Jack Kevorkian Quotes

Every character is asking: 'What's my place? Why am I here? I don't want the answer to be 'Just because.' You find your own purpose. Each finds the reason to be here and how to contribute.

The knowledge that we are responsible for living the life we have is our most powerful tool.

Some instinct - and I think it was a correct one - led me to do something difficult enough to give my life meaning.

The counterpart of the suicide is the seeker; but the difference between them is slight.

I can't tell you what your purpose is, that's got to come from you.

It's very much up to you, how you shape your life. I mean, I missed out on human relationships. But looking at relationships that I've seen along the way, I don't think I've missed much.

We can all tend to get caught up in the complications of life that we create; we live life for other people. It's a harrowing moment when you're confronted with an end, and you have to make the choice to live your life for you.

I never had time to dream about being anyone else.

In the small remaining journey of life that I have left, I want to choose who I want to be with and to hang around.

I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision.

I'm a big believer in the idea that while we are the sum of our tears, we are also the product of our choices in how we deal with those tears.

You have to know who you are, if you don't you have nightmares.

No one can occupy your generosity except you. Who can occupy your patience when impatience roars through you? Who except you can choose not to act with judgment when all of your thoughts are judgmental? Your life is yours to live, no matter how you choose to live it. When you do not think about how you intend to live it, it lives you.

Don't accept that you are in crisis just because everyone says you are.

I believe happiness is a chemical imbalance - it's a silly thing to strife for. But satisfaction - if you seek satisfaction, you can succeed. Satisfaction is knowing that you're doing the best that you can do; you're living your life to the fullest.

It takes far less courage to kill yourself than it takes to make yourself wake up one more time. It's harder to stay where you are than to get out. For everyone but you, that is.

The process of reclaiming the self is one of reconciliation with meaning.

It's all in how you look at your life, because no one has a wonderful life. But you can make it what you want it to be.

I used to blame my problems on other people. But my moment of clarity, if you want to call it that, came when I was looking in the mirror one day and just burst into tears. It wasn't just that I looked bad, it was that I knew my problem was me.

A celebrity life can be very fast-paced, and it can be hard to find meaning in it. I believe that everyone is looking for the answers, but the answers are within ourselves.

The idea of suicide is of a very set narrative, as if killing yourself is a definitive statement. But it can be just as meaningless as throwing a stone in a river.

Whatever each individual woman is facing - only she knows her biggest challenge.

I choose to live, not just exist.

We all have our inner demons.

The only things standing between you and the compassionate, wise, and creative person you want to be are matters of choice. Your choice. No one can occupy your generosity except you.