Quotes about: life
This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of Nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.
– George Bernard Shaw
– Logan Pearsall Smith
Do not pursue what is illusory - property and position: all that is gained at the expense of your nerves decade after decade and can be confiscated in one fell night. Live with a steady superiority over life - don't be afraid of misfortune, and do not yearn after happiness; it is after all, all the same: the bitter doesn't last forever, and the sweet never fills the cup to overflowing.
– Alexander Solzhenitsyn
– Sophocles
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– Muriel Spark
– Edmund Spenser
– Nadine Stair
– Elizabeth Cady Stanton
– Ben Stein
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I came to realize that life lived to help others is the only one that matters and that it is my duty...This is my highest and best use as a human.
– Ben Stein
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– Casey Stengel
– Payne Stewart
– Barry Switzer
– Jeremy Taylor
– Leo Tolstoy
– Judge Gideon J. Tucker
There is no mystery, at least not the kind you want. In real life there are no fogbound moors or clues on matchbooks or fifth columnists waiting to be unmasked. it would be nice if here were, because then there would be solutions to things in life, but it doesn't always work that way. Everyone likes a good detective story. I went through my Hammett phase in college. I think the attraction is, in life our mysteries aren't exciting. You know? They're just intractable and depressing and enervating. Like, why do we always hurt the ones we love. Where does the money go? ...in a detective story, at least the universe makes sense. It was him. He did it. The natural order is disturbed, but the beauty of it is that it's restored again.
– Rogers Turrentine
– Mark Twain
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– Mark Twain
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Monsieur l'abbé, I detest what you write, but I would give my life to make it possible for you to continue to write.
– Voltaire
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– Diane Wakoski
– Thornton Wilder
– Frances E. Willard
– Oprah Winfrey
– Oprah Winfrey
– Oprah Winfrey
– Oprah Winfrey
– Oprah Winfrey
– Oprah Winfrey
– Virginia Woolf
Wisdom and spirit of the Universe!
Thou soul is the eternity of thought!
That giv'st to forms and images a breath
And everlasting motion! Not in vain
By day or star-light thus from by first dawn
Of childhood didst thou intertwine for me
The passions that build up our human soul,
Not with the mean and vulgar works of man,
But with high objects, with enduring things,
With life and nature, purifying thus
The elements of feeling and of thought,
And sanctifying, by such discipline
Both pain and fear, until we recognize
A grandeur in the beatings of the heart.
Thou soul is the eternity of thought!
That giv'st to forms and images a breath
And everlasting motion! Not in vain
By day or star-light thus from by first dawn
Of childhood didst thou intertwine for me
The passions that build up our human soul,
Not with the mean and vulgar works of man,
But with high objects, with enduring things,
With life and nature, purifying thus
The elements of feeling and of thought,
And sanctifying, by such discipline
Both pain and fear, until we recognize
A grandeur in the beatings of the heart.
– William Wordsworth
– Frank Lloyd Wright
As we look deeply within, we understand our perfect balance. There is no fear of the cycle of birth, life and death. For when you stand in the present moment, you are timeless.
– Rodney Yee
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– Chuck Palahniuk
You buy furniture. You tell yourself, this is the last sofa I will ever need in my life. Buy the sofa, then for a couple years you're satisfied that no matter what goes wrong, at least you've got your sofa issue handled. Then the right set of dishes. Then the perfect bed. The drapes. The rug. Then you're trapped in your lovely nest, and the things you used to own, now they own you.
– Chuck Palahniuk
– Chuck Palahniuk
– Chuck Palahniuk
When you finally decide how successful you really want to be, you've got to set priorities. Then, each and every day, you've got to take care of the top ones. The lower ones may fall behind, but you can't let the top ones slip. You don't forget about the lower ones though because they can add up to hurt you. Just take care of the top ones first. In 25 years as a head coach and assistant, I think I might have missed one practice. Why? Because practice is my top priority. A day doesn't go by when I don't accomplish something in my family life or my profession because those two things are my top priorities.
– Dan Gable
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I used to think that personality traits such as arrogance, repugnant behavior, jealousies, and narrow mindedness were local to an age group or a certain background, but after a careful analysis, I have come to realize that these human expressions, which are common in all walks of life, compel us to observe a strict self-discipline. Exercise self-control and quiet contemplation, an objective view will evolve.
– Pete R. Sehgal
All my life I've been dealing with my race because of where I grew up and being in the rap game. I'm at a boiling point. Anybody who pulls the race card is getting it right back in their face.
– Eminem
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I felt like it's my time to shine, I have to rip this. At that time, I felt that it was a life or death situation.
– Eminem
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If there's not drama and negativity in my life, all my songs will be really wack and boring or something.
– Eminem
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– Eminem
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Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it.
– Steve Jobs
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Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.
– Steve Jobs
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Your problem is how you are going to spend this one odd and precious life you have been issued. Whether you're going to spend it trying to look good and creating the illusion that you have power over people and circumstances, or whether you are going to taste it, enjoy it and find out the truth about who you are.
– Anne Lamott
– Jay Kay
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