think I don't take myself too seriously. You know as far as, it's a fun life. I take my mu... BRUNO MARS When it comes down to it, at the end of the day, I need more out of my life and I need to push mysel... ALI LARTER Pretty much everyday, there's a moment where I'm having to pinch myself and think, 'When... CARLY RAE JEPSEN I have a picture of myself in my mind as I walk around every day, until I look in the mirror-and the... PATTY DUKE That's the way I work and one day I won't have the energy to do it, so I think it's alwa... MARC ALMOND I have been a figure skater for so long that when I stopped that competitive day-to-day grind, I did... JOHNNY WEIR And I have to work so hard at talking positively to myself. If I don't, it's just real hard ... DELTA BURKE I'm learning simplicity and how to wear my body. I'm enjoying life and trying to be the best... GELILA BEKELE I used to pre-rehearse everything and then bring my pre-rehearsed performance to the set. Now, I'... HUGH GRANT I maintain my inner beauty by trying to lead a balanced life in general. I try to eat healthy foods,... ERICA DURANCE Every time I start to get worked up over something, I just think to myself, 'Is this really goin... KYLIE JENNER Everyday... well, if I'm doing it myself, I have my five-minute makeup routine, which is I do ti... KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN For the better part of my life, I was always trying to manufacture somehow what I would consider ... ALEX EBERT I go to the studio every day, but I don't paint every day. I love playing with my architectural ... GERHARD RICHTER I think like a lot of people, you look back on your life and say, 'Gee, why didn't I apply m... TONY DANZA I used to save all my rejection slips because I told myself, one day I'm going to autograph these an... JAMES LEE BURKE I always have a very complex personal life as far as romance goes. Sometimes I have a little too muc... EMILY MEADE I consider myself someone who takes a lot of beauty risks, and I've realized what I liar I am. I... HALSEY I watch my contemporaries, and they love to live in the studio and I don't. I have a life. I treat i... BRIAN MCKNIGHT The market is still waiting for HSBC results, which will have a big impact on the direction of the m... ANDREW TO Property shares had a technical rebound, but interest rate concerns will still affect properties unt... ANDREW TO Bank of China's results were quite good; double-digit growth can be taken as good results for a bank... ANDREW TO The index tried to challenge 18,000 but failed, so that triggered profit taking. Tokyo's slide also ... ANDREW TO Trading seems to be focusing on selective counters because investors are cautious amid interest rate... ANDREW TO We're seeing a minor technical rebound after Wall Street rebounded from two days of losses. The key ... ANDREW TO Some investors have returned to pick up the stock at bargain prices. ANDREW TO I think the take-up for the placement is not too good and other property developers may be discourag... ANDREW TO We are afraid that our freedoms and liberties will be infringed in the future. ANDREW TO I think there was some minor selling pressure on telecom stocks as the market continued to see a wea... ANDREW TO I want to do it for myself. It's my goal and dream. All I can ask for is to get the chance and g... CARLY PATTERSON Write every day. Make writing a part of your life, but also don't be afraid of learning from oth... KIMBERLY WILLIS HOLT A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of ot... ALBERT EINSTEIN A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life depend on the labors of other... ALBERT EINSTEIN A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer
life depend on the labors of othe... UNKNOWN I want to take time for myself, because all my life is ta-ta-ta-ta. So I don't want nothing spec... RENZO ROSSO I used to think, 'How can I write my life story? I'm still living it.' FRANK SERPICO I had become so insulated in my world as a mother that I didn't know how to pick up the phone an... PEGGY LIPTON A lot of times, I'm traveling or have appointments, so I don't get to work out every day, bu... BRODY JENNER I try to push myself a little every day. For me, it's doing 10 more seconds of whatever I'm ... ALEX MORGAN I grew up when I was 15 when I had my first opportunity in movies. I watched every great movie for a... LEONARDO DICAPRIO My father lived to be 97 and played bridge every day up to the end, so I've got a 50 percent cha... HENRY LOUIS GATES I get here, and I don't know what to do with myself. I've always made a point of not wasting my life... ARTHUR MILLER Every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living ... ALBERT EINSTEIN There's one thing now that I experience every day when I'm making a film. I get up and think... STEPHEN FREARS Growing up, my favorite group was New Edition. I loved the opportunity to do the remix to Bobby Brow... CHRIS STOKES Being a 'hunk' is going to do great things for my love life, and I'll get a lot more off... ROBERT KAZINSKY Thirty was a big deal for me. It was the age where I reevaluated everything - how I approached life ... AMY ADAMS I don't feel sorry for myself, because I'm living my dream. Even when I was a little boy I u... JOHN BARROWMAN I try to go to my parents' house as much as I can. No matter how busy we are as a family, we alw... TAHJ MOWRY Other than when all of my tests seem to fall on the same day, it really isn't that bad. If I didn't ... AMBER MCFEELY My main goal is to stay alive. To keep fooling myself into hanging around. To keep getting up every ... HENRY ROLLINS Living by myself out in Malibu has been really good. I kind of have my freedom; I've got a whole... CAITLYN JENNER I'm always trying to emulate guitar. Especially when I'm playing the trombone, that's wh... TROMBONE SHORTY I do love archery in my day-to-day life because I find it very therapeutic, and I've trained eve... ROSE LESLIE I play a character every day of my life, and I don't want to play a character as myself. They ca... ANNA FRIEL I'm a huge video gamer, sometimes a little too much. I'll shut myself in my room just so I c... LUCAS TILL Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I a... DALAI LAMA XIV Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a
precious human life, I a... THE DALAI LAMA I'm very organized and tidy in my home life and I generally do something myself rather than farm... MARK STRONG I'll be coming in every day and trying to give myself the best possible chance. I'm obviously devast... WAYNE ROONEY I pinch myself every day anyway. Everyone knows the road I have had in the game and how I have manag... JAMIE VARDY One day, someone said to me, 'Do you want to go jump out of an airplane?' I felt like I had ... SHANIA TWAIN At the time I was writing the second album, I was sitting home in my underwear all day every day; I ... MAC DEMARCO A 'naughty pickle' is how I'd best describe myself. I think fun and laughter is the whol... CELIA IMRIE I feel good, ... I just have to continue to see where I am day to day. I'm hoping [to play]. I don't... DUCE STALEY Every day, I kind of have in my brain a few slots of what I want to do. Like school, sleep, homework... TAVI GEVINSON I'm just so tired of life being something that happens to me. That's not how it's supposed to work. ... JOSHUA EDWARD SMITH
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