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 too short to do anything halfway."
Richard Pryor
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"Life is what happens while you're waiting for something better."
Richard Pryor
"Life is too short to waste time on people who don't appreciate you."
Joan Rivers
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"Building a life is about making conscious choices."
Amy Poehler
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"Your worth is not determined by your productivity."
Amy Poehler
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"I think the world is a lot of fun."
Robin Williams
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"You have this one life. How do you want to spend it?"
Robin Williams
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"Make your life speakable and worth speaking about."
Robin Williams
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"Embrace the awkwardness of life."
Robin Williams
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"Life is like a sewer—you get out of it what you put into it."
Lenny Bruce
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"We spend our whole lives preparing for something that never happens."
Lenny Bruce
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"The real tragedy isn't death—it's a life unlived."
Lenny Bruce
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"Life punishes those who play it safe."
Lenny Bruce
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"We're all broken—the question is what we do with the pieces."
Lenny Bruce
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"When you're in your twenties, you have no idea what you're doing."
Amy Poehler
"Live boldly and without apology; your life is yours alone."
Joan Rivers
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"Life is like a dogsled team. If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes."
Richard Pryor
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"Life is short. Do the things that make you feel alive."
Richard Pryor
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"The root of suffering is attachment."
Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)
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"Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think."
Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)
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"The key to a good life is to work hard, laugh often, and love much."
Tina Fey
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"Life is like a box of chocolates, except it's usually more stressful and less delicious."
Tina Fey
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"Congratulations, you're an adult. Here's your bill."
George Carlin
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"Life is a rare opportunity."
George Carlin
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"When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America, you get a front row seat."
George Carlin
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"How wonderful it is to be alive! And yet at any moment we may be annihilated by a small wreck."
George Carlin
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"We might be here. We might go away. I'm not sure which is better."
George Carlin
"I have no regrets, only experiences and memories that shaped who I am today."
Joan Rivers
"I've learned to embrace the journey rather than obsess over the destination."
Joan Rivers
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"I'm a human being. I live in the world. Everything that happens in the world affects me."
Dave Chappelle