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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.

We have the opportunity not just to choose our job or profession, but also to choose the sort of life we want to live and the imprint we will leave on others.

Quotes by Michael Gove

For my first apartment, when I was first married, I went to the lumberyard and bought stuff and made couches. My then-wife made cushions. I was really very interested in furniture. I was in school for architecture, but I had...

Quotes by Michael Graves

When people ask me where I live, I say I live mainly on the road.

Quotes by Michael Feinstein

I really like Wisconsin. I enjoy it. I enjoy the people. I enjoy the fact that it's not L.A. or New York. And there's some sense of normalcy here - people having children in homes they can somewhat afford to...

Quotes by Michael Feldman

It's not just dead men who tell no tales. Live ones don't have much to say for themselves, either.

Quotes by Michael Feldman

No architect troubled to design houses that suited people who were to live in them, because that would have meant building a whole range of different houses. It was far cheaper and, above all, timesaving to make them identical.

Quotes by Michael Ende

When it comes to controlling human beings, there is no better instrument than lies. Because you see, humans live by beliefs. And beliefs can be manipulated. The power to manipulate beliefs is the only thing that counts.

Quotes by Michael Ende

The necessary transformation of which I speak and of which my presidency will be a part is built on turning creative possibilities into live realities for all our people.

Quotes by Michael D. Higgins

I had just broken up with my wife so I was searching for another way to live.

Quotes by Michael Davis

We all live every day in virtual environments, defined by our ideas.

Quotes by Michael Crichton

I love acting on television and look forward to more roles, for sure. And I also love and need to perform live shows.

Quotes by Michael Carbonaro

Magic is really performing special effects live.

Quotes by Michael Carbonaro

I would love to do more TV and do movies for the experience, but my ultimate focus is stand-up. It's the number one thing that I love most because there is nothing like being with a live audience.

Quotes by Michael Che

We live in a kissy society.

Quotes by Michael Bergin

We all live on the same planet, it is our only home, so... we used to rotate crops back in the day and, you know, who cares if you're going to make a profit if everybody's too dead or glowing...

Quotes by Michael Berryman

You really do live through someone's life when you hear him six hours a day.

Quotes by Michael Beschloss

People can live without a Facebook account: my 13-year-old daughter has cancelled her account because it's not cool anymore.

Quotes by Michael Birch

When you have great songs that are going to live longer than the composers, everything you can do to bring those different elements and nuances out, serve the song.

Quotes by Michael Bolton

I kept looking to do songs that were written years ago and would live or outlive all of us, and the one thing they had in common was Sinatra.

Quotes by Michael Bolton

New York was a place I wanted to live and work all along. If I wasn't going to live in Israel, I had to live in New York.

Quotes by Michael Arad

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.