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title: "23 Taking Breath Quotes by 18 authors"
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> [“To me hope is the bubbles of energy in taking breath.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/innasafa/to-me-hope-is-the-bubbles-of-energy-in-taking-breath/)

[Innasafa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/innasafa/)

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> [“Be passionate about life and live it to its fullest as though you are taking your last breath.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-taskinsoy/be-passionate-about-life-and-live-it-to-its-fullest-as-though-you-are/)

[John Taskinsoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-taskinsoy/)

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> [While you wake up today, someone is taking their last breath. Thank God for another day, don't waste it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/usman-ismaheel/while-you-wake-up-today-someone-is-taking-their-last-breath-thank-god-2/)

[Usman Ismaheel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/usman-ismaheel/)

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> [“To truly live is more than taking the next breath---it's to hope and dream and love.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/to-truly-live-is-more-than-taking-the-next-breath-it-s-to-hope-and/)

[Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/)

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> [~ITS hard to make a conversation when hes taking my breath away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/its-hard-to-make-a-conversation-when-hes-taking-my-breath-away/)

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

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> [While you wake up today someone is taking their last breath. Thank God for another day. Don't waste it. Goodmorning! Have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/while-you-wake-up-today-someone-is-taking-their-last-breath-thank-god/)

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

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> [Being born is easy. So is taking your last breath. Everything in between, that's the hard part. Life is in between, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/avery-johnson/being-born-is-easy-so-is-taking-your-last-breath-everything-in/)

[Avery Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/avery-johnson/)

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> [While you wake up in the morning,someone is taking their last breath,Thank God for another day,Don't waste it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/while-you-wake-up-in-the-morning-someone-is-taking-their-last-breath/)

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

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> [“I’m a human, walking around this lonely planet, taking one breath after another, trying to decide what’s right and what’s wrong.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/renee-carlino/i-m-a-human-walking-around-this-lonely-planet-taking-one-breath-after/)

[Renee Carlino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/renee-carlino/)

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> [Everybody goes through things in life, while you're crying over spilled milk someone is taking their last breath.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/everybody-goes-through-things-in-life-while-you-re-crying-over/)

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

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> [You can take from every experience what it has to offer you. And you cannot be defeated if you just keep taking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oprah-winfrey/you-can-take-from-every-experience-what-it-has-to-offer-you-and-you/)

[Oprah Winfrey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oprah-winfrey/)

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> [“If you’re trying to avoid loss, there’s no point in taking another breath, or letting your heart beat one more time. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leah-raeder/if-you-re-trying-to-avoid-loss-there-s-no-point-in-taking-another/)

[Leah Raeder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leah-raeder/)

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> [I don't run around feeling infused with positivity, but I'll have to be taking my last breath before I'll admit I'm dying.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jen-kirkman/i-don-t-run-around-feeling-infused-with-positivity-but-i-ll-have-to/)

[Jen Kirkman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jen-kirkman/)

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> [“It's a damn shame that when I finally fall in love that it had to be after I died." He dropped his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janae-mitchell/it-s-a-damn-shame-that-when-i-finally-fall-in-love-that-it-had-to-be/)

[Janae Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janae-mitchell/)

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> [ And she \[Margaret Thatcher\] also had a sort of a way, like a railroad train, of going, taking a breath and starting… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/and-she-margaret-thatcher-also-had-a-sort-of-a-way-like-a-railroad/)

[Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/)

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> [You hear a great Art Blakey drum solo or Elvin Jones, and you can tell when they're taking a breath. You can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/derek-trucks/you-hear-a-great-art-blakey-drum-solo-or-elvin-jones-and-you-can-tell/)

[Derek Trucks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/derek-trucks/)

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> [“I felt something catch in my throat, a sudden surge of sadness that caught me unaware, almost taking my breath away. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/i-felt-something-catch-in-my-throat-a-sudden-surge-of-sadness-that/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

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> [“I inhale deeply and hold it. Every time I do this lately, I feel like I need to see how long I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jolene-perry/i-inhale-deeply-and-hold-it-every-time-i-do-this-lately-i-feel-like-i/)

[Jolene Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jolene-perry/)

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> [“...You should love something while you have it, love it fully and without reservation, even if you know you'll lose it someday.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leah-raeder/you-should-love-something-while-you-have-it-love-it-fully-and-without-3/)

[Leah Raeder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leah-raeder/)

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> [When I'm taking my last breath, I want to look at how I used up the best of myself. How much did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-streb/when-i-m-taking-my-last-breath-i-want-to-look-at-how-i-used-up-the/)

[Elizabeth Streb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-streb/)

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> [You should love something while you have it, love it fully and without reservation, even if you know you'll lose it someday.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-should-love-something-while-you-have-it-love-it-fully-and-without/)

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

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> [“When i lost the power to control my legs, I learnt the importance of why we must always walk in the direction…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikki-rowe/when-i-lost-the-power-to-control-my-legs-i-learnt-the-importance-of/)

[Nikki rowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikki-rowe/)

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> [“Too many of my friends are dead, and others wrecked By various diseases of the intellect Or failing body. How am I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clive-james/too-many-of-my-friends-are-dead-and-others-wrecked-by-various/)

[clive james](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clive-james/)

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