Life Quotes

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

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"The world will break your heart ten ways till Sunday."
Russell Baker
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"Leisure is a fine thing, but it seems to be given to very few."
Russell Baker
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"The things that matter most in life are the ones that cost nothing."
Russell Baker
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"Life is a puzzle and you are holding only a few pieces."
Russell Baker
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"Ambition is only important in your work, never in your life."
Russell Baker
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"Life is like riding a bicycle—to keep your balance, you must keep moving."
Russell Baker
"Life is too short to hold grudges."
Dear Abby
"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans."
Dear Abby
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"We construct our sense of self through our choices and commitments."
Leon Festinger
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"We become what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend."
Leon Festinger
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"The person we become is shaped by the choices we are forced to justify."
Leon Festinger
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"Every choice we make becomes part of our identity and future choices."
Leon Festinger
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"Wake up and smell the coffee - your life is passing you by."
Ann Landers
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"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans."
Ann Landers
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"Every person carries a unique gift meant to be shared."
Ann Landers
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"Each age has its problems, and each man his own shadow."
Ludwig Wittgenstein
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"How small a thought it takes to fill a whole life."
Ludwig Wittgenstein
"If you correct your mind, the rest of your life will fall into place."
Lao Tzu
"An empire is formed by pushing; a person is formed by not pushing."
Lao Tzu
"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes."
Lao Tzu
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"We are not determined by our experiences, but by the meaning we give them."
Alfred Adler
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"The task of life is not to be perfect, but to move toward perfection."
Alfred Adler
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"The meaning of life differs from man to man, from day to day, from hour to hour."
Alfred Adler
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"To live with purpose is to live with meaning."
Alfred Adler
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"Life is not something that happens to us; it is something we participate in creating."
Alfred Adler
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"The goal of life is to be useful, to be helpful, to be honorable."
Alfred Adler
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"We become what we repeatedly practice and believe about ourselves."
Alfred Adler
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"The stoop is the poor man's front porch."
Jimmy Breslin
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"Life is what happens while you're making other plans."
Jimmy Breslin
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"Actions speak louder than words."
Jimmy Breslin