Quotes of: Contemporary-life Keyword

If poetry and the arts do anything, they can fortify your inner life, your inwardness.

Seamus Heaney

Even I would find a book about my life pretty dull.

Simon Hoggart

The value of life can be measured by how many times your soul has been deeply stirred.

Soichiro Honda

Reading is the only area of my life in which I prefer to be non-autonomous.

Sophie Hannah

Human life is everywhere a state in which much is to be endured, and little to be enjoyed.

Samuel Johnson

Because of where I come from, I never thought I'd see in my life a black candidate running for President.

Samuel L. Jackson

I want to go to college, obviously go to London and just kind of figure out the rest of my life.

Shawn Johnson

Movies, they take years of my life, so I'm fortunate that I get to work in a lot of different mediums.

Spike Jonze

Obviously technology has become such a big presence in our lives and, I definitely know, in my life.

Spike Jonze

Most of my life, I've been on a film set. There isn't anything to learn, not learn, unlearn. It's just in me.

Samantha Morton

To have three movies coming out at the same time - I probably will never have that again in my life.

Scoot McNairy

You know, I think I had my first past life recall when I was 7.

Shirley MacLaine

I've chosen not to talk about my really private life to the press - I've never invited a huge amount of attention.

Sophia Myles

I'm lucky in having found the perfect partner to spend my life with.

Sara Paretsky

I have lived my life that way and I expect the people who work for me to be the same way.

Stuart Pearce

I had the greatest time of my life making 'Saw 3.' More fun than '2' for sure.

Shawnee Smith

Fathering is a major job, but I need both things in my life: my job to be a director, and my kids to direct me.

Steven Spielberg

I'm a team player. But I will say that I've never been a 'yes man' in my life.

Steve Southerland

I try to live my life every day in the present, and try not to turn a blind eye to injustice and need.

Susan Sarandon

Games have always a big part of my life. I was that kid freaking out over his new Nintendo.

Shaun White

I think that the discoveries of antibiotics and vaccines have contributed to the improvement of the quality of life, making it possible to prevent contagious diseases.

Shinya Yamanaka