Life Quotes

Life's greatest happiness is to be convinced we are loved.

The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature.

To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.

All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril. Those who read the symbol do so at their peril. It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors. Diversity of opinion about a work of art shows that the work is new, complex and vital.

Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They came through you but not from you and though they are with you yet they belong not to you.

For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?' And whenever the answer has been 'No' for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.

I'm an old man, and all my life I've said that Notre Dame should remain independent because it's a national school.

The Sisters of Notre Dame at St. Aloysius Grade School influenced my life tremendously. This was due to the fact that they encouraged you always to make sure that God is the focus of your life, and they didn't allow you to do anything except to the very best of your ability.

You don't appreciate life until you get to the other side. Like lying in a hospital bed.

Doing anything with dedication impacts life positively.