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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.

It is inadmissible that systems of ideas like religions, which have held so considerable a place in history, and to which, in all times, men have come to receive the energy which they must have to live, should be made...

Quotes by Emile Durkheim

I am an artist... I am here to live out loud.

Quotes by Emile Zola

I just get up and live my life for today - try and deal with it as it comes.

Quotes by Emilia Fox

If you're going to die, then die. If you're going to live, then fight.

Quotes by Emilie Autumn

In the current climate, we live in a pessimistic and non-idealistic world.

Quotes by Emilio Estevez

Let's do more than say the 'Pledge of Allegiance.' Let us live it!

Quotes by Emanuel Cleaver

The fact that life has no meaning is a reason to live - moreover, the only one.

Quotes by Emil Cioran

To Live signifies to believe and hope - to lie and to lie to oneself.

Quotes by Emil Cioran

I could pretty much live anywhere in the world as long as I'm with my family.

Quotes by Eloise Wellings

Swedish people live for the summer - it transforms everyone. I don't want to miss having a Swedish summer vacation for as long as I live. It's my favorite thing in the world.

Quotes by Elsa Hosk

The band's filter, but playing live is a lot of fun.

Quotes by Elliott Smith

The human organism inherits so delicate an adjustment to climate that, in spite of man's boasted ability to live anywhere, the strain of the frozen North eliminates the more nervous and active types of mind.

Quotes by Ellsworth Huntington

I once saw Dizzy Gillespie at a live show, and it made me want to go home immediately and start writing.

Quotes by Elmore Leonard

Before the advent of the Web, if you wanted to sustain a belief in far-fetched ideas, you had to go out into the desert, or live on a compound in the mountains, or move from one badly furnished room to...

Quotes by Ellen Ullman

We don't have to live up to our computer.

Quotes by Ellen Ullman

Each new tool we create ends an old relationship with the world and starts a new one. And we're changed by that relationship, inevitably. It changes the way we live, changes our patterns, changes our social organization.

Quotes by Ellen Ullman

There is really nothing like seeing a live stage performance.

Quotes by Ellie Bamber

My main home is in Fayetteville, Arkansas, a college town in the Ozark Mountains. I live on the highest hill in a quiet cul-de-sac, surrounded by friends.

Quotes by Ellen Gilchrist

From the beginning, I wanted to live my own life, and patiently I shored up that desire against wind and tide.

Quotes by Ella Maillart

I just love playing live.

Quotes by Elle King

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.