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title: "12 Lived Great Quotes by 12 authors"
description: "Browse 12 Lived Great quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Lived Great sayings and thoughts."
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> [I've lived through the Great Depression.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-reiner/i-ve-lived-through-the-great-depression/)

[Carl Reiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-reiner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d51/carl-reiner-12014_depression_i-ve-lived-through-the-great-depression_3094483.jpg)

> [I have lived a great life. I am very happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-stewart/i-have-lived-a-great-life-i-am-very-happy/)

[Rod Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-stewart/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/507/rod-stewart-2099_great_i-have-lived-a-great-life-i-am-very-happ_710147.png)

> [“There lived great souls in history.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lailah-gifty-akita/there-lived-great-souls-in-history/)

[Lailah Gifty Akita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lailah-gifty-akita/)

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> [He was of an impressible nature, and lived a great deal in other people's opinions and feelings concerning himself...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-eliot/he-was-of-an-impressible-nature-and-lived-a-great-deal-in-other/)

[George Eliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-eliot/)

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> [I have lived a great deal among grown-ups. I have seen them intimately, close at hand. And that hasn’t much improved my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antoine-de-saint-exup-ry/i-have-lived-a-great-deal-among-grown-ups-i-have-seen-them-intimately/)

[Antoine de Saint-Exupery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antoine-de-saint-exup-ry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27e/antoine-de-saint-exup-ry-174_deals_i-have-lived-a-great-deal-among-grown-up_926635.png)

> [People say, 'What if your name was Niki Smith?' Well, if Niki Smith lived the life I've lived, it would have great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niki-tsongas/people-say-what-if-your-name-was-niki-smith-well-if-niki-smith-lived/)

[Niki Tsongas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niki-tsongas/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05e/niki-tsongas-46078_bearing_people-say-what-if-your-name-was-niki-sm_718660.jpg)

> [Trace Adkins doesn't talk too much, but when he does he's got great stories. He's lived a great life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judd-nelson/trace-adkins-doesn-t-talk-too-much-but-when-he-does-he-s-got-great/)

[Judd Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judd-nelson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fce/judd-nelson-4498_doe_trace-adkins-doesn-t-talk-too-much-but-w_2536778.jpg)

> [Once you have lived with another, it is a great torture to have to live alone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carson-mccullers/once-you-have-lived-with-another-it-is-a-great-torture-to-have-to/)

[Carson McCullers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carson-mccullers/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50e/carson-mccullers-1694_live-alone_once-you-have-lived-with-another-it-is-a_1969994.png)

> [I've lived such a great, fantastic life already, but there's still so much more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katy-perry/i-ve-lived-such-a-great-fantastic-life-already-but-there-s-still-so/)

[Katy Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katy-perry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/276/katy-perry-760_fantastic_i-ve-lived-such-a-great-fantastic-life-a_449501.jpg)

> [As a young man, I lived through the Great Depression, when banks failed and so many lost their jobs and homes and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-e-faust/as-a-young-man-i-lived-through-the-great-depression-when-banks-failed/)

[James E. Faust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-e-faust/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/117/james-e-faust-1274_cents_as-a-young-man-i-lived-through-the-great_924226.jpg)

> [My mother lived through the Great Depression. Her family of 11 children pulled themselves up by their bootstraps and moved to wherever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-norris/my-mother-lived-through-the-great-depression-her-family-of-11/)

[Chuck Norris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-norris/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6f/chuck-norris-2292_children_my-mother-lived-through-the-great-depres_138309.jpg)

> [“and his youngest sister, Henrietta, lived to a great age, also beside the sea, with a vast collection of cats—having previously traveled…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simon-winchester/and-his-youngest-sister-henrietta-lived-to-a-great-age-also-beside/)

[Simon Winchester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simon-winchester/)

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