--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I think about all the people who have…" description: "\"I think about all the people who have created something that lives after them - works of art, plays, music, films, literature, poetry that will be read..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffc/seamus-dever-33333_art_i-think-about-all-the-people-who-have-cr_2227669.jpg" --- # I think about all the people who have created something… ![“I think about all the people who have created something that lives after them - works of art, plays, music, films, literature, poetry that will be read, seen, performed, and heard for the rest of time. If I could do something that lives after me, then I think I will have had a life well led.” quote by Seamus Dever](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffc/seamus-dever-33333_art_i-think-about-all-the-people-who-have-cr_2227669.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffc/seamus-dever-33333_art_i-think-about-all-the-people-who-have-cr_2227669.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffc/seamus-dever-33333_art_i-think-about-all-the-people-who-have-cr_2227669.jpg) > “I think about all the people who have created something that lives after them - works of art, plays, music, films, literature, poetry that will be read, seen, performed, and heard for the rest of time. If I could do something that lives after me, then I think I will have had a life well led.” [Seamus Dever](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seamus-dever/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The desire to leave lasting creative works as a measure of a life well lived. **In simple terms:** Wanting lasting impact through art. Key Takeaway Create something enduring. Themes legacy creativity meaning Mood reflective inspirational Type philosophical motivational When to use this quote - writing a book - producing a film - composing music Key Concepts artistic immortality cultural contribution Questions to Reflect On - What legacy do you wish to leave? - How can you start creating today? A Different Perspective May focus on fame rather than personal fulfillment. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Artist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/artist/) [Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/) [Created Lives](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/created-lives-3290851/) [Film](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/) [Heard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/heard/) [If i could](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/if-i-could/) [Ifs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/) [Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/) [Literature](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/literature/) [Lives Think](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lives-think-333576/) [Music](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/) [People](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/) [People Created](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people-created-596279/) [Play](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/play/) [Poetry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/poetry/) [Think](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think/) [Think Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think-life-239754/) [Thinking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking/) [Time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/) [Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/wells/) [Works of art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/works-of-art/) ## Related quotes > [“When we have a clear idea of who we are and why we live, our lives become a journey. A story is created about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ilchi-lee/when-we-have-a-clear-idea-of-who-we-are-and-why-we-live-our-lives/) [Ilchi Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ilchi-lee/) > [I believe the difference between great people and everyone else is that great people create their lives actively, while everyone else is created by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-gerber/i-believe-the-difference-between-great-people-and-everyone-else-is/) [Michael Gerber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-gerber/) > [What matters is the value we’ve created in our lives, the people we’ve made happy and how much we’ve grown as people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/what-matters-is-the-value-we-ve-created-in-our-lives-the-people-we-ve/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) > [I am Ubik. Before the universe was, I am. I made the suns. I made the worlds. I created the lives and the places…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-k-dick/i-am-ubik-before-the-universe-was-i-am-i-made-the-suns-i-made-the/) [Philip K. Dick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-k-dick/) > [You do hear from people that the things that you have done or projects you have worked on have made an impact on people's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bridgit-mendler/you-do-hear-from-people-that-the-things-that-you-have-done-or/) [Bridgit Mendler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bridgit-mendler/) > [While he lives, he must think; while he thinks, he must dream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-asimov/while-he-lives-he-must-think-while-he-thinks-he-must-dream/) [Isaac Asimov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-asimov/) > [We actually lead very violent, passionate lives and I think that we're hungry for insights into this condition. That's why we get all that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-cohen/we-actually-lead-very-violent-passionate-lives-and-i-think-that-we-re/) [Leonard Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonard-cohen/) > [People look at other people's lives and think, 'I want that,' but when you actually look at your own life, I wouldn't change a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luke-campbell/people-look-at-other-people-s-lives-and-think-i-want-that-but-when/) [Luke Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luke-campbell/) > [If you think about people's lives, you think about what's significant. And the things I find significant in my life are not the moments…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-wang/if-you-think-about-people-s-lives-you-think-about-what-s-significant/) [Patrick Wang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-wang/) > [Facebook is such a basic utility. It's something that is such a part of peoples' lives, I think it's hard to imagine it going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-parker/facebook-is-such-a-basic-utility-it-s-something-that-is-such-a-part/) [Sean Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-parker/) > [“What should those who think they have a difficult life and constantly complain about their lives think when they see those who actually have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mehmet-murat-ildan/what-should-those-who-think-they-have-a-difficult-life-and-constantly/) [Mehmet Murat ildan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mehmet-murat-ildan/) > [God will bring people and events into our lives, and whatever we may think about them, they are designed for the evolution of His…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-keating/god-will-bring-people-and-events-into-our-lives-and-whatever-we-may/) [Thomas Keating](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-keating/) > [I think most people, no matter what their situation, manage to find joy and comfort in their daily lives. I also think things fall…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-ellis/i-think-most-people-no-matter-what-their-situation-manage-to-find-joy/) [Deborah Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-ellis/) > [Most of us, when asked to gauge the richness of our lives, think immediately of people. Those who have cried with us, laughed with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-callaway/most-of-us-when-asked-to-gauge-the-richness-of-our-lives-think/) [Phil Callaway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-callaway/) > [“I watch the perfectly imperfect people several stories below, living their perfectly imperfect lives, and I think about how many decades will have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-destefano/i-watch-the-perfectly-imperfect-people-several-stories-below-living/) [Lauren DeStefano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-destefano/) ## More by Seamus Dever > [I used to love stage above all, but that was when I was a single man. As I get older, the time commitment gets…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seamus-dever/i-used-to-love-stage-above-all-but-that-was-when-i-was-a-single-man/) [Seamus Dever](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seamus-dever/) > [Anger and desire for revenge can be a great motivating force. It's either that or you allow it to affect your confidence and that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seamus-dever/anger-and-desire-for-revenge-can-be-a-great-motivating-force-it-s/) [Seamus Dever](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seamus-dever/) > [My wife Juliana and I first saw Eurovision while on our honeymoon in Greece in 2006, and we were amazed by it. They basically…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seamus-dever/my-wife-juliana-and-i-first-saw-eurovision-while-on-our-honeymoon-in/) [Seamus Dever](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seamus-dever/) > [Working with my hands keeps me sane.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seamus-dever/working-with-my-hands-keeps-me-sane/) [Seamus Dever](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seamus-dever/) > [There is nothing like being on stage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seamus-dever/there-is-nothing-like-being-on-stage/) [Seamus Dever](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seamus-dever/) > [I am an old school sort of syndicated cartoon watcher. I'm a big fan of Voltron, too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seamus-dever/i-am-an-old-school-sort-of-syndicated-cartoon-watcher-i-m-a-big-fan/) [Seamus Dever](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seamus-dever/) > [It's hard to remain patient when it seems so debilitating to do so. The balance comes with staying ambitious while being patient.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seamus-dever/it-s-hard-to-remain-patient-when-it-seems-so-debilitating-to-do-so/) [Seamus Dever](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seamus-dever/) > [A lot of people just capitulate and say, "Well, that's just the way things are." I think that can be deadly for creative people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seamus-dever/a-lot-of-people-just-capitulate-and-say-well-that-s-just-the-way/) [Seamus Dever](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seamus-dever/) > [My eyebrows - they have a life of their own. I don't arch them on purpose; I don't do, like, arching exercises or anything,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seamus-dever/my-eyebrows-they-have-a-life-of-their-own-i-don-t-arch-them-on/) [Seamus Dever](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seamus-dever/) > [I feel like Eurovision is a parallel dimension. It reminds me of 'Dance Fever' and 'Solid Gold' when I was a kid. Then when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seamus-dever/i-feel-like-eurovision-is-a-parallel-dimension-it-reminds-me-of-dance/) [Seamus Dever](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seamus-dever/) > [If you can't imagine female torch singers and Skrillex-style demon techno onstage at the same moment, you don't know Eurovision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seamus-dever/if-you-can-t-imagine-female-torch-singers-and-skrillex-style-demon/) [Seamus Dever](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seamus-dever/) > [Everyone talks about the elusive thing with chemistry. If you have a romance on screen or anything, the first thing you have to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seamus-dever/everyone-talks-about-the-elusive-thing-with-chemistry-if-you-have-a/) [Seamus Dever](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seamus-dever/) > [My eyebrows - they have a life of their own. I don't arch them on purpose; I don't do, like, arching exercises or anything,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seamus-dever/my-eyebrows-they-have-a-life-of-their-own-i-don-t-arch-them-on-2/) [Seamus Dever](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seamus-dever/) > [No, it's that fun we have. It's real. I'm so thankful they cast good, funny, interesting, warm, kind people in “Castle”, because we blend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seamus-dever/no-it-s-that-fun-we-have-it-s-real-i-m-so-thankful-they-cast-good/) [Seamus Dever](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seamus-dever/) [Explore all 15 Seamus Dever quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seamus-dever/) ## More Art quotes > [True works of art contain their own theory and give us the measurement according to which we should judge them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johann-wolfgang-von-goethe/true-works-of-art-contain-their-own-theory-and-give-us-the/) [Johann Wolfgang von Goethe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johann-wolfgang-von-goethe/) > [Before Noah, men having only water to drink, could not find the truth. Accordingly...they became abominably wicked, and they were justly exterminated by the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-franklin/before-noah-men-having-only-water-to-drink-could-not-find-the-truth/) [Benjamin Franklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-franklin/) > [“Hear the sum of the whole matter in the compass of one brief word — every art possessed by man comes from Prometheus.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aeschylus/hear-the-sum-of-the-whole-matter-in-the-compass-of-one-brief-word/) [Aeschylus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aeschylus/) > [I think most artists feel like they're outside society - no matter how many accolades they receive, or how much money is in your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-rose/i-think-most-artists-feel-like-they-re-outside-society-no-matter-how/) [Aaron Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-rose/) > [The capacity to be puzzled is the premise of all creation, be it in art or in science.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erich-fromm/the-capacity-to-be-puzzled-is-the-premise-of-all-creation-be-it-in/) [Erich Fromm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erich-fromm/) > [That's the great secret of creativity. You treat ideas like cats: you make them follow you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-bradbury/that-s-the-great-secret-of-creativity-you-treat-ideas-like-cats-you/) [Ray Bradbury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-bradbury/) > [“So, really," continued Jacob as if this were perfectly normal to expound on art in these circumstances, "when you think about it, the artists…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justina-chen-headley/so-really-continued-jacob-as-if-this-were-perfectly-normal-to-expound/) [Justina Chen Headley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justina-chen-headley/) > [“There are two options in art; either to adopt philosophical life by dissecting art, or to write your own philosophical life and claim it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/taf-teh/there-are-two-options-in-art-either-to-adopt-philosophical-life-by/) [Taf Teh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/taf-teh/) > [The house has to serve comfort. The work of art is revolutionary; the house is conservative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adolf-loos/the-house-has-to-serve-comfort-the-work-of-art-is-revolutionary-the/) [Adolf Loos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adolf-loos/) > [During human progress, every science is evolved out of its corresponding art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-spencer/during-human-progress-every-science-is-evolved-out-of-its/) [Herbert Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-spencer/) > [In literature and art memory is a synonym for invention. It is the life-blood of imagination, which faints and dies when the veins are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-aris-willmott/in-literature-and-art-memory-is-a-synonym-for-invention-it-is-the/) [Robert Aris Willmott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-aris-willmott/) > [I think a business guy is different from an artist. They walk different paths. Artists create the best outputs when they're having fun. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-dragon/i-think-a-business-guy-is-different-from-an-artist-they-walk/) [G-Dragon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-dragon/) > [“The only thing--I tell you this straight from the heart--that disgusts me in Salzburg is that one can't have any proper social intercourse with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wolfgang-amadeus-mozart/the-only-thing-i-tell-you-this-straight-from-the-heart-that-disgusts/) [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wolfgang-amadeus-mozart/) > [The sublime in art is the attempt to express the infinite without finding in the realm of phenomena any object which proves itself fitting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/georg-wilhelm-friedrich-hegel/the-sublime-in-art-is-the-attempt-to-express-the-infinite-without/) [Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/georg-wilhelm-friedrich-hegel/) > [Art isn't done to decorate apartments, but to wage war against the enemy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pablo-picasso/art-isn-t-done-to-decorate-apartments-but-to-wage-war-against-the/) [Pablo Picasso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pablo-picasso/) [Browse all 48,643 Art quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think about all the people who have created something that lives after them - works of art, plays, music, films, literature, poetry that will be read, seen, performed, and heard for the rest of time. If I could do something that lives after me, then I think I will have had a life well led.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Seamus Dever" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seamus-dever/i-think-about-all-the-people-who-have-created-something-that-lives/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Art" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seamus-dever/i-think-about-all-the-people-who-have-created-something-that-lives/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffc/seamus-dever-33333_art_i-think-about-all-the-people-who-have-cr_2227669.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffc/seamus-dever-33333_art_i-think-about-all-the-people-who-have-cr_2227669.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffc/seamus-dever-33333_art_i-think-about-all-the-people-who-have-cr_2227669.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think about all the people who have created something that lives after them - works of art, plays, music…” — Seamus Dever", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Seamus Dever", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seamus-dever/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "I think about all the people...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seamus-dever/i-think-about-all-the-people-who-have-created-something-that-lives/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seamus-dever/i-think-about-all-the-people-who-have-created-something-that-lives/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```