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“The message of this book is to the people who live in the so called equal society but who are not aware that their world is not equal for everybody. It might help them to open their eyes and see that life in the secure world of theirs isn’t always fair.”
Inna Latiševa (born 1955) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Oh! I can stand anything. I have learnt to live that way. There is no situation I can’t contain. Politics taught me that. I kept calm in very hard and provoking situations. The beauty with life is that it always moves on despite the challenges.”
Lillian Nakate (born 1978) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If I were to remain silent I would fail in the mission entrusted to me by grace. Catholics who live their faith can never be in favour of euthanasia or vote for its legalisation in our country. Catholics will always stand for the culture of life.”
Lázaro Pérez Jiménez (1943–2009) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Catholics who live their faith can never be in favour of euthanasia or vote for its legalisation in our country" says Bishop of Celaya (2 July 2007) Fides News Agency
“We have this life to live. It doesn't last forever. We do service for the common good and we take on systematic, dynamic steps to develop our own potential. We make a difference for ourselves. It's a very good way to go".”
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is much better to live according to principle than according to rules, because situations in life change.”
Gina Lopez (1953–2019) said by 2019 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I had to understand that my mistakes don't define me and that I had a life to live and dreams to fulfil.”
Xoli Zondi (born 1983) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The whole purpose of an actor's life is to find great writing, and when it comes along you leap on it like a puppy on a slipper. You're avid – greedy – hungry – for great gobbets of good writing. That's all we live for.”
Janet Suzman (born 1939) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“All in all, it has been a pleasant life, filled with many opportunities to do many things. Live well and be preoccupied with doing something good.”
Helena Benitez (1914–2016) said by 2016 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You're gonna live longer than the ball is bouncing, God willing, and so there's a whole lot of life after basketball. So you kinda have to learn how to be a good human and, I can't think of a better person than coach Summitt that modeled that.”
Candace Parker (born 1986) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: WNBA icon Candace Parker on overcoming challenges, career highlights and her journey beyond the court CBS News (3 June 2025)
“I still lived in a world where every last bit of your life was determined by your race: what kind of opportunities you're going to be exposed to, the kind of school you'll go to, the environment you’ll live in. My entire world still was determined on the basis of race.”
Zulaikha Patel (born 2003) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I’ve always been someone who understands that I whatever my circumstances are, I can get up and I can work and I can still make sure that I live the life that I want for myself, regardless of what’s been afforded to me or not.”
Minnie Dlamini (born 1990) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Football is my life and I wouldn't want to live without it. Every day is an opportunity to get better, whether you are injured and you want to heal to get better, or you don't have confidence and you need to be that better player.”
Janine van Wyk (born 1987) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I come together to say, I choose to live for brotherhood and not for folly. I choose peace and not war. I choose life and not death.”
Ossie Davis (1917–2005) said by 2005 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It has earned me CAF assignments; numerous ones in fact. I travel without paying tickets. I live in luxurious hotels without paying a dime. I meet people in high places, make friends with people I wouldn’t have ordinarily been friends with. So, in a nutshell, it has molded my life. You need to be disciplined. You need to know how to relate to people.”
Mercy Tagoe (born 1978) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It's a strenuous job every day of your life to live up to the way you look on the screen.”
Jane Arthur (poet) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The only dream worth having is to dream that you will live while you are alive, and die only when you are dead. To love, to be loved. To never forget your own significance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and vulgar disparity of the life around you.”
Serie Barford (born 1960) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To live life with a person who is constantly by your corner, supporting you and just loving you is amazing”
Kabomo Vilakazi (born 1978) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I’m getting emotional because I feel that it’s really a privilege. I’m turning 50 this year, and God allowed me to live this long so that I can share the beauty and the story of transformation and redemption that he has done in my life and for other people.”
Miriam Quiambao (born 1975) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: How Miriam Quiambao’s faith helped her overcome her ‘biggest fall,’ insecurity". Philippine Daily Inquirer. April 10, 2025.
“Create a vision of the life you want to live, put it down in writing and review this often, so you can remain focused on this vision.”
Liwayway Vinzons-Chato (born 1945) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Every role, I try to do well at it. I do not want to shortchange the viewers. I want to make sure they are satisfied with my performance, whether it’s live or taped. That’s just my goal in my career and in my life as an actor: I make sure my viewers are happy with my performance and always remember every performance that I have.”
Pilar Pilapil (born 1950) first seen 2024 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://www.philstar.com/the-freeman/opinion/2024/09/21/2386876/pilar-pilapil-wants-be-more-kontrabida-actress
“My two siblings on the autism spectrum are my lifelong mission. Being able to give them what they need and be a part of the solution is something that I don't take lightly. I know the kind of life I want them to live, I know what is lacking in the Philippines and the world. It means the world to me to be part of such a positive change for my siblings and everybody on the autism spectrum.”
Michelle Dee (born 1995) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://mb.com.ph/2023/10/24/the-real-inspiration-behind-michelle-marquez-dee-s-advocacies
“I woke up today more grateful than ever for my life. The very air I breathe. My family. My children. The purpose & opportunities God has opened before me. Over & over again I live in God’s graciousness & endless mercies.”
Karen Davila (born 1970) first seen 2022 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: https://www.abs-cbn.com/2022/11/21/fresh-scoops/karen-davila-on-turning-52-203909
“And just work hard, be kind even if it’s so hard to be kind at times. It will pay off. One day you’re going to get to where you want to be. So don’t pressure yourself and live life a day at a time.”
Heart Evangelista (born 1985) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Heart Evangelista on her best advice for women: ‘Never aim for perfection’. ABS-CBN. Retrived December 22, 2025.
“What's important to me right now is my life and how I live it. My freedom, my choices.”
Heart Evangelista (born 1985) first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: . "Heart Evangelista Talks Marriage with Chiz Escudero". 12 May 2023.
“Don’t get stuck in a bad place. Know that life is a cycle and good and bad it all passes. Be in the moment but don't be swept away from it, live in your authenticity. Repair when you can. Laugh or make someone laugh and last but not least celebrate yourself. You deserve it.”
Kylie Padilla (born 1993) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Why even be worried about something you don’t even know will be for you or not for you? So just for me, I need to live my life first, so when the time comes that I commit to having a child, I can’t blame the child for the things I didn’t get to do.”
Iza Calzado (born 1982) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The life I get to live with my family and loved ones is a gift in itself already, and receiving warm greetings from all of you is the cherry on top. My heart is full.”
Andi Eigenmann (born 1990) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: . "Andi Eigenman reflects on island life as she marks 35th birthday." June 26, 2025.
“When life gives you a second chance to live, you'll really feel the gratefulness.”
Kisses Delavin (born 1999) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: . "Kisses Delavin: The journey of a Miracle Baby". 18 September 2021.
“I said this before and l say it again. If I were to live my life all over again I'd still choose u to be my first. I’m so proud of the Man u have become. I never thought I'd ever be friends with my EX but Mark definitely is the exception,”
Claudine Barretto (born 1979) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Claudine Barretto marks birthday of Mark Anthony Fernandez, calling him first love and heartbreak, Drew Acierto, Push Team 19 January 2026.
“Every day we are given a chance to live our life choosing what matters the most.”
Kristine Hermosa (born 1983) first seen 2018 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: PEP.ph. 30 April 2018
“If there’s one thing I’ve learned about life, it is that it is unpredictable. Your loved one can be gone in the blink of an eye. So always live in the present, express your love, and learn to forgive. Thank you again for letting me share my grief with all of you.” better. Because I know they're with me in my heart.”
Ice Seguerra (born 1983) first seen 2025 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ice Seguerra pushes through with birthday concert despite his grief: 'I’ll make them proud!', Rhea Manila Santos, Push Team 4 July 2025.
“I never talk enough about how painful it was. But I have admitted this in concert, only when it's live and intimate, that it was really... Maybe the second most painful time in my life, second after losing my mom.”
Joey Albert (born 1960) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“How can you share your daily life with another person if you don't give them the chance to do things their own way, or even to take responsibility for not doing them? How can you live with another person if you don't accept their otherness? After all, even in love, it is always a question of otherness. He is not like us. He is not us. He is simply “other”. (chap. 32)”
Michela Marzano (born 1970) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“AIDS, by presenting us with this inextricable intertwining of life and death, and of love and death, reactivates the image of the vampire who, with his cleft lip, piercing canines, scarlet face, sharp tongue and single nostril, gruesomely represents that death which is never in its place and therefore haunts the unconscious of those who live striving to keep it as far away as possible.”
Umberto Galimberti (born 1942) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Discos are little nirvanas where the solemn roar of rock music allows the son of Siddhartha to savor the little nothingness. To not be for a little while is all that is asked. Little ‘nothings’ that the life of today's individual needs in order to be reborn and live another week.”
Manlio Sgalambro (1924–2014) said by 2014 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“With Fantozzi, I tried to recount the adventure of those who live in that part of life that everyone (except the children of the powerful) goes through or has gone through: the moment when you are under someone else's thumb. Many come out of it with honor, many went through it at twenty, others at thirty, many remain there forever, and they are the majority. Fantozzi is one of them.”
Paolo Villaggio (1932–2017) said by 2017 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The spirit of man is nomad, his blood bedouin, and love is the aboriginal tracker on the faded desert spoor of his lost self; and so I came to live my life not by conscious plan or prearranged design but as someone following the flight of a bird.”
Laurens van der Post (1906–1996) said by 1996 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Cherophobia is the fear of being too happy and thinking that you'll lose it all. I have cherophobia in both my personal and professional life. I try to not be aware of this fame because I fear I will lose it. I don't live in the moment because I am constantly thinking about what if it all goes away.”
Alia Bhatt (born 1993) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Upadhyay, Karishma (December 18, 2014). "Alia Bhatt: The little old star". Forbes.
“Like every girl in the business, I'm more than just a porn star. I am a fun, loving, normal chick who likes to have fun, likes to live her life, and I don't want the world to burn.”
August Ames (1994–2017) first seen 2014 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Hunter, Tod (1 April 2014). "Fresh Face: August Ames". AVN.
“The quality that we call beauty...must always grow from the realities of life, and our ancestors, forced to live in dark rooms, presently came to discover beauty in shadows, ultimately to guide shadows towards beauty's ends.”
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (1886–1965) said by 1965 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Life is but another name for action; and he who is without opportunity exists, but does not live.”
George Stillman Hillard (1808–1879) said by 1879 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I've been on a run since starting off as a trainee but as I live, I sometimes came to question the motive of my life. I felt this line somehow speaks for me and felt there was also a lot to learn from it.”
Rosé (singer) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Lee, Minji (12 March 2021). "Blackpink's Rose says songs for debut solo album 'R' came like fate". Yonhap News Agency.
“Society itself had darkened through the years. No matter. He continued to smile, take short, resolute steps and push back against the shadows. He leaves behind a mighty message. One does what one must to preserve decency in society and to live a decent life oneself.”
Salman Akram Raja wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The most dangerous risk of all is spending your life not doing what you want, on the bet you can live with it.”
John R. Miles first seen 2023 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Passion Struck: Twelve Powerful Principles to Unlock Your Purpose and Ignite Your Most Intentional Life (2023)
“...I think of the Negro's life and of its mystery. We have no more marks to guide us than the bird in the air or the fish in the water, and in the midst of this uncertainty we live, and some laugh and others sing. (chapter 15)”
Simone Schwarz-Bart (born 1938) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The heart of faith in the Catholic Church lies in the teaching of the Church itself. You cannot create something new or start adding it on your own initiative. I cannot do it, nor can the Pope. Therefore, give correct instructions so that people can learn the truth about God, the Church and how to live the Christian life.”
Benjamin S. Phiri (born 1959) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Catechesis is at the center of the life of the Church: 63 new catechists in the district of Ndola (29 November 2021) Fides News Agency
“Goodbye, my friend, without a word or hand shake, Don't be sad, and do not muse In this life to die is nothing novel, But to live, of course, is hardly greater news.”
Sergei Yesenin (1895–1925) said by 1925 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Concerning Suicide in Soviet Russia, Jacques Choron, December 1968, Bulletin of Suicidology
“A mindset stylist helps people to reprogramme or restyle their minds to be able to live the life they desire intentionally.”
Tewa Onasanya (born 1978) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Explaining what she means by describing herself as a "mindset stylist." Women can excel in boardroom, kitchen at the same time — Tewa Onasanya, The Punch, 21 November 2021.
“It is about giving an alternative to girls by giving them a new hope by empowering them with entrepreneurial skills, business skills and social skills to live a successful and productive life.”
Prudence Nyamishana wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I do not believe this country belongs to a single bully (gulbetegnaƒ) [thug]. This land was built by my father and mother, grand-parents and great grandparents. No one can force me into exile. No one can intimidate me and take away my rights as an Ethiopian. I won’t let it happen. Let me make it crystal clear to the woyanes: My life, the place I live and my death will occur right here in Ethiopia.”
Mesfin Woldemariam (1930–2020) first seen 2015 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Where do they want us to go? April 3, 2015