Quotes About Gratitude

My great joy these days is giving palm trees water. Simple as that.

Clean water is such a treasure that we take for granted in America.

There's not a day that goes by that I don't bless myself with holy water and then get in my car and rub the medal of the Virgin Mary that she gave me and say a Hail Mary for my mother. And then I kiss her Mass card that's right there on the dashboard.

As weird as it may seem, I enjoy doing laundry and watering my plants, very normal things like that.

Sometimes I have to pinch myself to think: have I really come this far? Because it is quite different, where I find myself today, from where I started off, in the streets of Waterloo, in the suburbs of Liverpool - that's for sure.

I'm sort of standing on T-Bone Walker's shoulders, Les Paul's shoulders, Lightnin' Hopkins' shoulders, Muddy Waters' shoulders, you know? And if I've inspired other people, I'm pleased. That pleases me greatly.

It's easy to not feel misplaced if this tidal wave of appreciation is coming your way.

It doesn't have to happen for anybody at all, this acting game, so you have to count your blessings. If I am lucky that the right things have come along at the right time, I'm just going to ride that wave.

I loved the Kennedy Center Honors because you just sit there, smile, wave, and cry.

At least three times a week, I am overwhelmed with a wave of gratitude to New York City for providing me with a life. Not that my life is so great, although I think it's pretty nifty: I don't mine coal; I get paid to write.

Everyone should take their hats off to Neil Armstrong. He is a humble guy who doesn't wave his own flag.

I'm grateful to be successful, and I'm grateful that we can make a living, and I hope we can maintain our integrity forever. That's really my only dream. The notion of bigness or smallness, I feel like that comes and goes in such waves that are kind of out of my control.

I think I'm one of the most fortunate people in the world. I travel around looking for the best waves and appreciate it every second.

I loved Katrina and the Waves.

I don't measure waves; I'm just blessed to be surfing.

I am happy every day, because life is moving in a very positive way.

I know that in life there will be sickness, devastation, disappointments, heartache - it's a given. What's not a given is the way you choose to get through it all. If you look hard enough, you can always find the bright side.

'Back To Love' is a way of letting people know that sometimes you get caught up in trying to be successful in school or in your social life, and it's a reminder not to forget that each day people are getting older. Nobody is promised tomorrow, so we should make sure that we spend quality time with quality people.

I'm so grateful for all the experiences I've had; the life lessons I've learned along the way are just completely invaluable.

My favorite player growing up was Wayne Chrebet, and the day I met him was one of the best days of my life. It's something I'll never forget, no matter who your role models are, no matter who you look up to.

I learned a lot from observing Wayne at the Rogers Cup. He was offered a cart across the grounds, but he wouldn't take it; he walked and stopped and signed autographs for people, and I thought that was amazing.

It's special - when you start playing, you are aware of names like Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie; you have seen them playing and know what great players they are. So it's fantastic to have a chance to line up with them. I'm really pleased with how that understanding has started off.

I love Lil Wayne for even having people look my way.

I been getting so much love I'm not gon' lie! Cardi posted that she had downloaded my album when it had dropped. Wayne DM'd me! It feel good because I really love what I do and I look up to these people and aspire to be like these people that's supporting me.