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title: "1 Be thankful Quotes By Michael Keaton"
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> [In the household in which I was raised, the themes were pretty simple. 'Work hard. Don't quit. Be appreciative, be thankful, be grateful, be respectful. Also, never whine, never complain. And always, for crying out loud, keep a sense of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-keaton/in-the-household-in-which-i-was-raised-the-themes-were-pretty-simple/)

[Michael Keaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-keaton/)

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## Other authors on Be thankful

## More by Michael Keaton

> [I took my play very seriously, and I got way, way lost in my play world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-keaton/i-took-my-play-very-seriously-and-i-got-way-way-lost-in-my-play-world/)

[Michael Keaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-keaton/)

> [I was so gullible as a kid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-keaton/i-was-so-gullible-as-a-kid/)

[Michael Keaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-keaton/)

> [Work hard. Don’t quit. Be appreciative, be thankful, be grateful, be respectful. Also, never whine, never complain. And always, for crying out loud, keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-keaton/work-hard-don-t-quit-be-appreciative-be-thankful-be-grateful-be/)

[Michael Keaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-keaton/)

> [I read that John Hughes script for 'Mr. Mom,' and I thought, 'This guy is a funny writer.' I went: 'You ought to stick…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-keaton/i-read-that-john-hughes-script-for-mr-mom-and-i-thought-this-guy-is-a/)

[Michael Keaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-keaton/)

> [Yeah, I had to change my name because there were two other actors registered at Equity with that name.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-keaton/yeah-i-had-to-change-my-name-because-there-were-two-other-actors/)

[Michael Keaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-keaton/)

> [There comes a point in your life when you realize how quickly time goes by, and how quickly it has gone. Then it really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-keaton/there-comes-a-point-in-your-life-when-you-realize-how-quickly-time/)

[Michael Keaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-keaton/)

> [It's great to be young and insane.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-keaton/it-s-great-to-be-young-and-insane/)

[Michael Keaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-keaton/)

> [There are times when I consciously give the character something physical - a walk, the way he sits, how he talks, or his lack…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-keaton/there-are-times-when-i-consciously-give-the-character-something/)

[Michael Keaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-keaton/)

> [I'm envious of writers and musicians. I think it must be so difficult. Not just the frustration, but the discipline.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-keaton/i-m-envious-of-writers-and-musicians-i-think-it-must-be-so-difficult/)

[Michael Keaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-keaton/)

> [I worked at a PBS station called WQED in Pittsburgh.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-keaton/i-worked-at-a-pbs-station-called-wqed-in-pittsburgh/)

[Michael Keaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-keaton/)

> [Westerns were always my favorite things when I was little. And it always bothered me when cowboys were too clean in movies, or when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-keaton/westerns-were-always-my-favorite-things-when-i-was-little-and-it/)

[Michael Keaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-keaton/)

> [If you get a good comedy once a year, man, that's pretty good. I may be pickier than some, but still, there aren't that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-keaton/if-you-get-a-good-comedy-once-a-year-man-that-s-pretty-good-i-may-be/)

[Michael Keaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-keaton/)

> [I liked 'Robocop' because of the director, and it was an intelligent, big-action studio movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-keaton/i-liked-robocop-because-of-the-director-and-it-was-an-intelligent-big/)

[Michael Keaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-keaton/)

> [I probably could've done this earlier, if I was more ambitious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-keaton/i-probably-could-ve-done-this-earlier-if-i-was-more-ambitious/)

[Michael Keaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-keaton/)

> [“Dogberry: Thou wilt be condemned into everlasting redemption for this. ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-keaton/dogberry-thou-wilt-be-condemned-into-everlasting-redemption-for-this/)

[Michael Keaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-keaton/)

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