Quotations about Life
Using Quotations in a Speech or Text about Life
As well as keeping your audience engaged, adding quotations to a speech or a text can significantly enhance its impact and effectiveness. Quotations are useful for explaining complex ideas concisely, much in the same way that analogies are used. Additionally, quotations from experts or celebrities can add credibility to your message.Here are some funny and poignant quotations about life. If your speech is serious, do not automatically avoid funny quotations as they can often be the most impactful, forcing your audience into the thinking about the hidden analogous message in your selected quotation.
- "Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious." (British actor Peter Ustinov)
- "When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth." (Irish dramatist George Bernard Shaw)
"Life is a sexually transmitted disease." Anon
Life is like a pencil. Sometimes you need to sharpen it to *get the point.*draw conclusions.*write clearly.* Anon
"If at first, you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you." Anon
Life is too short to be serious all the time. If you can't laugh at yourself, call me and I'll *laugh at you.*cry with you.*buy you a beer.* Anon
"Life is like a camera. Focus on the good times, develop from the negatives, and if things don't work out, take another shot." Anon
"I don't have a midlife crisis. I'm having midlife celebrations." Anon
"Life is like a refrigerator. You never know what's inside until you open it." Anon
"I finally realized that people are prisoners of their phones. That's why they're called *cell*mobile*ear* phones." Anon
"I don't need anger management. I need people to stop pissing me off." Anon
"Life is too short to waste time on things that don't make you happy... like going to the gym." Anon
"I never make the same mistake twice. I make it five or six times, just to be sure." Anon
"I'm not weird. I'm just limited edition." Anon
"Life itself is a universally fatal sexually transmitted disease." Petr Skrabanek (professor of medicine, 1940-94)
"Life is something to do when you can't get to sleep." Fran Lebowitz (American writer, 1946-)
If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a *horrible warning.*a bad one.*yourself and enjoy it.* Catherine Aird (English writer, 1930-)
"I feel that life is divided up into the horrible and the miserable." Woody Allen (American film director, writer, and actor, 1935-)
Life doesn't imitate art. It imitates *bad television.*modern art.*nothing.* Woody Allen (American film director, writer, and actor, 1935-)
"Nothing matters very much and very few things matter at all." Arthur James Balfour (British Conservative statesman, 1848-1930)
"It's a funny old world – a man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." Walter de Leon and Paul M. Jones screenwriters
"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving." Albert Einstein (German-born theoretical physicist, 1879-1955)
"All men are equal – all men, that is to say, who possess umbrellas." E. M. Forster (English novelist, 1879-1970)
"Just when you've squared up to the solemn realization that life is a bitch, it turns round and does something nice, just to confuse you." Tom Holt (English novelist, 1961-)
"Life is just one *damned thing*disaster*beer* after another." Elbert Hubbard (American writer, 1859-1915)
"It's not true that life is one damn thing after another – it's one damn thing over and over." Edna St Vincent Millay (American poet, 1892-1950)
"For the happiest life, days should be rigorously planned, nights left open to chance." Mignon McLaughlin (American writer, 1913-83)
"The living are the dead on holiday." Maurice Maeterlinck (Belgian poet, dramatist, and essayist, 1862-1949)
"There are three ingredients in the good life: learning, earning, and yearning." Christopher Morley (American writer, 1890-1957)
"Today's *tears*efforts*stars* are tomorrow's yawn." Matthew Parris (British journalist, 1949-)
"There are few things in this world more reassuring than an unhappy lottery winner." Tony Parsons (English writer, 1953-)
"You're born naked and the rest is drag." RuPaul (American drag queen, 1960-)
"I love living. I have some problems with my life, but living is the best thing they've come up with so far." Neil Simon (American dramatist, 1927-)
"Life is a gamble at terrible odds – if it was a bet, you wouldn't take it." Tom Stoppard (British dramatist, 1937-)
"Oh, isn't life a terrible thing? Thank God." Dylan Thomas (Welsh poet, 1914-53)
"We're all in this together – by ourselves." Lily Tomlin (American comedienne and actress, 1939-)
Thinking Template for a Speech or Text on Life
Below are 3 funny themes and 3 serious themes related to life. These have been included to help you identify areas to explore.Funny Themes:
- Life's Little Ironies: Hilarious Moments of Contradiction
- Share amusing stories of ironic situations in life, highlighting the humor in unexpected twists and contradictions that make us laugh.
- Life's Comedy of Errors: Funny Mistakes and Misadventures
- Highlight some of the funniest mistakes and misadventures people experience in life, showcasing the comedy in everyday blunders and mishaps.
- Comical Life Lessons: Laugh-Out-Loud Insights
- Explore humorous anecdotes about life lessons learned the hard way, emphasizing the witty and light-hearted reflections on the ups and downs of life.
Serious Themes:
- The Meaning of Life: Searching for Purpose and Fulfillment
- Discuss philosophical perspectives on the meaning of life, exploring questions of purpose, fulfillment, and the pursuit of happiness.
- Life's Challenges: Overcoming Adversity and Resilience
- Address the challenges we face in life, highlighting the importance of resilience, perseverance, and growth in overcoming obstacles and setbacks.
- Living Authentically: Embracing Identity and Individuality
- Explore the concept of living authentically, discussing the importance of self-awareness, acceptance, and embracing one's true identity in finding fulfillment and happiness in life.
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