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- The life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.
- Thomas Hobbes (1588 - 1679), "The Leviathan"
- Death ends a life, not a relationship.
- Morrie Schwartz, Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom
- The belief that there are other life forms in the universe is a matter of faith. There is not a single shred of evidence for any other life forms, and in forty years of searching, none has been discovered. There is absolutely no evidentiary reason to maintain this belief.
- Michael Crichton (1942 - 2008), Caltech Michelin Lecture, January 17, 2003
- Beauty? Let me tell you something - being thought of as 'a beautiful woman' has spared me nothing in life. No heartache, no trouble. Love has been difficult. Beauty is essentially meaningless and it is always transitory.
- Halle Berry
- A lot of people say, 'Well, I like a challenge.' I don't like challenges. Life is tough enough without any challenges.
- Jackie Gleason (1916 - 1987), Interview, August 1986
- Jean Paul Sartre says in "No Exit" that hell is other people. Well, our task in life is to make it heaven. Or at least earth.
- Alan Alda (1936 - ), GQ, Summer, 1980
- It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.
- Terry Pratchett
- Next to selfishness the principal cause which makes life unsatisfactory is want of mental cultivation.
- John Stuart Mill (1806 - 1873), Defence of Hedonism
- Monsieur l'abbé, I detest what you write, but I would give my life to make it possible for you to continue to write.
- Voltaire (1694 - 1778), letter to M. le Riche, February 6, 1770
- Never regret yesterday. Life is in you today, and you make your tomorrow.
- L. Ron Hubbard (1911 - 1986), Book: The Creation of Human Ability
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