“Well, it might have been if I'd had success earlier in life, but having success that much later meant I was far more grounded when it came. The last few years of my life have just been surreal and after a lifetime of disappointment and heartache and rejection, I still don't believe this is all actually happening. I'm extremely grateful for my success - I just never expect it to last and my motto, if I have one, is just put your head down and do the job.” IfsYearsBelieveWellsHas BeensStillsMightJobsLastsHappeningsDown AndGratefulLifetimeDon't BelieveDisappointmentHeartacheRejectionGroundedMottoMight Have BeenSurrealMy MottoNever Expect Author:Steve Carell
“There should be a name for this, for the process whereby one knows one is being yanked and concedes it has been done successfully - that one is grateful to have been spun. In the theater, it is called the willing suspension of disbelief. That's what allows the play to make an impact on the audience: they have to be able to make believe that what's happening on the stage is really happening. Maybe to a degree it is a requirement for all political participation, all effective political communication, too.” KnowsShouldBelieveHas BeensDonePlayAblePoliticalNamesProcessAudienceStageWillingCommunicationDegreesHappeningsTheaterGratefulImpactRequirementsParticipationDisbeliefMake BelieveSpunSuspensionSuspension Of DisbeliefPolitical Participation Author:Peggy Noonan
“There's still injustice happening in my world. I sing my songs at concerts and I'm so grateful that the people are ready to hear them.” PeopleWorldStillsSongReadyHappeningsGratefulInjusticeConcertsSo Grateful Author:Mavis Staples
“So when Community came up and then the movie roles started happening I was very grateful. I am trying to be careful with the movie roles I select because if you pull the trigger too quickly, like choosing a lead role in a crappy movie then you will be put in movie jail and you will never be heard from again. If it's not a big hit you'll be forgotten pretty fast.” IfsTryingBigsCommunityRolesHeardHappeningsGratefulForgottenCarefulJailBe CarefulTriggersSelect Author:Joel McHale
“Every day, no matter what is happening around me, I consciously try to discipline my own feelings and my mind about what I have to be grateful for, because by any stretch of the imagination - even during the worst times when people are accusing me of things and doing all that they do - I'm a very lucky person.” PeopleTryingMindPersonsMatterFeelingsImaginationMy OwnWorstDisciplineLuckyHappeningsNo Matter WhatGratefulBe GratefulAccusingWorst TimesLucky PersonAccusing Me Author:Hillary Clinton
“Ever since I was younger I wanted to be on stage, singing my songs in a glittering costume. And that happened and is still happening. I have to remember that this is what I wished for and be grateful because there are 500 other girls right behind me that are ready to snatch it up.” StillsWantedRememberSongGirlBehindsHappenedStageReadySingingHappeningsGratefulBe GratefulCostumesOther Girl Author:Katy Perry
“We learn in the past, but we are not the result of that. We suffered in the past, loved in the past, cried and laughed in the past, but that's of no use to the present. The present has its challenges, its good and bad side. We can neither blame nor be grateful to the past for what is happening now. Each new experience of love has nothing whatsoever to do with past experiences. It's always new.” UsePastSidesChallengesResultsHappeningsBlameGratefulLaughedCriedBe GratefulGood And BadNew ExperiencesPast Experiences Author:Paulo Coelho
“I am extremely grateful for two big gifts from my father. First, my sense of humor - the ability to see the humor in something while it is happening. That has cushioned my life. I am also grateful for the work of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. It has enriched my life and made me a very different person.” FirstsChildrenPersonsMadeTwoDifferentBigsFatherAbilityHappeningsResearchGratefulHospitalsSense Of HumorAbility To SeeSo GratefulSt Jude Author:Marlo Thomas
“We can choose to be grateful, no matter what. This type of gratitude transcends whatever is happening around us. It surpasses disappointment, discouragement and despair. It blooms just as beautifully in the icy landscape of winter as it does in the pleasant warmth of summer.” DoeMatterTypeGratitudeDespairSummerHappeningsNo Matter WhatGratefulWinterDisappointmentLandscapePleasantWarmthBe GratefulDiscouragementIcy Author:Dieter F. Uchtdorf