“If there is a sin against life, it consists perhaps not so much in despairing of life, as in hoping for another life, and in eluding the implacable grandeur of this life.”
— Albert Camus
“Recognize that life is what you get when you’re born … living is what you do with it.”
— Jim Allen
“It began in mystery, and it will end in mystery, but what a savage and beautiful country lies in between.”
— Diane Ackerman
“Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail.”
— Kinky Friedman
“All mental and emotional stress, including anxiety, anger issues, and depression, result, in part, from the mental habit of dwelling on past negative experiences and fearfully projecting those past experiences into the future. The Goodfinding journaling practice of writing about gratitude for the past, appreciation for the present, and optimism about the future is a highly effective antidote to this toxic mental process.”
— William DeFoore
“The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.”
— Mark Twain
“A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life.”
— William Arthur Ward
“Life is not a tragedy, it is a comedy. To be alive means to have a sense of humor.”
— Osho
“A sense of humor… is needed armor. Joy in one’s heart and some laughter on one’s lips is a sign that the person down deep has a pretty good grasp of life.”
— Hugh Sidey