Aesop Quotes

You can't have everything you want, but you can have the things that really matter to you.

I embrace old age. Look, I'm never going to dunk on LeBron James, and I've learned to accept that. I got a pretty good life, and I'm very fortunate, and I have my blessings.

Being 'contented' ought to mean in English, as it does in French, being pleased. Being content with an attic ought not to mean being unable to move from it and resigned to living in it; it ought to mean appreciating all there is in such a position.

What I do is not curing cancer or rocket science or lead mining - anything tremendously difficult or world changing. I understand where I am in the cosmic order of things, and I'm OK with it.

I say to myself: 'Come on, Betty, you can't have everything in life. You've been very lucky.'

I can never complain about the situation that I'm in. I try to put everything into perspective.

Whatever state you find yourself in, you're supposed to be content there.

When I win, I'm happy. When I lose, I'm also happy. I'm grateful for this life I have to live. It's a great life.

For what I have received may the Lord make me truly thankful. And more truly for what I have not received.

I'm happy to be here. I'm happy to be anywhere. I'm not kidding.

I'm not allowed to get a big head, I've still got to do the simple things in life.

I am extremely content in my life - sometimes to the point where I really should find something to moan about!

It don't take a lot to make me happy. I'm not spoiled like that.

I never forget my old days and I never fly too high I have my feet fixed firmly on the ground!

If anyone ever asked me what I had to complain about it would not have taken long to tell them. Maybe I was just easily pleased.

I just want to be nominated; beggars can't be choosers.

I'm fine with the life I have.

This is not a bad life.

If one is satisfied with things, one doesn't complain about the downsides that exist, either.

You forget that you do choose your life and there are so many things to be grateful for and I feel like society has gotten to that point where we're always looking for the next and the better and we lose sight of what's actually in front of us.

I've kind of stopped valuing laughter as the end-all measurement of what I'm doing.

I'm not happy to be here. I'm just happy to be!

I've had a lot of great stuff - spectacular stuff - happen to me. I've got to not be a pig about life.

Look at my life. I ain't got nothing to be mad about.

I'm not invincible. I am not picture-perfect. The reason I am here is not because of the money; if I get to entertain people and put a smile on their face, I feel content.