When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. Marcus Aurelius
Hate the world and all that is in it. Hate all peace that comes from the flesh. Renounce this life, so that you may be alive to God. Anthony the Great
To be alive at all is to have scars. John Steinbeck
I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it. Rita Mae Brown
I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing. Agatha Christie
Life is trouble. Only death is not. To be alive is to unfasten your belt and look for a fight. Nikos Kazantzakis