I've had no contact with my daughter for years. That's her choice. Anyway, you move on. If people don't want to bother with me, fine. You know, God bless them, and move on.
Anthony HopkinsRead
At my age, any day above ground and vertical is a good day.
Interpretation
Embracing life should be appreciated, regardless of circumstances.
This quote by Anthony Hopkins highlights the importance of valuing life itself, especially as one grows older. It emphasizes a positive outlook, suggesting that simply being alive and in an upright position is something to be grateful for, reflecting a mindset that finds joy in existence amid the challenges of life.
In practice
In a motivational speech about resilience and gratitude.
I've had no contact with my daughter for years. That's her choice. Anyway, you move on. If people don't want to bother with me, fine. You know, God bless them, and move on.
I was hell bent on destruction... it was like being possessed by a demon.
It's such a pleasant surprise when you come on set and you find someone in charge like Ken Branagh or James Ivory. You know that you're going to do a day's work and at the end of it, it's going to be good.
I always had a knack for improvisation. I can write down the notes I play, but never really had a proper academic musical background. I suppose I'm blessed and cursed by the fact I have that freedom.
I was bullied as a boy - lots of kids are, but hopefully most of us get on with our lives and grow up.
I don't have many friends; I'm very much a loner. As a child I was very isolated and I've never been really close to anyone.
Happiness does not come from without, it comes from within
When I am feeling depressed and anxious sullen _x000D_ all you have to do is take your clothes off _x000D_ and all is wiped away revealing life tenderness _x000D_ that we are flesh and breathe and are near us_x000D_ as you are really as you are I become as I_x000D_ really am alive and knowing vaguely what is_x000D_ and what is important to me above the intrusions_x000D_ of incident and accidental relationships_x000D_ which have nothing to do with my life
The unseen presence keeps saying to us, _x000D_ ‘You are Joy!’
I've chosen to treat my life more like a party than something to stress about.
Happiness is an abstraction, it is a product of the imagination, it is a way of being moved, which depends entirely on our way of seeing and feeling.
Repose, leisure, peace, belong among the elements of happiness. If we have not escaped from harried rush, from mad pursuit, from unrest, from the necessity of care, we are not happy. And what of contemplation? Its very premise is freedom from the fetters of workaday busyness. Moreover, it itself actualizes this freedom by virtue of being intuition.
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