The more I strive, the less I'm alive and it seems I'm getting further away.

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"I'm just praising God that I'm alive, " Crockett said Saturday.

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Mr. BON JOVI: (Singing) I just want to live while I'm alive.

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"I'm alive and that's what counts, " he said.

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"They're the reason I'm alive, " she says.

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You're sitting in an opera house with a lot of other people and you suddenly think, Oh my God, I'm actually alive, I am here, this is happening, and now it's over and if I don't remember it, it's gone.

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"I'm lucky to be alive, " Jiao said.

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"I'm glad they caught him alive, " he said.

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"It feels good that I helped these people and I'm just glad they're alive, " the young rescuer said.

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"I'm glad to hear she is alive, " he says.

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I'm sorry to report that this problem is alive and well at Forbes.

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If he were alive, Jonathan Swift would approve, I'm sure.

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I'm a spelunker, who is climbing down into the remains of a building, hoping to find someone still alive.

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I've spent a lot of time over the last few years wondering if I ought to be alive, because the media constantly tells me that (by living on disability benefits), I'm a drain on the state, a financial burden.

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