Alive Quotes · Page 89

Theater and poetry were what helped people stay alive and want to go on living.

— Vanessa Redgrave

I didn't know I was really alive in this world until I felt things hard enough to kill for 'em...

— Richard Wright

We're all equals as men, except I'm slightly more equal because I'm still alive and you're dead.

— Sarge

“If I wasn’t hard, I wouldn’t be alive. If I couldn’t ever be gentle, I wouldn’t deserve to be alive.” I”

— Raymond Chandler

The Master said, "A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present."

— Confucius

The first thing that distinguishes a writer is that he is most alive when alone.

— Anonymous

“... we're all alive the day before we die ... but, how alive is another question.”

— Julia Glass

Shame on the man who goes to his grave escorted by the miserable hopes that have kept him alive.

— Anonymous

I thought about moving south, about continuing to run, continuing to pretend I was alive. But it was, I knew now, much…

— Neil Gaiman

You'll be alive', he pointed out. 'That's what matters. Enjoy what you have, every little detail of wherever you are. Don't focus…

— Richelle Mead

With a practice, we can always remain alive in the present moment. With mindfulness, you can establish yourself in the present in…

— Nhat Hanh

I say in speeches that a plausible mission of artists is to make people appreciate being alive at least a little bit.…

— Anonymous

I don't want to waste the precious moments I have, and I've felt that way since I was 17. I have to…

— Kathleen Hanna

I’m just trying to wake up - I’m so afraid of sleeping all my life and then dying - I want to…

— Philip Pullman

What I am saying, I suppose, is that you write as if everyone is dead. Then you face the music. I don't…

— Lynn Freed

The character is a piece of fiction. You are yourself, however, and that makes you interesting, because you're alive and you're a…

— Christopher Reeve

What keeps this industry alive is creators doing their own work. Once you change a costume or origin enough times, it's a…

— Mike Mignola

If anyone has seen the horrific and unwatchable footage of the Chinese cat and dog trade - animals skinned alive - then…

— Anonymous

Mastership hath many shifts whereby it striveth to keep itself alive in the world. And now hear a marvel: whereas thou sayest…

— William Morris

I attributed their behavior to the fact that they didn't have a TV, but television didn't teach you everything. Asking for candy…

— David Sedaris

The first thing a writer has to do is find another source of income. Then, after you have begged, borrowed, stolen or…

— Ellen Gilchrist

This is life. It is everywhere, and it is here for the taking. I am alive and I know this, now, in…

— Bill Jay

Growing up, I thought my grandfather was dead. Later, I learned he was alive, but my family pretended he didn't exist because…

— Deborah Pryce

I suppose the more you have to do, the more you learn to organize and concentrate-or else get fragmented into bits. I…

— Rumer Godden

If my father was alive today, he would have fought for Kurdish rights

— Aleida Guevara

Isn't a kid alive who doesn't dream about rewarding her folks, or punishing them.

— Chuck Palahniuk

The only aspect I'd probably change in some of my films is the death of the heroine. I wish I'd kept some…

— Gautham Menon

“We're here, the glow of 1804 will say in one and a half centuries. We're here, and we're alive.”

— Jonathan Safran Foer

Al Qaeda is alive and well in Libya, Iraq, Syria and the wars are not receding.

— Lindsey Graham

Keep alive the light of justice, And much that men say in blame will pass you by.

— Euripides

No one said living isn't a pretty chancy business, Sibyl. No one gets out of here alive.

— Chris Bohjalian

“Ô, the wine of a woman from heaven is sent, more perfect than all that a man can invent.”

— Roman Payne

When my body feels good, I feel more energized and alive, and that's sexy. I'm taking care of this body God gave…

— Queen Latifah

When am I happy and when am I sad and what is the difference? What do I need to know to stay…

— Toni Morrison

There's not a woman alive who wouldn't like to be 18 again; don't let anyone fool you into thinking otherwise.

— Amanda Redman

The heart, when it is too much alive, aches for that brown earth, and ecstasy has no fear of death.

— Willa Cather

Money is something that keeps you alive and healthy and just keeps you focused. It's the drive. It's the passion.

— Travis Scott

Now he had recognized himself as a dead man it became important to stay alive as long as possible.

— George Orwell

One thing I'm not going to do is chase staying alive. You spend so much time chasing staying alive, you won't live.

— Patrick Swayze

If we were never depressed we should not be alive; it is the nature of a crystal never to be depressed.

— Oswald Chambers