Life is to be lived, not controlled, and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat.
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Life is to be lived, not controlled, and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat.
He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.
I give myself permission to be all that I can be, and I deserve the very best in life.
A warrior must cultivate the feeling that he has everything needed for the extravagant journey that is his life. What counts for a warrior is being alive. Life in itself is sufficient, self-explanatory and complete. Therefore, one may say without being presumptuous that the experience of experiences is being alive.
The film drama is the opium of the people…down with bourgeois fairy-tale scenarios…long live life as it is!
May each of you live lives of immersion. They won't necessarily be easy lives. But in the end, it is all that will sustain us.
You've got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important than winning or losing.
Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
If you live life with the intention of making a difference in others' lives, your life will be full not empty.
Live life fully while you're here. Experience everything. Take care of yourself and your friends. Have fun, be crazy, be weird.
How good is life, the mere living!
It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It is in fact true. It's called living.
You fall out of your mother's womb, you crawl across open country under fire, and drop into your grave.
When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity.
Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.
The reason women are always reluctant to reveal their age is because other people label them as 'past it'. In the 21st century, women over 60 are not past it - we are vital, active, sexual beings, living life to the full.
In life you need either inspiration or desperation.
We imagine that we want to escape our selfish and commonplace existence, but we cling desperately to our chains.
If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or objects.
Women live lives of continual apology. They are born and raised to take the blame for other people's behavior. If they are treated without respect, they tell themselves that they have failed to earn respect. If their husbands do not fancy them, it is because they are unattractive.
Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand - and melting like a snowflake.
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