Rest Of Your Life Quotes - Page 2

Home, as far as I'm concerned, is the place you have to leave. And then, if you're like me, spend the rest of your life mourning.

Paulette Alden

Home, Mourning, Like Me

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She was the kind of girlfriend God gives you young, so you'll know loss the rest of your life.

Junot Diaz

Love, Girlfriend, Loss

"The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao". Book by Junot Diaz, words within the cover, www.theguardian.com. 2007.

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It's a very dangerous state. You are inclined to recklessness and kind of tune out the rest of your life and everything that's been important to you. It's actually not all that pleasurable. I don't know who the hell wants to get in a situation where you can't bear an hour without somebody's company.

Colin Firth

Love, Important, Want

Elle Magazine Interview, www.firth.com. January 2004.

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If it’s over, then don’t let the past screw up the rest of your life.

Nicholas Sparks

Past, Screw Ups, Screws

Twitter post from Sep 30, 2014

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That thing, that moment, when you kiss someone and everything around becomes hazy and the only thing in focus is you and this person and you realize that that person is the only person that youre supposed to kiss for the rest of your life, and for one moment you get this amazing gift and you want to laugh and you want to cry because you feel so lucky that you found it and so scared that that it will go away all at the same time.

Drew Barrymore

Kissing, Laughing, Focus

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What is it that you like doing? If you don't like it, get out of it, because you'll be lousy at it. You don't have to stay with a job for the rest of your life, because if you don't like it you'll never be successful in it.

Lee Iacocca

Jobs, Business, Work

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Boxing is the magic of men in combat, the magic of will, and skill, and pain, and the risking of everything so you can respect yourself for the rest of your life.

F.X. Toole

Pain, Men, Skills

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If God came in and said, I want you to be happy for the rest of your life, what would you do?

Bernie Siegel

Happiness, Dream, Want

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There's a point, around the age of twenty, when you have to choose whether to be like everybody else the rest of your life, or to make a virtue of your peculiarities.

Ursula K. Le Guin

Age, Twenties, Virtue

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Acceptance doesn't mean that you've resigned yourself to live the rest of your life with a particular person, or in a particular situation. It just means that you won't cause yourself emotional discomfort because of the way things are in this moment.

Ken Keyes Jr.

Mean, Acceptance, Emotional

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You can't live off potential for the rest of your life. So get up, get out and go get you some!

Eric Thomas

Inspirational, Get Up

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My mother raised me to be bold. If I do not go, I will spend the rest of my life wondering what might have happened if I had." "If you do go, the rest of your life may be too short for wondering. - Asha & Rodrick

George R. R. Martin

Mother, May, Might

George R. R. Martin (2011). “A Game of Thrones 4-Book Bundle: A Song of Ice and Fire Series: A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, and A Feast for Crows”, p.2820, Bantam

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What about the rest of your life?" She shrugged. "What about it?" "Aren't you worried about, like, forever?" "Forever is composed of nows," she says.

John Green

Forever, Worried

John Green (2010). “Paper Towns”, p.198, Bloomsbury Publishing

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I'd spare your tears for the rest of your life if I could.

Kiera Cass

Tears, Spares, If I Could

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To lose love is a terrible thing. But to turn away from it is unbearable. Will you spend the rest of your life replaying it in your head? Wondering if you walked away too soon or too easily? Or if you'll ever love anyone that deeply again?

Kristin Hannah

Love Is, Unbearable, Wonder

Kristin Hannah (2014). “The Kristin Hannah Collection: Volume 2: Winter Garden, Night Road, Home Front”, p.191, St. Martin's Griffin

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No matter how huge your loss, as long as you remain engaged with your life, the best days of your life may still be ahead of you. Don't misunderstand me: the pain of your loss will remain with you for the rest of your life. But great joy will be there right beside it. Deep sorrow and deep joy can exist within you, side by side. At every moment. And it's not confusing. And it's not a conflict.

Augusten Burroughs

Pain, Loss, Long

Augusten Burroughs (2012). “This Is How: Proven Aid in Overcoming Shyness, Molestation, Fatness, Spinsterhood, Grief, Disease, Lushery, Decrepitude & More. For Young and Old Alike.”, p.100, Macmillan

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They say a man doesn't know himself until he faces death for the first time. . . I don't know about that. It seems to me that the person you are when you're about to die isn't as important as the person you are during the rest of your life. Why should a few moments matter more than an entire lifetime?

Brandon Sanderson

Men, Important, Firsts

Brandon Sanderson (2011). “Warbreaker”, p.238, Hachette UK

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Standing there at the stage door to the rest of your life. Time to dip your toe into the deep end. Try things. Say hi already. Laugh a lot. Mess up. Apologize. Mess up again. Hug people. Take chances. Trust yourself. Lose things. Get over it. Hold your friends close. Gather your strength. Gain wisdom and beautiful stories. Be brave, and you'll have the time of your life.

Taylor Swift

Inspirational, Life, Strength

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Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water or do you want a chance to change the world?

Steve Jobs

Inspirational, Change, Life Lesson

Quoted in Fortune, 14 Sept. 1987

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Funny isn’t it?” said Sebastian. “The lies good people tell. He’ll probably make you eggs every day for the rest of your life now, and you’ll choke them down because you can’t tell him you don’t like them.” Clary thought of the Seelie Queen. “Love makes liars of us all?

Cassandra Clare

Queens, Liars, Lying

Cassandra Clare (2012). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instruments Series (5 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls”, p.2043, Simon and Schuster

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I want her to be smart and kind... and I want you to fall in love with her, because you shouldn't spend the rest of your life alone.

Nicholas Sparks

Falling In Love, Smart, Want

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If you want to become the best runner you can be, start now. Don't spend the rest of your life wondering if you can do it.

Priscilla Welch

Motivational, Softball, Running

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In a world that is constantly changing, there is no one subject or set of subjects that will serve you for the foreseeable future, let alone for the rest of your life. The most important skill to acquire now is learning how to learn.

John Naisbitt

Life, Change, Future

John Naisbitt (1988). “Re-Inventing the Corporation”, Random House Value Publishing

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In India it is regarded as a good idea to dart in front of an oncoming car, for the car is sure to kill the evil spirits who are pursuing you, and all the rest of your life you will have good luck.

Robertson Davies

Life, Good Luck, Ideas

Robertson Davies (1949). “The Table Talk of Samuel Marchbanks”, Clarke, Irwin

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When a dream takes hold of you, what can you do? You can run with it, let it run your life, or let it go and think for the rest of your life about what might have been.

Patch Adams

Running, Dream, Thinking

Patch Adams (1998). “Gesundheit!: Bringing Good Health to You, the Medical System, and Society through Physician Service, Complementary Therapies, Humor, and Joy”, p.14, Simon and Schuster

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