Life Quotes

Life is filled with opportunities, surprises, obstacles, joys. It can be thrilling and overwhelming.  Our life quotations from writers, actresses, spiritual leaders, athletes and others, offer thoughtful observations and advice on different aspects of this life we’re living. We may not always be in the driver’s seat, but at least we know the destination.  The life quotes here encourage us to enjoy the ride.

 

 You are here to make the world a better place because you’ve lived. 
- actress Sissy Spacek, quoting her mother
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 “Heroes do extraordinary things. What I did was not an extraordinary thing. It was normal.” 
- Irena Sendler, 97-year-old Polish woman who helped save 2500 children during the Holocaust
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 Live all you can—it’s a mistake not to. 
- Author Henry James
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 You've never stood as tall as when you stoop to pick up someone who is down. 
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 Peace is seeing a sunset and knowing whom to thank. 
- Amish proverb
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 How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. 
- Annie Dillard, Pulitzer Prize-winning author
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 If I could wish for my life to be perfect, it would be tempting, but I would have to decline, for life would no longer teach me anything. 
- Allyson Jones, English physician
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 When you're young, there's so much that you can't take in. It's pouring over you like a waterfall. When you're older, it's less intense, but you're able to reach out and drink it. I love being older. 
- Actress Sigourney Weaver
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 None of us is born thinking we are ordinary. Feeling special is an essential part of the human birthright. If you don't think you are special, you won't seek to contribute your gift to the world. 
- Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
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 Life is given to you like a flat piece of land and everything has to be done. I hope that when I’m finished, my piece of land will be a beautiful garden. 
- Jeanne Moreau, Actress and director
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 When you are passionate about life, it keeps you young. Sometimes I wake up at 4:00 am just to see how my roses look. 
- Salma Hayek, Actress
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 Life is like an EKG. Without the ups and downs, you’re not living. 
- Debra Evans, Guideposts reader, Chico, California
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 Life is not a dress rehearsal. Stop practicing what you’re going to do and just go do it. In one bold stroke you can transform today. 
- Marilyn Grey, Psychologist
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 If you’re honest and fair as you can be, not only in business but in life, things will work out. 
- Kate Spade, Handbag and accessory designer and entrepreneur
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