Natalie Merchant Quotes

It is a good thing that life is not as serious as it seems to a waiter.

I can't believe how some of the most unfortunate people in the world can be the happiest.It's just so enlightening to me.

I can, with one eye squinted, take it all as a blessing.

I never even believed in happiness. I didn't think it existed. Now look at me. I'm ready to believe in just about anything.

The temper of mind that sees tragedy in life has not for its opposite the temper that sees joy. The opposite pole to the tragic view of life is the sordid view.

I do not myself believe there is any misfortune. What men call such is merely the shadowside of a good.

It takes just as little time to see the positive side of life as it does the negative side.

Believe in something for another world, but don't be too set on what it is, and then you won't start out that life with a disappontment. Live your life so that whenever you lose you are ahead.

Your gratitude attitude determines your life altitude.

Often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.

There are moments when you feel as if you have been blessed for a while, moments when you think this is perfect, moments when you start to believe that even for an hour, even for a year, it might all happen. So I'm determined to keep making it get better and better.

Once you have known the generosity of existence you will never feel miserable.

We're all saints! We all have built into us this intention, the capacities for kindness and creativity and beauty. It's a matter of perspective. As Einstein said, "The single most important decision any of us will ever make is whether or not to believe that the universe is friendly." It's your choice.

I do believe that children are all blessings from god. And I feel it's all positive, it's positive experience. You know, I don't like to dwell on any of the negative. And - a lot of people do.

You can't appreciate a great day unless you've experienced bad ones." - Rabbi Glassman

There's no point in being unhappy about growing older. Just think of the millions who have been denied the privilege.

When we go on about the big things, the political situation, global warming, world poverty, it all looks really terrible, with nothing getting better, nothing to look forward to. But when I think small, closer in - you know, a girl I've just met, or this song we're going to do with Chas, or snowboarding next month, then it looks great. So this is going to be my motto - think small.

I sincerely believe that everything - everything - is grace, and you have to stick around long enough to see it through. I'm a very optimistic person.

It's hard to tell our good luck sometimes. Hard to tell sometimes for many years to come. And most of us have wept copious tears over someone or something, when if we'd understood the situation better, we might have celebrated our good fortune insteadOne can never change the past, only the hold it has on you and while nothing in your life is reversible, you can reverse it nevertheless.

No matter where life takes me, you'll find me with a smile. Presumed to be happy, always laughing like a child. I never thought life could be this sweet! It's got me cheesing from cheek to cheek!

I firmly believe, notwithstanding all our complaints, that almost every person upon earth tastes upon the totality more happiness than misery.

I do believe everything happens for a reason, and I’m extremely grateful for that day because it led me into this life!

The good old days were never that good, believe me. The good new days are today, and better days are coming tomorrow. Our greatest songs are still unsung.

The more we are certain what good is, the more we shall see good in everything.

I believe it's a fact of life that what we have is less important than what we make out of what we have.