Life Quotes Quote by Garrison Keillor — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“The French have a new president, the British will soon have a new P.M., and we envy them as we endure the endless wait for this small dim man to go back to Texas and resume his life.”

“Evelyn was an insomniac so when they say she died in her sleep, you have to question that.”

“Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a purpose.”

“When in doubt, look intelligent.”

“Anyone who thinks sitting in church can make you a Christian must also think that sitting in a garage can make you a car.”

“I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.”

“Do not forget that the value and interest of life is not so much to do conspicuous things...as to do ordinary things with the perception of their enormous value.”

“No,’ Nico said. ‘Getting a second life is one thing. Making it a better life, that’s the trick.’ As soon as he said it, Nico realized he could’ve been talking about himself. He decided not to bring that up.”

““To live on a day-to-day basis is insufficient for human beings; we need to transcend, transport, escape; we need meaning, understanding, and explanation; we need to see over-all patterns in our lives. We need hope, the sense of a future. And we need freedom (or, at least, the illusion of freedom) to get beyond ourselves, whether with telescopes and microscopes and our ever-burgeoning technology, or in states of mind that allow us to travel to other worlds, to rise above our immediate surroundings.”

“No one ever does live happily ever after, but we leave the children to find that out for themselves.”