Life is a lively process of becoming.

- Douglas MacArthur

People always come up to me and say, 'you should do standup.' It's nice to discover things about yourself. That keeps everything lively and fun.

- James Patterson

Whenever I am sent a new book on the lively arts, the first thing I do is look for myself in the index.

- Julie Burchill

As Fallingwater demonstrates, Wright's genius was always specific, but also always lively, always daring.

- Jane Smiley

I guess just a lively imagination is the best effort an actor can have.

- Jacki Weaver

A good pun may be admitted among the smaller excellencies of lively conversation.

- James Boswell

My maternal grandmother had what might be described in a school report as a 'lively imagination.' She told us that she was a direct descendant of Sir Christopher Wren.

- Jeremy Hardy

If you're quiet, you're not living. You've got to be noisy and colorful and lively.

- Mel Brooks

Some of my books sort of have a provocative take. Sometimes you find interesting things about characters that show they weren't necessarily the way people usually see them. It can make for lively conversations, but that's great. Spark a little controversy, get people to think about it. That's what it's all about.

- Nathaniel Philbrick

Maybe in my 20s I was a little more lively. But I'm done with that.

- Peter Dinklage

I'm impressed with how 'Newsweek's' outstanding staff has continued to put out a lively, well-informed magazine after the departure of their tireless editor, Jon Meacham.

- Tina Brown

I know that there are many things I could do, but I'm not interested. It's more important to be loving and to have a lively mind.

- Veruschka von Lehndorff