Jean-Paul Sartre
Philosopher, Writer
"What is life but an unpleasant interruption to a peaceful nonexistence."
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What Is Life
30 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Jerry Garcia
Musician
"What is life but being conscious? And good and evil are manifestations of consciousness. If you reject one, you're not getting the whole thing that's there to be had."
Abraham Maslow
Psychologist
"What is life for? Life is for you."
Jeff Buckley
Musician, Singer-Songwriter
"There's no time for hatred, only questions. Where is love? Where is happiness? What is life? Where is peace?"
George Bernard Shaw
Playwright, Critic
"What is life but a series of inspired follies."
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"In the colored reflection we have Life."
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"What is life without incompatible realities?"
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"To live without you is to be robbed of love and what is life without it? To live without you is death to me, my love but some call it life."
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"What is life, but the gentle effacement of a tree shedding its leaves?"
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"What is life when living without the Lifemaker?"
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