Quotes About Life

thought then, an itchy little one in the back of my brain, as scary as the pop when a ligament tears. Why isn't Victoria Lord my partner . . . in law and in life? -10- True

My desk was covered with little white telephone messages. Office confetti. You think the universe comes to a halt when you are locked into your own little world, but it doesn't. It goes on whether you're in trial or at war or under the surgeon's knife. Or dead.

We give ourselves the name Homo sapiens, which means 'wise man,' but of course, we are not born that way, and we don't gain wisdom from books. We learn how to live by living. Vive ut vivas—

That's ridiculous. I've never sold a milligram of trayf in my life.

we must engage people relationally, heart to heart and life on life. I don't think anyone is truly won to Christ by beating them in an argument or arousing their curiosity and giving them a free meal. You have to win their heart. Winning the heart requires life-on-life sharing in view of Jesus, who became incarnate and gave his life for us.

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full" (Jn 10:10).

The whole romantic part of my life was a wipeout. I didn't even own a belt.

The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated.

Sadness isn't sadness. It's happiness in a black jacket. Tears are not tears. They're balls of laughter dipped in salt. Death is not death. It's life that's jumped off a tall cliff.

I am alive and well and unconcerned about the rumors of my death. But if I were dead, I would be the last to know.

Prayer does not offer a less busy life, but a less busy heart."-Paul Miller Quote Read 1/29/18

Love and fuck in the same breath, even if it's your last.

Love and fuck in the same breath, even if it's your last.

A man ought to be free to find his reason. Not that freedom alone will serve it up: it requires the gods' own fury of luck to get two people to meet.

When I bucked and shot myself, hearing him greedily drink and swallow, I knew I had tasted life at last—and wouldn't end up sobbing in a wheelchair after all.

The other side of it is that, despite all that, people reach out to poetry at the key moments in their lives.

They didn't know that I didn't know anything, and I was hoping to use that to my advantage. The only thing I had going for me was my ignorance. This was the story of my life.

You're only who you think you are until you aren't anymore. And it isn't up to you. It's up to time. Life is timing. The test of time. We all have to take it, and none of us pass. No matter how hard you study. Perfect attendance. All that homework. Extracurricular activities. You're still getting an F, just like everyone else. Finite. Failed. Fucked.

It takes a special, ironic kind of person to use their own impending death as an impetus to finally live.

We are such spendthrifts with our lives, the trick of living is to slip on and off the planet with the least fuss you can muster. I'm not running for sainthood. I just happen to think that in life we need to be a little like the farmer, who puts back into the soil what he takes out.

J'avais vingt ans. Je ne laisserai personne dire que c'est le plus bel âge de la vie.

Better understanding of the natural world not only enhances all of us as human beings, but can also be harnessed for the better good, leading to improved health and quality of life.

A.A. program of recovery is a spiritual way of life which allows alcoholics to live comfortably free from alcohol no matter what is or is not going on in their lives.

As victims, we aren't responsible for our lives. We blame someone else. However, this statement is true for me, and it's true for every one else: My life is my responsibility