Welcome to Alive Quotes, where inspiration meets vitality in the form of thought-provoking expressions. Life is a journey filled with moments of joy, challenges, and profound realizations. Amidst the hustle and bustle of our daily lives, it’s crucial to pause and reflect on the essence of being alive. Whether it’s finding solace in nature’s beauty, cherishing the bonds we share with loved ones, or simply reveling in the present moment, quotes have a unique power to encapsulate the essence of life’s experiences.
Within these pages, you’ll discover a curated collection of quotes that celebrate the beauty and vitality of existence. From renowned philosophers to beloved authors, each quote resonates with the heartbeat of life itself. Whether you seek motivation to seize the day, comfort during difficult times, or simply a reminder to embrace the wonder of being alive, you’ll find words that speak to the depths of your soul.
Below, immerse yourself in the wisdom and inspiration of Alive Quotes. Copy them, pair them with captivating imagery, or adorn them with stylish fonts to create your own visual masterpiece. Let these quotes serve as gentle reminders to cherish every moment, for life’s true essence lies in the journey itself.
In Spain, the dead are more alive than the dead of any other country in the world. Federico Garcia Lorca
There is scarcely anything to which I am so feelingly alive as the honour and welfare of my country, and, as a poet, I have no higher enjoyment than singing her sons and daughters. Robert Burns
When we love anyone with our whole hearts, life begins when we are with that person; it is only in their company that we are really and truly alive. William Barclay
The hours I spend with you I look upon as sort of a perfumed garden, a dim twilight, and a fountain singing to it. You and you alone make me feel that I am alive. Other men it is said have seen angels, but I have seen thee and thou art enough. George Edward Moore
I prefer to be alive, so I’m cautious about taking risks. Werner Herzog
There is something in Shanghai that is very exciting and alive – the idea of a city with two different souls, one from today and another from a long time ago, is amazing. Alessandro Michele
I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing. Agatha Christie
I’m not into older guys. To tell you the truth, Richard Gere is not the sexiest man alive, in my book. Winona Ryder
I believe that people would be alive today if there were a death penalty. Nancy Reagan
I am not lost. I am very much alive. Sushant Singh Rajput
I realize that humor isn’t for everyone. It’s only for people who want to have fun, enjoy life, and feel alive. Anne Wilson Schaef
There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life, and beyond which life cannot rise. And such is the paradox of living, this ecstasy comes when one is most alive, and it comes as a complete forgetfulness that one is alive. Jack London
I don’t believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive. Joseph Campbell
The best thing that I got was rehearsing with my father. It was always about the process of figuring things out, and trying something new, and having another take on something and keeping it alive. Jake Gyllenhaal
Must! Is must a word to be addressed to princes? Little man, little man! Thy father, if he had been alive, durst not have used that word. Elizabeth I
I’m one of these people that likes adrenaline and new things, like extreme sports. It makes me feel alive. Gisele Bundchen
I am happy to be alive, as long as I can paint. Frida Kahlo
Change is not a linear process; it’s an all-encompassing process, and it’s alive in different ways. Genesis P-Orridge
Life is beautiful, what do you think? In the morning I say, ‘Ah, I am alive still!’ All my friends die already. I am alive. It is fantastic. Alejandro Jodorowsky
The American Dream is still alive out there, and hard work will get you there. You don’t necessarily need to have an Ivy League education or to have millions of dollars startup money. It can be done with an idea, hard work and determination. Bill Rancic
No difficulty can discourage, no obstacle dismay, no trouble dishearten the man who has acquired the art of being alive. Difficulties are but dares of fate, obstacles but hurdles to try his skill, troubles but bitter tonics to give him strength; and he rises higher and looms greater after each encounter with adversity. Ella Wheeler Wilcox
If I didn’t define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people’s fantasies for me and eaten alive. Audre Lorde
If I hadn’t had music in my life, it’s quite possible I’d be dead and I’d much rather be alive. James Hetfield
I am so happy to be alive. That’s the one thing I’d like for people to know. Sometimes people walk by and slip up and say the wrong thing about me, and I’ll smile. They wonder why am I smiling. Because I’m happy that I’m alive. George Foreman
Speak the truth, and all things alive or brute are vouchers, and the very roots of the grass underground there, do seem to stir and move to bear you witness. Ralph Waldo Emerson
To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing. Martin Luther
We have that storytelling history in country and bluegrass and old time and folk music, blues – all those things that combine to make up the genre. It was probably storytelling before it was songwriting, as far as country music is concerned. It’s fun to be a part of that and tip the hat to that. You know, and keep that tradition alive. Chris Stapleton
I’m lucky. Usually you’re dead to get your own museum, but I’m still alive to see mine. Yogi Berra
Good leaders must communicate vision clearly, creatively, and continually. However, the vision doesn’t come alive until the leader models it. John C. Maxwell
We have to get back to the beauty of just being alive in this present moment. Mary McDonnell
The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that the end justifies the means. Georges Bernanos
If Botticelli were alive today he’d be working for Vogue. Peter Ustinov
It is the experiences, the great triumphant joy of living to the fullest extent in which real meaning is found. God it’s great to be alive! Christopher McCandless
Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you! Dr. Seuss
Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it. Henry David Thoreau
I know this sounds strange, but as a kid, I was really shy. Painfully shy. The turning point was freshman year, when I was the biggest geek alive. No one, I mean no one, even talked to me. Jim Carrey
Everything has seasons, and we have to be able to recognize when something’s time has passed and be able to move into the next season. Everything that is alive requires pruning as well, which is a great metaphor for endings. Henry Cloud
I have a personal ambition to live my life honestly and honor the true love that I’ve had and also the people I’ve had around me. I want to stay hopeful, even though I get scared about why we’re even alive at all. Lana Del Rey
It appears to me impossible that I should cease to exist, or that this active, restless spirit, equally alive to joy and sorrow, should be only organized dust. Mary Wollstonecraft
We are the miracle of force and matter making itself over into imagination and will. Incredible. The Life Force experimenting with forms. You for one. Me for another. The Universe has shouted itself alive. We are one of the shouts. Ray Bradbury
Look, I don’t want to wax philosophic, but I will say that if you’re alive you’ve got to flap your arms and legs, you’ve got to jump around a lot, for life is the very opposite of death, and therefore you must at very least think noisy and colorfully, or you’re not alive. Mel Brooks
Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered as our prince of peace, of civil rights. We owe him something major that will keep his memory alive. Morgan Freeman
It is not the end of the physical body that should worry us. Rather, our concern must be to live while we’re alive – to release our inner selves from the spiritual death that comes with living behind a facade designed to conform to external definitions of who and what we are. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
You live till you die, and that’s the end of it. What good is your legacy when you are dead? I worry about being alive, selling work, having fun, moving and doing things when I am alive. James Rosenquist
Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself, ‘What makes me come alive?’ Because what the world – a wife, a child – needs is men who have come alive. John Eldredge
The secret sauce of the business that I can offer is my creativity, and in order to keep my creativity alive and fresh, I have to pretend that no one is watching the show, that there are no audiences, there are no ratings; I’m just telling a story. Shonda Rhimes
We who engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface the hidden tension that is already alive. Martin Luther King, Jr.
In the social jungle of human existence, there is no feeling of being alive without a sense of identity. Erik Erikson
Behind every great man is his wife trying to keep him alive. Justin Baldoni
You have to motivate yourself with challenges. That’s how you know you’re still alive. Jerry Seinfeld
One has to pay dearly for immortality; one has to die several times while one is still alive. Friedrich Nietzsche
Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Don Miguel Ruiz
You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose. Indira Gandhi
You want to know whether we’re better off? I’ve got a little bumper sticker for you: Osama bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive. Osama bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive! Osama bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive! Joe Biden
All I did was pray to God, every day. In prison camp, the main prayer was, ‘Get me home alive, God, and I’ll seek you and serve you.’ I came home, got wrapped up in the celebration, and forgot about the hundreds of promises I’d made to God. Louis Zamperini
There’s something about being in front of a live audience that’s fun. It’s a really interesting, very electric, very alive, and intense experience, and you can’t get it anywhere else. And I’ve been doing it since I was 23, so it’s part of my being – it’s part of my fabric as a person. Steven Wright
When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability… To be alive is to be vulnerable. Madeleine L’Engle
Undermine their pompous authority, reject their moral standards, make anarchy and disorder your trademarks. Cause as much chaos and disruption as possible but don’t let them take you ALIVE. Sid Vicious
Pretending that we live doesn’t make us alive. Serj Tankian
The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive. Robert A. Heinlein
This is the power of gathering: it inspires us, delightfully, to be more hopeful, more joyful, more thoughtful: in a word, more alive. Alice Waters
I’m just living life and enjoying it. Alive, kicking, and doing good. That’s what a real winner is. Chamillionaire
If we pollute the air, water and soil that keep us alive and well, and destroy the biodiversity that allows natural systems to function, no amount of money will save us. David Suzuki
Challenge is the pathway to engagement and progress in our lives. But not all challenges are created equal. Some challenges make us feel alive, engaged, connected, and fulfilled. Others simply overwhelm us. Knowing the difference as you set bigger and bolder challenges for yourself is critical to your sanity, success, and satisfaction. Brendon Burchard
Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience. George Washington
Grace is what matters in anything – especially life, especially growth, tragedy, pain, love, death. That’s a quality that I admire very greatly. It keeps you from reaching out for the gun too quickly. It keeps you from destroying things too foolishly. It sort of keeps you alive. Jeff Buckley
If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple things of nature have a message that you understand, rejoice, for your soul is alive. Eleonora Duse
I believe if you are not rediscovering yourself and pushing boundaries, then you are not alive. Hrithik Roshan
I’m happy to be alive, I’m happy to be who I am. Michael Jackson
It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are thoroughly alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good, and we must hunger after them. George Eliot
Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t. Richard Bach
I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing. Socrates
I want to make things of quality. I’m a big believer in handmade, tactile, crafted pieces. I want to keep that tradition alive. Zac Posen
Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive. Elbert Hubbard
If life was fair, Elvis would be alive and all the impersonators would be dead. Johnny Carson
The truth is I love being alive. And I love feeling free. So if I can’t have those things then I feel like a caged animal and I’d rather not be in a cage. I’d rather be dead. And it’s real simple. And I think it’s not that uncommon. Angelina Jolie
I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death. Jesus Christ
When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. Marcus Aurelius
Your soul is infinitely creative. It is alive and expansive in nature. It is curious and playful, changing with the tides of time. Debbie Ford
I believe that if you don’t derive a deep sense of purpose from what you do, if you don’t come radiantly alive several times a day, if you don’t feel deeply grateful at the tremendous good fortune that has been bestowed on you, then you are wasting your life. And life is too short to waste. Srikumar Rao
The past is not dead, it is living in us, and will be alive in the future which we are now helping to make. William Morris
I can’t imagine there has ever been a more gratifying time or place to be alive than America in the 1950s. No country had ever known such prosperity. Bill Bryson
We all know we have a finite period of time. I just feel if I’m going to be alive, I want to be challenged – to be as immortal as possible. The path to that isn’t an easy way, but it’s a rewarding way. Frank Ocean
If you’re alive, there’s a purpose for your life. Rick Warren
If you’re not producing as much as you consume, or perhaps a little more, then clearly we cannot use the big organization of our society for the purpose of keeping you alive, because your life does not benefit us, and it can’t be of very much use to yourself. George Bernard Shaw
Most cynics are really crushed romantics: they’ve been hurt, they’re sensitive, and their cynicism is a shell that’s protecting this tiny, dear part in them that’s still alive. Jeff Bridges
Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe. Gail Devers
A mother is a mother still, The holiest thing alive. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. Thornton Wilder
I enjoy life when things are happening. I don’t care if it’s good things or bad things. That means you’re alive. Joan Rivers
We are most alive when we’re in love. John Updike
I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day. Vincent Van Gogh
I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me, they are the role model for being alive. Gilda Radner
On your journey, don’t forget to smell the flowers. Take time out to notice that you’re alive. You can only live in one day. Ray Fearon
Every day is a good day to be alive, whether the sun’s shining or not. Marty Robbins
If you think nobody cares if you’re alive, try missing a couple of car payments. Earl Wilson
The year 2100 will see eugenics universally established. In past ages, the law governing the survival of the fittest roughly weeded out the less desirable strains. Then man’s new sense of pity began to interfere with the ruthless workings of nature. As a result, we continue to keep alive and to breed the unfit. Nikola Tesla
There’s place and means for every man alive. William Shakespeare
When you start to doubt yourself the real world will eat you alive. Henry Rollins
People say satire is dead. It’s not dead; it’s alive and living in the White House. Robin Williams
