Randy Pausch Quotes

The older I get, the better I understand that every day is a gift.

Well, there's not a day goes by when I don't get up and say thank you to somebody.

God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say 'thank you?'

I have embraced every day with gratitude.

Gratitude is one of the least articulate of the emotions, especially when it is deep.

The thing is, I don't take anything for granted anymore - my family, my music, you name it.

Each day provides its own gifts.

I don't take any day for granted anymore.

I tried never to take anything for granted.

No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.

I, quite frankly, am grateful for every day. I don't take anything for granted.

Before I get out of bed, I am saying thank you. I know how important it is to be thankful.

I'm just very thankful. And I say that a lot because that's the most important message.

Portia and I constantly say to each other, 'We are so lucky.' Sometimes it's lying in bed at night before I go to sleep, and I just say thank you to whatever, whoever is out there.

I'm so thankful every day.

I think gratitude is a big thing. It puts you in a place where you're humble.

I wake up every day and give my thanks.

I don't want to take things for granted.

Most of us forget to take time for wonder, praise and gratitude until it is almost too late. Gratitude is a many-colored quality, reaching in all directions. It goes out for small things and for large; it is a God-ward going.

I can't just sit around thinking how lucky I am.

Every day is a gift from God, no matter how old we are.

What if you gave someone a gift, and they neglected to thank you for it - would you be likely to give them another? Life is the same way. In order to attract more of the blessings that life has to offer, you must truly appreciate what you already have.

I don't need a holiday or a feast to feel grateful for my children, the sun, the moon, the roof over my head, music, and laughter, but I like to take this time to take the path of thanks less traveled.

I don't want to sound like a Hallmark card, but to be able to wake up each day with food and shelter, that alone is good. Forget aging and the fact that my butt is becoming a little more familiar with my knees than my tailbone. If you are six feet above ground it's a good day. So, give me more!

Life has been good to me. It's not like I missed an awful lot. I had a pretty good lick here. Every moment gets a little more important.