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My Life Quotes

First-person, unfiltered reflection.

This page is built from first-person quotes about "my life" — a long personal search for meaning, and the deliberate work of clearing out stress and unwanted obligations. For identity-focused sayings, see I Am quotes.

I've lived very well all my life, even when I had no money, and there's very little I can't afford.

Quotes by Ahmet Ertegun

I'm going to move on and do other things. My life isn't going to be about Jar Jar Binks.

Quotes by Ahmed Best

My life isn't going to be about Jar Jar Binks.

Quotes by Ahmed Best

My life has been a bit special, this is true. I participated in the liberation of my country. I was one of the organisers of its struggle for liberation. I likewise actively participated in all the struggles for liberation.

Quotes by Ahmed Ben Bella

I Am Quotes

Yes, I am Algerian of Moroccan origin through my parents, but all my life is Algeria. I was born there.

Quotes by Ahmed Ben Bella

Yes, my life is a life of combat; I can say that this has never stopped for a single instant. It is a combat that started for me at the age of 16. I'm 90 years old now, and my...

Quotes by Ahmed Ben Bella

My life contains so many other things; I have my children, my grandchildren, my two dogs and a big place in the country. I have my own life.

Quotes by Agnetha Faltskog

When I was younger, people were inventing a new way of writing - James Joyce, Hemingway, Faulkner. And I thought we had to find a structure for cinema. I fought for a radical cinema, and I continued all my life.

Quotes by Agnes Varda

I went to college, got a job. Not a good job or anything but I was fully set to be an office employee for my life.

Quotes by Aesop Rock

Life Quotes

My inspiration for new products comes from moments in my life or what's happening around me.

Quotes by Aerin Lauder

If I could eat French fries every day of my life, I would.

Quotes by Adrienne C. Moore

I don't settle in any other area of my life when it comes to excellence, so why should I lower my standards when it comes to boys?

Quotes by Adriana Trigiani

Everything I've done in my life has been dictated by the fact that I like to be home at night and in bed.

Quotes by Adriana Trigiani

I remember those moments in my life when the tape came out on that Tuesday, and I went to Sam Goody to cop it. And sitting and listening to it. In awe of the music I was listening to, but...

Quotes by Adrian Younge

Love Quotes

On a very basic, concrete level, there have been times when my work, regardless of the content, has harmed relationships because I made that work such a primary priority in my life.

Quotes by Adrian Tomine

I feel a little schizophrenic because my life is so totally different from here, obviously. And the French values are so different from American values.

Quotes by Adrian Lyne

I need to be allowed to make my own decisions and mistakes, take leaps - and fall - without receiving too much help, because it's what I'll be doing for the rest of my life.

Quotes by Adora Svitak

I esteem it the crowning mercy of my life that not only the chief ends I contemplated on becoming a missionary are attained, but I am allowed to see competent, faithful, and affectionate successors actively engaged in the work.

Quotes by Adoniram Judson

When I was obese, I reached a point where I was about to meet death, and I lost weight to restart my life.

Quotes by Adnan Sami

Me Quotes

I had to make lifestyle changes and stick to them for the rest of my life. For instance, I've had to give up bread, rice, sugar, and oil completely.

Quotes by Adnan Sami

Frequently Asked Questions

What themes come up in these "My Life" quotes?
A range of personal reflections - from spiritual searching and identifying as Gnostic, to reducing stress by clearing things out ("a lot of the cockroaches started spinning"), to statements about being free of pain, and even a complaint about music taking over completely.
Is there a quote about spirituality or belief here?
Yes, one quote has the speaker identifying as Gnostic and describing a lifelong search for "some great mystery," tied to a notion that learning the right thing could change everything. For more identity-related reflections, see the I Am page.
Is there a quote about reducing stress or simplifying life?
Yes, one quote describes cutting stress by getting rid of things, using the vivid image of "a lot of the cockroaches started spinning" once the light was turned on, before being swept out the door. Browse the Life page for more reflections like this.
Is there a quote about being pain-free or content?
Yes, one short quote simply states, "I don't feel there's any kind of pain in my life." For more warm, contented reflections, check out the Love page.
Is there a quote about music's role in someone's life?
Yes, one quote is more complicated: "Music has completely taken over every aspect of my life and ruined everything." It mixes devotion to music with frustration about its consuming effect. For more first-person reflections, see the Me page.

Other quotes are simpler admissions — freedom from pain, or a single pursuit like music taking over entirely. Related reading continues in Life quotes and Love quotes.