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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 always thought I was going to be a great poet, and go and live in New York, where the great poets lived - you know, where Whitman had walked the streets.

Quotes by Garth Risk Hallberg

I had never heard much about Nashville before coming out here, and that's why it's so surprising, because I'm the biggest enthusiast on the city of Nashville now. I'm looking for a place out here to live.

Quotes by Garrett Hedlund

I try to take people one at a time, with all the contradictions and compromises that most of us live with.

Quotes by Garry Trudeau

I live for my daughter. Every decision I make is about her and for her. It's great. She's perfect.

Quotes by Gareth Gates

I love musical theatre because I love doing a live performance eight times a week.

Quotes by Gareth Gates

When you lie you live in fear as well.

Quotes by Gareth Thomas

West Indian cricket means so much to people who live here. And when we're not doing well, we all feel it.

Quotes by Garfield Sobers

My live show is almost like a meditation. An emotional apex - that's what I want it to feel like.

Quotes by Gallant

My grandma passed away at 98 1/2 and I want to live to 100. I want to be able to do what I can do even at 100.

Quotes by Gail Devers

Laughter made you live better and longer.

Quotes by Gail Parent

The first thing people say to me when they meet me is, 'You're so much skinner in person.' You have to live up to these standards that are so unrealistic. I try to tune it out.

Quotes by Gail Simmons

I live a very normal regimented life that focuses on my training and my private life so I squeeze the insane stuff in around that.

Quotes by Gabrielle Reece

As a newly married person, as much as I would love for my husband to buy into the 'my way or the highway' philosophy, you realize it's all about compromising and finding some sort of middle ground that everyone can...

Quotes by Gabrielle Union

I go to New York to see live shows, not movies.

Quotes by Gad Elmaleh

There is something about the live performance of an orchestra that makes it very different to a film. With a film, you can rewrite it in a way with the material you have, and in rehearsals, you're really trying out...

Quotes by Gael Garcia Bernal

Los Cabos has been an amalgam of many cultures that have been coming here. There have been beautiful Jesuit missions for example, in many places around this area. The towns are incredible. But there is a very strong Mexicanized culture...

Quotes by Gael Garcia Bernal

I was formerly so stuck into plans. I can now live more spontaneously. This I want not yet to give away.

Quotes by Gabriela Sabatini

To live without Hope is to Cease to live.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

You got one life to live. So I'm living it the way I want to live it.

Quotes by Future

I'm obsessed with vinyasa flow yoga and Pilates. And since I live in Sweden, and we have good seafood, I tend to cook a lot of fish, preferably with oven-roasted veggies and a cauliflower mash.

Quotes by Frida Gustavsson

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.