“I can't help seeing 'Waste Land' as the third in a triptych with my earlier films 'Devil's Playground' and 'Blindsight,' and not least in the awe and gratitude I feel for the group of people who were courageous enough to share their stories with us - and to live lives so rich in inspiration for us all.” PeopleFeelsI CanEnoughHelpingStoriesInspirationFilmRichSeeingGroupsShareLandGratitudeWasteDevilThirdsLive LifeAweCourageousPlaygroundsWaste Land Author:Lucy Walker
“Once I started working, it became better and better. I really felt that I was back into the work. I was glad I was alive. Just being able to draw and paint - even if I can't walk - is worth living for.” IfsI CanAbleFeltWalksAliveGratitudeDrawsPaintGladWorking ItJust BeingWorth Living Author:John Newman
“Often people ask how I manage to be happy despite having no arms and no legs. The quick answer is that I have a choice. I can be angry about not having limbs, or I can be thankful that I have a purpose. I chose gratitude.” PeopleI CanPurposeChoicesAsksAnswersArmsGratitudeAngryLegsDespiteManageLimbsBeing ThankfulThankful Gratitude Author:Nick Vujicic
“Gratitude is one of the least articulate of the emotions, especially when it is deep. I can express with very limited adequacy the passionate devotion to this land that possesses millions of our people, born, like myself, under other skies, for the privilege that that this county has bestowed in allowing them to partake of its fellowship.” PeopleI CanBornEmotionMillionsSkyLandGratitudePassionatePrivilegeDevotionAllowingFellowshipCountyAdequacy Author:Felix Frankfurter
“I can’t help thinking about memoir as a down-and-up process: Dive down for color; come up for context. Sink back down for action; climb back up for self-awareness and gratitude.” ThinkingI CanSelfHelpingActionProcessAwarenessColorGratitudeDown AndSelf AwarenessCome UpMemoirClimbs Author:Koren Zailckas
“There's a connection that's hard to explain. It's the feeling I get when I see someone shuffle up to meet me, or say something, and I can instantly tell by the cant of their head or by the movement of their arms -- and these are people who aren't even full-blown symptomatic -- that they're one of us. And the look they give me, it's not just gratitude -- I don't care about the gratitude -- but solidarity. And shared optimism. And a resiliency that just makes me think we're doing the right thing, and that this truly is a community.” PeopleThinkingGivingLooksI CanHardFeelingsCareCommunityMovementArmsGratitudeConnectionsOptimismGive MeDon't CareI Don't CareRight ThingSolidarityCantDoing The Right ThingResiliencyShuffle Author:Michael J. Fox