Life is 10 percent what you make it, and 90 percent how you take it.
-Irving Berlin
Quotations
Life
Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
You ask: What is the meaning or purpose of life? I can only answer with another question: Do you think we are wise enough to read God's mind?
-Freeman Dyson
"The Meaning of Life"
Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.
-Charlie Chaplin
Life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all.
-William Goldman
A sacrifice is a gift of the essence or the product of our lives. It may be a gift of our time, a gift of our talent, or a gift of our treasure.
-John Garmo "John Garmo"
Be like a tree. The tree gives shade even to him who cuts off its boughs.
-Sri Chaitanya "Sri Chaitanya"
The horse who wins the race, but does not know the difference between dry and
green grass, for how long can he sustain himself in the race? Same is the case
with people who attain higher degrees or are scholars, but still do not understand
the realities of life.
-Deep Trivedi
You can get all A's and still flunk life.
-Walker Percy
"The Second Coming"
Life is like a 1,000 page book. You want to quit halfway through, but then you realise you have a lot left to look forward to.
-Anonymous "Anonymous"
