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> [I choose to live until death, not spend the time dying until death occurs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mattie-stepanek/i-choose-to-live-until-death-not-spend-the-time-dying-until-death/)

[Mattie Stepanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mattie-stepanek/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ed/mattie-stepanek-15384_choose_i-choose-to-live-until-death-not-spend-t_26684.jpg)

## More by Mattie Stepanek

> [I would not have lasted a minute, literally a minute, on this Earth without God and angels by my side, because I was born.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mattie-stepanek/i-would-not-have-lasted-a-minute-literally-a-minute-on-this-earth/)

[Mattie Stepanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mattie-stepanek/)

> [I choose to live until death, not spend the time dying until death occurs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mattie-stepanek/i-choose-to-live-until-death-not-spend-the-time-dying-until-death/)

[Mattie Stepanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mattie-stepanek/)

> [I feel that God has given me a very special opportunity that I should not let go to waste. I use the gift he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mattie-stepanek/i-feel-that-god-has-given-me-a-very-special-opportunity-that-i-should/)

[Mattie Stepanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mattie-stepanek/)

> [Sunset is still my favorite color, and rainbow is second.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mattie-stepanek/sunset-is-still-my-favorite-color-and-rainbow-is-second/)

[Mattie Stepanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mattie-stepanek/)

> [My life mission is to spread peace to the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mattie-stepanek/my-life-mission-is-to-spread-peace-to-the-world/)

[Mattie Stepanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mattie-stepanek/)

> [Expressing my feelings and then the opportunity to share it with others is just such a gift.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mattie-stepanek/expressing-my-feelings-and-then-the-opportunity-to-share-it-with/)

[Mattie Stepanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mattie-stepanek/)

> [Unity is strength... when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mattie-stepanek/unity-is-strength-when-there-is-teamwork-and-collaboration-wonderful/)

[Mattie Stepanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mattie-stepanek/)

> [God gives me hope that there is something greater than us, something better and bigger than the here and now, that can help us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mattie-stepanek/god-gives-me-hope-that-there-is-something-greater-than-us-something/)

[Mattie Stepanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mattie-stepanek/)

> [I have a song deep in my heart, And only I can hear it. If I close my eyes and sit very still ...It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mattie-stepanek/i-have-a-song-deep-in-my-heart-and-only-i-can-hear-it-if-i-close-my/)

[Mattie Stepanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mattie-stepanek/)

> [Sometimes my body wakes me up and says 'Hey, you haven't had pain in a while. How about pain?' And sometimes I can't breathe,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mattie-stepanek/sometimes-my-body-wakes-me-up-and-says-hey-you-haven-t-had-pain-in-a/)

[Mattie Stepanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mattie-stepanek/)

> [I write to express my thoughts, my feelings. I want people to think.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mattie-stepanek/i-write-to-express-my-thoughts-my-feelings-i-want-people-to-think/)

[Mattie Stepanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mattie-stepanek/)

> [It's the song in your heart that wants you to help make yourself a better person, and to help other people do the same.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mattie-stepanek/it-s-the-song-in-your-heart-that-wants-you-to-help-make-yourself-a/)

[Mattie Stepanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mattie-stepanek/)

> [I think I may have to grow up without growing old. I think we're going to have to define differently what I'm going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mattie-stepanek/i-think-i-may-have-to-grow-up-without-growing-old-i-think-we-re-going/)

[Mattie Stepanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mattie-stepanek/)

> [We're divorced from my father because he did some mean and scary things to us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mattie-stepanek/we-re-divorced-from-my-father-because-he-did-some-mean-and-scary/)

[Mattie Stepanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mattie-stepanek/)

> [Every year, once a year, in Maryland, I go for a week and overnight camp with about 50 to 60 kids with muscular dystrophy,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mattie-stepanek/every-year-once-a-year-in-maryland-i-go-for-a-week-and-overnight-camp/)

[Mattie Stepanek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mattie-stepanek/)

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