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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.

Chance, choice, and consequence are fundamental parts of existence and perfect fodder for a horror story - or any story, for that matter, that asks, 'How do you live through this? How does anyone live through this?'

Quotes by Paul G. Tremblay

The Western media is a Ministry of Truth that operates full-time in support of the artificial existence that Westerners live inside The Matrix where Westerners exist without thought. Considering their inaptitude and inaction, Western peoples might as well not exist.

Quotes by Paul Craig Roberts

In the Matrix in which Americans live, nothing is ever their fault.

Quotes by Paul Craig Roberts

We live in a rainbow of chaos.

Quotes by Paul Cezanne

Scandal rarely toured after those first few hits. I want to go out and sing and connect with fans who may have never seen us live.

Quotes by Patty Smyth

You could not buy a house in those days without just assuming that the house was not only a place to live, but it was a good investment, because it was going to keep up with inflation or get ahead...

Quotes by Paul A. Volcker

I never thought I was gonna live to 30.

Quotes by Patti Smith

In the period where I had to live the life of a citizen - a life where, like everybody else, I did tons of laundry and cleaned toilet bowls, changed hundreds of diapers and nursed children - I learned a...

Quotes by Patti Smith

It's such a joy to be able to have friendships free from worry. It's so lovely to live without fear.

Quotes by Pattie Boyd

Based on my own experience, when you're going through adolescence you don't know how the world works. You can't set a story in the world you live in because you don't know what a utility bill is, or how to...

Quotes by Patton Oswalt

When you live in a small town like Iowa Falls, there's not a lot to do, so we would, as a family, watch a ton of films.

Quotes by Patrick Whitesell

We live in a cerebral society, in which we have forgotten how fascinating strength is.

Quotes by Patrik Baboumian

I just kind of live in that world that everyone’s upset with me. That’s OK; I’ll just go out and try and do what I do.

Quotes by Patrick Reed

My mother's nickname for me is 'Positive Patrick.' I like to live up to that title.

Quotes by Patrick Schwarzenegger

Every patient is a consumer, and every consumer is a potential patient. What NantWorks is doing is building the world the way Da Vinci saw it, and augmenting every frame a human being sees as they work, live and play.

Quotes by Patrick Soon-Shiong

One thing I'm not going to do is chase staying alive. You spend so much time chasing staying alive, you won't live.

Quotes by Patrick Swayze

I wanna live.

Quotes by Patrick Swayze

When it looks like I may live longer than five minutes I'll drop cigarettes like a hot potato.

Quotes by Patrick Swayze

To be honest, I've made a game out of trying to live through my James Dean, Janis Joplin, Freddie Prinze, Jim Morrison period, those demons that we all have that we're either successful or not at making work for us...

Quotes by Patrick Swayze

It was a place that is trying to destroy the individual by every means possible; trying to break his spirit, so that he accepts that he is No. 6 and will live there happily as No. 6 for ever after....

Quotes by Patrick McGoohan

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.