Life Quotes

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

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"Life's meaning is not given; it is created through our choices and commitments."
Al Sharpton
"Don't get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life."
Al Sharpton
J
"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans."
James Chaney
J
"May you live every day of your life."
James Chaney
C
"The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important."
Coretta Scott King
J
"To live is to choose, and choosing means taking a stand on what matters most."
James Reeb
J
"To be alive is to be responsible for one another."
James Reeb
J
"Life has meaning only when it is lived for something beyond itself."
James Reeb
J
"We must be willing to lose our lives to save them."
James Reeb
J
"To be alive is to be called to participate in God's liberation."
James Reeb
"Life's greatest lessons come from our greatest struggles."
Al Sharpton
A
"Life is not a problem to solve, but a mystery to inhabit."
Andrew Goodman
A
"Life is the space between what we planned and what we discovered."
Andrew Goodman
F
"My life has not been easy. It has been filled with struggle, but I would not trade it."
Fannie Lou Hamer
F
"I've experienced pain and suffering, but I've also experienced joy and love."
Fannie Lou Hamer
J
"The legacy we leave is not written in monuments, but in the lives we touch."
James Chaney
A
"The art of living is knowing when to hold on and when to let go."
Andrew Goodman
V
"Life is too short to waste on hate and indifference."
Viola Liuzzo
V
"Life demands that we show up fully and authentically."
Viola Liuzzo
V
"Life is a sacred gift that demands we live it with purpose."
Viola Liuzzo
V
"The greatest tragedy is a life unlived."
Viola Liuzzo
V
"Life is both precious and precarious; act accordingly."
Viola Liuzzo
V
"Life is too precious to spend it being neutral."
Viola Liuzzo
J
"To live authentically means to align our actions with our deepest convictions."
James Reeb
J
"To live with integrity means accepting the consequences of our convictions."
James Reeb
J
"We are defined not by our words but by our willingness to act."
James Reeb
J
"To be alive is to be responsible for the suffering we witness."
James Reeb
J
"A life well-lived is one spent in service to ideals greater than ourselves."
James Reeb
A
"A life without curiosity is a life half-lived."
Andrew Goodman
J
"A life without purpose is a life half-lived"
James Chaney