--- title: "12 Life Quotes By Stewart Stafford" description: "12 Life quotes by Stewart Stafford. Plus more from Stewart Stafford and more Life sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c5/stewart-stafford-3104_backstabbers_perhaps-the-most-crucial-choice-we-make_2062907.jpg" --- > [“Perhaps the most crucial choice we make in life is who to trust.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/perhaps-the-most-crucial-choice-we-make-in-life-is-who-to-trust/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c5/stewart-stafford-3104_backstabbers_perhaps-the-most-crucial-choice-we-make_2062907.jpg) > [“Life's so much simpler when you're dead!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/life-s-so-much-simpler-when-you-re-dead/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b78/stewart-stafford-3104_complexity-of-life_life-s-so-much-simpler-when-you-re-dead_2080047.jpg) > [“Life is an endless trial and death its certain verdict, but there are many recesses to enjoy before then.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/life-is-an-endless-trial-and-death-its-certain-verdict-but-there-are/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b8/stewart-stafford-3104_court_life-is-an-endless-trial-and-death-its-c_218043.jpg) > [“When kindness is your compass, you will find guidance to the right path in this life and the next.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/when-kindness-is-your-compass-you-will-find-guidance-to-the-right/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/035/stewart-stafford-3104_compass_when-kindness-is-your-compass-you-will-f_566818.jpg) > [“Yes, we all die but there's a tendency to focus on the end too much. Life can be a wondrous, sparkling comet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/yes-we-all-die-but-there-s-a-tendency-to-focus-on-the-end-too-much/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16b/stewart-stafford-3104_comet_yes-we-all-die-but-there-s-a-tendency-to_1815127.jpg) > [“Death is not the villain of the piece. It is the next phase of life in unfamiliar clothing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/death-is-not-the-villain-of-the-piece-it-is-the-next-phase-of-life-in/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fa/stewart-stafford-3104_death_death-is-not-the-villain-of-the-piece-it_308642.jpg) > [“Shakespeare queried 'if music be the food of love, play on'; Well, I say laughter is life's champagne cocktail and humourlessness its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/shakespeare-queried-if-music-be-the-food-of-love-play-on-well-i-say/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d3/stewart-stafford-3104_humour_shakespeare-queried-if-music-be-the-food_1294597.jpg) > [“A eulogy is a life lived with a loved one or friend condensed into a few moments relating poignant and witty stories…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/a-eulogy-is-a-life-lived-with-a-loved-one-or-friend-condensed-into-a/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f7/stewart-stafford-3104_defamation_a-eulogy-is-a-life-lived-with-a-loved-on_1035578.jpg) > [“The Liquid Pantomime by Stewart Stafford Time is life’s shareholder: Youth’s dark angel investor, Midlife’s white shark creditor, The old's Arctic blood…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/the-liquid-pantomime-by-stewart-stafford-time-is-life-s-shareholder/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8dc/stewart-stafford-3104_ageing_the-liquid-pantomime-by-stewart-stafford_1679719.jpg) > [“The Reaping by Stewart Stafford Paint a nostalgic landscape today, A harvest gifted once in this way, Stranger's yields come to pass,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/the-reaping-by-stewart-stafford-paint-a-nostalgic-landscape-today-a/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/882/stewart-stafford-3104_age_the-reaping-by-stewart-stafford-paint-a_1161642.jpg) > [“The Inevitable Tide by Stewart Stafford The inevitable tide comes, To claim every one of us, Whether sufficient breath of life, Is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/the-inevitable-tide-by-stewart-stafford-the-inevitable-tide-comes-to/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6b/stewart-stafford-3104_death_the-inevitable-tide-by-stewart-stafford_2559496.jpg) > [“We Close In Fifteen Minutes by Stewart Stafford Found myself the only taker, Of a minefield guided tour, Through no man's land…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/we-close-in-fifteen-minutes-by-stewart-stafford-found-myself-the-only/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d74/stewart-stafford-3104_broken-man_we-close-in-fifteen-minutes-by-stewart-s_2531836.jpg) ## Other authors on Life - 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[Ralph Waldo Emerson 430 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/ralph-waldo-emerson/) ## More by Stewart Stafford > [“If an artist can occupy the void of artistry while simultaneously parodying its iconography, they can have their metaphorical cake and cannibalise its crumbs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/if-an-artist-can-occupy-the-void-of-artistry-while-simultaneously/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“Leaches Ten Tall by Stewart Stafford Don't play this game with me, Predatory whelk of tide pools, Taint me as Rigoletto to a bawd,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/leaches-ten-tall-by-stewart-stafford-don-t-play-this-game-with-me/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“Being an immigrant is not a status but a state of mind. It doesn’t stop when you “assimilate” or “integrate” or when you go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/being-an-immigrant-is-not-a-status-but-a-state-of-mind-it-doesn-t/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“Pathological liars lie most often to themselves about their ability to fool others. They think they're geniuses at it when most people see through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/pathological-liars-lie-most-often-to-themselves-about-their-ability/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“I've been 21 for many years now.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/i-ve-been-21-for-many-years-now/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“For even in the pit of darkness, the beacon of humanity can always shine through.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/for-even-in-the-pit-of-darkness-the-beacon-of-humanity-can-always/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“Season's Greetings by Stewart Stafford Season's Greetings To those we are needing, While I am leading The Festive charge. Christmas love is fleeting, The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/season-s-greetings-by-stewart-stafford-season-s-greetings-to-those-we/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“If anyone ever reported my death incorrectly, I'd confirm it was true on Twitter and that I was tweeting through a Ouija board.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/if-anyone-ever-reported-my-death-incorrectly-i-d-confirm-it-was-true/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“Fortunately, most of our vital physiological functions are involuntary, as some amongst us would forget them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/fortunately-most-of-our-vital-physiological-functions-are-involuntary/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“Life is an endless trial and death its certain verdict, but there are many recesses to enjoy before then.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/life-is-an-endless-trial-and-death-its-certain-verdict-but-there-are/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“The problem with 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend,' is that once the common enemy is gone, you usually end up fighting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/the-problem-with-the-enemy-of-my-enemy-is-my-friend-is-that-once-the/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“The bravest thing David Bowie ever did was to go on stage after Queen at Live Aid.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/the-bravest-thing-david-bowie-ever-did-was-to-go-on-stage-after-queen/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“In icy footsteps do actors tread in moonlight's chill, In crystalline depth, The players set, To entertain and do no ill. © Stewart Stafford,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/in-icy-footsteps-do-actors-tread-in-moonlight-s-chill-in-crystalline/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“Death is not the villain of the piece. It is the next phase of life in unfamiliar clothing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/death-is-not-the-villain-of-the-piece-it-is-the-next-phase-of-life-in/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“An internet minute is the apparent nanosecond it takes for a breaking news story to be dubbed fake and/or a conspiracy on social media.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/an-internet-minute-is-the-apparent-nanosecond-it-takes-for-a-breaking/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/stewart-stafford/#itemlist", "name": "12 Life Quotes By Stewart Stafford", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Perhaps the most crucial choice we make in life is who to trust.”", "creator": { "@type": 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The deceased has then an eternity to ponder the remarks with the possibility of spectral visitations to request a retraction.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stewart Stafford" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/a-eulogy-is-a-life-lived-with-a-loved-one-or-friend-condensed-into-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f7/stewart-stafford-3104_defamation_a-eulogy-is-a-life-lived-with-a-loved-on_1035578.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f7/stewart-stafford-3104_defamation_a-eulogy-is-a-life-lived-with-a-loved-on_1035578.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f7/stewart-stafford-3104_defamation_a-eulogy-is-a-life-lived-with-a-loved-on_1035578.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A eulogy is a life lived with a loved one or friend condensed into a few moments relating poignant and witty…” — Stewart Stafford", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The Liquid Pantomime by Stewart Stafford Time is life’s shareholder: Youth’s dark angel investor, Midlife’s white shark creditor, The old's Arctic blood liquidator. Debt, the fledgling's terra incognita, Misfortune's looking glass kvetch, Chicks for the boardroom wolf pit, Waddling forth in immature escrow. Margin call missives arrive at thirty, Backstick pressures piping up, Distressingly hostile AGM invites, Disbelief morphs into resignation. Cracking knees bear bankruptcy, Written off in a balance sheet's glance, No hibernation in a bear market, Phased out for new stock issues daily. © 2026, Stewart Stafford. All rights reserved.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stewart Stafford" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/the-liquid-pantomime-by-stewart-stafford-time-is-life-s-shareholder/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8dc/stewart-stafford-3104_ageing_the-liquid-pantomime-by-stewart-stafford_1679719.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8dc/stewart-stafford-3104_ageing_the-liquid-pantomime-by-stewart-stafford_1679719.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8dc/stewart-stafford-3104_ageing_the-liquid-pantomime-by-stewart-stafford_1679719.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Liquid Pantomime by Stewart Stafford Time is life’s shareholder: Youth’s dark angel investor, Midlife’s…” — Stewart Stafford", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The Reaping by Stewart Stafford Paint a nostalgic landscape today, A harvest gifted once in this way, Stranger's yields come to pass, Only that season's memory lasts. 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Then let them bend and screech, Their hearsay and homilies, To rake the ashes of earthly remains, In our final resting place. The person no longer lingers, Gone to Paradise or Hell, Purgatory or mere rotting decay, A ghostly rose bled white on binding soil. © Stewart Stafford, 2022. 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Stardom magnified my flaws, A broken man lost in a maze, A deadly structure's hostage, A hermit in denial's labyrinth. Glimpse dwindling fragments, In the looking glass of hubris, Flounder in glossy quicksand, The solutions devoured whole. © Stewart Stafford, 2023. 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