Quotes About Life

Let me get this straight," I say. "You're practically ordering me to die. What kind of guidance counselor are you?

Go to college. Have a lot of babies. Break a lot of hearts. And realize every minute of it.

What are you eating?" he ask us. "Whatever won't kill me, please" I said. "Whatever don't kill you'll make you stronger" says Eddie, who is always ready with folksy wisdom. "All right," I say. "Then give me whatever will make me stronger." "One pizza, coming up.

There are songs that make you cry, right?" "Sure," I say. "When you're dead, everything in the world is like a song that makes you cry.

Happiness never lays its finger on its pulse.

Time. There is much time left and lots of life seasons. There is much to see, to do, and to be.

As I'm so often reminded what a priceless gift my life is, I ache with everything in me to make it count, so that when I finally cross the finish line, I'll hear the words, 'Well done, good and faithful servant.

How close is the ending, well, nobody knows. The future's a mystery, and anything goes. Love is confusing, and life is hard. But you fight to survive, 'cause you've made it this far.

Love expands your soul with something inexplicably fulfilling. If you die without ever having experienced it, you will miss life's only true joy

21When Enoch had lived 65 years, he begot Methuselah. 22After the birth of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years; and he begot sons and daughters. 23All the days of Enoch came to 365 years. 24Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, for God took him.

15In my own brief span of life, I have seen both these things: sometimes a good man perishes in spite of his goodness, and sometimes a wicked one endures in spite of his wickedness. 16So don't overdo goodness and don't act the wise man to excess, or you may be dumfounded. 17Don't overdo wickedness and don't be a fool, or you may die before your time. 18It is best that you grasp the one without letting go of the other, for one who fears God will do his duty* by both.

there is not one good man on earth who does what is best* and doesn't err.

7But Er, Judah's first-born, was displeasing to the Lord, and the Lord took his life. 8Then Judah said to Onan, "Join with your brother's wife and do your duty by her as a brother-in-law,* and provide offspring for your brother." 9But Onan, knowing that the seed would not count as his, let it go to waste

Use your imagination not to scare yourself to death but to inspire yourself to life.

Life is like the weather - unpredictable. When it is dark and miserable, we must have hope. But when it is warm and sunny, we must rejoice. We must embrace it and trust that its memory will sustain us when the rain comes again.

There will be times when that will be the obvious and right thing to do. All I want to point out is that if you decide not to give equally, for whatever reason, that's all right too. The children who fail to receive won't go under. Your understanding and acceptance of their disappointment will help them to deal with life's inequities.

Fears are to be faced, not denied, and life is to be lived, not mourned.

You just can't know the feeling of being mother to a girl who you thought might die every single day - right up until the day she did.

Even with millions you can't control time.

Though life has to be lived forward, it can only be understood backwards

You have your whole life ahead of you. Be smart. Study hard and be independent. I'm afraid the chances of your getting a dowry are slim. You must rely on yourself. No matter what else people may steal from you, they will never be able to take away your knowledge. The world is changing. You must make your own life outside this home.

I often think of life as a deposit of time. We are each allocated so many years, just like a fixed sum in a bank. When twenty-four hours have passed I have spent one more day. I read in the People's Daily that the average life expectancy for a Chinese woman is seventy-two. I am already seventy-four years old. I spent all my deposits two years ago and am on bonus time. Every day is already a gift. What is there to complain of?

Everything eaten is killed. Every meal is a sacrifice.

A pragmatic examination of the way of life that results from obedience to the Torah shows that in the long run, besides offering considerable freedom in almost every area of endeavor, such obedience lends to every act the quality of ritual and makes it seem a direct link between man and his Maker.