Ayaan Hirsi Ali Quotes

You may think life is sweet now, but when death is a heartbeat away then life becomes unbearably desirable. And when you survive, everything you do will be enhanced and filled with greater joy: the sunlight, the breeze, a good wine, a woman's lips, a child's laughter.

As miserable as life may be I hold it pretty precious

What's funny is that you can think you really value your life until you almost lose it.

Someone has to die in order that the rest of us should value life more.

Once you've stared death in the face, every day is a good day.

We don't ever realize how precious life is while we're living it.

This diagnosis is a reminder that this is the life you've got. And you're not getting another one. Whatever has happened, you have to take this life and treasure and protect it.

And by a prudent flight and cunning save A life which valour could not, from the grave. A better buckler I can soon regain, But who can get another life again?

Life is very sweet, brother; who would wish to die?

Life is beautiful, what do you think? In the morning I say, 'Ah, I am alive still!' All my friends die already. I am alive. It is fantastic.

When you've been in life-threatening situations, you become aware that life is not for ever.

When one is young, aspiring to play for the country, doing well, any hindrance, like injury or being out of form, can be frustrating and a cause of annoyance or even anger. But once you have a close encounter with death, you realise the real value of life.

The reality is if you were going to die tomorrow, and someone offered you another 10 years, most people would take those 10 years.

I'm worth more dead than alive. Don't cry for me after I'm gone; cry for me now.

It's more enjoyable for me to know that life is finite. Knowing that, I would like to go to a party. When you get to the holidays, if you think that the holidays will be forever, you just take it for granted. But, if you know that you have just three days at the beach, you will be so happy to be there every day.

None of us can be sure of how long we will live. Because this is so, I think you should try not to think too much about dying but think about all the nice things that make life so precious to us all.

Having come so close to death, I now value just how precious life truly is and want to ride what God gave me until the wheels fall off.

Life is precarious, and life is precious. Don't presume you will have it tomorrow, and don't waste it today.

Life is dear to every living thing; the worm that crawls upon the ground will struggle for it.

Take good care of yourself. Your life can be gone in a split second.

Many persons sigh for death when it seems far off, but the inclination vanishes when the boat upsets, or the locomotive runs off the track, or the measles set it.

Never sacrifice your life for anything! Sacrifice everything for life! Life is the ultimate goal.

When you're in morgue you're seeing life that no longer exists. It gives you an appreciation when you look someone in the eye, you shake their hand, and you hug your friends, your girlfriend, your family. It just gives you an appreciation for the life that surrounds you. At the same time you understand how fragile it is. That you don't need to be an idiot or get so angry at times.

... it is true that I do not respect [human life] more than I respect my own life. And if it is easy for me to kill, that is because it is difficult for me to die.

Realizing that life is precious the natural tendency is to trample on it, like laughing at a funeral.