Quotes About Realizing How Fortunate You Are

#1. The number one sin in this world is not realizing how fortunate you are to be living right this second, to be alive, breathing and seeing.

Richard Stein

#2. Adults almost never like doing their jobs from what I can tell.

Holly Smale

#3. Agent Reed returned this morning, ready for another round of what he calls an interview and what I refer to as an interrogation.

C.J. Roberts

#4. You don't think about it that often, but you don't realize how many of your friends have come and gone. It makes you feel very fortunate.

Trevor McNevan

#5. If done correctly, these techniques can allow the Bobo pilgrim to have 6 unforgettable moments a morning, 2 rapturous experiences over lunch, 1.5 profound insights in the afternoon (on average), and .667 life-altering epiphanies after each sunset.

David Brooks

#6. I hate to hear 'Less is more.' It's a crock of crap.

R. Lee Ermey

#7. To take pressure off myself, I realize how fortunate I am to be playing a sport for a living. If I take that mentality onto the court, there shouldn't be any pressure because I'm already fortunate to do what I do.

John Isner

#8. What a unique opportunity to be in town. I love townies. I value it, so to speak.

Justin Vernon

#9. True compassion does not come from wanting to help out those less fortunate than ourselves but from realizing our kinship with all beings.

Pema Chodron

#10. I've been very fortunate because many of the teachers I had were exceptional. But I didn't realize that at the time that all teachers were not alike.

Frederick Lenz

#11. I had a long, long time to make 'Rubberband,' and I originally thought that that record would last two years. Once I got over realizing that that's not gonna happen, and sort of got my perspective back, I realized, 'Man I'm really fortunate. I get to write music, make music for a living.'

Charlie Worsham

#12. Yeah, it's pretty hard not to be completely cynical these days.

David Byrne

#13. If my life was a song the title would be 'Naima'.

Naima Adedapo

#14. The most unforgettable dinner parties happened when guests said unexpected, and potentially offensive, things. The

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

#15. There is no good writing; there is only good rewriting.

Louis D. Brandeis

#16. THE THING WAS, William had a kind of genius for not noticing what he didn't want to notice.

Garth Risk Hallberg

#17. Public officials insult our intelligence and our goodwill when they paint rosy pictures about budgets, jobs, bipartisanship, and transparency, and alter their positions on issues simply to keep collecting their paycheck by never disagreeing or disappointing anyone.

Wendy E. Long