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Live Quotes

Different ways of living, side by side.

This collection uses "live" as its thread but covers unusually varied ground — from reflections on how long humanity might last, to observations about wealth and poverty coexisting closely in Mexico. For quotes on love and connection, see Love quotes.

You've got a big, big problem if you get caught up in what people say. If you're gonna live for what people say, you might as well lay down and forget it. Because it doesn't work that way.

Quotes by Ahmad Jamal

I just want to live in peace and quiet.

Quotes by Agnetha Faltskog

If they are willing to give women economic freedom in that home, if they are willing to live by the standard they wish women to live by, then homes will be preserves.

Quotes by Agnes Macphail

I live now on borrowed time, waiting in the anteroom for the summons that will inevitably come. And then - I go on to the next thing, whatever it is. One doesn't, luckily, have to bother about that.

Agatha Christie

Life Quotes

Holland is a really small country, but with a very strong club and festival scene. Dance music has been huge in Holland since the late eighties. So there were a lot of opportunities for producers and DJs to release records...

Quotes by Afrojack

Honestly, I don't feel pressure to live up to anything I've done because I tend to not listen to my work once a year passes.

Quotes by Aesop Rock

What good is it to live a life that brings pains?

Quotes by Aeschylus

Who, except the gods, can live time through forever without any pain?

Quotes by Aeschylus

I like to entertain at home, to live beautifully but comfortably.

Quotes by Aerin Lauder

Like Quotes

One day at a time. I live by that.

Quotes by Adwoa Aboah

A revolutionary poem will not tell you who or when to kill, what and when to burn, or even how to theorize. It reminds you... where and when and how you are living and might live, it is a wick...

Quotes by Adrienne Rich

I think the most important thing that I've learned is that you live and you learn. Try not to make the same mistakes twice.

Quotes by Adrienne Bailon

The energy of live theater is indescribable. You are just in the moment for an hour and a half.

Quotes by Adrianne Palicki

I live in the greatest city in the world for research.

Quotes by Adriana Trigiani

Love Quotes

I started buying ill, obscure records, and then I saw Portishead and Air live, and my mouth was on the ground.

Quotes by Adrian Younge

To me, recording with live instruments and tape takes things back to an older sound that I like but that's still fresh.

Quotes by Adrian Younge

I used to live in Chris Rock's former apartment. I've got some junk mail for him if he wants it.

Quotes by Adrian Tomine

For example, after developing a sound similar to an elephant trumpeting, I wrote the song Elephant Talk which gave my elephant sound an appropriate place to live.

Quotes by Adrian Belew

DUST includes rarities, demos, unreleased songs and instrumentals, live recordings, and more.

Quotes by Adrian Belew

Me Quotes

I used to play rugby, polo, tennis, and cricket in school. It was only in the 1990s, when I used to live just opposite Harrods in London, that I started putting on weight. I used to have my breakfast there...

Quotes by Adnan Sami

Frequently Asked Questions

What are these "Live" quotes about?
They cover a mix of big and small ideas - from a claim that we live "roughly speaking, in the last generation of human beings," to an observation about wealth and poverty existing side by side in Mexico, to a short, stark line: "Schizophrenia demons live in my head."
Is there a quote about mental health here?
Yes, one short, direct quote states simply, "Schizophrenia demons live in my head." It's a personal statement about living with the condition, without further elaboration.
Is there a quote touching on politics or national security?
Yes, one quote comes from someone speaking as a presidential candidate, pledging to keep America safe, pursue terrorist networks including Osama bin Laden, and reject living in fear as national policy. For more on themes of safety and resolve, see the Like page.
Does this page mention inequality or social conditions?
Yes, one quote observes that in Mexico, wealth and poverty "live next to each other and are cordial with each other," based on the speaker's own experience. Browse the Life page for more reflections on how people experience the world around them.
Is there a big-picture or philosophical quote in this collection?
Yes - one quote puts forward the idea that we live "roughly speaking, in the last generation of human beings," a striking, long-held belief the speaker shares without much further explanation. For a different tone, the Love page offers warmer reflections, or browse Me for more personal ones.

Some entries are personal and difficult, touching on mental health, while others come from public figures discussing national security and counterterrorism policy after 9/11. Related themes continue in Life quotes and Me quotes.