Alive Quotes
4909 Alive quotes by 2872 unique authors
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On Sept. 11, 2001, thousands of first responders heroically rushed to the scene and saved tens of thousands of lives. More than 400 of those…
— Michael Bloomberg
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The secret story is the one we'll never know, although we're living it from day to day, thinking we're alive, thinking we've got it all…
— Roberto Bolano
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I was a journeyman chef of middling abilities. Whatever authority I have as a commenter on this world comes from the sheer weight of 28…
— Anthony Bourdain
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I'm a bit of a night owl because that's when I feel the most creative and alive.
— Christina Aguilera
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Those who survived the San Francisco earthquake said, 'Thank God, I'm still alive.' But, of course, those who died, their lives will never be the…
— Barbara Boxer
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We are the miracle of force and matter making itself over into imagination and will. Incredible. The Life Force experimenting with forms. You for one.…
— Ray Bradbury
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Right now I'm just delighted to be alive and to have had a nice long bath.
— Richard Branson
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Most cynics are really crushed romantics: they've been hurt, they're sensitive, and their cynicism is a shell that's protecting this tiny, dear part in them…
— Jeff Bridges
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Look, I don't want to wax philosophic, but I will say that if you're alive you've got to flap your arms and legs, you've got…
— Mel Brooks
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I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it.
— Rita Mae Brown
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Girls blush, sometimes, because they are alive, half wishing they were dead to save the shame. The sudden blush devours them, neck and brow; They…
— Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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We should keep silent about those in power; to speak well of them almost implies flattery; to speak ill of them while they are alive…
— Jean de la Bruyere
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I can't imagine there has ever been a more gratifying time or place to be alive than America in the 1950s. No country had ever…
— Bill Bryson
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I'm one of these people that likes adrenaline and new things, like extreme sports. It makes me feel alive.
— Gisele Bundchen
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It is not possible to make great buildings, or great towns, beautiful places, places where you feel yourself, places where you feel alive, except by…
— Christopher Alexander
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Religion kept some of my relatives alive, because it was all they had. If they hadn't had some hope of heaven, some companionship in Jesus,…
— Octavia Butler
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I don't believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive.
— Joseph Campbell
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Life is without meaning. You bring the meaning to it. The meaning of life is whatever you ascribe it to be. Being alive is the…
— Joseph Campbell
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We're so engaged in doing things to achieve purposes of outer value that we forget the inner value, the rapture that is associated with being…
— Joseph Campbell
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Because of the increase in life longevity, America can now assume that at any given time three, and perhaps four, former presidents will still be…
— Tony Campolo
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I know this sounds strange, but as a kid, I was really shy. Painfully shy. The turning point was freshman year, when I was the…
— Jim Carrey
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If life was fair, Elvis would be alive and all the impersonators would be dead.
— Johnny Carson
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No matter how old you get, if you can keep the desire to be creative, you're keeping the man-child alive.
— John Cassavetes
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The band is a living, breathing thing. It grows in the same way we do as human beings and if it doesn't, it dies. It's…
— Nick Cave
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I was in end stage heart failure, liver and kidneys shutting down, and on an emergency basis they went in and planted a pump in…
— Dick Cheney
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