Richard L. Evans Quotes

A good thing to remember is somebody's got it a lot worse than we do.

I don't sit around feeling sorry for myself. There's always somebody who's a lot worse off than you.

We're all human beings, and we all have the same problems. I do remember how blessed I am, and no matter how bad things are, they can always get worse.

No matter how bad you think you have it, there's always - always somebody who's got it way, way worse.

I think about my mom and the things she went through, and things could always be a lot worse.

I had no shoes, and I felt sorry for myself until I met a man who had no feet. I took his shoes. Now I feel better.

I had no shoes and I pitied myself. Then I met a man who had no feet, so I took his shoes.

When you are at the bottom, you find beauty in such little things, and goodness in such little gestures. When I compare any struggle today to ones that I may have had in my childhood, there is nothing that can bring me down.

Please remember, no matter what you go through in life, somebody else might have it harder.

You live your life day by day and find ways to get through it. You grow up through things that are challenging and you find the joy. You realize there are so many people that have it much worse and remind yourself. I have been very blessed.

We all get so caught up in our day-to-day lives and have so many gripes. But when you see the way others live and how they make the best of it, you'll realize how lucky you are.

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.

A lot of people have it a lot worse than you do.

There are a lot of ups and downs. But there are always people who have it worse.

A lot of people are in much tougher situations than me and I am very fortunate to be where I am, so I try to remember that and stay humble whenever things feel tough.

There's always someone that's dealing with a bigger challenge than you are. You've gotta have perspective.

The more I speak and travel, I realize I don't have it that bad. There are so many people that have it so much worse than I do.

I cried when I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. And then I laughed REALLY hard.

Sometimes I have to remind myself, that on my worst day I live like somebody on their greatest

I once cried because I had no shoes to play soccer, but one day, I met a man who had no feet.

When I hear somebody say 'Life is hard', I am always tempted to ask 'Compared to what?'

Haiti is an amazing country. Even though the people there have so little, their attitudes resonate a crazy amount of love and joy. It is truly inspiring to see that. My love for the country starts with them.

See how many are better off than you are, but consider how many are worse.

One of the things that I try to do when I have a tough time with anything - whatever it may be - is just look at someone else's situation. Here in Staten Island, look, I have people that have children that haven't been back in their home for 18 months after Sandy. They lost every worldly possession.

So many people are looking at what's wrong, and I try to encourage them to look at what's right in their life. A lot of people have it a lot worse than you do.