Garrison Keillor Quotes

The true exercise of freedom is - cannily and wisely and with grace - to move inside what space confines - and not seek to know what lies beyond and cannot be touched or tasted.

I feel lucky, happy and philosophical about it all.

Knowledge means being in the place where we are put.

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

The better we are at accepting the limits of our world, the more easily we can embrace what we have.

People have asked if I would go back to my 20s, and I'm like, "Only if I could hold onto the wisdom and the things that I've learned." But in reality, I don't think I'd want to even go back then. I'm so happy with where I'm at. My life is very content. Everything feels really good. I wouldn't want to change any of that. I'm happy for all the ups and the downs, and everything that has led me to where I am. I wouldn't want to lose any of that.

If I had my life to live over again, I would ask that not a thing be changed, but that my eyes be opened wider.

I think as I've gotten older, I've learned to look at life and take every day as it comes.

There are people worse off than me. I've had a very long run. I'm fine really. I'm just old.

Learn not only to find what you like, learn to like what you find.

Life is having its way with me now. And I'm really pleased.

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.

Perhaps the mission of those who love mankind is to make people laugh at the truth, to make truth laugh, because the only truth lies in learning to free ourselves from insane passion for the truth.

Only one thing has to change for us to know happiness in our lives: where we focus our attention.

True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.

I think it's nice to age gracefully. OK, you lose the youth, a certain stamina and dewy glow, but what you gain on the inside as a human being is wonderful: the wisdom, the acceptance and the peace of mind. It's a fair exchange.

I have no projects on the horizon. I don't feel frustrated. It's a great life lesson for me.

I've learned how to appreciate what I have. And it's a lot. I'm very lucky.

A man should always consider how much he has more than he wants.

Perspective is the most important thing to have in life.

You know I feel very fortunate that my life has turned out the way that it has - whatever that means - I mean... you know, to say that I would be glad would mean that I planned it.

I'm not trying to sound like I turned into some kind of wise man, but it's nice to realize that your little pocket of the world isn't the whole world.

He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.

Happiness is always a coincidence.

I'm extremely, extremely lucky to be who I am and do what I do and work with the people I work with. Even though I can always find something to complain about, I find it very hard to complain.