52 quotes
“When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love ...”
"This a a wonderful day. I've never seen this one before."
— Maya Angelou
"There is more beauty than our eyes can bear, precious things have been put into our hands and to do nothing to honor them is to do great harm."
— Marilynne Robinson
"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by"
— JFK
"Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for."
— Epicurus
"Reflect upon your present blessings -- of which every man has many -- not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some."
— Charles Dickens
"Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light."
— Albert Schweitzer
"Every birthday is a gift. Every day is a gift."
— Aretha Franklin
"I wake up every morning literally with a smile on my face, grateful for another day I never thought I'd see."
— Dick Cheney
"My expectations were reduced to zero when I was 21. Everything since then has been a bonus.", December 12, 2004)]"
— Stephen Hawking
"When one's expectations are reduced to zero one really appreciates everything one does have."
"Praise, my dear one.Let us disappear into praising.Nothing belongs to us."
— Rainer Maria Rilke
"Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough"
— Oprah
"Gratitude can transform any situation. It alters your vibration moving you from negative energy to positive"
"I am grateful for all those dark years, even though in retrospect they seem like a long, bitter prayer that was answered finally."
"Well, it is a particular sin to permit grief for what is gone to poison the praise for what blessings remain to us."
— Lois McMaster Bujold
"Perhaps it's because I appreciate all I have so much that I don't worry about what I haven't got."
— Leo Tolstoy
"Every day is a gift from God. Learn to focus on the Giver and enjoy the gift!"
— Joyce Meyer
"Gratitude bestows reverence.....changing forever how we experience life and the world."
— John Milton
"We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives."
"You have to be grateful for the small things, when any minute might be your last."
— Joe Abercrombie