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The author is uncertain, but some possibilities are:
The author is a Canadian man who wrote the quote on a greeting card for Carleton Cards in the mid 1970's . In return for his quote he was remunerated and signed away the copyright to Carleton Cards.
George Carlin USED it. Hilary Cooper USED it. They did not write it.
There is no certainty to who actually came up with it, but I've heard it was Stephanie Marcotte. I'm not sure if this is true, though.
In many links on the web, the quote is stated as, "In the end, it's not going to matter how many breaths you took, but how many moments took your breath away" and attributed to Shing Xiong (whomever that is).
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'Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take but by the number of moments that take your breath away'?
Often attributed to George Carlin.
What movie used the quote life is not measured by the number of breaths you take but the moments that take your breath away?
It was in Will Smiths romantic comedy "Hitch"
What is life worth?
Life is worth many things. There are ups and downs in life but you learn to cooperate with all these obstacles. Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the number of moments that take our breath away- Anonymous
What are some famous quotes by women?
Maya Angelou said "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away". Ruth Gordon said "Courage is like a muscle, we strengthen it by use".
Who wrote 'Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take but by the number of moments that take your breath away'?
George Carlin may have used the quote but he did not create it ... The quote was originally on a Carleton greeting card . I read somewhere that Mark Twain originated the quote Edit: Carlton Cards / American Greetings denied that this was created by them. One would be justified in being suspicious of the "Carleton" Cards rumor, because the name is misspelled.
Can holding your breath decrease respiration rate?
Respiration rate is the number of breaths in a minute. If you hold your breath for a minute the respiratory rate will be zero so yes
How respiraions are merured?
Respirations, or breaths, are measured by how many occur in one minute. Many medical people count breaths for 15 seconds, then multiply that number by 4 (equaling one minute's worth)
What is a good inspirational quote?
I made this one up myself don't kno if you guys would agree but here it is-"Always remember where you came from, and with this in mind take it to where you are going." -Keran Persaud Basiram "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."- Hilary Cooper My all time favourite quote!! "A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him." - David Brinkley
What is the proper number of cardiac compression for every 2 breath?
30 compressions per 2 breaths for 1 rescuer adult/child/infant 15 compressions per 2 breaths for 2 rescuer child/infant
When performing CPR what number of compressions and breaths do you give?
The latest protocols - 2 breaths to 30 compressions
How many times do you breath in lifetime?
i do not know i wish i did------------------------------------------Well lets try and work it out.....I have just counted how many breaths I take a minute - I counted 20.Lets also say that most people live to about 75 years old.Well 75 years * 365 (number of days in a year) = 27,375 number of days you live for.27,375 * 24 (number of hours in a day) = 657,000 number of hours you live for.657,000 * 60 (number of minutes in an hour) = 39,420,000 number of minutes you live for39,420,000 * 20 (number of breaths you take in a minute) = 788,400,000 is the number of breaths you take in your life.
If you took 28800 breaths per day what would be your mean number of breaths per minute?
the answer is 20
