Lifetime Quotes
2001 Lifetime quotes by 1422 unique authors
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Happiness is a small and unworthy goal for something as big and fancy as a whole lifetime, and should be taken in small doses.
— Russell Baker
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Absolutely love the new campaign from the Optimum Population Trust: do your bit for addressing climate change by having fewer children - or even no…
— Jonathon Porritt
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The future of life on earth depends on our ability to take action. Many individuals are doing what they can, but real success can only…
— David Attenborough
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There's only been three giant promoters in our lifetime. There's Michael Todd, P.T. Barnum, and yours truly.
— Don King
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Many people who have been around boxing all those years never had a champion, certainly a heavyweight champion....For that to happen in one's lifetime is…
— Cus D'Amato
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I'm sorry to inform you that your 50 year warranty has expired on your back, knees, and memory. Luckily your lifetime warranty on your heart…
— Kin Hubbard
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If I had admitted my guilt, it would have been the same as putting my head on the chopping block - lifetime ban. Death penalty.…
— Pete Rose
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There is no doubt that being human is incredibly difficult and cannot be mastered in one lifetime.
— Terry Pratchett
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Being a cult figure in one's own lifetime I am afraid is not at all pleasant. However I do not find that it tends to…
— J.R.R. Tolkien
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I never consciously place symbolism in my writing. That would be a self-conscious exercise and self-consciousness is defeating to any creative act. Better to get…
— Ray Bradbury
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Walter Benjamin knew that the break in tradition and loss of authority which occurred in his lifetime were irreparable, and he concluded that he had…
— Hannah Arendt
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If there is anything good about exile, it is that it teaches one humility. It accelerates one’s drift into isolation, an absolute perspective. Into the…
— Joseph Brodsky
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I am glad that I am not raising kids today. And I’m rather pessimistic that my grandchildren will enjoy the great society that I’ve enjoyed…
— Antonin Scalia
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The secret to success can be found in people's daily agendas. If they do something intentional to grow every day, they move closer to reaching…
— John C. Maxwell
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In a world of plenty, no one, not a single person, should go hungry. But almost 1 billion still do not have enough to eat.…
— Ban Ki-moon
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And you know, we did it as an independent film, and we weren't expecting it to be on television, and Lifetime ended up buying it.…
— Jenna Elfman
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Goals and caps on carbon emissions are practically worthless, if coal emissions continue, because of the exceedingly long lifetime of carbon dioxide in the air.
— James Hansen
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A child born in a wealthy country is likely to consume, waste, and pollute more in his lifetime than 50 children born in developing nations.…
— George Carey
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The essence of warriorship, or the essence of human bravery, is refusing to give up on anyone or anything. We can never say that we…
— Chogyam Trungpa
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The biggest political change in my lifetime is that Americans no longer assume that their children will have it better than they did. This is…
— Peggy Noonan
Who Wrote These Lifetime Quotes
1,422 authors contributed a total of 2,001 Lifetime Quotes, led by these top contributors: