"If you look at life one way, there is always cause for alarm." ~ Elizabeth Bowen
Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger...for the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and griefs we endure help us in our marching onward. ~ Henry Ford
We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm, and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open. ~ Jawaharlal Nehru
Life's so full that you just take it one day at a time. ~ Sheryl Crow, Ellen DeGeneres Show, 2/13/06
Life is a series of lessons, some of them obvious, some of them not. We learn as we go that dreams end, that plans get changed, that promises get broken, that our idols disappoint us. ~ Joan D. Chittister, Scarred by Struggle
There are many stages in life; Shakespeare narrates seven. I am not sure one age is better than another, as each has its own joys and sorrows. ~ Robert B. Phillips, Through My Picture Window
We must, therefore, be here as strangers and pilgrims, that we may plainly declare that we seek a city above. ~ Anne Bradstreet
Life is like playing a violin in solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes along. ~ Samuel Butler
Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale. ~ Hans Christian Andersen
We talk about defining moments, but I think nothing can define you. They’re all refining moments. You’re constantly refining yourself and refining your life. ~ Sheryl Crow, Oprah Winfrey Show, 12/06/06
I don't want to be a passenger in my own life. ~ Diane Ackerman
Life is a culmination of the past, an awareness of the present, an indication of the future beyond knowledge, the quality that gives a touch of divinity to matter. ~ Charles A. Lindbergh
It's a very short trip. While alive, live! ~ Malcolm S. Forbes
Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well. ~ Josh Billings
Simplify, slow down, be kind. And don't forget to have art in your life — music, paintings, theater, dance, and sunsets. ~ Eric Carle
Life in the twentieth century is like a parachute jump: you have to get it right the first time. ~ Margaret Mead
Life is a dream even in its most painful moments, it's a dream that we can dance to. ~ Carly Simon