Lucky Quotes - Page 23

• In a more universal sense, we only get one thing. You know...a head stone if we're lucky; if not, green grass.

  Charles Bukowski

  Green, Stones, Grass

  Source: bukowski.net

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• Most of us who have been lucky enough to hear, read and see the Dalai Lama, often come away thinking, "What a kind, inspiring and golden human being!" That is true, but I think it does him an injustice.

  Pico Iyer

  Thinking, Doe, Golden

  Interview with Felicia M. Tomasko, layoga.com. April 26, 2008.

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• I'm very excited about is that my son Scott is a director and he just finished his first picture. It's called "Lucky 13", it's a low budget picture, it stars Jeremy Dillon, Daryl Hannah and Jami Gertz.

  Garry Marshall

  Stars, Son, Directors

  Source: www.movieweb.com

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• I have been very, very lucky because I have my health, a wonderful husband, family, and friends, and I get to do what I love.

  Daphne Oz

  Husband, Family And Friends, Wonderful

  Interview with Rachel Goldstien, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• Being around people who are happy and people who are creative, that's what you do if you're lucky in your life.

  Wayne Coyne

  People, Creative, Ifs

  "Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• No great undertaking ever looks like it's winnable. That only comes later and only if you are lucky and are willing to fight and have a group of folks around you that are willing to do the same thing, too.

  Mark Ruffalo

  Fighting, Groups, Looks

  "ORIGIN Interview: Mark Ruffalo on Climate Change, the Monopoly on Our Energy Systems, Fighting Fracking, the True Cost of Fossil Fuel Pollution, Showing Compassion, and Being Who You Say You Are". Interview with Leilani Münter, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. April 27, 2016.

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• I would encourage the youth to get in to their bodies as much as possible through sport or exercise, and to embrace their uniques expressions as individuals and freethinkers. They are lucky enough to grow up in a time where the individual is celebrated - it is their duty to find their voices so that they can be heard. It is time to practice compassionate communication.

  Leilani Bishop

  Sports, Growing Up, Communication

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• I try not to take for granted how lucky we are to have life and breath and opportunity. Once we've got that, we can conquer anything.

  Debbi Fields

  Opportunity, Trying, Conquer

  "Debbi Fields Talks The Importance Of Persistence And Staying Present In ORIGIN Magazine". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 27, 2013.

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• I am lucky in that my children are grown, my youngest is twenty-seven. I didn't have the conflict between artist and mother while they were young because I really focused in, very much, on the mothering aspect.

  Pegi Young

  Mother, Children, Artist

  Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• I have been so damn lucky to be able to do what I love my entire life. I never take that for granted.

  Michael Skolnik

  Able, Granted, Damn

  "Global Grind Editor Michael Skolnik". Interview with Rachel P. Goldstein, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• That's one of my favorite songs of all time. It's so beautiful. It's an old song, sung by Nina Simone. This is the Cat Power cover. We pushed hard to get it and were lucky. It's so stunning.

  Ellen Page

  Beautiful, Song, Cat

  Source: collider.com

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• I was very lucky. I don't know German, or Dutch, or Chinese, or Thai. I don't know them, so I can't judge, so I have to go on the word of the publisher that it's a good translation.

  Sandra Cisneros

  Judging, Chinese, Goes On

  "Talking in Our Pajamas: A Conversation with Sandra Cisneros on Finding Your Voice, Fear of Highways, Tacos, Travel, and the Need for Peace in the World". Interview with Ruth Behar, quod.lib.umich.edu. 2008.

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• When I was writing Caramelo the last couple of years, a sixty-hour work week was normal. And now I'm lucky if I have eight hours.

  Sandra Cisneros

  Couple, Writing, Years

  "Talking in Our Pajamas: A Conversation with Sandra Cisneros on Finding Your Voice, Fear of Highways, Tacos, Travel, and the Need for Peace in the World". Interview with Ruth Behar, quod.lib.umich.edu. 2008.

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• I'm lucky to have so many supportive, inspirational people in my life.

  Witney Carson

  People, Supportive

  "ORIGIN Series: Dancing with the Stars dancer Witney Carson". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. November 16, 2015.

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• My only "business plan" was to get lucky.

  Val Kilmer

  Plans, Business Plan

  "Val Kilmer Interview | Never Quiet the Love Message By Lawrence Inglee". Interview with Lawrence Inglee, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• I find that a lot of times when family members get bronchitis or the flu or something like that, I'll kind of skate through and be really lucky and not get that sick.

  Aaron Bruno

  Sick, Flu, Kind

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• All of a sudden people in the United States start to realize that vaccines make a difference. The controversy and the myth that's there, we're always trying to bust through that. So when I see a disease outbreak, I say to myself, "OK, that'll get people realizing how lucky we are to have vaccines."

  Melinda Gates

  Vaccines, Always Trying, Differences

  Interview with Jessica Grose, www.lennyletter.com. April 1, 2016.

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• [We were very lucky that Sean [ Ellis ] researched the film [Anthropoid ] for many years.] We sort of piggybacked on his knowledge, and he gave us a lot of materials, which we read. For me, the greatest resource was actually shooting the film in Prague.

  Cillian Murphy

  Years, Prague, Shooting

  Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com

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• My grandmother took me to a lot of theater. I was exposed to performance quite a bit - everything from Broadway to off-Broadway and dance and music as well. I was very lucky that way. It was a very rich childhood.

  Julia Stiles

  Grandmother, Childhood, Broadway

  Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. July 29, 2016.

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• I feel very lucky to be part of this amazing show [Exorcist] with such an amazing cast of actors, with a really talented writer behind it all.

  Alfonso Herrera

  Actors, Exorcist, Casts

  Source: dailydead.com

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• With skin, I really believe it has a lot to do with your genes. And I've been really lucky.

  Nina Agdal

  Believe, Skins, Genes

  Source: www.marieclaire.com

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• Perhaps the most important contribution to me being centered in the midst of this chaos is my daughter, Krystal Ann. I am very lucky because she works with me and is responsible for many aspects of the business on the marketing side of my career. This allows us to travel together and experience life on the road, seeing the world. Having family with me is very important and grounding.

  Yanni

  Daughter, Careers, Marketing

  "Yanni: A Global Inspiration". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. September 9, 2014.

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• I'm lucky a couple of filmmakers have seen beyond what you're saying.

  Sarah Silverman

  Couple, Filmmaker

  "Comedian Sarah Silverman". Interview with Christopher Borrelli, www.mrt.com. March 27, 2011.

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• I'm lucky because I intentionally keep my overhead low, and so I can say, "No, thank you."

  Sarah Silverman

  Lows, Overhead, I Can

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• You see the amount of bullying and negativity that goes on [social media] that is really, really intense, and I feel lucky that I came of age before all of that came on.

  Natalie Portman

  Bullying, Media, Negativity

  Source: www.businessinsider.com

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