Life Quotes

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

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"I believe in living life, not in existing through it."
Greta Garbo
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"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."
Greta Garbo
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"The most beautiful thing about life is its unpredictability."
Greta Garbo
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"I have found that the best moments in life are often unplanned."
Greta Garbo
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"Life is too short to waste on people who do not appreciate you."
Greta Garbo
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"The greatest journey is the one toward self-discovery."
Greta Garbo
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"I have found that the best memories are those we create for ourselves."
Greta Garbo
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"Life is too precious to waste on regrets."
Greta Garbo
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"I would like to be remembered as someone who loved life very much, who loved her country, who appreciated acting immensely and growled a lot."
Brigitte Bardot
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"Life is not a spectacle or a feast; it is a predicament."
Brigitte Bardot
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"The secret to eternal youth is eternal passion."
Brigitte Bardot
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"Life requires both tenderness and fierceness."
Brigitte Bardot
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"To live without passion is to exist without purpose."
Brigitte Bardot
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"Life is like a motion picture—it moves forward, never backward."
Lillian Gish
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"Memory is both a blessing and a burden we must learn to carry."
Lillian Gish
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"A life lived authentically is a life lived fully."
Lillian Gish
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"I was the victim of a very strange and very powerful force in those days."
Rita Hayworth
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"I've never had a real life. I've been acting since childhood."
Rita Hayworth
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"I want to live, not just exist."
Rita Hayworth
"I don't think I'm easy to get to know. I've got a very irregular background."
Ava Gardner
"I've had a wonderful life, full of adventure and excitement."
Ava Gardner
"Life is a journey, not a destination."
Ava Gardner
"I've learned that life is too short for regrets."
Ava Gardner
"I believe in living life to its fullest potential."
Ava Gardner
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"Youth is not a time of life - it is a state of mind, and mine refuses to age."
Mary Pickford
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"The stage taught me that life is a performance, and I am both author and actor."
Mary Pickford
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"The most important role is the one you play in your own life."
Mary Pickford
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"I have always known that my story is not finished - it is still being written."
Mary Pickford
"The secret to a long life is to stay busy, stay curious, and stay loved."
Joan Fontaine
"The most important scene is the one you play in your own life."
Joan Fontaine