If God miraculously created all that is, including you and me, then to say that we need miracles is an understatement. Our only response to that idea should be undying gratitude.
— Eric Metaxas
When a person doesn't have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity. A person can almost be defined by his or her attitude toward gratitude.
— Elie Wiesel
Gratitude helps you to grow and expand; gratitude brings joy and laughter into your life and into the lives of all those around you.
— Eileen Caddy
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
The Revlon Run/Walk effort to focus on women's cancer has my wholehearted support and gratitude.
— Dwayne Johnson
Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy.
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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
What I've learned is there's a scientifically proven phenomenon that's attached to gratitude, and that if you consciously take note of what is good in your life, quantifiable benefits happen.
— Deborah Norville
There is nothing I can do to undo what I did. I can only say again how sorry I am to those I let down and then strive to go forward with a greater sense of humility and purpose, and with gratitude to those who stood with me during a very difficult chapter in my life.
— David Petraeus
This country owes them all a debt of gratitude. The down payment on that debt is making sure that we live up to Lincoln's charge: to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan.
— Dave Obey
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
I want to make clear that my feedback comes from a place of loyalty and persistent gratitude. I love Twitter.
— Chris Sacca
I like the U.S. and feel gratitude towards it.
— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Prince, charmed with these words, and much more with the manner in which they were spoken, knew not how to show his joy and gratitude; he assured her that he loved her better than he did himself.
— Charles Perrault
Easy, simple and great laws, which await nothing but a sign from the lawgiver to spread prosperity and vigour throughout the nation, laws which would earn him immortal hymns of gratitude down the generations, are those which are least considered or least wanted.
— Cesare Beccaria
One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child.
— Carl Jung
Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.
— Brian Tracy
Our nation truly owes a debt of gratitude to all who have served and sacrificed on behalf of this great country.
— Elise Stefanik
When a person doesn't have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity.
Gratitude is one of those things that cannot be bought. It must be born with men, or else all the obligations in the world will not create it.
— Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
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
I am contracting continually a debt of gratitude which time will never see canceled. There is a treasury from which it will be repaid, but I do not dispense its stores.
— Dorothea Dix
I look back with a mix of emotions: sadness for the people who are gone, nostalgia for times that have passed, but immense gratitude for the wonderful opportunities that came my way.
— Dick Van Patten
Gratitude is a burden, and every burden is made to be shaken off.
— Denis Diderot
When you know in your bones that your body is a sacred gift, you move in the world with an effortless grace. Gratitude and humility rise up spontaneously.
— Debbie Ford
Prayer becomes more meaningful as we counsel with the Lord in all of our doings, as we express heartfelt gratitude, and as we pray for others.
— David A. Bednar
I dress for a certain type of girl that I like. Women dress for us, they dress to attract us, so we should at least show that gratitude to them, you know what I'm saying?
— Danny Brown
I want to give back and show my gratitude to the indies. At the same time, cherish the mainstream projects I've been getting.
— Coco Martin
I've got nothing but gratitude for everyone who ever helped me.
— Chris Mullin
Fill the earth with your songs of gratitude.
— Charles Spurgeon
Some people have a knack of putting upon you gifts of no real value, to engage you to substantial gratitude. We thank them for nothing.
— Charles Lamb
Every day, I am blessed by the goodness in our country and the kindness and the generosity of the American people. We share a deep love for this place and a gratitude for the contributions we each make.
— Cary Kennedy
As for my mom, her biggest gift to me was teaching me I can and I must use my voice. I owe her a debt of gratitude.
— Brooke Baldwin
The dominant characteristic of an authentic spiritual life is the gratitude that flows from trust - not only for all the gifts that I receive from God, but gratitude for all the suffering. Because in that purifying experience, suffering has often been the shortest path to intimacy with God.
— Brennan Manning
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
I owe a debt of gratitude to two other living Justices. Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg paved the way for me and so many other women in my generation. Their pioneering lives have created boundless possibilities for women in the law. I thank them for their inspiration and also for the personal kindnesses they have shown me.
— Elena Kagan
Revenge is profitable, gratitude is expensive.
— Edward Gibbon
It is through gratitude for the present moment that the spiritual dimension of life opens up.
— Eckhart Tolle
Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty.
— Doris Day
Of all the characteristics needed for both a happy and morally decent life, none surpasses gratitude. Grateful people are happier, and grateful people are more morally decent.
— Dennis Prager
November 11, 1802, I arrived at Judge Patterson's at Lisle. This respectable family treated me with every mark of distinction and friendship, and likewise all the people did the same. I really want for words to express my gratitude.
— Deborah Sampson
At least three times a week, I am overwhelmed with a wave of gratitude to New York City for providing me with a life. Not that my life is so great, although I think it's pretty nifty: I don't mine coal; I get paid to write.
— David Rakoff
Conversion is an offering of self, of love, and of loyalty we give to God in gratitude for the gift of testimony.
I have a fascination with Flight 93. My emotions are mixed: awe, gratitude, fear, heartache, pride - even, in some ways, guilt.
— Dana Perino
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 M. Christensen
Social scientists have found that the fastest way to feel happiness is to practice gratitude.
— Chip Conley
When we tell the story of our own conversion, I would have it done with great sorrow, remembering what we used to be, and with great joy and gratitude, remembering how little we deserve these things.
Whether you're saying 'thank you' to friends, family members, customers, or a hiring manager who interviewed you for a job, the case in favor of gratitude is both altruistic and pragmatic.
— Charles Best
I was a military spouse, and I lived on military pay. It is very difficult to do that. But we do that with honor and with gratitude for the chance to serve this country.
— Carol Shea-Porter
I have nothing but love for my time I spent in Denver, and appreciation, and gratitude.
— Brock Osweiler