Life Quotes

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

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"A man's legacy is not in the money he leaves behind, but in the lives he touches."
Walter Chrysler
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"I believe that every person has a story worth preserving."
George Eastman
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"Legacy is not measured in possessions but in positive impact."
Harvey Firestone
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"A life without purpose is a life without direction"
Guglielmo Marconi
"Life should be lived with enthusiasm and purpose."
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
"Life without purpose is merely existence."
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
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"Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger."
Henry Ford
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"The world we live in is the world we choose to live in, willingly or unwillingly."
George Eastman
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"A man's life is measured not by what he accumulates, but what he creates."
George Eastman
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"Life is a constant struggle, but struggle builds character."
Cornelius Vanderbilt
"Life is not about accumulating possessions; it is about accumulating experiences."
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
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"Life is a grind, always has been, always will be."
John D. Rockefeller
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"A life without passion is like a photograph without light."
George Eastman
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"A photograph freezes a moment; a life well-lived freezes eternity."
George Eastman
"To live is to create, and to create is to live."
Pierre Boulez
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"A life well-lived is a life spent in the company of good people and good books."
J.P. Morgan
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"Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though it is hard to realize this."
Henry Ford
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"The object of living is work, experience, and happiness."
Henry Ford
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"The greatest tragedy in this world is that over 90 percent of the people go through life as human 'doings' rather than human 'beings.'"
Henry Ford
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"A comfortable life is not the product of chance, but of deliberate action."
Cornelius Vanderbilt
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"The measure of a man is not his wealth, but his deeds."
Cornelius Vanderbilt
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"A life spent in pursuit of material wealth alone is a life poorly spent."
Cornelius Vanderbilt
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"The man that has begun to live more seriously within may be said to have commenced his real existence."
Andrew Carnegie
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"To create is to be alive."
Karlheinz Stockhausen
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"To understand music is to understand life."
Karlheinz Stockhausen
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"To hear is to exist; to listen is to live."
Pierre Schaeffer
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"Life's meaning emerges in moments of deep listening."
Pierre Schaeffer
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"I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living."
John D. Rockefeller
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"The question is not how much can I make, but how much can I give."
John D. Rockefeller
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"The acquisition of wealth is no longer my chief pleasure."
John D. Rockefeller