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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.

History can be helpful in making sense of the world we live in. It can also be fascinating, even fun.

Quotes by Margaret MacMillan

Men for the sake of getting a living forget to live.

Quotes by Margaret Fuller

You have to make your choice and live with your choice.

Quotes by Margaret Beckett

For Pleasure, Delight, Peace and Felicity live in method and temperance.

Quotes by Margaret Cavendish

My boyfriend and I live together, which means we don't have sex - ever. Now that the milk is free, we've both become lactose intolerant.

Quotes by Margaret Cho

Where much is given, much is required. Our Heavenly Father asks His daughters to walk in virtue, to live in righteousness so that we can fulfill our life's mission and His purposes. He wants us to be successful, and He...

Quotes by Margaret D. Nadauld

The first job of a storyteller is to make the reader feel the story, to get the reader to live in the skin of the character.

Quotes by Marcus Sakey

To live is to think.

Quotes by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hearts.

Quotes by Marcus Tullius Cicero

The Holocaust committed by the Nazis turned this country, where most of the European Jews used to live and where their culture used to flourish, into a massive grave. This is why initiatives to revive Jewish culture in Poland is...

Quotes by Marek Belka

Where a man can live, he can also live well.

Marcus Aurelius

As soon as you get traded, you kind of start thinking where you're going to live, your family, you have to pack.

Quotes by Marco Scutaro

In theory one is aware that the earth revolves, but in practice one does not perceive it, the ground upon which one treads seems not to move, and one can live undisturbed. So it is with Time in one's life.

Quotes by Marcel Proust

I use as high SPF as I can get, and I live under a hat like a mushroom all the time. Someone said they're worried about their kids getting older and doing drugs, and I got this look of horror...

Quotes by Marcia Cross

I live a dramatic life, it's just not on TV yet.

Quotes by Marc Wallice

Apparently, if you live until 75, you'll have spent 25 years in bed, so it makes sense to have a decent mattress.

Quotes by Marc Warren

That's what makes live TV exciting - the unknown!

Quotes by Marc Platt

TV has the unique opportunity to take musicals, live events, so it has that feeling and excitement and spontaneity, but still has a camera between you and what you are watching.

Quotes by Marc Platt

I think people, unfortunately, do live in constant fear.

Quotes by Marc Forster

Three days after my brother died, my father was in the hospital. He just did not want to live anymore. Before, he was fighting and loving life.

Quotes by Marc Forster

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.