--- title: "11 Life Encounter Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 11 Life Encounter quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Life Encounter sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b9/martin-buber-2381_actual_all-actual-life-is-encounter-119034_119034.jpg" --- > [All actual life is encounter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-buber/all-actual-life-is-encounter/) [Martin Buber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-buber/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b9/martin-buber-2381_actual_all-actual-life-is-encounter-119034_119034.jpg) > [“Smiling can lift one's spirits, and moreover, make a difference in each life you encounter.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asa-don-brown/smiling-can-lift-one-s-spirits-and-moreover-make-a-difference-in-each/) [Asa Don Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asa-don-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c40/asa-don-brown-4345_life_smiling-can-lift-one-s-spirits-and-moreo_1237365.jpg) > [In life, we will always encounter difficult people. Don't allow them to frustrate you or steal your joy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victoria-osteen/in-life-we-will-always-encounter-difficult-people-don-t-allow-them-to/) [Victoria Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victoria-osteen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b52/victoria-osteen-15502_difficult_in-life-we-will-always-encounter-difficu_502733.jpg) > [In life we encounter many people who, in some way or another, try to tattoo our faces.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-ariely/in-life-we-encounter-many-people-who-in-some-way-or-another-try-to/) [Dan Ariely](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-ariely/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d0/dan-ariely-1899_encounters_in-life-we-encounter-many-people-who-in_2222180.png) > [In life, you encounter people with different points of view and you mull them over yourself to see how it would work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-g/in-life-you-encounter-people-with-different-points-of-view-and-you/) [Alex G](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-g/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a43/alex-g-5973_different-points-of_in-life-you-encounter-people-with-differ_1663826.jpg) > [Welcome, O life! I go to encounter for the millionth time the reality of experience and to forge in the smithy of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-joyce/welcome-o-life-i-go-to-encounter-for-the-millionth-time-the-reality/) [James Joyce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-joyce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6d/james-joyce-281_conscience_welcome-o-life-i-go-to-encounter-for-the_2160424.jpg) > [In life, you will encounter 2 kinds of people: those who inspire you and those who bring you down. However, in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritu-ghatourey/in-life-you-will-encounter-2-kinds-of-people-those-who-inspire-you/) [Ritu Ghatourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritu-ghatourey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a0/ritu-ghatourey-5_inspiration_in-life-you-will-encounter-2-kinds-of-pe_384743.jpg) > [“Amen.So be it. Welcome, O life! I go to encounter for the millionth time the reality of experience and to forge in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-joyce/amen-so-be-it-welcome-o-life-i-go-to-encounter-for-the-millionth-time/) [James Joyce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-joyce/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3de/james-joyce-281_amen_amen-so-be-it-welcome-o-life-i-go-to-enc_2766202.jpg) > [I want to create a market where people from all walks of life can encounter each other in an atmosphere of beautiful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rei-kawakubo/i-want-to-create-a-market-where-people-from-all-walks-of-life-can/) [Rei Kawakubo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rei-kawakubo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d55/rei-kawakubo-4644_beautiful_i-want-to-create-a-market-where-people-f_2385795.png) > [Each new epoch in life seems an encounter. There is a tussle and a cloud of dust, and we come out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-wadsworth-longfellow/each-new-epoch-in-life-seems-an-encounter-there-is-a-tussle-and-a/) [Henry Wadsworth Longfellow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-wadsworth-longfellow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d4/henry-wadsworth-longfellow-284_clouds_each-new-epoch-in-life-seems-an-encounte_2130703.jpg) > [And so I pray I am today as honest with myself, with life all around me and below and above me, with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-santiago-baca/and-so-i-pray-i-am-today-as-honest-with-myself-with-life-all-around/) [Jimmy Santiago Baca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-santiago-baca/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5d/jimmy-santiago-baca-24408_encounters_and-so-i-pray-i-am-today-as-honest-with_2415365.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life-encounter/#itemlist", "name": "Life Encounter Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "All actual life is encounter.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Martin Buber" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-buber/all-actual-life-is-encounter/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b9/martin-buber-2381_actual_all-actual-life-is-encounter-119034_119034.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b9/martin-buber-2381_actual_all-actual-life-is-encounter-119034_119034.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b9/martin-buber-2381_actual_all-actual-life-is-encounter-119034_119034.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“All actual life is encounter.” — Martin Buber", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Smiling can lift one's spirits, and moreover, make a difference in each life you encounter.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Asa Don Brown" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asa-don-brown/smiling-can-lift-one-s-spirits-and-moreover-make-a-difference-in-each/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c40/asa-don-brown-4345_life_smiling-can-lift-one-s-spirits-and-moreo_1237365.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c40/asa-don-brown-4345_life_smiling-can-lift-one-s-spirits-and-moreo_1237365.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c40/asa-don-brown-4345_life_smiling-can-lift-one-s-spirits-and-moreo_1237365.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Smiling can lift one's spirits, and moreover, make a difference in each life you encounter.” — Asa Don Brown", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In life, we will always encounter difficult people. 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