“Contrary to common belief, it is not true that if you cut a worm-fisherman in half, each half will grow into a complete fisherman. For which we should all be eternally grateful.” IfsShouldBeliefGrowsCommonHalfCuttingSeaRiversGratefulFishesContraryBoatLakesFishingWormsFisherman Author:Ed Zern
“As soon as I moved to New York, I experienced Hurricane Irene and then Hurricane Sandy hit me in quite a big way. I had 12 days without any electricity or any water. The thing that I realized the most from it was that we've become so dependent on technology. There's so much accessibility to information that suddenly when everything is cut off, you're completely lost, and you start asking deeper and more profound questions - how short life is, and how grateful we should be for things.” WayShouldBigsLife IsLostWaterTechnologyCuttingInformationNew YorkAskingGratefulMovedProfoundDeeperI RealizedDependentElectricityHurricanesShort LifeAccessibilitySandyHow Short Life IsHurricane Sandy Author:Archie Panjabi
“We use all the takes that no one would ever use and often the moments before we say action, or before we say cut. No one's ever called and complained or anything like that. Everyone's just so grateful to get the work and to be on TV and all that.” MomentsActionCuttingGratefulSo Grateful Author:Tim Heidecker
“If you are late for work in Mumbai and reach the station just as the train is leaving the platform, don't despair. You can run up to the packed compartments and find many hands unfolding like petals to pull you on board. And while you will probably have to hang on to the door frame with your fingertips, you are still grateful for the empathy of your fellow passengers, already packed tighter than cattle, their shirts drenched with sweat in the badly ventilated compartment. They know that your boss might yell at you or cut your pay if you miss this train.” RunningCuttingMissingDespairEmpathyGratefulTrainLeavingShirtsBossCattle Author:Suketu Mehta
“summer, after all, is a time when wonderful things can happen to quiet people. for those few months, you’re not required to be who everyone thinks you are, and that cut-grass smell in the air and the chance to dive into the deep end of a pool give you a courage you don’t have the rest of the year. you can be grateful and easy, with no eyes on you, and no past. summer just opens the door and lets you out.” PeopleThinkingGivingYearsEndsHappensEyePastEasyChanceCuttingWonderfulDoorsAirChildhoodMonthsQuietSummerGratefulSmellGrassPoolBe GratefulWonderful ThingsSummer LoveQuiet PeopleHot SummerSummer Is ComingCute SummerSummer Time Author:Deb Caletti
“I couldn't remember the last time I hadn't had to fake gratitude for a gift, and now that I actually was grateful, thank you didn't seem to cut it.” SeemsLastsRememberCuttingGratitudeGratefulFakeLast Time Author:Maggie Stiefvater
“Let us be grateful to Adam: he cut us out of the blessing of idleness and won for us the curse of labor.” WorkCuttingBlessingLaborGratefulCurseAdamBe GratefulIdleness Book:Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations Source: Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations
“The Negro people of America... have cut our forests, tilled our fields, built our railroads, fought our battles, and in all of their trials they have manifested a simple faith, a grateful heart, a cheerful spirit, and an undivided loyalty .” PeopleHeartAmericaSpiritSimpleCuttingFieldsBattleBuiltGratefulLoyaltyTrialsForestsCheerfulRailroadsGrateful HeartSimple Faith Author:Mordecai Wyatt Johnson
“Guys always think tears are a sign of weakness. They’re a sign of FRUSTRATION. She’s only crying so she won’t cut your throat in your sleep. So make nice and be grateful.” ThinkingGuySleepNiceCuttingCryTearsWeaknessGratefulFrustrationThroatBe Grateful Author:Donna Barr