Robert Fulghum Quotes

What the younger generation didn't understand was that the grass was greenest where it's watered.

The grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence. The grass is greenest where it is watered.

But the grass ain't always greener on the other side, It's green where you water it

Success is about enjoying what you have and where you are, while pursuing achievable goals.

Take your victories, whatever they may be, cherish them, use them, but don't settle for them.

Everyone is trying to accomplish something big, not realizing that life is made up of little things.

My goal has always been not to look forward to the next thing, but to relish and celebrate the successes I have at the moment. Whether it's landing a part in a student film or having a good day in acting class, I never discredit anything.

The No. 1 question I get from everybody is, 'How did you make it?' I'm like, Don't worry about making it. There is no making it. Just be happy.

The only way to enjoy anything in this life is to earn it first.

People say, You paid your dues, but I never paid any dues. It's always been a great trip.

The glory is being happy. The glory is not winning here or winning there. The glory is enjoying practicing, enjoy every day, enjoying to work hard, trying to be a better player than before.

You forget that you do choose your life and there are so many things to be grateful for and I feel like society has gotten to that point where we're always looking for the next and the better and we lose sight of what's actually in front of us.

When you commit to something and have fun with it, it appreciates you, the gift, and it starts to help you out.

I'm proud - or really more thankful than anything - for all the work that I've gotten.

It's been so nice for people to have a favorable reaction to what I've done. You work hard, and you try your best, and like anything in life, when people respond well to it, it's like, 'Well, good. I'm headed in the right direction here.' So it's been really, really nice.

I am very happy for the kind of response I am getting for my work, but there was a lot of hard work that has gone into it.

I have inner peace; I have accomplished a great deal.

If you're good, you'll get work. And if I've got food in my fridge and clothes on my back, I'll be happy.

When I released 'Veteran' and the reception was good, it was the first time I ever worked really hard on something and had that hard work reciprocated back to me.

I'm appreciating every single bit of success I get, no matter how small.

Happiness isn't for dabblers.

Being here and receiving appreciation from the people here in Nantes has a special appeal. But I do believe I have worked hard for it. Very hard.

I'm a very humble young man. I've always had to work for everything that I had.

Obviously, I have to enjoy all I have. People depend on you, and now I can look back at everything I've gone through to get here with a different perspective.

The more you make an effort, the more life gives you things to be grateful for.