Quotes about Life

Idleness, we are accustomed to say, is the root of all evil. To prevent this evil, work is recommended.... Idleness as such is by no means a root of evil; on the contrary, it is truly a divine life, if one is not bored....

What is existence for but to be laughed at if men in their twenties have already attained the utmost?

The follower aspires with all his strength to be what he admires. And then, remarkably enough, even though he lives amongst a 'Christian people,' he incurs the same peril as he did when it was dangerous to openly confess Christ. And because of the follower's life, it will become evident who the admirers are, for the admirers will become agitated with him. Even these words will disturb many - but then they must likewise belong to the admirers.

That in which all human life is unified is passion, and faith is a passion.

I was very lucky to get well known much later in life. You need to have flopped quite a few times to get a sense of how little any of it has to do with you.

Life was never anything but a perpetual see-saw between gravity and jest.

It's no trifle at her time at her time of life to part with a doctor who knows her constitution.

The key thing about life is to be true to a set of beliefs. And to be genuine.

Children and unborn children should be protected by law and welcomed into life.

I worry about a culture that devalues life and believe as your president I have an important obligation to foster and encourage respect for life in America and throughout the world.

I think it is a worthy goal in America to have every child protected by law and welcomed in life. I also think we ought to continue to have good adoption law as an alternative to abortion.

I try to live a faith-filled life. I'm a believer.