Life Quotes
Life isn't a matter of milestones, but of moments.~ Rose Kennedy
It's kind of fun to do the impossible. ~ Walt Disney
You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try. ~ Beverly Sills
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened. ~ Dr. Suess
If you carve out what you expect, that's how you end up getting disappointed, not living fully in the present. ~ Gwyneth Paltrow
Life is a dream 'til death.
Leave the thinking to your heart, you'll have far more fun and you won't get headaches.
As I stumble through life, I know with a greater certainty that saying how I feel is more important than covering up to make everyone comfortable. ~ Roseanne Raneri
Growing up is full of big moments. Some of them you can see coming from a mile away and some you can't see at all. ~ The Wonder Years
I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody. ~ Bill Cosby
You're only as wise as your deepest scar.
Adolescence is the time in life when girls quit believing in fairy tales and start believing in love.
Something told me I had to make sense of how I was connected to the world I came from before I could go on to connect to the world at large. You have to start at home. ~ Kate Campbell
It's hard to let go….yes it is…that's life, what can I tell you. ~ Meet Joe Black
I've learned that you can make a mistake and the world doesn't end. I had to learn to allow myself to make a mistake without becoming defensive and unforgiving. ~ Lisa Kudrow
As we grow older it gets harder to just believe. It's not that we don't want to, but too much has happened and we can't. ~ Now & Then
Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death. ~ Earl Wilson
It's something unpredictable, but in the end is right. I hope you had the time of your life. ~ Green Day - "Time of Your Life(Good Riddence)"
All I know is that you can't keep moping around - you have to pick yourself up off the ground and go on - that's what life is - getting knocked down over and over, and getting right back up to face whatever it decides to throw at you. It may not be nice, pretty, good, or what you want - but it's what makes you who you are, and what makes life what it is. ~ Jennifer Spradling
Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today. ~ James Dean
If there's anything I've learned all these years on my own, it's how to find my own way there and how to find my own way back.
Maybe some people just aren't meant to be in our lives forever. Maybe some people are just passing through. It's like some people just come through our lives to bring us something: a gift, a blessing, a lesson we need to learn, and that's why they're here… ~ "The Gift" - Danielle Steele
Look behind the clouds. You will always find the stars. ~ Evelyn Loeb
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
Once someone touches your heart, the fingerprints last forever.
At some point we all need to hear our thoughts resonating in another person's words so we can understand that each one of us is not alone. ~ Sarah McLachlan
Always remember the last thing you say to people each day. Because what if it happens to be the last thing you ever get to say to them?
Too often we are scared. Scared of what we might not be able to do, scared of what people might think if we tried, we lot our fears stand in the way of our hopes. Why? There's really no time to be afraid. We have nothing to lose and yet everything to gain.
You live longer once you realize that any time spent being unhappy is wasted. ~ Ruth E. Renkl
Sometimes there are no next times, no time outs, no second chances, sometimes it's now or never.
Laugh and the world laughs with you, cry and you are all alone.
I'm the author of my own life story, the only bad thing is that I'm writing in pen and can't erase my mistakes.
Failure is not falling down…it is remaining there where you have fallen.
Always follow your heart no matter how crazy it's decision may be…it'll turn out to be the best on you ever made. ~ Heather Hass
Change is never easy. You fight to hold on. You fight to let go. ~ The Wonder Years
Forgiving is not forgetting…it's letting go of the hurt.
Sometimes I wish I were a little kid again, skinned knees are a lot easier to fix than broken hearts.
I remember a place….a town, a house like a lot of other houses….a yard like a lot of other yards…a street like a lot of other streets. And the thing is…after all these years, I still look back…with wonder. ~ The Wonder Years
Reach for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll end up among the stars.
Dreams are illustrations…from the book your soul is writing about you. ~ Marsha Norman
Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us everyday. ~ Sally Koch
Instead of fearing pain, I'm afraid of there being nothing, of what we have now being all there is.
Don't worry about what people say about you 'cause it can't be as bad as what you think about them.
Nature is a perfect example of the harmony between the beautiful and the brutal. You turn over a pretty rock and there are worms writhing underneath. ~ Sarah McLachlan
Beginnings are scary, endings are usually sad, but it's the middle that counts the most. So when you find yourself at the beginning, just give hope a chance to float up and it will. ~ Hope Floats
Memories may be beautiful, and yet what's too painful to remember we simply chose to forget. So it's the laughter we'll remember whenever we remember the way we were.
The truth hurts, but lies kill.
Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.
I'm afraid to tell you who I am, because if I tell you who I am, you may like who I am, and that's all I have.
Make yourself a blessing to someone. Your kind smile or pat on the back just might pull someone back from the edge. ~ Carmelia Elliot
People feel like they have to live up to being perfect or have a perfect life or be perfectly happy, and it just makes them more unhappy. ~ Christina Ricci
No matter how badly your heart is broken, the world will not stop for your grief.
It's alright to let yourself go as long as you can get yourself back. ~ Mick Jagger
Growing up happens in a heartbeat. One day you're in diapers; next day you're gone. But the memories of childhood stay with you for the long haul. ~ The Wonder Years
Sometimes someone says something really small, and it just fits right into this empty place in your heart. ~ My So-Called Life
Life is a comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those who feel. ~ Horace Walpole
It's the loneliest feeling in the world - to find yourself standing up when everyone else is sitting down. To have everybody look at you and say, "What's the matter with her?" I know. I know what it feels like. Walking down an empty street, listening to the sound of your own footsteps. Shutters closed, blinds drown, doors locked against you. And you aren't sure whether you're walking toward something, or if you're just walking away…
What you want might make you cry, what you need might pass you by, if you don't catch it. And what you need ironically will turn out what you want it to be, of you just let it. ~ Lauryn Hill
So many of us, myself included, need to keep our sense of personal outrage in check. Each human beings position on the planet is one of intense humility. ~ Ani DiFranco
Just one day out of the year you wish for some magical thing to happen, and then you realize good things don't happen to good people.
Being cool isn't about following other people, it's about following yourself.
If I were to give what I considered the single most useful bit of advice for all humanity, it would be this…expect trouble as an inevitable part of life and when it comes, hold your head high, look it squarely in the eyes and say, "I will be bigger than you. You cannot defeat me." ~ Ann Landers
Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy. ~ Anne Frank
If you want to view paradise, simply look around and view it. ~Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory
So I'll keep smiling, because no one said this would be easy. And if you ever need a hug, my arms are open wide.
In my life the most influential people are people who are sort of brought to me, as opposed to people I seek out. ~ Lauryn Hill
Every day is amazing, even when it's awful, because everything is for a reason. I know that this horrible thing that's happening today is going to bring something so amazing. ~ Sandra Bullock
Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves. ~ James M. Barrie
Looking back on all those years, all the smiles, all the tears, I never want those memories to fade.
Do what your heart desires and forget your mind's consent.
Live your life the way you want to live it to be lived, and not how others want you to.
Now is that last time you'll see today, so make it memorable. ~ Chris Howard
Have faith in your dreams and someday your rainbow will come shining through. No matter how your heart is grieving, if you keep on believing the dream that you wish will come true. ~ Cinderella
Don't regret what you said, regret what you didn't say when you had the chance.
You don't realize what you have until you lose it.
I am not afraid to face tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I loved today.
Please all, and you will please none.~ Aesop
We should tackle reality in a slightly joking way….otherwise we miss its point. ~ Lawrence Durrell
Enjoy yourself. These are the good old days you're going to miss in the years ahead.~Anon.
In life, if you want the rainbow, you have to put up with the rain.
Life moves pretty fast…if ya don't stop and look around once and a while…you could miss it. ~Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Always keep smiling, sometimes it's the only thing that keeps you going. ~ Raymond Kleinberg
Pain is just there to remind you that you're still alive.
Funny how in the certain right light, we all look the same.
Everything ends up okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end yet.
In your life, you meet people. Some you never think about again. Some you wonder what happened to them. There are some that you wonder if they ever think about you. And then there are some you wish you never had to think about again. But you do. ~ The Wonder Years
I'm trying to figure out if it is possible to supersede your intelligence and stumble forth in life with a sense of innocence. ~ Ani DiFranco
The happiest people are those who think the most interesting thoughts. Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good company, good conversation, are the happiest people in the world. And they are not only happy in themselves, they are the cause of happiness in others. ~ William Lyon Phelps
Get rid of the tendency to judge yourself above, below, or equal to others. ~Abhirupa Nanda (6th Century B.C.)
A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives. ~ Jackie Robinson
Don't be afraid of kissing someone, of loving someone, afraid of life, even of death, afraid to say those words…s**t and f**k.* ~ I Love You, I Love You Not
I wanted a perfect ending, now I've learned , the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment, and making the best of it, without knowing what is going to happen next. ~ Gilda Radner
So many people are afraid to die that they never begin to live.
As you have new experiences - new pain and new joy - what came before, begins to fade into the background. It's there if you want to look at it, but what's right in front of you is really what's important. ~ Holly Palmer
You were born with wings. Why prefer to crawl through life? ~ Rumi
Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside of us while we live. ~ Norman Cousins
I'd like to tell today's youth that no matter where life takes you…big cities, small towns…you'll inevitably come across small minds. People who think they're better than you because of minor things like being pretty or popular automatically make you a worthwhile human being. None of these things matter! If you have a strength of character, integrity, a sense of pride, please don't sell them. Don't ever sell out - so when you meet someone for the first time, please don't judge them by their station in life…who knows? They just may end up being your best friend. ~ Joey - Dawson's Creek
Having a dream isn't stupid. It's not having a dream that's stupid. ~ Cliff Calvin - Cheers
From what we get we can make a living, what we give, however, makes a life. ~ Arthur Ashe
I feel like I've passed through a certain door in my life and that I'm standing in a different room now. ~ Sheryl Crow
You have to burn away what you thought was true until you're left with the truth. It's incredibly gut-wrenching and frightening, but that process also gives you life. ~ Lucy Kaplansky
Sometimes I lie awake and ask "Where have I gone wrong?" and then a voice says, this is going to take more than one night. ~ Charlie Brown
We think the stars are fixed in the sky, but they aren't. I think sometime we have to learn to give into change, to the new things. ~ The Wonder Years
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience by which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, "I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
Happiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind. ~ Marcel Proust
Perhaps if one really knew when one was happy, one would know the things that were necessary for one's life. ~ Joanna Field
Sticks and stones may wreck the bones, when thrown with an angry art. Words can mean almost anything, but silence breaks the heart.
We should all do what in the long run gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry. ~ E.B. White
Do not take life too seriously - you will never get out of it alive. ~ Elbert Hubbard
Spread love everywhere you go: first of all in your own house. Give love to your children, to your wife or husband, to a next door neighbor…let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your warm greeting. ~ Mother Teresa
You loved people and you came to depend on their being there. But people died or changed or went away and it hurt too much. The only way to avoid that pain was to not love anyone, and to not let anyone get too close or too important. The secret to not being hurt again, I decided, was never depending on anyone, never needing, never loving. It is the last dream of children, to be forever untouched.
When the door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we took so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us. ~ Helen Keller
Look down on me and you will see a fool. Look up at me and you will see a god. Look straight at me and you will see yourself. ~ Charles Manson
Close your eyes and you'll see nothing, or maybe just everything at once. ~ Modest Mouse
A person's life should be like a prism: inhaling light, exhaling rainbows.
The future cannot be read, for it waits to be written.
If you can spend a perfectly useless afternoon in a perfectly useless manner, you have learned how to live. ~ Lin Yutang
We can admire what we see but we can only love what we truly know.
If you can't look back on your year and cry, whether of joy or sadness, consider it a year wasted. ~ Ally McBeal
*I believe in taking a positive attitude toward the world. My hope still is to leave the world a bit better than when I got here.* ~ Jim Henson
*Look at me. My life has no meaning or direction, and I'm happy.* ~ Hope Floats
*Baseball is a lot like life for a 12-year old. You spend most of your time waiting for the excitement to begin to discover later that it already passed you by.* ~ Simon Birch
*Real loss is only possible when you love something more than you love yourself.* ~ Good Will Hunting
*There's gonna be two dates on your tombstone, all your friends will read 'em, but all that's gonna matter is the little dash between 'em.* ~ Kevin Welch
*I can sum up everything that I know about life in three words: it goes on!* ~ Robert Frost
*The things people miss the most in life are the risks they never took.*
*See what others choose not to see.* ~ Patch Adams
*Don't focus on the problem but look beyond it…learn to see what no one else chooses to.* ~ Patch Adams
*The heart already knows what the mind can only dream of. Trust your heart.*
*One day at a time - this is enough. Do not look back and grieve over the past for it is gone; and do not be troubled about the future, for it has yet to come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful it will be worth remembering.*
*Sometimes you have to stand alone just to make sure you still can.*
*Listen to your heart, for it knows the truth.*
*Laughter is contagious.* ~ Patch Adams
*Life…sit back and enjoy the ride. It's a one way ticket.* ~ Emilie Hass
*Humor is the strongest glue in life.* ~ Patch Adams
*Whining is for the weak. If you don't like your life, you might as well die right now.* ~ Patch Adams
*Always treasure today…it's the first day of the rest of your life.*
*It all seems like it goes by slowly….and then you look back on it, and it's like you missed something.* ~ Ryan McClellan
*You treat a disease, you win…you lose. You treat a person, I guarantee you'll win every time.* ~ Patch Adams
*You have to color outside the lines once in a while if you want to make your life a masterpiece.*
*People crave laughter as if it was an essential amino acid.* ~ Patch Adams
*I figure life is a gift and I don't intend on wasting. You never know what hand you are going to get dealt next. You learn to take life as it comes at you, to make each day count.* ~ Titanic
*I've finally stopped running away from myself. Who else is there to be?*
*Life is hard, the world is cold, you're barely young and then you're old.*
*Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath.*
*So many of us had parts of our childhood that were painful and unpleasant. In order to escape, we often lived in our imaginations and dreamed of the days in the future when life would be different, when it would finally be the way that we wanted it to be. This was the only way we thought we could have any control of our lives….when we grew up….when we would be in charge. As long as we continue to think we will be happy in the future, we will never be happy in the moment, and that is the same as saying that we will never be happy. If we think that our lives will be better when we get that better job or retire, stay or go, gain or lose weight, or when our children grow and leave or come back, we are putting off the happiness that there is today.*
*Sometimes I wish I could go back to the days when I was six and my biggest problem was what kind of dress to put on Barbie or whether or not I had enough legos to build a fort.*
*You don't drown by falling in the water, you drown by staying there.*
*Have no regrets, take life head on.*
*That's the thing about life, the little surprises that sneak up and grab hold of you.* ~ Father of the Bride
*With tears come experience, with laughter comes youth. Cherish both.*
*Believe in yourself, or nobody else will.*
*Go as far as the eye can see, and when you get there, look farther.*
*Too many people go through running from something that isn't after them.*
*Sometimes life hands you situations when all you can do is put one foot in front of the other and live moment to moment.*
*You are here for a purpose. There is not another one like you in the whole world. There never has been, and there never will be. You were brought here now to fill a certain need. Take time to think that over.*
*The truth is, I probably don't want to be too happy or content, 'cause then what? I actually like the quest, the search. That's the fun. The more lost you are, the more you have to look forward to. What do you know? I'm having a great time and I don't even know it.*
*There's no point to any of this. It's all just a…a random lottery of meaningless tragedy and a series of near escapes. So I take pleasure in the details. You know….a quarter-pounder with cheese, those are good, the sky about ten minutes before it starts to rain, and the moment where your laughter becomes a cackle…*
*Your biggest challenge isn't someone else. It's the ache in your lungs and the burning in your legs, and the voice inside you that yells, "CAN'T", but you don't listen. You just push harder. And then you hear the voice whisper "can". And you discover that the person you thought you were is no match for the one you really are.*
*The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.*
*Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.*
*Sometimes when you let people in, you have to take the good with the bad.* ~ She's All That
*Have you been at someplace, recognizing everybody's face until you realized there was no one there you knew? Have you ever buried your face in your hands 'cause no one around you understands, or has the slightest idea what it is that makes you be?* ~ The Offspring - "Have You Ever"
*Listening to you heart, finding out who you are is not simple. It takes time for the chatter to quiet down. In the silence of "not knowing" we begin to know what we feel. Listen….*
