Alive Quotes — Page 34

Philosopher, Writer

“The life of the enemy . Whoever lives for the sake of combating an enemy has an interest in the enemy's staying alive.”

Enemy Alive Sake

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Friedrich Nietzsche

Philosopher, Writer

“All that philosophers have handled for millennia has been conceptual mummies; nothing actual has ever escaped from their hands alive.”

Hands Alive Philosopher

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Poet, Playwright, Novelist

“A man is really alive only when he delights in the good-will of others.”

Men Alive

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Joseph Heller

Novelist

“All of our religions but the Judaic and the Greek think more of us dead than alive.”

Thinking Alive

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Mark Twain

Writer, Humorist

“You know that kind of quiver that trembles around through you when you are seeing something so strange and enchanting and wonderful that it is just a fearful joy to be alive and look at it; and you know how you gaze, and your lips turn dry and your breath comes short, but you wouldn't be anywhere but there, not for the world.”

Looks Joy Alive

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Jonathan Swift

Satirist, Writer

“Rebukes are easy from our betters, From men of quality and letters; But when low dunces will affront, What man alive can stand the brunt?”

Men Quality Alive

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Mary Oliver

Poet

“I wanted to hurry into the work of my life; I wanted to know, whoever I was, I was alive for a little while.”

Littles Alive Wanted

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May Sarton

Poet

“I feel more alive when I'm writing than I do at any other time--except maybe when I'm making love.”

Writing Alive Making Love

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Michelle Obama

Lawyer, Author, First Lady

“Now, a good education is about so much more than just learning geometry or memorizing dates in history. All of that is important, but an education is also about exploring new things -- discovering what makes you come alive, and then being your best at whatever you choose”

Important Education Alive

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Kurt Vonnegut

Novelist, Satirist

“But I replied that what made being alive almost worthwhile for me, besides music, was all the saints I met, who could be anywhere. By saints I meant people who behaved decently in a strikingly indecent society.”

People Alive Saint

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e. e. cummings

Poet, Painter

“more each particular person is(my love) alive than every world can understand and now you are and i am now and we're a mystery that will never happen again, a miracle which has never happened before and shining this our now must come to then”

Alive Miracle Shining

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e. e. cummings

Poet, Painter

“If 180 million people want to be undead, that’s their funeral, but I happen to like being alive.”

People Alive Funeral

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