you only live once

you only live once

A phrase that prioritizes action, and often impulsivity, over contemplation in the pursuit of life experiences. A: "Come to the music festival with us, Colleen!" B: "Yeah Colleen, you only live once! That carnival ride looks totally terrifying, but you only live once, so let's do it!
See also: live, once
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • YOLO
  • a man/woman/person of action
  • man of action
  • it's better to ask forgiveness than permission
  • life of Riley
  • be twiddling (one's) thumbs
  • be twiddling your thumbs
  • second gear
  • beck and call
  • brute force and (bloody) ignorance
References in periodicals archive
But the main impetus for the word came when the rapper Drake tweeted "You only live once...YOLO," on October 23, 2011, with a picture of him on a balcony overlooking a city.
"Men's Health Week's You Only Live Once campaign is highlighting the fact that heart disease is the biggest killer of men in the UK, and these results show how many men are hurtling towards an increasing strain on the heart." Weight gain, a poor diet, a sedentary lifestyle and long working hours are risk factors for heart disease.
You Only Live Once put 25 lengths between himself and the remainder last time and the handicapper has raised him 15lb for that effort, but an official mark of 102 is still low enough to gain another success today.
Life's too short, enjoy it while you can, you only live once Karen Farr Follow us on Twitter @WalesOnline
The rapper first used "YOLO" -- which stands for "You only live once" -- in his song, "The Motto," when he stated, "You only live once, that's the motto, YOLO."
Kate Price was second with 'You Only Live Once'.hird in the chart was singer Susan Boyle and fourth was funnyman Michael McIntyre with Lord Sugar in the fifth.
The model and mum-of-three touches on the subject and her struggles to have a baby with new husband Alex Reid in her latest autobiography You Only Live Once.
Hadnett has been drafted into the side to replace Craig Durden, who broke his collarbone in a fall at Killarney on Sunday, and rides You Only Live Once for Colm Murphy in the Ardglass Handicap Hurdle.
Proving once and for all, there is no truth in the old saying: "You only live once."
But he said: "You only live once and you have to do what's burning within you."
Hancock laughs: "You Only Live Once takes a journey through the celebrities' lives - the ups and downs of their career as well as their humiliating moments.
I'm not the first to describe You Only Live Once (BBC1) as This Is Your Life meets Room 101, but that's exactly what it is.
The story is told by Noddy Holder in tomorrow's edition of TV's 'You Only Live Once', a warts and all look at the life of the former Black Sabbath singer.
However, she tells Hancock on his You Only Live Once show: "It was at college when I tried it.
Frank Sinatra summed up his life in a typically punchy one-liner: "You only live once - and the way I live, once is enough."