Ian Mcewan Quotes

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

You can't always look at life as a miserable thing.

A Little Hope' is a song we wrote a couple of years ago and hated the thought of it not getting at least a little attention. It's a song that just makes you smile.

I wake up with a sense of wonder. I don't dread the future. I like it.

I think it's a fantastic thing to be alive.

Everyday is a beautiful day, Everything is pleasing

When I look around I think this, this is good enough; And I laugh at whatever life brings because when I look down, I just miss all the good stuff and when I look up, I just trip over things.

You'll never find rainbows, If you're looking down...

I find that the more willing I am to be grateful for the small things in life, the bigger stuff just seems to show up from unexpected sources, and I am constantly looking forward to each day with all the surprises that keep coming my way!

Seriously, I am not a person that I think much about what happened or what didn't happen or what could happen. I happy about the things that happened to me. I'm a lucky person, for sure, for all the things that happened to me during my life.

Cynicism is tough. A cynic's point of view is really pitiful. I derive pleasure out of a lot of things in life. As long as I'm fairly healthy, it's hard to stay dismal for very long.

No matter how bad things are, you can at least be happy that you woke up this morning.

The year hasn't started yet and it's already been the best I've ever had.

I always think everything has been the best part of my life.

The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.

The great thing about life - I'd rather not know and just hope I'm happy and healthy and I feel as good about my life as I do now.

I always live in the present - I love the present. I cherish the future.

My life is so much better than I thought it was going to be.

I have never, ever focused on the negative of things. I always look at the positive.

Look, even bad years are pretty good years I think.

Even if happiness forgets you a little bit, never completely forget about it.

I'm a really, really optimistic and really, really positive person. My main thing is, 'Enjoy life. Celebrate life.'

There are so many beautiful things that are a part of the world, and I've always looked at life that way; I've always tried to put on a smile and a brave front, not just for my kids but in my own life and all the difficulties that I've gone through.

I have the nicest life in the world.

I try to find a reason to laugh each day. Somehow, if you can incorporate laughter into your day, every day, it really helps. It's the little things in life that make me happy.