"Every day I've got to be thankful that I am alive, and you never know - the cliche is, I guess, you could get hit by a bus tomorrow, so you'd better be at peace with whatever you got going at the moment."

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Source : "Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt". "Tavis Smiley Show", www.pbs.org. September 28, 2011.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

#Motivational Quotes #Being Thankful Quotes #Alive Quotes

“For sure, the funeral industry seems intensely cynical to me and I don't think it is HELPING people mourn.”
“One must do no violence to nature, nor model it in conformity to any blindly formed chimera.”
“The best gift you can ever give your mentor is to grow. They feed off your growth. I believe that everyone has the seed of success inside, but too many people can't find it in themselves and as a result do not reach their potential. But there are those whose purpose in life is to fertilize the seed of potential in another, who are rewarded by seeing that person grow and blossom before their eyes. Raising up others to a higher level is a mentor's joy and sustenance.”
“We have had such a letter movement on two occasions in Denmark when more than a quarter of the adult Danish population participated. Such an achievement, however, demands a really great effort and also a great deal of money.”
“Permanent success cannot be achieved except by incessant intellectual labour, always inspired by the ideal.”

Source : Sarah Bernhardt (1924). “The Art of the Theatre”
“To get rid of greed, you should try to do some sort of a collective social work.”
“I think I'm a born storyteller. Inspiration is all around me. I can read a newspaper article and come up with an idea for a book.”
“I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free.”

Source : Nikos Kazantzakis (1963). “Japan, China”

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