Living Life Quotes

Living is about capturing the essence of things. I go through my life every day with a vial, a vial wherein can be found precious essential oils of every kind! The priceless, fragrant oils that are the essence of my experiences, my thoughts. I walk inside a different realm from everybody else, in that I am existing in the essence of things; every time there is reason to smile, I hold out my glass vial and capture that drop of oil, that essence, and then I smile. And that is why I have smiled, and so you and I may be smiling at the same time but I am smiling because of that one drop of cherished, treasured oil that I have extracted. When I write, I find no need to memorize an idea, a plot, a sequence of things: no. I must only capture the essence of a feeling or a thought and once I have inhaled that aroma, I know that I have what I need.

~ C. Joybell C.

I looked long and hard for the paper roses! I found the reddest red ribbon, and a little golden card! We were all there together, many of us, in the same place; but I was the only one who found the paper roses, the only one who chose the reddest red ribbon, and the only one who topped off with a golden card. And so I learned that if people are unhappy, it is only because they don't know how to look for the paper roses, they don't see the reddest red ribbon, and they don't like the little golden cards. We are all in the same wrap-shoppe in this life. But we are different. Because some of us are looking for the paper roses, choosing the reddest red ribbon, and picking up the little golden cards.

~ C. Joybell C.

Be brave and take risks… You don't have to have it all figured out to move forward.

~ Roy Bennett

Be grateful for what you already have while you pursue your goals.

~ Roy Bennett

I hope I don't write TOO many books! When I look at authors who have written too many books, I wonder to myself When did they live? I certainly want to write BECAUSE I live! I know I don't want to write in order to live! My writing is an overflow of the wine glass of my life, not a basin in which I wash out my ideals and expectations.

~ C. Joybell C.

Don't let procrastination take over your life. Be brave and take risks. Your life is happening right now.

~ Roy Bennett

Be grateful for what you already have while you pursue what you want.

~ Roy Bennett

I’m barely human. I’m more like a creature; to me, everything gives off a scent! Thoughts, moments, feelings, movements, words left unsaid, words barely spoken; they all have a distinct sense, distinct fragrances! Both a smell and a touch! To inhale is to capture, to experience! I can perceive and I can “touch” in so many odd ways! And so I am made up of all these scents, all these feelings! An illumination of nerve endings!

~ C. Joybell C.

...No– but ours is a journey into ourselves, a walk with God every day! Ours is a book that we write, a smile, a love, a tear, a lust, an awakening, a learning, a joy, a laughter, a memory, a dream, a vision, a love, a love, a love and a love. Our life is now. And Heaven is always there, but this life isn't always there, but this life isn't always here. Heaven is always there for us but this life is a gift to us!

~ C. Joybell C.

I think that there are those who write of life being a skip on the sidewalk, a chocolate bar, a bowl of cherries... the problem with that is it ends up disappointing people. Because life is more like being on the tube in London; you never really know what could happen! But then there are those people who bring a box of chocolates to eat on the tube...so life, it isn't a skip on the sidewalk, but it is a matter of strength: Can I bring my bowl of cherries to feast on while I stand here in the gutter? that's the essence of life. Can you still put on your rose-colored glasses while your eyes are filled with tears, and see everything in rosy colors? That's the strength that fuels a true life. Can you think to bring your little box of chocolates with you while you sit on the tube running under the streets of London? Because you should. Because even if you don't know anybody, and you don't know what's gonna happen next, you should have your box of chocolates with you. You should eat your bowl of cherries. And that is what life is.

~ C. Joybell C.

The circumstances surrounding your birth is not as important as the opportunity to live life.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

If you're struggling today, remember that life is worth living and believe that the best is yet to come. Remember that you are loved, you matter, and never forget that there is always hope.

~ Germany Kent

When you're vested in fear, frightened of failure, yet in the surrender is where you find your success.

~ Julieanne O'connor

Vested in fear, frightened of failure, but beyond that I choose to surrender to my fated success.

~ Julieanne O'connor

I like living in my head because in there, everyone is kind and innocent. Once you start integrating yourself into the world, you realize that people are nasty, mean creatures. They're worse than zombies. People try to crush your soul and destroy your happiness, but zombies just want to have a little nibble of your brain.

~ J. Cornell Michel

The best parts of life are the things we can't plan. And it's a lot harder to find happiness if you're only searching in one place. Sometimes, you just have to throw away the map. Admit that you don't know where you're going and stop pressuring yourself to figure it out. Besides...a map is a life someone else already lived. It's more fun to make your own.

~ Cora Carmack

It is not where we are that matters nor what we have, it is what we do with where we are and what we have.

~ Sonia Rumzi

It is difficult to live in and enjoy the moment when you are thinking about the past or worrying about the future.

~ Roy Bennett

Wearing fake happiness is as good as smearing foundation. A bit of moisture drains it all.

~ Aniruddha Sastikar

Self-acceptance is the basis of a happy life.

~ Auliq Ice

Have the courage to follow your heart.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

​If You have Chosen a Destination, You Must Find a Path. if You have Chosen a Path, You Must Find the Destination. You can Never Choose Both.

~ Vineet Raj Kapoor

Your life - and all lives - will be richer if lived with a open, loving heart rather than a closed, fearful mind

~ Rasheed Ogunlaru

To live with hope is to seek heavenly help.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

God can take the ordinary and create the extraordinary. Our incredible God has the power to transform your simple life and give you the life of your dreams. Remarkable things happen in your life when you believe.

~ Amaka Imani Nkosazana

It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live.

~ Victor Hugo

[B]e comforted in the fact that the ache in your heart and the confusion in your soul means that you are still alive, still human, and still open to the beauty of the world, even though you have done nothing to deserve it. And when you resent the ache in your heart, remember: You will be dead and buried soon enough.

~ P. Harding

The ultimate philosophy of life is not found in words, but it is found in the ways of living life.

~ Debasish Mridha

The grace of God is joyous gladness.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

When you start living the life of your dreams, there will always be obstacles, doubters, mistakes and setbacks along the way. But with hard work, perseverance and self-belief there is no limit to what you can achieve.

~ Roy Bennett

You have nothing to lose, only to live.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

The difference between one person who is living in poverty and another person living in wealth is their understanding of what to do with time.

~ Sunday Adelaja

Don’t live your life not knowing what to do with your time.

~ Sunday Adelaja

Don’t live your life not to know what to do with your time. If you don’t have any results to show for all your passing time, then you must have been trivializing time and you must have been living your life carelessly.

~ Sunday Adelaja

Ignorance actually limits God from intervening in the misfortunes of our personal lives and that of our society.

~ Sunday Adelaja

When you live in light, you live under God’s rulership.

~ Sunday Adelaja

We destroy ourselves when we are ignorant or decide to live in ignorance.

~ Sunday Adelaja

Until we begin to live for people and stop living for self, we have not started living, we just exist.

~ Sunday Adelaja

A person may learn things all their life, but never gain knowledge of truth.

~ Amaka Imani Nkosazana

We are pathfinders on a mission, Beholders following the Light, Runners gunning for the prize and Fighters remaining focused...You have been described, do not accept any other description!

~ Jaachynma N.e. Agu