Life Quotes

Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious.

My life was a mystery even as I lived it.

Despite having written five books, I worry that I have not written the right kinds of books, or that perhaps I have dedicated too much of my life to writing, and have therefore neglected other aspects of my being.

If life gives you lemons, don't settle for simply making lemonade - make a glorious scene at a lemonade stand.

As a footballer I can't imagine life without the use of one of my legs... Sadly this is exactly what happens to thousands of children every year when they accidentally step on a landmine.

I've played so many jobs where I'm fearless, but it's far from me. I wish I were like that in real life.

Life seemed so simple and joyous when I was growing up.

I was told all my life I was part Cherokee. Then it was Crow. The latest is Blackfoot.

Life is about the gray areas. Things are seldom black and white, even when we wish they were and think they should be, and I like exploring this nuanced terrain.

I owe much to my friends; but, all things considered, it strikes me that I owe even more to my enemies. The real person springs life under a sting even better than under a caress.

I've never boxed in my life, never been in a military base in my life, never grew up with anyone in the military.

All my life, I've never been able to get enough airplanes. This will keep me flying every day.

I spent a lot of my life schlepping around New York with people not doing things for me.

I don't want to be put on a pedestal. I just want to be reasonably successful and live a normal life with all the conveniences to make it so.

Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They came through you but not from you and though they are with you yet they belong not to you.

I'm giving life lessons and tips on how to take care of your emotional heart, because heart disease is the number-one killer in America.

Anybody who's serious about their passion in life gets doors slammed in their face, literally and figuratively.

There's a terrible price to pay for stress in your life - it really takes a hit on your heart.

Well, everybody faces the fact there really aren't many records stores around to just go and browse. Maybe browse online, yet that tactile feel of flipping through a stack of vinyl remains one of life's simple pleasures.

The blues is life itself.

What we aspired to in 1998, we have wildly surpassed. And I know we all feel incredibly grateful and lucky this band has been able to have the life that it's had.

As a songwriter, I'm not necessarily writing about myself or my life.

Living this life in the same sorta way that Kerouac lived, you get to hang out at shows and drink and you're able to not really face reality and adulthood the way most of my friends are.

We will pursue every factor, every element, every second of the timeline, of the final hours of Maurice's life. We will pursue that relentlessly. That will be our quest from now on.

Losing people makes you realize you've got to grab life - not put things off.

Only reality interests me now and I know I could spend the rest of my life in copying a chair.

Artistically I am still a child with a whole life ahead of me to discover and create. I want something, but I won't know what it is until I succeed in doing it.

Life is too full of distractions nowadays. When I was a kid we had a little Emerson radio and that was it. We were more dedicated. We didn't have a choice.

I was already set for life when I met her.

Life is one long jubilee.