--- title: "21 Life-threatening Quotes by 20 authors" description: "Browse 21 Life-threatening quotes by 20 authors. Discover the best Life-threatening sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/903/stephen-wallem-108816_diabetes_there-are-life-threatening-issues-relate_1548871.jpg" --- > [There are life-threatening issues related to diabetes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-wallem/there-are-life-threatening-issues-related-to-diabetes/) [Stephen Wallem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-wallem/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/903/stephen-wallem-108816_diabetes_there-are-life-threatening-issues-relate_1548871.jpg) > [I believe sometimes I make some mistakes. And I don't think they are life-threatening mistakes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-ovitz/i-believe-sometimes-i-make-some-mistakes-and-i-don-t-think-they-are/) [Michael Ovitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-ovitz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8de/michael-ovitz-27458_believe_i-believe-sometimes-i-make-some-mistakes_1079659.png) > [When you've been in life-threatening situations, you become aware that life is not for ever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curtis-jackson/when-you-ve-been-in-life-threatening-situations-you-become-aware-that/) [Curtis Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curtis-jackson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a44/curtis-jackson-1957_aware_when-you-ve-been-in-life-threatening-sit_538315.jpg) > [I have people coming to me every day, coming to my office, with life-threatening diseases - life-threatening diseases - and they were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-grimm/i-have-people-coming-to-me-every-day-coming-to-my-office-with-life/) [Michael Grimm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-grimm/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15f/michael-grimm-36895_act_i-have-people-coming-to-me-every-day-com_857504.png) > [When you have a life-threatening illness like cancer, and you're faced with the alternative, it gives doing whatever it is you do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronnie-montrose/when-you-have-a-life-threatening-illness-like-cancer-and-you-re-faced/) [Ronnie Montrose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronnie-montrose/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e4/ronnie-montrose-23492_alternative_when-you-have-a-life-threatening-illness_2612963.jpg) > ['Ten Years Later' is about the journey six extraordinary people take with time. Each has experienced a game-changing event - perhaps a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hoda-kotb/ten-years-later-is-about-the-journey-six-extraordinary-people-take/) [Hoda Kotb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hoda-kotb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebf/hoda-kotb-13781_about_ten-years-later-is-about-the-journey-six_2315449.png) > [Firemen can do almost everything. You already trust them in life-threatening situations; why not let them help you with your everyday problems,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-hunt/firemen-can-do-almost-everything-you-already-trust-them-in-life/) [David Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-hunt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/530/david-hunt-45508_almost_firemen-can-do-almost-everything-you-alr_1029736.jpg) > [I was a very sickly boy when I was young; nearly died when I was 7. I had a life-threatening attack of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lydon/i-was-a-very-sickly-boy-when-i-was-young-nearly-died-when-i-was-7-i/) [John Lydon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lydon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/193/john-lydon-1234_attack_i-was-a-very-sickly-boy-when-i-was-young_853621.jpg) > [In the case of my husband, we found that facing a life-threatening illness prodded us to make a dramatic change in our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-sheehy/in-the-case-of-my-husband-we-found-that-facing-a-life-threatening/) [Gail Sheehy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-sheehy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13d/gail-sheehy-3031_case_in-the-case-of-my-husband-we-found-that_649552.png) > [They told me that I had a leaky valve, which is something that is certainly not life-threatening. It's common and it's something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennie-garth/they-told-me-that-i-had-a-leaky-valve-which-is-something-that-is/) [Jennie Garth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennie-garth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/104/jennie-garth-15950_about_they-told-me-that-i-had-a-leaky-valve-wh_2935437.jpg) > [My family and friends were definitely the key to my recovery. One thing that I do suggest is that anyone dealing with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olivia-newton-john/my-family-and-friends-were-definitely-the-key-to-my-recovery-one/) [Olivia Newton-John](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olivia-newton-john/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/787/olivia-newton-john-5653_anyone_my-family-and-friends-were-definitely-th_2916107.jpg) > [I'm all about entertaining and keeping a reader on the edge of their seat, so to me, the social issues have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-gross/i-m-all-about-entertaining-and-keeping-a-reader-on-the-edge-of-their/) [Andrew Gross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-gross/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07e/andrew-gross-38817_about_i-m-all-about-entertaining-and-keeping-a_1000632.png) > [In fiction, as in real life, love might inspire acts that are at best foolish and at worst life-threatening, but in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-maclean/in-fiction-as-in-real-life-love-might-inspire-acts-that-are-at-best/) [Sarah MacLean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-maclean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bd/sarah-maclean-1164_acts_in-fiction-as-in-real-life-love-might-in_2461474.png) > [I've always been aware of my health - when you are having to go on stage and perform, you need to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/olivia-newton-john/i-ve-always-been-aware-of-my-health-when-you-are-having-to-go-on/) [Olivia Newton-John](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/olivia-newton-john/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/238/olivia-newton-john-5653_always_i-ve-always-been-aware-of-my-health-when_635122.jpg) > [My son John was just under a year old when I collapsed with a life-threatening kidney disease. The shame and guilt resulting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-manin-morrissey/my-son-john-was-just-under-a-year-old-when-i-collapsed-with-a-life/) [Mary Manin Morrissey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-manin-morrissey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec5/mary-manin-morrissey-33046_body_my-son-john-was-just-under-a-year-old-wh_3226337.jpg) > [My favorite food was seafood, and that's all I used to eat. And then there I was, 27 years old, and bam,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-peterson/my-favorite-food-was-seafood-and-that-s-all-i-used-to-eat-and-then/) [Adrian Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-peterson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab6/adrian-peterson-10270_allergic_my-favorite-food-was-seafood-and-that-s_1707852.jpg) > [We engineered activity out of our lives in the name of convenience. We created foods that put fried, fatty, sweet, and salty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-rath/we-engineered-activity-out-of-our-lives-in-the-name-of-convenience-we/) [Tom Rath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-rath/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c2/tom-rath-3501_activity_we-engineered-activity-out-of-our-lives_987894.png) > [“One of the seats of emotion and memory in the brain is the amygdala, he explained. When something threatens your life, this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burkhard-bilger/one-of-the-seats-of-emotion-and-memory-in-the-brain-is-the-amygdala/) [Burkhard Bilger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/burkhard-bilger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64f/burkhard-bilger-111166_aging_one-of-the-seats-of-emotion-and-memory-i_1127237.jpg) > [“Dr. Richard Selzer is a surgeon and a favorite author of mine. He writes the most beautiful and compassionate descriptions of his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-c-dobson/dr-richard-selzer-is-a-surgeon-and-a-favorite-author-of-mine-he/) [James C. Dobson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-c-dobson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/494/james-c-dobson-23459_and_dr-richard-selzer-is-a-surgeon-and-a-fav_2618169.jpg) > [A life-threatening illness or two certainly gives you an awareness of your own mortality. It heightens your sense of gratitude for things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-foster/a-life-threatening-illness-or-two-certainly-gives-you-an-awareness-of/) [Norman Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-foster/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cb/norman-foster-16290_almost_a-life-threatening-illness-or-two-certai_1276808.png) > [The only time I had what you would call life-threatening fear was when I was on the Moon. Towards the end of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-duke/the-only-time-i-had-what-you-would-call-life-threatening-fear-was/) [Charles Duke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-duke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff2/charles-duke-27852_backpack_the-only-time-i-had-what-you-would-call_2416649.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life-threatening/#itemlist", "name": "Life-threatening Quotes", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There are life-threatening issues related to diabetes.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stephen Wallem" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-wallem/there-are-life-threatening-issues-related-to-diabetes/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/903/stephen-wallem-108816_diabetes_there-are-life-threatening-issues-relate_1548871.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/903/stephen-wallem-108816_diabetes_there-are-life-threatening-issues-relate_1548871.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/903/stephen-wallem-108816_diabetes_there-are-life-threatening-issues-relate_1548871.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There are life-threatening issues related to diabetes.” — Stephen Wallem", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I believe sometimes I make some mistakes. 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