Parts Of Life Quotes - Page 6

• Every class of society has its cant of lamentation, which is understood or regarded by none but themselves; and every part of life has its uneasiness, which those who do not feel them will not commiserate. An event which spreads distraction over half the commercial world, assembles the trading companies in councils and committees, and shakes the nerves of a thousand stockjobbers, is read by the landlord and the farmer with frigid indifference.

  Samuel Johnson

  Class, Humanity, Half

  Samuel Johnson (1836). “The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.: D., with an Essay on His Life and Genius”, p.200

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• Part of life is to live it, and enjoy it, and seize the moments that you find particularly pleasing.

  Robert M. Parker, Jr.

  Life Is, Moments, Enjoy

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• Part of life is a quest to find that one essential person who will understand our story. But we choose wrongly so often. Over the ensuing years that person we thought understood us best ends up regarding us with pity, indifference, or active dislike. Those who truly care can be divided into two categories: those who understand us, and those who forgive our worst sins. Rarely do we find someone capable of both.

  Jonathan Carroll

  Years, Two, Forgiving

  Jonathan Carroll (2006). “Glass Soup”, p.58, Macmillan

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• New teachers were just a part of life, for a few days after one arrived, squawks of interest were emitted from various corners, but then they died away as the teacher was absorbed like everyone else...before you knew it, the fresh ones seemed to have been teaching there forever too, or else they didn't last very long, and were gone before you'd gotten to know them.

  Meg Wolitzer

  Teacher, Teaching, Long

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• But lost chances are as much a part of life as chances taken, and a story cannot dwell on what might have been.

  Paul Auster

  Taken, Stories, Might

  Paul Auster (2008). “The New York Trilogy”, p.165, Faber & Faber

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• It's weird, I was such a survivor and so wanted to be a part of life while I was trying to snuff out the life that was inside of me. I had this duality of trying to kill myself with drugs, then eating really good food and exercising and going swimming and trying to be a part of life. I was always going back and forth on some level.

  Anthony Kiedis

  Swimming, Exercise, Drug

  Anthony Kiedis, Larry Sloman (2004). “Scar Tissue”, p.116, Hachette UK

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• ...fairness," he said, "does not govern life and death. if it did, no good person would ever die." "Strangers," the Blue Man said, "are just family you have yet to come to know." "sacrifice is a part of life. it is supposed to be. it's not something to regret. it's something to aspire to. little sacrifices. big sacrifices. a mother works so her son can go to school. a daughter moves home to take care of her sick father. Sometimes when you sacrifice something precious, you're not really losing it. you're just passing it on to someone else.

  Mitch Albom

  Mother, Daughter, Regret

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• Never forget that anticipation is an important part of life.

  Nicholas Sparks

  Important, Anticipation, Never Forget

  Nicholas Sparks, Micah Sparks (2013). “Three Weeks With My Brother”, p.28, Hachette UK

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• A habit of finding pleasure in thought rather than action is a safeguard against unwisdom and excessive love of power, a means of preserving serenity in misfortune and peace of mind among worries. A life confined to what is personal is likely, sooner or later, to become unbearably painful; it is only by windows into a larger and less fretful cosmos that the more tragic parts of life become endurable.

  Bertrand Russell

  Mean, Worry, Serenity

  Bertrand Russell, John Greer Slater, Peter Köllner (1996). “A Fresh Look at Empiricism: 1927-42”, p.310, Psychology Press

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• Well, I’ve had my fun; I’ve had it, he thought, looking up at the swinging baskets of pale geraniums. And it was smashed to atoms—his fun, for it was half made up, as he knew very well; invented, this escapade with the girl; made up, as one makes up the better part of life, he thought—making onself up; making her up; creating an exquisite amusement, and something more. But odd it was, and quite true; all this one could never share—it smashed to atoms.

  Virginia Woolf

  Girl, Fun, Creating

  Virginia Woolf (2007). “Selected Works of Virginia Woolf”, p.161, Wordsworth Editions

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• Making mistakes is part of learning to choose well. No way around it. Choices are thrust upon us, and we don't always get things right. Even postponing or avoiding a decision can become a choice that carries heavy consequences. Mistakes can be painful-sometimes they cause irrevocable harm-but welcome to Earth. Poor choices are part of growing up, and part of life. You will make bad choices, and you will be affected by the poor choices of others. We must rise above such things.

  Brandon Mull

  Growing Up, Mistake, Choices

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• Sacrfice," the captain said. "You made one. I made one. We all made them. But you were angry over yours. You kept thinking about what you lost. You didn't get it. Sacrifice is a part of life. It's supposed to be. It's not something to regret. It's something to aspire to.

  Mitch Albom

  Regret, Sacrifice, Thinking

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• And after a while...I mean how do you choose? Who gets to live? Part of life is that...well, some people have to die.

  Richelle Mead

  Mean, People, Life Is

  Richelle Mead (2008). “Shadow Kiss: A Vampire Academy Novel”, p.86, Penguin

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• Jobs are a part of life. Maybe you've heard of the concept. It's called work? See, what happens is that you suffer through doing annoying and humiliating things until you get paid not enough money. Like those Japanese game shows, only without all the glory.

  Jim Butcher

  Jobs, Work, Games

  Jim Butcher (2004). “Blood Rites: Book six of The Dresden Files”, p.14, Penguin

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• Crises are part of life. Everybody has to face them, and it doesn't make any difference what the crisis is.

  Jack Nicklaus

  Differences, Faces, Crisis

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• Women's networks are a necessary part of life. A mixture of empathy and brainstorming can move mountains.

  Hazel Hawke

  Women, Moving, Empathy

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• Suffering, if you're a Christian, suffering is a part of life. And it's not a bad thing, it is an essential thing in life... There are all different ways to suffer. One way to suffer is through lack of food and shelter and there's another way to suffer which is lack of dignity and hope and there's all sorts of ways that people suffer and it's not just tangible, it's also intangible and we have to consider both.

  Rick Santorum

  Christian, Things In Life, People

  "Rick Santorum calls for low-income children to suffer". Rick Santorum's speech in Ottumwa, Iowa, www.dailykos.com. November 18, 2011.

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• Depression is something that seems really obscure when you see it in a theater, but when you talk to people who come to see it and hear their reactions, you realize that it is such a prevalent part of life and our society today that it really needed to be told, and still needs to be told.

  Aaron Tveit

  People, Our Society, Society Today

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• I feel like life is really short, and it's important to enjoy yourself and embrace whatever comes your way, whether it's a challenging day or a great day, just welcome it with open arms. No matter who you are, you can't escape challenges; they are part of life.

  Miranda Kerr

  Challenges, Great Day, Important

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• The most important part of life is work, it's the flow, it's getting stuff done, feeling like you're doing something.

  Penn Jillette

  Feelings, Important, Done

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Ennui, the demon, waited at the threshold of his noiseless refuge, and drove away the stirring hopes and enlivening expectations, which form the better part of life.

  Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

  Blessing, Expectations, Boredom

  Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1835). “Lodore”, p.8

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• Faffing is good. It is an important part of life. Faffing is when we disconnect from the matrix and idle for a while, like a car. Our body and spirit know deep down that human beings were not made for constant toil so subconsciously creates space through the mechanism of faffing.

  Tom Hodgkinson

  Space, Car, Important

  "The joy of simply faffing around" by Tom Hodgkinson, www.theguardian.com. August 12, 2008.

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• Unless we practice
  loving feelings toward
  everyone we meet, day in,
  day out, we're missing out
  on the most joyous part of
  life. If we can actually open
  our hearts, there's no
  difficulty in being happy.

  Ayya Khema

  Heart, Practice, Missing

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• Maybe if people can't have an end to their suffering, the next thing they seek for is to know why they suffer. Suffering is a part of life in this world, part of a cycle....Stories give you a way to see things. A way to understand the events of your life. Even if you don't realize it while you're hearing the tale.

  Matthew J. Kirby

  People, Giving, Suffering

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• It's part of life to have obstacles. It's about overcoming obstacles; that's the key to happiness.

  Herbie Hancock

  Keys, Overcoming, Obstacles

  Twitter post from Mar 11, 2017

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