Quotes from Deborah Norville

When my mother passed away I was 20.

I was brought up Methodist, christened as a little baby and went to church every Sunday.

The biggest surprise, which is also the best, is that I didn't know I would love motherhood as much as I do.

Your dreams can be realities. They are the stuff that leads us through life toward great happiness.

There is no dramatic difference in happiness on the part of people who are wealthy.

There is something in even the darkest situations that we can make a positive in our lives.

When you're true to who you are, amazing things happen.

Children may not notice the positive moments in life unless we point them out to them.

'Thank you power' is writing down the moments that are good in your life so that you can go back and reflect on them - so you've got this sort of repository of good stuff in your past.

I think our job as parents is to give our kids roots to grow and wings to fly. Deborah Norville

What I've learned is there's a scientifically proven phenomenon that's attached to gratitude, and that if you consciously take note of what is good in your life, quantifiable benefits happen.

'Thank you power' is writing down the moments that are good in your life so that you can go back and reflect on them - so you've got this sort of repository of good stuff in your past.

What I've learned is there's a scientifically proven phenomenon that's attached to gratitude, and that if you consciously take note of what is good in your life, quantifiable benefits happen.

When you're true to who you are, amazing things happen.

I think our job as parents is to give our kids roots to grow and wings to fly.

The scripture is God's plan on how we are to live our lives here and what we are to do to have eternal life.

Certainly the research shows that grateful people are more innovative thinkers.

A thankful outlook smoothes the rough edges off life.

Children may not notice the positive moments in life unless we point them out to them.

I sensed that my life was better when I focused on things that were working as opposed to focusing on the long list that goes wrong, but I wanted to know if there was any validity to that.

It is hard to get in the habit of forcing yourself to find three things on a regular basis that you are grateful for.

Religious people are happier.

My job as a television anchor or television reporter is not to proselytize.

So many self-help ideas are like meringue - you take a big bite, and there's nothing there.