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 a struggle, but it's a beautiful struggle."
Yoko Ono
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"Life is a series of moments. Live each one fully."
Yoko Ono
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"Life is like a bad marriage; you know it's going to end badly."
Laurie Anderson
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"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans."
Laurie Anderson
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"The world is a stage and we are all actors."
Laurie Anderson
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"The only way to live is to live fully."
Laurie Anderson
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"Life is a journey, not a destination."
Laurie Anderson
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"I think it's very important to have a sense of balance."
Yoko Ono
"Life is the interval between two silences."
Ryoji Ikeda
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"Life is a series of moments; make each one count."
Jon Hopkins
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"The present moment is all we truly have."
Jon Hopkins
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"Life demands that we be present in every moment."
Arca
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"Every moment is a choice to create or destroy."
Arca
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"To create is to live."
Arca
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"To move through the world is to leave traces."
Arca
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"Every moment is sacred."
Arca
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"Life is not something that can be conveyed, it must be lived."
John Cage
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"The essence of a man's life is something he doesn't even notice because it's so ordinary."
John Cage
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"We are all composers of our own destinies."
John Cage
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"To be present with sound is to be present with life itself."
Pauline Oliveros
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"I think we're all just making it up as we go along."
Laurie Anderson
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"I believe in the importance of play."
Laurie Anderson
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"Life is too short to waste on anger."
Yoko Ono
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"Dance through life, even when the music is sad."
Yoko Ono
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"Your story is worth telling."
Yoko Ono
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"We create not to escape life but to deeply enter it."
Jon Hopkins
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"Life is too short for anything but authentic expression."
Jon Hopkins
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"We are here on earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different."
John Cage
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"We are not here to improve the world; we are here to be part of it."
John Cage
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"We are all works in progress, forever becoming."
John Cage