Anna Deavere Smith Quotes

Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it.

It is hard to get in the habit of forcing yourself to find three things on a regular basis that you are grateful for.

Enjoy the moment and appreciate what you have.

Plunderous is the palate I gift to you, openly I hug the universe of our friendship expanding its outer limit.

I'm having a good time. I'm going to treat every game and every day as if they are my last because I now know that they could be.

The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it.

Thank God every morning when you get up that you have something to do that day, which must be done, whether you like it or not.

Slow down and enjoy life. It's not only the scenery you miss by going to fast - you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.

God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.

I love what I do, and I just remember that every breath and every moment is a gift and it can be taken away at any time, so I want to appreciate it and be grateful for it while it's here.

There are days that I wake up and I complain, and when I complain I pinch myself and say, 'that's for complaining.' Not many people can do what they really like in life.

After my daughter was born, I made a promise to myself to live in the moment.

Splendid architecture, the love of your life, an old friend... they can all go drifting by unseen if you're not careful.

I just live in the truth and think that every moment counts.

Don't let anything sneak past you. Don't say, 'Well, oh, I'll take a picture and put it in my photograph album.' I notice it now. I love it now. And I am grateful for it now.

I try to take all of my experiences in and not take anything for granted.

The most beautiful things are not associated with money; they are memories and moments. If you don't celebrate those, they can pass you by.

I don't want to take things for granted.

The world is awaiting your gift - all you have to do is show up with the right intention!

Every moment is a moment of grace, every hour an offering; not to share them would mean to betray them.

Whenever you can't think of something to be grateful for, remember your breath. With each breath you take, you can say, 'I'm still here.' Make each day a holiday of thankfulness -and give yourself the gift of gratitude!

"You marked the minutes," the old man said. "But did you use them wisely? To be still? To cherish? To be grateful? To lift and be lifted?"

That state of mind - of being beside yourself - is wonderful. As you get older, you're just very aware of a sense of an ending. You're grateful for every day.

Don't ever over-analyze your results. Don't ever try to find your own secret or the one which you admire. One does not try to catch soap bubbles. One enjoys them in flight and is grateful for their fluid existence.

Have no mean hours, but be grateful for every hour, and accept what it brings. The reality will make any sincere record respectable.