Famous Quotes about Life

Boats on the Hudson at Nyack No. 2Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion.
Samuel Johnson

Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude towards us.
Earl Nightingale

Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.
Hans Christian Anderson

The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water, but to walk on the earth.
Chinese Proverb

The Best Things in Life are Free.
B.G. DeSylva, Lew Brown, and Ray Henderson

Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.
Jump!John Lennon

We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.
Winston Churchill (my favorite)

Live dangerously and you live right.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once.
Lillian Dickson

A successful life is one that is lived through understanding and pursuing one's own path, not chasing after the dreams of others.
Chin Ning Chu

The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in our actions. Our inner balance, and even our very existence depends on it. Only morality in our actions can give beauty and dignity to our lives.
Albert Einstein

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.
E. E. Cummings

Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.
Mark Twain

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
Buddha

People know you for what you've done, not for what you plan to do.
Unknown Author

Continue reading:


Posted in: Leisure
TAGS:, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
leave a comment.

18 Comments

  1. Owen B McGraw
    5 days ago

    Nobody wants to die.. But Everybody wants to go to Heaven

  2. tina
    Aug 7th, 2009

    Great Quotes I love the one By King George VI or V??? But it says the Highest Distinction is service to others!

  3. Mike Kemp
    Aug 6th, 2009

    This helps me with alcohol: "Sometimes we ask ourselves, "What should I do?" When the answer is what should I quit doing that will get you the answers.
    ~Michael Steven Kemp

  4. mir jaffer ali
    Jul 17th, 2009

    hi nice quotes but i want this quote to be added in ur website plz do it if possible "EVERYTHING IN LIFE IS LUCK"..

  5. Greg smolka
    Jul 13th, 2009

    " take in all the criticism and get better then them all" -greg smolka

  6. RD
    Jul 11th, 2009

    Advice for midlife crisis: "Don't think about how you want to spend your life, think about how you want to spend your days"

  7. Fahleesha
    Jul 11th, 2009

    You were given your life, because you were the only one strong enough to live it.

  8. JerryM
    Jun 30th, 2009

    It is Gandhi who said,"An eye for an eye makes the world go blind." Among his many other gems is, "Be the change you want to see in the world."

    • christine
      3 weeks ago

      Very smart quotes, thanks for sharing JerryM

  9. Richard
    Jun 12th, 2009

    "When tomorrow starts without me
    Don't think we're far apart
    For every time you think of me
    I'm right here in your heart."

    • katie
      4 days ago

      that is sooooo sweat...... did you write that for someone??????

    • katie
      4 days ago

      these are all so great.... i wrote them all down took forever but i did. "people who gossip to you gossip about you" and " live life as if it were your last day" or "don't look for love it will find you"lets see "what goes around comes around" ummm "treat others the why you want to be treated" idk theses are not from me these are what i here from my step dad jody..... just not the one "don't look for love it will find you".... i'm still checking to see if that one is true i will find out soon.... bye bye hope you get some new one's.....

  10. Rohit
    Jun 1st, 2009

    Here's my favorite:

    Life's inequalities can not always be undone; but you can always right the wrong for someone else if not yourself.

  11. Anonymous
    May 30th, 2009

    'An eye for an eye makes the world go blind'

    I can't remember who said it but there you have it!

  12. Jason
    Feb 20th, 2009

    Here's one of my favorite by James Dean..I think

    Dream as if ull live forever Live as if ull die tommorow

  13. Mohsin Rasool
    Jan 16th, 2009

    Hi Vladimir,

    Thanks for sharing great quotes.
    as far as the last quote in your post from Anonymous,
    i know almost similar quote from Ford, great message:

    You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.
    Henry Ford

    Mohsin
    PS. You have great blog, I would be coming back soon,
    and I am sure i will learn from the great insights you
    have shared.

  14. Jan 12th, 2009

    Only shows what a true genius he was!

  15. Milos
    Jan 12th, 2009

    Here's one of my favorite quotes, although not related to life in general.

    "Let the future tell the truth, and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs; the future, for which I have really worked, is mine." - Nikola Tesla

Have your say

Your email is never published nor shared. Required fields are marked *

*
*

This site rewards regular commentators with do-follows links to their site.

Subscribe without commenting

About Vladimir

vladimir prelovac Hi! My name is Vladimir Prelovac. I am a computer engineer by profession and an adventurer by state of mind.

"I would love to change the world, I just don't have the source code yet."

Books by Vladimir

WordPress Plugin Devleopment Book WordPress Plugin Development: Beginner's Guide

Published by Packt Publishing, available online through Amazon. Click the image for more information.

Consulting Services

Professional WordPress solutions based on custom developed plugins and themes

Expert on-site WordPress SEO consulting and an 'out-of-the-box thinking' approach to problems