Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao Quotes

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.

When someone sees in you what you've been feeling all along, that's an awesome thing.

I thank fate for having made me born poor. Poverty taught me the true value of the gifts useful to life.

I am so leading the life that I want and wanted and dreamed of as a kid. I'm trying very hard not to abuse it or take advantage of it.

I mean, any movie or story that makes you accept and be grateful for something about your life is doing something right.

The only reason they come to see me is that I know that life is great, and they know I know it.

The truly humble feel the ground beneath their feet every day and do not only become aware of it when held aloft or pushed down to their knees.

We never reflect how pleasant it is to ask for nothing.

I was from a tough neighborhood, and we didn't have a lot of money, but my dad worked hard, and my mom is good at budgeting things. That made me appreciate things.

Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life.

I learned years ago to come to terms with having so much done for me by others.

There are a couple of teachers I have had without whose influence I would not be as happy with who I am.

I know and value what it means to wake up and be alive and to share my story. I'm so blessed to be here and to be able to talk about it.

We didn't have a lot when I was growing up, and it's the best thing that happened to me because I appreciate everything. I developed a strong work ethic, and I don't take anything for granted.

I grew up barefoot, dirty, climbing trees. It made me appreciate things more.

Forties are good! I'm thinking with my brain now, which is a lot more clear, and women seem to appreciate that. It's a wonderful decade where you're in control of yourself but the women are still interested.

And uh, I'm glad that I still have my hands and my eyes to work with.

I'm not one of those actors who asks for too many favours. So when I do, people tend to listen.

Flower was a good metaphor for growth. The song is obviously about sexual responsibility, so that was the main metaphor. Also, it's like knowing who someone has been and remembering and appreciating that, but really appreciating what they are now even more.

I endeavor to make the most of everything.

Some people don't know how to take some of the everyday, regular things that they have going for them and turn it into something else.

We shouldn't all be fixated just on what's not available. We should take a step back and look at the total that's available, because there's a mountain of information about us.

Thankfully, I have other skills than just standing there and looking cute.

Everything we got was never given to us.

I don't want to raise someone who feels entitled.