Life Quotes

I am strangely tired, not from having talked so much but at the mere thought of what I still have to say

~ Albert Camus

We all make mistakes. It is in our human nature. It just happens, it's nature's way to keep life interesting.

~ Ariana Godoy

One thing that unites us all, one thing is universal among the human species; the anatomy. Big, small, fat, thin, colour or creed are irrelevant. Under the skin, under the flesh, we are one and the same. We desire the same things; love, money, power. All the things we can not have, not without cost.

~ Rob Shepherd

Remember: knowing originates on the inside, knowledge on the outside. Certain facts and concepts may change, come into being, disappear, or be replaced, but what it is to be a human being will never really be all that different. Every person to ever live, now and the whole of history, has had a rich and elaborate world of inner experience, but it has mainly been flesh upon the same skeleton. We are allborn, come to terms with the world, and then come to terms with coming to terms with the world, as we go through the stages of puberty, old age, death andmaking sense of it all in between. We all live the same process in different ways. Some live it longer than others and some cover more ground. But that's it.

~ Oli Anderson

Self-interest lies behind all that men do, forming the important motive for all their actions; this rule has never deceived me

~ Marquis De Sade

All motivation derives from the primary fact of mortality. Take mortality away and motivation loses its...motivation.

~ Glen Duncan

And the ultimate question remains, To live, is it a blessing or the punishment itself ?

~ Charlyn Khater

Happiness is the province of those who ask few questions.

~ Christopher Buehlman

At the end of the day, we're all striving to be touched, somehow.

~ Crystal Woods

I was frightened of so many things, in my vanity, that ultimately i couldn't protect myself any other way. Try not to be like that, okay? Be sure to keep your tummy warm, try to relax, both your heart and your body, try not to get flustered.Live like a flower. You have that right. It's something you can achieve, for sure, in your lifetime. And it's enough.

~ Banana Yoshimoto

Introverts may have strong social skills and enjoy parties and business meetings, but after a while wish they were home in their pajamas. They prefer to devote their social energies to close friends, colleagues, and family. They listen more than they talk, think before they speak, and often feel as if they express themselves better in writing than in conversation. They tend to dislike conflict. Many have a horror of small talk, but enjoy deep discussions.

~ Susan Cain

john was smart, but he was also a young male with a usually empty belly. sometimes it was simple as that

~ David Baldacci

In the long run one gets used to anything.

~ Albert Camus

Most creatures run when they sense danger. People grab a six-pack and a folding chair.

~ Nenia Campbell

I'm no goddam animal. I may be a stupid, fouled-up twentieth-century son of a bitch, but I'm no animal. Don't gimme that. I'm no animal.

~ J.d. Salinger

Why do people, when they are wrong, twist the conversation around and place the blame on someone else?

~ Hilary Grossman

Life wasn't too bad. The trouble with Man was, even while he was having a good time, he didn't appreciate it. Why, thought Milligan, this very moment might be the happiest in me life. The very thought of it made him miserable.

~ Spike Milligan

Who I am is not the same minute to minute or day to day. There are far too many variables for that to ever be true, for me, or for anyone.

~ Dan Pearce

It wasn’t human nature to leave things alone. It was normal for people to try to fix things that didn’t need to be fixed; or, infinitely worse, trying to fix things that were broken, because some things are meant to be broken--

~ Tom Upton

I believe that it is better to tell the truth than a lie. I believe it is better to be free than to be a slave. And I believe it is better to know than to be ignorant.

~ H.l. Mencken

The mysteries of a universe made of drops of fire and clods of mud do not concern us in the least. The fate of humanity condemned ultimately to perish from cold is not worth troubling about. If you take it to heart it becomes an unendurable tragedy. If you believe in improvement you must weep, for the attained perfection must end in cold, darkness and silence. In a dispassionate view the ardour for reform, improvement for virtue, and knowledge, and even for beauty is only a vain sticking up for appearances as though one were anxious about the cut of one’s clothes in a community of blind men.

~ Joseph Conrad

Im a girl who has been tamping down her emotions and keeping them tightly guarded her whole life. And that works really well for me... And now I felt like my shell had a dangerous crack in it. Without much more effort on his part, it would split wide open and my enormous river of emotions would gush out - the bad and the good. It was pretty much the scariest thing I'd ever thought of. - Maximum Ride.

~ James Patterson

That is another chamber of my heart that shows no electrical activity - the chamber that used to flicker into life when I saw a film that moved me, or read a book that inspired me, or listened to music that made me want to cry. I closed that chamber myself, for all the usual reasons. And now I seem to have made a pact with some philistine devil: if I don't attempt to re-open it, I will be allowed just enough energy and optimism to get through a working day without wanting to hang myself.

~ Nick Hornby

Everything passes. Joy. Pain. The moment of triumph, the sigh of despair. Nothing lasts forever - not even this.

~ Paul Stewart

...our memory is enhanced by the emotion attending the event. The more intense the feelings the more accessible to the memory is the event. Few of us live lives so emotionally charged that we can truly, accurately retrieve all of it. ...Often only our crisis events are preserved with strong emotions. For our own survival we can't forget them, and then we too easily forget the good stuff.

~ Robert Dykstra

I don’t want my ‘part’ taken! I haven’t ‘got’ a part! I hate the stupid geometrical figures by which people try to understand the emotions of others, imposing hard straight lines - or ‘sides’ as they call them - onto tender curvaceous human beings who have none.

~ Frances Partridge

When you decide where you turn next in life, look beyond your thoughts, do not trust your emotions, and listen to your heart.

~ Dragos Bratasanu

On the wings of love I soared high in the sky, free as a bird feeling blessed that I could love once again. That tight knot in my stomach which always drained my emotions had suddenly disappeared. “I’m free at last ” I shouted with unbridled glee.

~ Latika Teotia

If you need to scream, find a safe place, then scream.

~ Scott Stabile

Sometimes stories are too long and hard to tell. That's why Photography exists.

~ Steeven Shaw

Not all tear ducts worked the same. People, as Firdaus learned, cried the hardest when experiencing mixed emotions.

~ Sihan Tan

Sometimes the tunes of our songs are not melodious. Sometimes they are just without emotion, flesh, breath, or thought.

~ Nikita Dudani

I'm obsessed with trying to recount events as accurately and honestly as possible, but in practice the only thing I'm really any good at is telling you how I feel.

~ Jason Christopher Hartley

You can never rightly judge another person's life because as a person, you only know the truth, with certainty, of your own experiences.

~ Innocent Mwatsikesimbe

Tears aren't just for babies. They're proof that you feel something and aren't afraid to show it. It's those that won't ever allow themselves to cry that are the weak ones.

~ Morgan Rhodes

I know every single street in this town. And I love strolling these streets in the mornings, in the evenings, and then at night when I am merry and tipsy. I love to have breakfasts with my friends along the Bosphorus on Sundays, I love to walk alone amid the crowds. I am in love with the chaotic beauty of this city, the ferries, the music, the tales, the sadness, the colors, and the black humor.....

~ Elif Shafak

Photographers are artists, they capture and bring emotion in the motions of life.

~ Unarine Ramaru

No matter how good you act to be tough, your emotions will flow without your control...

~ Ankit Rawat

Well, that's what I still think, but I am in a rut at work--I hate my job,' I said, allowing my emotions to find words.

~ Luke Lively

Life is like a rushing river. If we fight the current we are drawn under and drown in emotion.

~ Ambika Devi