Martha Kelly Quotes

There are moments when everything goes well, but don't be frightened.

You never know what the future holds, so I am just enjoying being happy, healthy, and having my wonderful husband by my side.

I think good things are happening to me and will continue. I am not optimistic about the rest of the species, but I'm so blessed, it's almost scary. I'm sorry to disappoint you, but I have a wildly sunny disposition. I love to laugh.

I seem to - knock on wood - land on my feet and work, but you can never get too comfortable, and that's kind of a good thing.

I'm just kind of more, like, I'm gonna take every day as it comes and that's gonna be good enough for me.

You know, I can't afford to take anything for granted.

I didn't lose. I got second. That's still winning. How could I be unhappy with second place? There are a million people who would love to be in my position.

I just take it as it comes, and if I'm not offered something, there's always a reason, and usually it's a pretty good one. I'm not worried about it. You know, I've had an incredible career, and I'm blessed.

Even now, when I'm asked how I'm doing, I like to reply, 'Pretty good. I've got all my fingers and both eyes.

Living with very limited expectations is a much more immediate way of living. You really do just make the best of everything you have. I guess kids have that ability; they wait in joyful anticipation of something rather than that sense of entitlement.

I love life in spite of all that mars it. I love friendship, jokes and laughter.

'Everything To Me' is about everything that's important. It's about my wife, my kids, it's about life, about being happy. It's about life in general, you know, about not knowing what's going to be around the corner, but you've got to enjoy it and enjoy the things you have. My wife, my kids, my health, and stuff like that.

I've been blessed. I have no complaints. I've been surrounded by people in radio, on stage and in motion pictures and television who love me. The things that have gone wrong have been simply physical things.

It's hard for me to be happy because I'm always worried about something going awry or what could happen to screw it up. It's hard for me to sit and look around, going, 'Ah, I'm really happy.' I'm not that kind of person.

Wow, I get to wake up again? Ok. You have to make good with what you've got.

I think happiness is love.

I'm lucky, always hopeful... I love my life.

Happiness is always a coincidence.

After so many changes, I realized I'd better cling to my own family and to what I've got right here.

Expect nothing. Live frugally on surprise.

And I'd like to give my love to everybody, and let them know that the grass may look greener on the other side, but believe me, it's just as hard to cut.

I love life too much to be bitter.

When I had nothing else, I had my mother and the piano. And you know what? They were all I needed.

It's almost scary how good things are right now. I've been engaged now for about a year, and it's the first time anything like that has happened to me.

I've been grateful for what comes along.