“God made a whole beautiful earth and decided to put you in it, to experience all of this beauty. You can't do that watching television all the time.”
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Grateful Quotes — page 270 of 709
“We've all received our share of good fortune, so that's my definition of much. A single blessing is all the bounty in the world, and if you've been blessed at all you're meant to pass some of that on. You're meant to set a positive example. That's our responsibility”
“I love research and being educated. It's a great job being able to step into all kinds of professions and into other people's shoes.”
“Communal well-being is central to human life.”
“Praise is the only gift for which people are really grateful. Marguerite, Countess of Blessington I praise loudly; I blame softly.”
“I shall always feel respect for every one who has written a book, let it be what it may, for I had no idea of the trouble which trying to write common English could cost one—And alas there yet remains the worst part of all correcting the press.”
“I revere the memory of Mr. F. as an estimable man and most indulgent husband, only necessary to mention Asparagus and it appeared or to hint at any little delicate thing to drink and it came like magic in a pint bottle; it was not ecstasy but it was comfort.”
“I should like to help everyone if possible; Jew, Gentile, black man, white. We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other’s happiness, not by each other’s misery. We don’t want to hate and despise one another. In this world there is room for everyone, and the good earth is rich and can provide for everyone. The way of life can be free and beautiful.”
“I believe in the power of laughter and tears as an antidote to hatred and terror”
“The building is a special place because of its architecture; But it's people who make it special by participating in it.”
“Cicero's words also increased my personal satisfaction by supporting my long-standing rejection of a conventional point of view.”
“As I continued through Cicero's pages, I found much more material celebrating my way of life.”
“My idea of a good place to shop is Costco - it has these heavily marbled fillet steaks. The idea of eating some wheat thing and washing it down with carrot juice has never appealed to me.”
“I met so many people after I got rich and famous, and I learned that you can't ultimately trust people unless they were your friends when you were broke.”
“I've always acknowledged my debt to Hammer. I've always said I'm very grateful to them. They gave me this great opportunity, made me a well-known face all over the world for which I am profoundly grateful.”
“Keep what you've got till you get what you need, y'all. You gotta give a lot just to get what you need sometimes, y'all.”
“There are 7 billion people in the world, and 5.1 billion of them have a cell phone, and 4 billion have a toothbrush.”
“I still have a lot of pleasure doing them, but as time goes by I come to appreciate more clearly which paintings are good and which should be discarded.”
“The main thing is to do each project the way you want, and if they find an audience, that's terrific. And if they don't, there's nothing you can do anyway, so don't let it concern you that much. An awful lot of good movies have done badly and an awful lot of bad movies have done very well. There are no real rhymes or reasons for it. Sometimes the stars don't always align right. But if you've done the best you can, you feel pretty good about it.”
“I never look back and think too much about my films. I've done some work I've been proud of over the years but which of them is my favourite I really don't know. I could say the last one. I've had little jumps in my career like Unforgiven possibly.”