“A life which does not go into action is a failure.”– Arnold J. Toynbee Related Quotes “The world is seldom what it seems; to man, who dimly sees, realities appear as dreams, and dreams realities.”— Samuel Johnson “Nobody can be exactly like me. Sometimes even I have trouble doing it.”— Tallulah Bankhead “I’m an incurable optimist, and I’m a great believer in never looking back. Life is too short, and new challenges are exciting.”— Cherie Blair