Famous Quotes & Sayings

Thomas Jones

No one had ever made it big from my town until I was able to make it to the NFL and now the big screen. The journey from my town to where I am now has taught me how to be resilient and fearless, and for that I will forever be grateful.

Viggo Mortensen

I mean, any movie or story that makes you accept and be grateful for something about your life is doing something right.

Saul Bellow

Any artist should be grateful for a naive grace which puts him beyond the need to reason elaborately.

Saul Bellow

Unless you're completely exploded, there's always something to be grateful for.

Sarah Dessen

I'd seen another shade of him, and if it had been light where we were now, he'd have seen the same of me. So I was grateful, as I had been so often in my life, for the dark.

Sandra Bullock

At this critical time, I am grateful to Sandra Bullock for once again demonstrating her leadership, compassion and belief in our global humanitarian mission. Sandra continues to enable our lifesaving work and is a model for personal generosity.

Rod Taylor

When people think it's successful, I'm grateful. When they don't - OK, I'll try again.

Robin Quivers

I, quite frankly, am grateful for every day. I don't take anything for granted.

Robin Roberts

I want people to know there are infinite possibilities in life to be grateful for. I love that people feel comfortable coming up to me and telling me stories about things they have gone through.

Sarah Wayne Callies

I watched Ricki Lake's documentary, 'The Business of Being Born,' and that led me to call a midwife, and not an ob-gyn, when I found out I had conceived. My delivery was not easy - they call it 'labor,' not 'a vacation!' - but I was incredibly grateful that I did it that way.

Sarah Waters

I never expected my books to do even as well as they have. I still feel grateful for it, every single day.

Sara Gruen

I'm truly grateful for my microwave, which allows me to easily clarify butter, steam vegetables, and - when I am really lazy - feed my three kids in less than five minutes.

Samuel Johnson

To be flattered is grateful, even when we know that our praises are not believed by those who pronounce them; for they prove, at least, our power, and show that our favour is valued, since it is purchased by the meanness of falsehood.

Samuel Johnson

Sir, they are a race of convicts and ought to be grateful for anything we allow them short of hanging.

Roxane Gay

I live in the middle of nowhere and I'm an insomniac. I just make the time and I read and write really fast so that makes a lot possible for me. I wish I had an explanation for it. I'm grateful for it.

Robert Fitzgerald

I think that everyone who took part has always been grateful for it.

Wesley Clark

President George Bush had the courage and the vision and we will always be grateful to President George Bush for that tremendous leadership and statesmanship.

Virginia Satir

You have all played a significant part in my development of loving. As a result, my life has been rich and full, so I leave feeling very grateful.

Tom Freston

The skills you acquire can always be effectively redeployed. You will look back on setbacks and be grateful for the catalyst that came not a moment too soon.

Tom Felton

It's such a pleasant experience [to work on Harry Potter], though very nerve-wracking to come on to someone else's set, essentially. They've been there for two years, so for me to sort of walk on and to be expected to jump into it, it's not always that easy. But they made it incredibly welcoming and hospitable, so I'm very grateful for that.

Tom Felton

Whatever life throws at me I'll take it and be grateful for it as well.

Steve Lacy

Kenny G, I have to be grateful to him for proving that the instrument can be played all different kinds of ways.

Steve Guttenberg

I'm lucky to be in this business. I'm very grateful.

Steve Aoki

Grateful to The Kerry Gaynor Method for saving my manager's life. He quit smoking thanks to their genius Method.

Suzanne Collins

I pull the sleeping bag up to his chin and kiss his forehead, not for the audience, but for me. Because I'm so grateful that he's here, not dead by the stream as I'd thought. So glad I don't have to face Cato alone.

Stephen Malkmus

My wife says that I changed people's lives or ways of thinking and that I should always be proud and grateful. If I'm dismissive of what we do sometimes, a little bit, she's like, "I was a fan, you changed my life," or whatever. That's what she says.

Steve Buyer

For those who have made the ultimate sacrifice, we are grateful that such men and women were among us. For those who continue to serve, we honor their commitment. For those who return to civilian life, we honor their service.

Shawn Amos

A few performances have been left out of the various Woodstock soundtracks and film edits over the years, most notably The Grateful Dead.

Shaun White

Honestly, I feel really grateful for everything.

Shailene Woodley

Have you thanked your body today? Be grateful, stay positive.

Shailene Woodley

You forget that you do choose your life, and there are so many things to be grateful for. I feel like society has gotten to that point where we're always looking for the next and the better, and we lose sight of what's actually in front of us.

Steven Morrissey

I first bought a Buffy Sainte-Marie record when I was 12, and her music has always remained with me. In the 1960s, as a political activist, Buffy's lyrics were fearless, and I'm very grateful for all the risks that she took.

Steven Tyler

I'm grateful for doing those drugs, because they kept me from getting laid and I would have gotten AIDS.