Life Quotes

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

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"Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you react to it."
Wallace Matthews
"Mistakes are the dues one pays for a full life."
Dear Abby
"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans."
Dear Abby
"The only person you should try to be better than is who you were yesterday."
Dear Abby
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"If you want to know where your heart is, look to where your time is being spent."
Ann Landers
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"Your legacy is not what you accumulate, but what you contribute."
Ann Landers
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"You can't write about life if you're not willing to live it."
Jimmy Breslin
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"The city doesn't care about your dreams—it just wants you to pay your rent."
Mike Royko
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"The pursuit of the presidency is not my life."
Walter Mondale
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"Life is a journey, not a destination."
Walter Mondale
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"As we age, we become our own parents - criticizing ourselves with the same harsh voice we once heard."
Russell Baker
"The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long."
Lao Tzu
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"I think the best thing we can do is honor the life that has been lived by living fully ourselves."
Bill Moyers
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"Every person has a story worth telling."
Scott Pelley
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"Life is what happens while we make other plans."
Scott Pelley
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"Life's meaning is found in service to others."
Scott Pelley
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"We're all just trying to get through the day without too much damage."
Mike Royko
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"Life is too short to spend it being someone else's definition of normal."
Mike Royko
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"Life is a series of choices; choose wisely."
Walter Mondale
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"Legacy is what we leave behind for future generations."
Walter Mondale
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"Life's greatest joys are often unexpected."
Walter Mondale
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"Life teaches those willing to be students."
Walter Mondale
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"People are more interesting than any fictional character you could create."
Jimmy Breslin
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"Every person has a story worth telling if you ask right."
Jimmy Breslin
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"There's no normal life that is free of pain."
Fred Rogers
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"We are shaped by the stories we believe about ourselves."
Scott Pelley
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"A life well-lived is one lived in accordance with your values."
Scott Pelley
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"The value of a life is measured in the impact on others."
Scott Pelley
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"A life of meaning requires alignment between values and actions."
Scott Pelley
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"A meaningful life is one lived for purposes larger than yourself."
Scott Pelley