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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.

I'm probably an overcompensating introvert. I live in Hollywood, but I don't go to parties where I have to work the room. I could do that, but I don't want to... I try and stay the same and live a...

Quotes by James Bobin

The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds, and the pessimist fears this is true.

Quotes by James Branch Cabell

Yet creeds mean very little, Coth answered the dark god, still speaking almost gently. The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true.

Quotes by James Branch Cabell

The hardest thing about being James Brown is I have to live. I don't have no down time.

Quotes by James Brown

You only live once.

Quotes by James Brown

In modern society, where most people live in cities, and where both needs and wishes are absolved through the same remote agency - money - the distinction between wishes and needs has altogether vanished.

Quotes by James Buchan

I have regrets, but you live and learn.

Quotes by James Arthur

I've found a way to live in the here and now.

Quotes by James Arthur

On one show before a live audience, I had to look out the door and call for Will Smith to come in. The audience couldn't see him, but there he was with his naked butt staring me in the face....

Quotes by James Avery

In a weird way, I live vicariously through the characters I play as an actor.

Quotes by James Badge Dale

As an audience member, I live vicariously through the characters I watch or read about. There's something very relatable about comic-book characters. They're never perfect. They're flawed people put in extraordinary circumstances.

Quotes by James Badge Dale

Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.

Quotes by James Baldwin

Growing up, when I was at live shows, I was always hoping someone would come out on stage and say, 'The guitarist is sick and couldn't make it... does anybody know how to play all the songs?' That was always...

Quotes by James Bay

My family quite innocently don't understand the ins and outs of it all, but they see things like the Burberry show and the Live Lounge, so they understand the gravity of those things, but they're proud - it's cool.

Quotes by James Bay

In the UK and the US especially you've got a lot of throwaway artists who have their 40 million dancers and they do their show. There's many artists who would not do a live show because they know they can't.

Quotes by Jamelia

Man cannot live by bread alone; he must have peanut butter.

Quotes by James A. Garfield

I didn't watch a Test match live until I played in my first in 2003.

Quotes by James Anderson

Lord's is such a special place and to get my first and now my 500th wickets here is something that will live with me for a long time.

Quotes by James Anderson

We live in an age of sound bites and buzz words.

Quotes by Jaleel White

We live in a country that has profited for hundreds of years off the labor of individuals without having to pay for it.

Quotes by Jalen Rose

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.