Quotes about Life

“Death, so called, is a thing which makes men weep, And yet a third of life is passed in sleep.”

“Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.”

“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.”

“It doesn't matter where you come from, what you have or don't have, what you lack, or what you have too much of. But all you need to have is faith in God, an undying passion for what you do and what you choose to do in this life, and a relentless drive and the will to do whatever it takes to be successful in whatever you put your mind to.”

“The measure of a life, after all, is not its duration, but its donation.”

“To be free is to have achieved your life.”

“Transformation is a process, and as life happens there are tons of ups and downs. It's a journey of discovery - there are moments on mountaintops and moments in deep valleys of despair.”

“Life is 10 percent what you make it, and 90 percent how you take it.”

“Life is growth. If we stop growing, technically and spiritually, we are as good as dead.”

“You must take action now that will move you towards your goals. Develop a sense of urgency in your life.”

“It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power.”

“If you live long enough, you'll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you'll be a better person. It's how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit.”

“I think every one of us, in life, have some sort of moment that has happened that we wish we could have done differently or that we wish could have had a different outcome.”

“Water is life, and clean water means health.”

“The worst enemy of life, freedom and the common decencies is total anarchy; their second worst enemy is total efficiency.”

“Our business in life is not to succeed, but to continue to fail in good spirits.”

“If you do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life.”

“Although the life of a person is in a land full of thorns and weeds, there is always a space in which the good seed can grow. You have to trust God.”

“I do not regret one moment of my life.”

“The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten.”

“If life had a second edition, how I would correct the proofs.”