L Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with L. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Life, according to Slash consists of three tests a day... the morning test, the afternoon test, and the evening test. If you're lucky enough to pass three tests, you get rewarded with three more tests the next day.”
Source: Appetite For Dysfunction: A Cautionary Tale
“Life, according to Tarde, is the search for the impossible by way of the useless, which is what Omar Khayyám would have said, if he had said it.”
“Life actually is this mystery and gift. And every moment of it can be full of real radical joy and wakefulness. And for some reason in our most difficult times, we have the best chance to wake up. Many people will tell you that their divorce or illness or loss of job was the wake up call.”
“Life admits not of delays; when pleasure can be had, it is fit to catch it. Every hour takes away part of the things that please us, and perhaps part of our disposition to be pleased.”
Source: The Life of Samuel Johnson
“Life affirming doesn't mean good things happen.”
“Life affords no greater responsibility, no greater privilege, than the raising of the next generation”
“Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified.”
Source: The Works of Samuel Johnson: The Adventurer and Idler
“Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.”
Source: The Wisdom of the Rambler, Adventurer, and Idler
“Life after 35 should be lit by the flames of passion. Extinguish the fire that burns the candle of your life at both ends.”
Source: 10 Years Younger in 10 Weeks
“Life after 50 or 60 is itself another country, as different as adolescence is from childhood, or as adulthood is from adolescence - and just as adventurous.”
“Life after all is but a bundle of hints, each suggesting actual and positive development, but rarely reaching it.”
Source: Dream life: fable of the seasons
“Life, after all, was a long, drawn-out struggle. No matter how much sadness there was, how much loss and despair awaited us, you had to steadily move forward, step by painful step.”
Source: The City and Its Uncertain Walls
“Life after death is as improbable as sex after marriage!”
“Life after death is the elephant in the living room, the one that we are not supposed to notice.”
Source: Life After Death: The Evidence
“Life after love was possible. I was proof. Loss taught you about yourself, burrowed in the dark parts of your soul and ate you from the inside out.”
“Life ahead holds much more opportunities.”
“Life ahead is full of endless opportunities.”
Source: Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind
“Life ahead is full of possibilities.”
“Life-ahead is timeless fortune.”
“Life ain't a concept. Music is not a concept. My titles are poetic abstractions of something that is with me all the time, not necessarily in music, but in life. Everybody's life.”
“Life ain't about how fast you run or how high you climb, It's all about how good you bounce. A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.”
“Life ain't all beer and skittles, and more's the pity; but what's the odds, so long as you're happy?”
Source: Trilby
“Life ain't all beer and skittles.”
Source: Nature and Human Nature
“Life ain't complicated unless you complicate it.”
“Life ain't easy. Terrible things happen to everyone. You have to keep your sense of humor, give something of yourself to others, make friends who are younger than you, learn new things, and have fun.”
“Life ain't fair. It ain't. Not never.”
Source: The Knife of Never Letting Go
“Life ain't fair. It ain't. Not never. It's pointless and stupid and there's only suffering and pain and people who want to hurt you. You can't love nothing or no one cuz it'll all be taken away or ruined and you'll be left alone and constantly having to fight, constantly having to run just to stay alive.”
“life ain't supposed to be nothing, 'cept maybe tough”
Source: Read for Your Life #16
“Life ain't the movies.”
“Life aint always beautiful, but its a beautiful ride.”
“Life all comes down to a few moments. This is one of them.”
“Life already has so many boundaries and pressures - why add more in the garden?”
“Life always begins with one step outside of your comfort zone.”
“Life always brings you what you need.”
“Life always bursts the boundaries of formulas.”
Source: Flight to Arras
“Life always bursts the boundaries of formulas. Defeat may prove to have been the only path to resurrection, despite its ugliness. I take it for granted that to create a tree I condemn a seed to rot. If the first act of resistance comes too late it is doomed to defeat. But it is, nevertheless, the awakening of resistance. Life may grow from it as from a seed.”
Source: Flight to Arras
“Life always comes out of death. The present rises from the ashes of the past. The future is always possible for those who are willing to re-create it.”
“Life always delivers the creative energy you need to change into the new thing you must become.”
“Life always gets better. Overtime, its scuffle will morph into beauty.”
Source: In Love and In Heartbreak: collected stories of the heart
“Life always gets harder towards the summit - the cold increases, responsibility increases”
Source: A Woman of Substance: Act of Will
“Life always gives second chances… usually to the people who don’t deserve them.”
Source: The Square of Secrets
“Life always gives us another change: It's called "To Move On".”
Source: A-Z of Happiness: Tips for Living and Breaking Through the Chain that Separates You from Getting That Dream Job
“Life always gives us exactly the teacher we need at every moment. This includes every mosquito, every misfortune, every red light, every traffic jam, every obnoxious supervisor (or employee), every illness, every loss, every moment of joy or depression, every addiction, every piece of garbage, every breath. Every moment is the guru.”
“Life always gives you an opportunity to prove yourself, because you are the creator of your own destiny.”
“Life always has a bit of a challenge in front of you, and that's what makes you fight for it.”
“Life always has an unhappy ending, but you can have a lot of fun along the way, and everything doesn't have to be dripping in deep significance.”
Source: Roger Ebert's Movie Home Companion
“Life always holds in store surprises that are more complex and unforeseeable than any dream, and the secret is to let them come and not block them with castles in the air.”
“Life always involves friction either positive, negative, or neutral. When friction stops, life stops.”
“Life always involves some logic in its manifestations, and logic, as a rule, excludes the versatility of life from its considerations.”
“Life always is now, but the form the now takes changes continuously. Most people equate the form the now takes with the now itself, and so they believe there are many different moments.”