Noun
fact of life (plural facts of life)
Something that cannot be avoided.
In the twentieth century one of the most personal relationships to have developed is that of the person and the state. It's become a fact of life that governments have become very intimate with people, most always to their detriment. E. L. Doctorow
Genius inspires resentment. A sad fact of life. Eoin Colfer
A sad fact of life lately at the Museum of Modern Art is that when it comes to group shows of contemporary painting from the collection, the bar has been set pretty low. Jerry Saltz
The capacity for hope is the most significant fact of life. It provides human beings with a sense of destination and the energy to get started. Norman Cousins
I probably feel a bit threatened, as so many people do... look, it is a fact of life and I try to treat people as people, and not put them in pigeonholes. Tony Abbott
Death is present every day in our lives. It's not that I take pleasure in the morbid fascination of it, but it is a fact of life. José Saramago