Existence Quotes

4253 Existence quotes by 2188 unique authors

Basically, being alive means keeping yourself ready for the sky to fall in on you at any time. If you start from the assumption that… — Yasmina Khadra
Some say Christianity is just a crutch. But let's turn the question on its edge for a moment. Is atheism an emotional crutch, wishful thinking?… — Greg Koukl
At our most elemental, we are not a chemical reaction, but an energetic charge. Human beings and all living things are a coalescence of energy… — Lynne McTaggart
I seek what lies beneath surface beauty. What interests me are intimate human complexities - the darkness as well as the light. I cannot will… — Joyce Tenneson
Evasion of the unadorned immediacy of life is as deep-seated as it is relentless. Even with the ardent desire to be aware and alert in… — Stephen Batchelor
Exotic names, robes, insignia of office, titles - the trappings of religion - confuse as much as they help. They endorse the assumption of the… — Stephen Batchelor
Atheist’s denial of God’s existence needs just as much substantiation as does the theist’s claim; the atheist must give plausible reasons for rejecting God’s existence. — Paul Copan
I'm an angel. I kill firstborns while their mamas watch. I turn cities into salt. I even, when I feel like it, rip the souls… — Christopher Walken
If you can prove the existence of God, it can only be proven through love. — Shakira
I think everyone has some fascination with what's outside our existence. It's a constant journey to find the truth. — Nicholas Lea
A God capable of continuously monitoring and controlling the individual status of every particle in the universe cannot be simple. His existence is going to… — Richard Dawkins
Insanity is coasting through life in a miserable existence when you have a caged lion locked inside and the key to release it. — Morgan Freeman
I don't have to write jokes. I don't have to write insults. If you ask the man of the hour in the hot seat, my… — Rachael Ray
To be acknowledged for who and what I am, no more, no less. Not for acclaim, not for approval, but, the simple truth of that… — Robin Williams
Go without a coat when it's cold; find out what cold is. Go hungry; keep your existence lean. Wear away the fat, get down to… — Henry Rollins
I do not choose to be a common man…it is my right to be uncommon—if I can…I seek opportunity—not security…I want to take the calculated… — Peter O'Toole
The sadness of our existence should not leave us blunted, on the contrary--how to remain thin-skinned, vulnerable and stay alive? — Montgomery Clift
The Bible talks about your spirit being immortal, that you were created for existence beyond your physical body. Well, that's no different from Scientology! I… — Will Smith
The simple fact of existence, of being aware that you are aware; this to me is the most astounding fact. — William Hurt
People think that you're supposed to marry your type well, I didn't marry my type. It's much more practical, and based in a day-to-day existence.… — Michael Ealy
There is sexism -- I'm not denying its existence. But I'm saying that I will deny its effort against me. I just pay it no… — Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Acting is so difficult for me that, unless the work is of a certain stature in my mind, unless I reach the expectations I have… — Philip Seymour Hoffman
If anyone can show me one example in the history of the world of a single spiritual person who has been able to show either… — Tim Minchin
You are not just here to fill space or be a background character in someone else's movie. Consider this: nothing would be the same if… — David Niven
The song stands for a sense of joy in existence, a joy that is free of any good or bad choices. — Deepak Chopra

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