Life Quotes

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

22520 quotes

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"In life, we all make our own choices; but we cannot choose the consequences of those choices."
Andrea Dworkin
S
"Life is struggle, but struggle gives life meaning."
Shulamith Firestone
A
"I choose to live fully, knowing my life is not guaranteed."
Assata Shakur
J
"There is nothing more tragic than to sleep through life."
John Lewis
J
"The purpose of life is not merely to live, but to live for a purpose."
John Lewis
J
"The great tragedy of life is not death; it is what we allow to die inside us while we live."
John Lewis
J
"The greatest salvation is to have purpose and meaning in life."
John Lewis
G
"Life is a series of moments; make each one count."
Germaine Greer
b
"Living fully is about presence and consciousness"
bell hooks
b
"We are more whole when we acknowledge all parts of ourselves"
bell hooks
b
"Joy and struggle are not opposites"
bell hooks
B
"Modern women must create a new life plan with herself as the heroine, not the supporting actress."
Betty Friedan
G
"Do not breed. Nothing to breed for, no reason to exist."
Germaine Greer
G
"Security is when everything is settled, when nothing can happen to you; security is the denial of life."
Germaine Greer
G
"The purpose of life is not to be happy; it is to be real."
Germaine Greer
b
"The task of creating a meaningful life is not outside of us but within us."
bell hooks
b
"To be fully alive requires vulnerability and openness."
bell hooks
b
"To be alive is to be in constant conversation with mystery."
bell hooks
A
"Women are taught to be ornamental, passive, and ultimately disposable."
Andrea Dworkin
B
"It is easier to live through someone else than to complete yourself."
Betty Friedan
B
"Self-determination is not selfish; it is the basis of a fulfilling life."
Betty Friedan
B
"Women's self-discovery is as important as men's has always been."
Betty Friedan
S
"Life is not meant to be endured; it is meant to be lived fully and freely."
Shulamith Firestone
G
"Security is when everything is settled, when nothing can happen to you; security is the denial of life."
Germaine Greer
G
"Men live lives of noisy desperation."
Germaine Greer
G
"The misery of women is universal; what changes is the context."
Germaine Greer
b
"We are all works in progress, forever becoming more fully ourselves."
bell hooks
b
"To live is to be in constant conversation with our mortality."
bell hooks
b
"The way we do one thing is the way we do everything."
bell hooks
B
"We must stop treating motherhood as a woman's only legitimate aspiration."
Betty Friedan