Gratitude Quotes

"The one hit song that I have tremendous gratitude for is Boots, because it has a life of its own. It's like being identified with a brand name"

Nancy Sinatra, Musician

"Gratitude isn't a burdening emotion"

Loretta Young, Actress

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

Felix Frankfurter, Judge

"We hope that, when the insects take over the world, they will remember with gratitude how we took them along on all our picnics"

Bill Vaughan, Journalist

"I was an adopted child of my grandparents, and I don't know how I can ever express my gratitude for that, because my parents would have been a mess, you know"

James Earl Jones, Actor

"We need to thank all of our troops, and particularly those for whom we can never express enough gratitude for they have given their lives so that all of us may be free and that our democracy can be a shining light for the rest of the world"

Virgil Goode, Politician

"Do you want to fast this Lent? Fast from hurting words and say kind words. Fast from sadness and be filled with gratitude"

Pope Francis, Pope

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend"

Melody Beattie, Writer

"All Americans owe a debt of gratitude to Dr. King for his bravery and commitment to civil rights and nonviolence that changed this nation - and world - for the better"

Eliot Engel, Politician

"Yes, though I have nothing but gratitude for my upbringing in the church"

John McGahern, Writer

"Today we bury his remains in the earth as a seed of immortality. Our hearts are full of sadness, yet at the same time of joyful hope and profound gratitude"

Joseph Ratzinger, Clergyman

"Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind"

Lionel Hampton, Musician

"These are hallowed moments, when every American has reason to express his gratitude to Almighty God that it has been our good fortune to witness the light of this auspicious morn"

Nelson A. Miles, Soldier

"A Christian people who have for two hundred years kept a race in bondage, deprived of the advantages of civilization and religion, owe them a debt of gratitude which it would seem ungenerous to withhold"

Nelson A. Miles, Soldier

"Gratitude is the sign of noble souls"

Aesop, Author

"Whatever may be said as to our relations to some other countries, I think the relations of this country to Spain offer no ties of gratitude or of blood"

Henry Cabot Lodge, Politician

"Every professional athlete owes a debt of gratitude to the fans and management, and pays an installment every time he plays. He should never miss a payment"

Bobby Hull, Athlete

"I am most thankful to Almighty Providence for mercies received, and determined still to press the case into public notice as a token of gratitude"

William Banting, Celebrity

"Joy is the simplest form of gratitude"

Karl Barth, Theologian

"Our gratitude to the American people is immense and we should never be embarrassed to express it"

Jalal Talabani, Politician

"Please let me assure you, however, that the keen disappointment and regret which I feel in this regard serve only to enhance my profound appreciation of the great honor which you have done me; and my sincere gratitude for your generous action"

Cordell Hull, Public Servant

"All Americans and freedom-loving people around the world owe President Reagan our deepest gratitude for his strong, principled leadership that ended the Cold War and brought freedom to millions of people"

Jim Ramstad, Politician

"I feel, as never before, how justly, from the dawn of history to the present time, men have paid the homage of their gratitude and admiration to the memory of those who nobly sacrifice their lives, that their fellow-men may live in safety and in honor"

Edward Everett, Statesman

"The willingness of America's veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude"

Jeff Miller, Politician

"Revenge is profitable, gratitude is expensive"

Edward Gibbon, Historian

"Our nation owes a debt of gratitude to the 9/11 Commission members for their valuable service and important recommendations to improve homeland security"

Jim Ramstad, Politician

"Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude"

Denis Waitley, Writer

"Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy"

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Theologian

"If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans"

James Herriot, Writer

"One of the surest evidences of friendship that one individual can display to another is telling him gently of a fault. If any other can excel it, it is listening to such a disclosure with gratitude, and amending the error"

Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton, Politician

"Gratitude is a burden upon our imperfect nature, and we are but too willing to ease ourselves of it, or at least to lighten it as much as we can"

Philip Stanhope, Statesman

"I have had friends who have acted kindly towards me, and it has been my good fortune to have it in my power to give them substantial proofs of my gratitude"

Giacomo Casanova, Celebrity

"I think, with never-ending gratitude, that the young women of today do not and can never know at what price their right to free speech and to speak at all in public has been earned"

Lucy Stone, Activist

"Friendship based solely upon gratitude is like a photograph; with time it fades"

Carmen Sylva, Royalty

"We feel an enormous sense of gratitude towards the American people"

Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Politician

"Everything we do should be a result of our gratitude for what God has done for us"

Lauryn Hill, Musician

"Whenever we have thanked these men and women for what they have done for us, without exception they have expressed gratitude for having the chance to help - because they grew as they served"

Clayton Christensen, Businessman

"God is always coming to you in the Sacrament of the Present Moment. Meet and receive Him there with gratitude in that sacrament"

Evelyn Underhill, Writer

"It's a sign of mediocrity when you demonstrate gratitude with moderation"

Roberto Benigni, Actor

"A person however learned and qualified in his life's work in whom gratitude is absent, is devoid of that beauty of character which makes personality fragrant"

Hazrat Inayat Khan, Clergyman

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