- Election
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- Nov 07, 2020
Alive Quotes
On feeling alive—in body, in work, and in the natural world.
This page collects quotes about what it means to feel alive—seeing trees as living beings, noting how certain old systems remain active long after they should have faded, and comparing the energy of fieldwork to a quieter newsroom. See our feel quotes for more.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- King
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was born after the Civil Rights Movement. I never saw Martin Luther King alive.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
On the musical side, I always wanted to kind of carry on Pink Floyd's sound. You know, Pink Floyd always had such an original, creative and masterful sound, but there are no new albums. My thought was that there's a way to keep their sound alive.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm against retiring. The thing that keeps a man alive is having something to do.
- Animal
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always felt that if I examine myself too much, I'll find out what I know and don't know, and I'll burst the bubble. I've gotten so lucky relying on my animal instincts, I'd rather keep a little bit of the animal alive.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am attached to the west coast of Scotland - it's gorgeous to look at and challenging. You have to contend with the possibility of being blown away or rained on. And in the summer months you can be eaten alive by midges.
- Far Less
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- Nov 07, 2020
Even when she was alive, Esther Kreitman's novels, short stories and translations received far less attention than the work of her famous brothers, I. J. and Isaac Bashevis Singer.
- Bad
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't feel that an atmosphere of debate and total disagreement and argument is such a bad thing. It makes for a vital and alive field.
- Rich
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you're rich, you can leave a library, a building, or a hospital wing. But writing leaves behind a visceral sense of what it was like to be alive on the planet in a particular time. Writing tells us what it meant for someone to be human.
- Nov 07, 2020
I think traveling the world has helped to keep Public Enemy alive. We've never solely depended on the United States.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020