---
title: "1 Alive Means Quotes By Jennifer Michael Hecht"
description: "1 Alive Means quotes by Jennifer Michael Hecht. Plus more from Jennifer Michael Hecht and more Alive Means sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/beb/jennifer-michael-hecht-35961_alive_your-staying-alive-means-so-much-more-th_1876062.png"
---

> [Your staying alive means so much more than you really know or that anyone is aware of at this moment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-michael-hecht/your-staying-alive-means-so-much-more-than-you-really-know-or-that/)

[Jennifer Michael Hecht](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-michael-hecht/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/beb/jennifer-michael-hecht-35961_alive_your-staying-alive-means-so-much-more-th_1876062.png)

## More by Jennifer Michael Hecht

> [“When They Die We Change Our Minds About Them When they die we change our minds about them. While they live we see the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-michael-hecht/when-they-die-we-change-our-minds-about-them-when-they-die-we-change/)

[Jennifer Michael Hecht](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-michael-hecht/)

> [If you look at a testimony of love from 2,000 years ago it can still exactly speak to you, whereas medical advice from only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-michael-hecht/if-you-look-at-a-testimony-of-love-from-2-000-years-ago-it-can-still/)

[Jennifer Michael Hecht](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-michael-hecht/)

> [“Plato offers the amazing idea that contemplation of the way things really are is, in itself, a purifying process that can bring human beings…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-michael-hecht/plato-offers-the-amazing-idea-that-contemplation-of-the-way-things/)

[Jennifer Michael Hecht](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-michael-hecht/)

> [ Lucian \[of Samosata; 120-190 CE\] was trying to make his audience laugh, rather than start a revolution ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-michael-hecht/lucian-of-samosata-120-190-ce-was-trying-to-make-his-audience-laugh/)

[Jennifer Michael Hecht](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-michael-hecht/)

> [We are humanity, Kant says. Humanity needs us because we are it. Kant believes in duty and considers remaining alive a primary human duty.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-michael-hecht/we-are-humanity-kant-says-humanity-needs-us-because-we-are-it-kant/)

[Jennifer Michael Hecht](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-michael-hecht/)

> [“For Epicurus, living prudently, in deep appreciation of modest pleasures, was not just the route to happiness, it was happiness.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-michael-hecht/for-epicurus-living-prudently-in-deep-appreciation-of-modest/)

[Jennifer Michael Hecht](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-michael-hecht/)

> [“Prayer is based on the remote possibility that someone is actually listening; but so is a lot of conversation. If the former seems far-fetched,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-michael-hecht/prayer-is-based-on-the-remote-possibility-that-someone-is-actually/)

[Jennifer Michael Hecht](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-michael-hecht/)

> [Your staying alive means so much more than you really know or that anyone is aware of at this moment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-michael-hecht/your-staying-alive-means-so-much-more-than-you-really-know-or-that/)

[Jennifer Michael Hecht](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-michael-hecht/)

> [“None of us can truly know what we mean to other people, and none of us can know what our future self will experience.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-michael-hecht/none-of-us-can-truly-know-what-we-mean-to-other-people-and-none-of-us/)

[Jennifer Michael Hecht](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-michael-hecht/)

> [A reasonable scale of probability-what is likely-forbids believing a whole range of imaginative possibilities, even though we do not know anything for sure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-michael-hecht/a-reasonable-scale-of-probability-what-is-likely-forbids-believing-a/)

[Jennifer Michael Hecht](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-michael-hecht/)

> [Like belief, doubt takes a lot of different forms, from ancient Skepticism to modern scientific empiricism, from doubt in many gods to doubt in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-michael-hecht/like-belief-doubt-takes-a-lot-of-different-forms-from-ancient/)

[Jennifer Michael Hecht](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-michael-hecht/)

> [“We seem obsessed with motivation, rallying ourselves to something beyond the life available to us right now, and we treat this motivation as if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-michael-hecht/we-seem-obsessed-with-motivation-rallying-ourselves-to-something/)

[Jennifer Michael Hecht](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-michael-hecht/)

> [We believe each other into being.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-michael-hecht/we-believe-each-other-into-being/)

[Jennifer Michael Hecht](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-michael-hecht/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alive-means/jennifer-michael-hecht/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Alive Means Quotes By Jennifer Michael Hecht",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Your staying alive means so much more than you really know or that anyone is aware of at this moment.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Jennifer Michael Hecht"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-michael-hecht/your-staying-alive-means-so-much-more-than-you-really-know-or-that/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/beb/jennifer-michael-hecht-35961_alive_your-staying-alive-means-so-much-more-th_1876062.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/beb/jennifer-michael-hecht-35961_alive_your-staying-alive-means-so-much-more-th_1876062.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/beb/jennifer-michael-hecht-35961_alive_your-staying-alive-means-so-much-more-th_1876062.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Your staying alive means so much more than you really know or that anyone is aware of at this moment.” — Jennifer Michael Hecht",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alive-means/jennifer-michael-hecht/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alive-means/jennifer-michael-hecht/",
            "name": "Alive Means Quotes by Jennifer Michael Hecht",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alive-means/jennifer-michael-hecht/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/beb/jennifer-michael-hecht-35961_alive_your-staying-alive-means-so-much-more-th_1876062.png"
            },
            "description": "1 Alive Means quotes by Jennifer Michael Hecht. Plus more from Jennifer Michael Hecht and more Alive Means sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alive-means/jennifer-michael-hecht/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alive-means/jennifer-michael-hecht/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Alive Means",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alive-means/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Jennifer Michael Hecht",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alive-means/jennifer-michael-hecht/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```