- Night
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- Nov 07, 2020
Morning Quotes
How you start the morning sets the tone.
A few of these are about quiet, private morning routines — writing early, reading the news — while another compares real friendship to the effort behind a good cup of coffee. For a spiritual start to the day, see our Prayers.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother wrote a teen column for the South China Morning Post in the 1950s when she was growing up in Hong Kong. Her name was Lily Mark, but she sometimes wrote under her confirmation name, Margaret Mark. That was how she met my father.
- Wake Up
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have to say that when you tour the world, obviously, the jetlags and different hours and ways of living and traveling, a lot of hours in the plane, and you wake up in the morning and you're not quite sure where you are, and it is very tiring.
- Make
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been slightly hypoglycemic since I was a kid, so I have to make sure I eat in the morning and get my sugar.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every morning is a battle between the superego and the id, and I am a mere foot soldier with mud and a snooze button on her shield.
- Phone
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- Nov 07, 2020
We're all drowning in data. We all need moments of recovery. For me, that includes not going right to my phone when I wake up in the morning.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
A young bride can put on makeup at 6 in the morning and look fabulous at midnight. I have about a 15-minute window where I actually look good, and then I have to wash my face and start over.
- Prayer
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- Nov 07, 2020
The soul is a muscle, and it needs to be exercised a little every day. Say a morning prayer just to say something.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's terrible, I know, but I will admit I was a really lazy kid. It was Bronte who would wake me up in the morning, go to training early, and take in some tips from the older training group. I would be there grumbling and complaining. After she began to reap the rewards of her labour, it definitely kindled a fire.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
I work on a word count basis, so I have to write three thousand words a day. I can write them in the morning, I can write them in the evening; as long as they get done.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
Breakfast is my favorite way to start off the day. This is usually what I order every morning on set: egg whites scrambled with broccoli and a side of well-done turkey bacon. Sometimes I add a bit of feta cheese.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
Chronic malnutrition, or the lack of proper nutrition over time directly contributes to three times as many child deaths as food scarcity. Yet surprisingly, you don't really hear about this hidden crisis through the morning news, Twitter or headlines of major newspapers.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
No, ramen's not good for you. But in Japan, our favorite thing to do after drinking all night, especially in Sapporo where it's freezing cold, is to go to the ramen place at two, three in the morning.
- Grateful
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's really hard to make a living as an actor. I'm grateful as I drive to work every morning.
- Netflix
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- Nov 07, 2020
I watched the entire 'House of Cards.' I couldn't stop watching it. I was staying up until 4 o'clock in the morning. I just couldn't stop... I'm crazy about Netflix. I'm excited that the world we live in is changing so much.
- Funny
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our family's special holiday tradition is going over to my grandparent's house on Christmas morning. My grandma cooks a big breakfast, and I love hearing her tell old funny stories.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020