“People abroad always tend to take what the best of what we have and come back through the back door always, say, and hit us with it. And then we wake up one day and say, I think I've heard that. Yeah, it was done by whoever, you know. So, ah, that's been one of our weaknesses we don't tend to hold on as they do there.” PeopleThinkingKnowsDoneDoorsHeardOne DayWeaknessWake UpYeahBack Doors Author:Ben E. King
“When I wake up in the morning, I meditate immediately, before I even get out of bed.” MorningBedWake Up Author:John Densmore
“Mindfulness is the key to everything, and this is especially true when one approaches the cultural portal known as "middle age." This is when people mindlessly believe that it's normal to get diseases and start to fall apart. But the truth is that midlife is the time when people need to wake up and be far more mindful about their everyday habits and thinking patterns.” PeopleThinkingNeedsBelieveAgeFallKnownMiddleKeysHabitTruth IsDiseaseNormalApproachMindfulnessWake UpEverydayPatternsFalling ApartMiddle AgesPortalMidlife Author:Christiane Northrup
“That's the one thing you wake up with every day: How long have I got left? And that's the saddest thing in the world, because you have this absolute realization that everything you love you're going to have to let go of and give up. I look at my daughter and I think, There's going to be a point where I'm not going to be around for her. Even the thought of that breaks my heart.” ThinkingWorldGivingLooksHeartLongLeftBreakOne ThingLove YouMy HeartLetting GoGiving UpDaughterWake UpAbsolutesRealizationMy DaughterSaddestBreaking My Heart Author:Moby
“You can disappear inside of yourself and become an empty shell with depression in mind. It's that feeling of being invisible. Sometimes when I wake up I don't feel like my head is attached to my body - there's nothing.” FeelsMindSometimesFeelingsBodyEmptyWake UpDisappearInvisibleShellsEmpty Shell Author:Elena Tonra
“Whenever someone asks me about fantasy versus realism, I'm like, "I don't know, guys. Did we not all just descend into some underworld, watch strangers from our past kaleidoscope through us according to some pattern that is both illogical and has its own strange melting truth, and then wake up and have a Pop-Tart?" Why are we talking about fantasy and reality like they're opposed?” KnowsRealityPastGuyAsksTalkingWatchesFantasyStrangeWake UpPatternsStrangerPopsAsk MeRealismOur PastVersusMeltingIllogicalUnderworldKaleidoscopeTartsFantasy And Reality Author:Karen Russell
“Large numbers of young people are waking up. And they are saying, "We are not here just to work for multinational corporations and make money for them. We are here to live. We have to find the meaning of life."” PeopleYoungNumbersWake UpMaking MoneyCorporationsMeaning Of LifeWakingLarge NumbersMultinationalsMultinational Corporations Author:Satish Kumar
“I think every morning we wake up offers a new beginning, a new way of stepping into the day. I think every conversation could be a new chance.” ThinkingWayChanceMorningOffersConversationWake UpEvery MorningNew WaysNew Beginnings Author:Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
“I think that those of us who are ordinary disappear easily into the backdrop of life and we take things for granted. We often wake up in our lives and wonder how we got there. But the characters I create, the people I am drawn to, are quite extraordinary (and not always in wholesome ways), and they offer us the chance to understand who we really are and how we became who we are.” PeopleThinkingWayCharacterChanceWonderOur LivesOffersOrdinaryWake UpExtraordinaryDisappearGrantedWho We AreBackdropTaking Things For Granted Author:Chris Abani
“I remember having my tonsils out when I was fifteen and waking up crying historically but not being able to stop. That was quite strange.” AbleRememberCryStrangeWake UpWakingFifteen Author:Rae Morris
“When you consider the many ways in which people have to make a living every day when they wake up, I figure that eating 20 eggs isn't that bad.” PeopleWayFiguresEatingWake UpEggs Author:Casey Affleck
“It often happens that I wake up at night and begin to think about a serious problem and decide I must tell the Pope about it. Then I wake up completely and remember that I am the Pope.” ThinkingProblemHumorHappensFunnyRememberNightReligionSeriousWake UpPope Author:Pope John XXIII
“Every single morning you wake up with the opportunity to be yourself, or be the idea of someone else. For me it is all about... my favourite mantra is: "You do you. I do me. They do they."” IdeasOpportunityMorningWake UpBeing YourselfFavouriteMantras Author:Shailene Woodley
“Basically, I wake up, take care of my son for a little while, and then like, "I am gonna write!" And then I wind up.” WritingLittlesCareSonWindWake UpTake CareMy Son Author:Joel Stein
“I like having surprises in the morning for each other on the bedside table, so when you wake up you have something immediately. Just like a little teaser. Then I think it's nice to stay in bed all morning. It's simple.” ThinkingLittlesSimpleMorningNiceBedWake UpTablesSurpriseTeasers Author:Evan Rachel Wood
“A lot of it is just waking up and putting one foot in front of the other and going where I just go, a natural progression. The other thing is I do have a lot of ideas. TV seems to be where it happens faster, quicker. You are trying to get a movie off the ground, and it's very difficult. One movie takes two years to make” TryingYearsTwoIdeasSeemsHappensDifficultNaturalFeetFrontsTvsWake UpFasterTwo YearsWakingProgression Author:Kevin D. Williamson
“It's a great wake-up call for our entire industry: What movies are we making? What storytellers are we allowing to tell the stories? What people are we allowing to be cast in those stories? I think we need newer stories, and more people given the opportunity to do anything they want.” PeopleThinkingWantNeedsStoriesOpportunityGivenIndustryWake UpCastsAllowingStorytellerWake Up Call Author:John Krasinski
“Curiously, the balance seems to come when writing is woven into every aspect of my life, like eating or exercising - one flows constantly into the next: I'll wake up and have coffee, read the news, then write a letter or two (always in longhand), then go teach, and after teaching write a bit in a journal - dreams, what I had for breakfast and lunch and why I had it, what's on the iPod, sexual habits, etc. - then read a bit, then work on a real bit of writing...you get the idea.” WritingTwoIdeasRealDreamSeemsNextBitsTeachTeachingHabitBalanceExerciseEatingNewsAspectFlowLettersWake UpCoffeeEtcBreakfastLunchJournalWovenIpods Author:Kevin Keck
“When I was doing local weather full time, I would wake up in the morning or stay up all night to make sure the snowflakes started at the time that I said they would.” SaidNightMorningWake UpLocalsWeatherAll NightSnowflakeUp All Night Author:Sam Champion
“When I was just about to leave, and when I realised that I wasn't going to wake up in the morning and do this again - that was probably the hardest thing for me. Leaving this family that I'd created on set, with all the cast and the crew was very sad for me.” MorningWake UpLeavingCastsHardestCrewHardest ThingRealisedVery Sad Author:Jared Gilman
“Dreams are things that could potentially be treating you as a pupil to teach you things so when you wake up, you'll be able to handle certain elements from those dreams in a better way.” WayDreamAbleCertainTeachElementsWake UpHandleBetter WaysPupils Author:Tom DeLonge
“I find that if I use my time well and take care of my mind/body when I'm outside of work, then I feel more supported throughout my day. So, instead of waking up and going straight for my cell phone or running to the gym, I take a few deep breaths, envision what I'd like to achieve that day, then rid my mind of anything that isn't going to help me get there.” IfsFeelsMindWellsHelpingUseBodyCareRunningAchieveWake UpBreathsPhonesTake CareCellsMy TimeHelp MeGymWakingCell PhoneOf My MindDeep BreathMind Body Author:Beth Riesgraf
“A friend of mine helped me find my confidence by trusting the knowledge that I was not alone in writing my first book. She helped me wake up to the fact that I had a source of creativity that was my true creative nature and when I embraced it and asked for this presence in my life, I felt as if the dam of the Niagra Falls had burst and all sorts of wonderful things started to happen when I found my voice. It has been a process ever since and I am now a big advocate in the message that we are not alone and we all have ample creativity within us if we just trust it.” IfsWritingFirstsHas BeensBookFactsBigsHappensFallFoundFeltProcessVoiceCreativityCreativeWonderfulMinesSourceMessagesWake UpWonderful ThingsNot AloneDams Author:Agapi Stassinopoulos
“I wake up early enough every morning to have some alone time. I have an app called Simply Being that's made for meditation. I do that for 5-10 minutes in the morning. Somehow, it helps make the chaos of life have some sort of definition. Exercise, too, keeps me able to deal with everything and not get too stressed.” MadeEnoughHelpingAbleDealsMorningMeditationMinutesExerciseWake UpChaosDefinitionsEvery MorningStressedMe AloneAppsUp EarlyAlone Time Author:Kevin Griffin
“When I wake up, I always thank God. I'm grateful for another day, and he's allowed me this tiny thing that we should be appreciative of. As long as you know who you are, everything else will be OK. No one else can intervene or interfere or affect you, because you control your destiny, you control your tone, you control everything in your life.” KnowsShouldLongDestinyWake UpGratefulWho You AreTinyToneThank GodInterfereOur DestinyYour DestinyAnother DayAppreciativeTiny ThingsControl Your Destiny Author:LaToya Jackson
“I know when we were really little, my mom would say to me, "If you can, the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning, just get quiet and ask God, 'Who is Patricia?' You can feel your own nature and know who you are."” IfsKnowsFeelsFirstsLittlesAsksMorningMomQuietWake UpWho You AreMy Mom Author:Patricia Arquette
“I have little space from the suffering of elephants right now. I wake up with it and go to sleep with it. The plight of animals in shelters, of kids used for labor for the metals in our electronics and endless other things, the fate of our water supply to dye our blue jeans and water our lawns, the sad painful life of conventionally raised meat...For me, I am working to not contribute to this. I really don't want to hurt others for my benefit.” WantLittlesKidsUsedSufferingWaterHurtSleepSpaceAnimalFateRight NowBenefitsLaborWake UpBlueRaisedPainfulEndlessMeatMetalsShelterElephantsJeansGoing To SleepLawnsPlightElectronicsBlue JeansPainful Life Author:Kristin Bauer van Straten
“When you have these van tours, you drive six hours with the doors closed and windows rolled up. You pull into the venue, check into the cheap hotel you can afford, eat whatever is there, sleep, wake up, and repeat. You're not really participating in the community.” CommunityHoursSleepDoorsSixWindowWake UpChecksRepeatsHotelVansParticipatingVenues Author:Ben Sollee
“It's not like it's perfect at all. But it's there. The love, it's there. The respect. The day to day has to bring you ease and comfort and safety. The waking up in the morning and going to bed at night, and everything in between has to bring you that. Or else what is the point?” NightPerfectMorningComfortBedWake UpSafetyEaseWakingDay To DayWaking Up In The Morning Author:Daphne Zuniga
“I wish everyone could wake up with a birdie on your shoulder, reminding them that this could be your last day. As you get older, you see how rapidly the years and decades fly by, so I would encourage anyone, no matter the age, to seize their life and be fully present. Savor every moment and go after your dreams. Be relentless in pursuing your happiness.” YearsMatterMomentsDreamAgeLastsWishWake UpDecadesShouldersYour DreamsRelentlessRemindingLast Day Author:Theo Rossi
“I live my life until there's no more living to be done. Because you never know when it's going to stop. Wake up tomorrow and it could all be gone, bro. All the cars, all the motorcycles, everything. All the memories. We could go into a state of emergency, you know, and the world goes to war. The money won't count for nothing.” KnowsWorldWarStatesDoneMemoriesGoneCarTomorrowWake UpLiving My LifeEmergenciesMotorcycleI Live My LifeBros Author:Fetty Wap
“The old days of screenwriting, and myths about screenwriting, are maybe over. It's a literary form, if you can wake up to it.” IfsFormWake UpMythOver ItOld DaysScreenwriting Author:William Monahan
“Human life is just dangerous, in general. You know, waking up in the morning, you could get hit by a car. Wherever you go, you could choke on a fish bone and die. You never know.” KnowsHumansLife IsDiesMorningDangerousCarWake UpFishesBonesHuman LifeWakingChokeWaking Up In The Morning Author:Meital Dohan
“And religious music and the sort of symbolism of it and everything. But I had this idea. Actually, I sort of dreamt it. I woke up - just before waking up one morning, I sort of dreamt this song or the idea of it and the first little bit of it. And I jumped out of bed and I thought, well, you're still asleep. You're going to forget this in a minute - you know, like you do when you've had a dream.” KnowsFirstsWellsLittlesStillsIdeasDreamSongBitsReligiousForgetMorningMinutesLike YouBedLittle BitWake UpWakingSymbolismReligious Music Author:Nick Lowe
“Although the film industry is a very unique melting pot of creative and business types, both for the good and the bad, I love being able to wake up everyday to play.” PlayAbleFilmLove IsCreativeTypeIndustryUniqueWake UpEverydayPotMeltingFilm IndustryMelting Pot Author:Kyle Cassie
“I'm tired. I'm tired of feeling rejected by the American people. I'm tired of waking up in the middle of the night worrying about the war.” PeopleWarFeelingsNightWorryMiddleWake UpTiredWakingRejectedI'm TiredMiddle Of The Night Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“When I was a boy we didn't wake up with Vietnam and have Cyprus for lunch and the Congo for dinner.” BoysWake UpDinnerLunchVietnamCongoCyprus Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“I think you should enjoy this life that you are given on this earth because we really don't know what it is in the afterlife. We can definitely prove that this life is this life here because we wake up every day and do the same thing that we do.” ThinkingKnowsShouldEarthLife IsGivenEnjoyProveWake UpThis LifeAfterlife Author:Charlie Benante
“We can use music as a tool to overcome things. It was a beautiful age and realization for me, an awakening. I felt like my eyes were opened. It was like, you mean to tell me that I have the opportunity when I'm bottling stuff up, wanting to smash windows and breaking down walls, I can put that energy into a song and wake up the next day with that weight lifted?” MeanI CanUseEyeAgeBeautifulSongNextOpportunityEnergyFeltStuffLike YouWallToolsWindowOvercomingWeightWake UpAwakeningRealizationNext DayBreaking Down Author:Chuck Ragan
“I had promised myself when I first got started that if I got to the point my life where I started feeling 'Gee, I'd rather be at home than at work', and that started happening more often than not, that it would be time to leave. I'd wake up some days and go "Oh, I don't even know if I want to go face this anymore". I would, I would go do it, I'm a dutiful kind of person and not afraid of work.” IfsKnowsWantFirstsKindPersonsFeelingsHomeWould BeFacesHappeningsWake UpNot AfraidTime To Leave Author:Bernie Finkelstein
“I like words and numbers. I'm obsessed with them. You know, I think I would've been a mathematician had I kept up, but it's the stuff in your head, you know? It's like being technologically adept. You have it or you don't. You can learn it, but some people just have it. They go to sleep, wake up, and know everything. I like games, too. I love playing games.” PeopleThinkingKnowsGamesStuffSleepNumbersWake UpObsessedMathematicianGoing To SleepPlaying GamesAdept Author:Jackee Harry
“But the first time I had to stand up and sing with them was when we did the pre-record for the movie and it was that moment where I sort of said to myself: "S**t, now I actually have to do this and I have to stand up and do my stars in your eyes moment!" Wake Up and Make Love With Me was the first song and I thought: "Here we are with Chaz and all the boys..."” FirstsSaidMomentsEyeSongStarsBoysRecordsFirst TimeWake UpThat MomentMaking Love Author:Andy Serkis
“Donald Trump is not going to be the nominee, because we are not going to allow - people will wake up and we're not going to allow a con artist to take over the party of [Abraham] Lincoln and [Ronald] Reagan.” PeopleArtistPartyTrumpWake UpAbrahamCon Artist Author:Marco Rubio
“I think everybody who was in it thought they were all going to be Eartha Kitt or be big stars. That didn't happen, but it was a wake-up call to have one's first professional job on Broadway, I must say.” ThinkingFirstsBigsHappensJobsStarsWake UpBroadwayWake Up Call Author:Maggie Smith
“I'm quite pessimistic about climate change. This is an urgent problem, and much of the world is only now waking up to the easiest part of solving - the realization that anthropogenic global warming is real.” WorldRealProblemWake UpClimateClimate ChangeRealizationGlobal WarmingWakingUrgentPessimistic Author:Philip Kitcher
“This is I think a dramatic point for conservatives. They are waking up to the fact that this guy, that Donald Trump has an ability to speak to people who they thought were theirs ideologically, people who they thought were a part of their team.” PeopleThinkingFactsGuySpeakAbilityTeamTrumpWake UpDramaticWakingThis GuyAbility To Speak Author:Ben Domenech
“Lunch is like, my first real meal of the day. I cannot eat anything in the morning, my body...I can only eat about two hours after I wake up.” FirstsI CanTwoRealBodyHoursMorningWake UpMealsLunch Author:Mark Indelicato
“I sort of feel like it comes around again. That when you get to a certain age, when you've lived enough and you've got your friends to support you and your family to support you, you wake up one morning and think, yeah, I'm okay.” ThinkingFeelsEnoughAgeCertainMorningSupportOkayWake UpYeahOur FamilySupport You Author:Anna Quindlen
“Hopefully, most days, you're like, "This is sweet. I wake up and do the things that I do and I'm usually smiling." That's how my dad is with his job.” JobsSweetDadWake UpMy DadHopefully Author:Justin Vernon
“I was adopted legally around age three, but it's not like this thing I think about when I wake up every day. I was adopted by my foster parents, so I was comfortable with them. I wasn't in this alien place.” ThinkingAgeThreeParentComfortableWake UpAliensAdoptedFoster Parent Author:Angel Olsen