#alive

As a child, what captivated me was reading the poems myself and realizing that there was a world without material substance which was nevertheless as alive as any other. ↗

— Mary Oliver

#any #captivated #child #material #me

To work is to feel alive. ↗

— Tony Bennett

#feel #work

We should keep silent about those in power; to speak well of them almost implies flattery; to speak ill of them while they are alive is dangerous, and when they are dead is cowardly. ↗

— Jean de la Bruyere

#alive #almost #cowardly #dangerous #dead

Religion kept some of my relatives alive, because it was all they had. If they hadn't had some hope of heaven, some companionship in Jesus, they probably would have committed suicide, their lives were so hellish. ↗

— Octavia Butler

#alive #because #committed #companionship #had

I don't believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive. ↗

— Joseph Campbell

#alive #being #believe #experience #i

Saddam Hussein didn't kill 3,100 people on Sept. 11. Osama bin Laden did, and as far as we know he's still alive. ↗

— William J. Clinton

#as far as #bin #did #far #hussein

Ted Kennedy is the only person alive who might know more than we do about Chappaquiddick, and he may not. ↗

— Adam Clymer

#alive #kennedy #know #may #might

I add a lot of citrus to my food and I think that flavors it. And, to me, that what makes it healthier, lower in fat, lower in calories. It adds lots of flavor. Spices, of course. But citrus is definitely kind of my go-to to season and really to really make those flavors, make that food come alive. ↗

— Cat Cora

#adds #alive #calories #citrus #come

If the Wright Brothers were alive today, Orville would have to lay off Wilbur. ↗

— Robert Crandall

#brothers #lay #off #today #were

If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive. ↗

— Audre Lorde

#define #eaten #fantasies #i #into