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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.

That's how you live. You participate. You take risks.

Quotes by Damian Woetzel

Where a city is only focused on one aspect, it becomes a city without a soul, not a city people want to live in.

Quotes by Damian Woetzel

Most people live in the city and go to the country at the weekend, and that's posh and aristocratic, but actually to live in the country and come to London when you can't take it any more is different.

Quotes by Damien Hirst

But whenever I look at the question of how to live, the answer's always staring me in the face. I'm already doing it.

Quotes by Damien Hirst

But the answer to how to live is to stop thinking about it. And just to live. But you're doing that anyway. However you intellectualise it, you still just live.

Quotes by Damien Hirst

I used to believe I was going to live forever. And then you suddenly become aware that you're not.

Quotes by Damien Hirst

The more I push myself to really live and really experience things and step outside of my comfort zone, the more the songs are allowed to flow.

Quotes by Damien Rice

I live with myself. I wake up with myself, I eat, and I take a dump with myself. I don't see anything special there. I do all the same things other human beings and creatures do. I don't see any...

Quotes by Damien Rice

I've been able to make a lot of money and live a lifestyle that I never dreamed of. And I've been able to provide for my family.

Quotes by Dale Earnhardt Jr.

If you live what you believe, you will always have the respect of others.

Quotes by Dale Murphy

We live in the best place on earth but at times the worst.

Quotes by Daley Thompson

It's funny, my kids and I live together, and I have a lot of actor friends. So my kids think everyone is on television every now and again, since everyone they know pops up here, but there's a whole rap...

Quotes by Dallas Roberts

This is my favourite thing about being raised in Africa: we don't do labels very well; we don't do this, 'Oh, you're a Democrat; oh, you're a Republican.' Because we live in the real world.

Quotes by Dambisa Moyo

There's not a single country that actually approaches economics in a pure, free market, capitalist way. I like the free market - but it very much exists only in textbooks. If I had a choice, and we could live in...

Quotes by Dambisa Moyo

I don't mean this grandly, but it was never my intention to live in L.A. and do a big network show.

Quotes by Damian Lewis

I always talk about, like, with end-of-game situations, making and missing big shots, I know I can shoulder that. I can live with having the success of the playoffs and having a huge failure. I know I can deal with...

Quotes by Damian Lillard

When human beings live together, conflict is inevitable. War is not.

Quotes by Daisaku Ikeda

No one can live entirely on their own, nor can any country or society exist in isolation.

Quotes by Daisaku Ikeda

We'll only be playing four new songs live, but all the material for the next album is basically finished.

Quotes by Daisy Berkowitz

I didn't ever intend to or want to be an actor. I'm not one of those people of whom they say, 'If you can't live without it, that's the only reason you should be an actor.' It was kind of...

Quotes by Dakin Matthews

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.