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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.

A rule to live by: I won't use anything I can't explain in five minutes.

Quotes by Phil Crosby

My shows have never been related to my albums at all because my albums have all kinds of crazy instruments and stuff that could never be performed live. I'm used to people expecting this 12-piece band to show up with...

Quotes by Phil Elverum

If we had to go live action, I'd hold out for Tim Burton to direct.

Quotes by Phil Foglio

If I could live anywhere else in the world, I would probably want a place back in New York.

Quotes by Peyton List

I'm like most people. We just concentrate on the present. I live right where the film is going through the film projector and it hits the light.

Quotes by Pharrell Williams

There has got to be a lot of unreleased video out there, live footage and whatnot. There's always going to be something extra for the Pantera fan.

Quotes by Phil Anselmo

Unfortunately, money is very important in this world we live in, but it is up to every individual to deal with it.

Quotes by Petr Cech

I know having a social media profile removed is a 21st century privileged problem - but it is the way a lot of us live. These profiles mimic our physical selves and a lot of the time are even more...

Quotes by Petra Collins

Live what you support online; do things.

Quotes by Petra Collins

Learn from the past, look to the future, but live in the present.

Quotes by Petra Nemcova

People in Russia have a right to their choice if they want to live in an empire, but they need to accept that people in Ukraine have their right to be free.

Quotes by Petro Poroshenko

I represent a rural state and live in a small town. Small merchants make up the majority of Vermont's small businesses and thread our state together. It is the mom-and-pop grocers, farm-supply stores, coffee shops, bookstores and barber shops where...

Quotes by Peter Welch

In the real world in which we live, it's a dangerous world. And you know the old saying is that we have to be right 100 percent of the time; the terrorists only have to be right once.

Quotes by Peter T. King

I have been to Guantanamo. It's a model prison. Is it ideal? No. But we live in a very un-ideal world.

Quotes by Peter T. King

I live in New York. I lost some 150 friends, neighbors and constituents on Sept. 11.

Quotes by Peter T. King

I was born in Massachusetts. I live in Stillwater. I went to school in Florida.

Quotes by Peter Uihlein

Once we are destined to live out our lives in the prison of our mind, our duty is to furnish it well.

Quotes by Peter Ustinov

A part of me is always envious of people who live in the present and are sustained by a sense of spontaneity. Even dogs have that capacity: they're always wanting to participate in something, and I don't often have that...

Quotes by Peter Shaffer

I don't really like to play live. I don't like to be on stage. I feel very self-conscious.

Quotes by Peter Steele

I don't believe in, and I am a devout non-believer, in playing new songs live if the subjected and pathetic crowd has not heard them before because I consider it like mass psychosis and genocidal.

Quotes by Peter Steele

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.