“I really believe that gratitude is the proper response for the absolute astonishment of getting to be alive, and aware, and an essential part of this crazy, sprawling story.”— John Green, youtube.com
“Gratitude can soften a heart that has become too guarded, and it builds the capacity for forgiveness.”— Phillip Moffitt, twitter.com
“Gratitude practice enables you to meet life's difficulties with an open heart.”— Phillip Moffitt, twitter.com
“When you switch your mindset from stressing about the future, to just having gratitude and being present, everything will change.”— Niki DeMartino, twitter.com
“Gratitude places you in the energy field of plentitude. Glow with gratitude and see how awe and joy will make their home in you.”— Michael Bernard Beckwith, twitter.com
“Be happy with what you have because you probably have a lot more then most people will ever get, but that doesn't mean settle for something less.”— Leah Land, goodreads.com
“I think that real friendship always makes us feel such sweet gratitude, because the world almost always seems like a very hard desert, and the flowers that grow there seem to grow against such high odds.”— Stephen King, amazon.com
“Be gentle with everyone you meet; we all have experienced pain, hurt, anger, and rejection. Be kind to everyone's spirit; you have no idea what healing your light can afford.”— Grace Gealey, originmagazine.com
“Smile and be happy because there is no one in this whole world like you. You're lucky because you're alive and breathing. Show gratitude and show it genuinely.”— Assegid Habtewold, amazon.com
“lately i’ve been replacing my ‘i’m sorry’s with ‘thank you’s, like instead of ‘sorry i’m late’ i’ll say ‘thanks for waiting for me’, or instead of ‘sorry for being such a mess’ i’ll say ‘thank you for loving me and caring about me unconditionally’ and it’s not only shifted the way i think and feel a…”— vijara, vijara.tumblr.com
“If you have a roof over your head and food in your fridge, you're already doing better than a lot of people.”— Kendra Syrdal, thoughtcatalog.com
“After everything that's happened, how can the world still be so beautiful? Because it is.”— Margaret Atwood, amazon.com
“That's how I felt when I came to Bel-Air, like everybody had two skates and I was trying to keep up with one....Thanks for my other skate, Uncle Phil.”— Samm-Art Williams, William 'Will' Smith, Will Smith, amazon.com
“Friendship is the real gift, it is given with no expectation, no gratitude is necessary.”— Mr. Feeney, amazon.com
“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, eliewieselfoundation.org
“Maybe we’re not supposed to be happy, maybe gratitude has nothing to do with joy. Maybe being grateful means recognizing what you have for what it is, appreciating small victories. Admiring the struggle it takes simply to be human. Maybe we’re thankful for the familiar things we know. And maybe we’r…”— Shonda Rhimes, Dr. Meredith Grey, Ellen Pompeo, imdb.com
“We all just want to be loved. All of us. Deep down, every decision we make is based on our wanting to feel accepted and cared for. We all want to be loved and we can use that longing to create both heaven and hell. Trusting in life, seeing the goodness in the people around us and staying present in…”— Rachel Brathen, instagram.com
“Learn how to cultivate joy and practice gratitude, because these are some of the keys that lead to a cheerful personality; one that can win the hearts of those high-quality men that other women would consider unattainable.”— Bruce Bryans, amazon.com