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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.

Our state has a balanced budget. We have to live within our means in the state of Wyoming. I was in the state senate. This country needs a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.

Quotes by John Barrasso

Our state has a balanced budget. We have to live within our means in the state of Wyoming. I was in the state senate. This country needs a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. We need to live within our...

Quotes by John Barrasso

You only can live on adrenaline for so long; one thing is for sure, it doesn't pay the bills.

Quotes by John Barrow

I'm an independent. I'm a centrist. A new generation is arriving that has grown up with a multiplicity of choice in every aspect of their lives, and yet politics is the last place that they are told that they should...

Quotes by John Avlon

Live to 97 and you can do anything.

Quotes by John B. Goodenough

Never again should Ghanaians have to resort to dubious means to get to, or live in, foreign lands, simply to make a living.

Quotes by John Agyekum Kufuor

We live on an island surrounded by a sea of ignorance. As our island of knowledge grows, so does the shore of our ignorance.

Quotes by John Archibald Wheeler

Sometimes if you're in the studio for a very long time, you want to get out and play live shows and vice versa.

Quotes by John 5

Blacks are about seven times more likely to live in neighborhoods of concentrated poverty than whites.

Quotes by John A. Powell

Every time I listen back to solos of mine I'll hear something I like and then another phrase that I can't stand. You have to live with what you play. And the recording medium puts that on us. When I...

Quotes by John Abercrombie

It is the lash of hunger which compels the poor man to submit. In order to live he must sell - 'voluntarily' sell - himself every day and hour to the 'beast of property.'

Quotes by Johann Most

Where I live, there's a lot of canyons. We're climbing constantly - we're like mountain goats. I'm just trying to get better at that.

Quotes by Joey Santiago

My foundation now has some 120 football pitches laid out for children, a lot of them immigrants. We live in a multicultural society.

Quotes by Johan Cruyff

You only live a short time... and you are dead a long time.

Quotes by Johan Huizinga

I live quite an unsettled life.

Quotes by Joely Richardson

Performing in front of a live audience can be pretty intimidating, so having a full head of hair was important to me.

Quotes by Joey Fatone

'My Family Recipe Rocks' is on the Live Well Network, and we go to people's homes and watch them cook.

Quotes by Joey Fatone

I pretty much use the same stuff live that I use in the studio. I don't like the feel to change too much.

Quotes by Joey Jordison

My imperative is to seek every moment and to live so God is in control.

Quotes by Joel Salatin

When you are shy, you live a lot in your own head.

Quotes by Joelle Carter

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.