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title: "212 Existing Quotes by 183 authors"
description: "Browse 212 Existing quotes by 183 authors. Discover the best Existing sayings and thoughts."
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> [Existing is plagiarism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emile-m-cioran/existing-is-plagiarism/)

[Emile M. Cioran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emile-m-cioran/)

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> [“Existing is basically all I do.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-j-fry/existing-is-basically-all-i-do/)

Philip J. Fry

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> [I love existing in pre big bang conditions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-rogan/i-love-existing-in-pre-big-bang-conditions/)

[Joe Rogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-rogan/)

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> [“Tired, not just of living, but of existing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/tired-not-just-of-living-but-of-existing/)

[Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/)

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> [“Thank you for existing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/truth-devour/thank-you-for-existing/)

Truth Devour

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> [Are You Living or Just Existing?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyler-perry/are-you-living-or-just-existing/)

[Tyler Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyler-perry/)

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> [“I wasn't living. I was just existing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurann-dohner/i-wasn-t-living-i-was-just-existing/)

[Laurann Dohner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurann-dohner/)

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> [Please stop EXISTING and start LIVING…...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/please-stop-existing-and-start-living/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [It had a very good arrangement by Herbie Hancock, but it used existing pieces.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ennio-morricone/it-had-a-very-good-arrangement-by-herbie-hancock-but-it-used-existing/)

[Ennio Morricone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ennio-morricone/)

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> [If I am not making music, I have no reason for existing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claude-debussy/if-i-am-not-making-music-i-have-no-reason-for-existing/)

[Claude Debussy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claude-debussy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fa/claude-debussy-11298_existing_if-i-am-not-making-music-i-have-no-reaso_2479647.png)

> [Comedy makes the subversion of the existing state of affairs possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dario-fo/comedy-makes-the-subversion-of-the-existing-state-of-affairs-possible/)

[Dario Fo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dario-fo/)

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> [Young African-American males: Stop existing. It could get you killed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/young-african-american-males-stop-existing-it-could-get-you-killed/)

[Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/)

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> [Progress cannot be generated when we are satisfied with existing situations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taiichi-ohno/progress-cannot-be-generated-when-we-are-satisfied-with-existing/)

[Taiichi Ohno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taiichi-ohno/)

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> [“We were existing somewhere between life and death, with neither accepting us fully.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-abulhawa/we-were-existing-somewhere-between-life-and-death-with-neither/)

[Susan Abulhawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-abulhawa/)

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> [Why does the universe go to all the bother of existing?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-hawking/why-does-the-universe-go-to-all-the-bother-of-existing/)

[Stephen Hawking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-hawking/)

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> [“What was misfortune but the quality of existing as something, or someone else, inside?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-thien/what-was-misfortune-but-the-quality-of-existing-as-something-or/)

[Madeleine Thien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-thien/)

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> [Entrepreneurs almost always have to step out of existing institutions that embody old ways of doing things to build their vision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-drayton/entrepreneurs-almost-always-have-to-step-out-of-existing-institutions/)

[Bill Drayton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-drayton/)

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> [The existing phrasebooks are inadequate. They are well enough as far as they go, but when you fall down and skin your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/the-existing-phrasebooks-are-inadequate-they-are-well-enough-as-far/)

[Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/)

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> [To merely observe your culture without contributing to it seems very close to existing as a ghost.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-palahniuk/to-merely-observe-your-culture-without-contributing-to-it-seems-very/)

[Chuck Palahniuk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-palahniuk/)

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> [Fire and ice, somehow existing together without destroying each other. More proof that I belonged with him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephenie-meyer/fire-and-ice-somehow-existing-together-without-destroying-each-other/)

[Stephenie Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephenie-meyer/)

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> [“When you stop existing and you start truly living, each moment of the day comes alive with the wonder and synchronicity.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-maraboli/when-you-stop-existing-and-you-start-truly-living-each-moment-of-the/)

[Steve Maraboli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-maraboli/)

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> [I think of all my time as existing in 15-minute blocks. Most people think in terms of 30-minute chunks, but I've found…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexa-von-tobel/i-think-of-all-my-time-as-existing-in-15-minute-blocks-most-people/)

[Alexa Von Tobel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexa-von-tobel/)

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> [Well, it's very dangerous to project, but it's clear that the existing technology has some more years to go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kilby/well-it-s-very-dangerous-to-project-but-it-s-clear-that-the-existing/)

[Jack Kilby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kilby/)

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> [Life is now. Existing is just subjective. Not losing on to the feeling of waking up every morning and not knowing what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/life-is-now-existing-is-just-subjective-not-losing-on-to-the-feeling/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [What I intended to accomplish was to rouse the student body, not by means of an organization, but solely by my simple…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-huber/what-i-intended-to-accomplish-was-to-rouse-the-student-body-not-by/)

[Kurt Huber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-huber/)

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> [Democracy has always been in crisis: democracy is all about practicing the art of bearable dissatisfaction. In democratic societies, people often complain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-krastev/democracy-has-always-been-in-crisis-democracy-is-all-about-practicing/)

[Ivan Krastev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-krastev/)

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> [“I huff. I have no intention of going anywhere near the school slut, but I nod at him anyway. "I hear she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beckie-stevenson/i-huff-i-have-no-intention-of-going-anywhere-near-the-school-slut-but/)

[Beckie Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beckie-stevenson/)

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> [My private history in terms of people in my life who are dead is very easy to discuss. I don't feel those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-palahniuk/my-private-history-in-terms-of-people-in-my-life-who-are-dead-is-very/)

[Chuck Palahniuk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-palahniuk/)

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> [If I were to go back to the Philippines, I would probably end up teaching creative writing at a university. I wouldn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miguel-syjuco/if-i-were-to-go-back-to-the-philippines-i-would-probably-end-up/)

[Miguel Syjuco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miguel-syjuco/)

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> [The recent, single-year influx of unaccompanied minors from foreign countries into the United States is a direct result of President Obama's policies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-lankford/the-recent-single-year-influx-of-unaccompanied-minors-from-foreign/)

[James Lankford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-lankford/)

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> [When the Great Fire of London destroyed most of the medieval city in 1666, Christopher Wren was invited to design a new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-foster/when-the-great-fire-of-london-destroyed-most-of-the-medieval-city-in/)

[Norman Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-foster/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebe/norman-foster-16290_been_when-the-great-fire-of-london-destroyed_488033.png)

> [By delivering a wide array of programming to YouTube, the NBA will be able to connect with its existing worldwide fan base…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chad-hurley/by-delivering-a-wide-array-of-programming-to-youtube-the-nba-will-be/)

[Chad Hurley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chad-hurley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc0/chad-hurley-8730_able_by-delivering-a-wide-array-of-programmin_52646.png)

> [“Living is more than just existing. When you are living you feel emotions that you may not be able to decipher. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/perky-peppermint/living-is-more-than-just-existing-when-you-are-living-you-feel/)

Perky Peppermint

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95a/perky-peppermint-95104_cherished_living-is-more-than-just-existing-when-y_2023899.jpg)

> [“He reaches out quickly and tucks my hair behind my ear. I freeze at his touch and the feeling his fingers have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beckie-stevenson/he-reaches-out-quickly-and-tucks-my-hair-behind-my-ear-i-freeze-at/)

[Beckie Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beckie-stevenson/)

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> [“Jake was right--I'm strong in a way June never was. Because I know that I want to be here. Even with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hannah-harrington/jake-was-right-i-m-strong-in-a-way-june-never-was-because-i-know-that-2/)

[Hannah Harrington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hannah-harrington/)

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> [Life is a pre-existing condition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-mccready/life-is-a-pre-existing-condition/)

[Mike McCready](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-mccready/)

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> [“I wasn't living, just existing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victoria-spry/i-wasn-t-living-just-existing/)

Victoria Spry

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> [Stop existing and start living.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/stop-existing-and-start-living/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [(existing's tricky:but to live's a gift)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/existing-s-tricky-but-to-live-s-a-gift/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [My only crime is breathing and existing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-loomer/my-only-crime-is-breathing-and-existing/)

[Laura Loomer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-loomer/)

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