Life Quotes

The big one. What it means, how to live it, and why it's worth the effort.

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"If I had to live my life over again, I'd live it over a delicatessen."
Jack Benny
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"Life is like a violin. After the sweet music is over, the strings are attached to a dead horse."
Jack Benny
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"If I had my life to live over, I would have asked for shorter nights."
Jack Benny
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"The trouble with life is that you're always the star of your own movie."
Jack Benny
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"I have an everyday religion that works for me. Love yourself first and everything else falls into line."
Lucille Ball
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"Life is a dream."
Lucille Ball
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"I'd like to be remembered as someone who tried to love life deeply and live it fully."
Lucille Ball
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"My point is, life is about balance."
Lucille Ball
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"Life is a journey, not a destination."
Lucille Ball
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"I have no regrets about my life."
Lucille Ball
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"The most important thing in life is good health and a short memory."
Bob Hope
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"Youth is when you think you'll live forever. Age is when you wonder if you can make it through the day."
Bob Hope
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"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans."
Bob Hope
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"The moments that matter most are often the simplest ones."
Bob Hope
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"Life is a stage, and we're all meant to perform our best."
Bob Hope
"Life is like a B-movie. You don't want to miss it, but you don't want to watch it twice."
George Burns
"Retirement is like a long vacation in Las Vegas. The goal is to enjoy it the fullest, but not to a point where you regret it."
George Burns
"The most important thing in life is a good cigar and a beautiful woman."
George Burns
"There are three secrets to a successful life: a good cigar, good health, and a good woman."
George Burns
"Everything that goes up must come down. But there's always a repeat performance."
George Burns
"When I was young I was poor, when I got older I became rich, but I was always happy."
George Burns
"The most important thing is to stay active and engaged with life."
George Burns
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"Life is like a beautiful piece of music. If you miss a note, you can't just go back and replay it."
Gracie Allen
"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough."
Mae West
"I have a simple philosophy: fill what's empty, empty what's full, and scratch where it itches."
Mae West
"The score never interested me, only the game."
Mae West
"The libido is the life force."
Mae West
"I made my mistakes, but I was never bored."
Mae West
"Life without sex might be safer but it would be unbearably dull."
Mae West
"The score never interested me - only the game."
Mae West