Quotes about Gratitude

What are you angry about (a betrayal, a coworker's hurtful comment, a car breakdown, unanswered prayer, etc.)? What are you sad about (a small or big loss, disappointment, or a choice you or others have made)? What are you anxious about (your finances, future, family, health, church)? What are you glad about (your family, an opportunity, your church)?

The composer Igor Stravinsky wisely said, "I take no pride in my artistic talents; they are God-given and I see absolutely no reason to become puffed up over something that one has received."3

But though the mass Be holy, yet the first-fruits God most loves.

Respect is what we owe love, what we give.

Stand up, on this Thanksgiving Day, stand upon your feet. Believe in man. Soberly and with clear eyes, believe in your own time and place. There is not, and there never has been a better time, or a better place to live in.

The manner of giving is worth more than the gift

A service beyond all recompenseWeighs so heavy that it almost gives offense.

I am suggesting that as we go through life, we 'accentuate the positive.' I am asking that we look a little deeper for the good, that we still our voices of insult and sarcasm, that we more generously compliment and endorse virtue and effort.

I don't want anybody to not recognize how appreciative I am of the volume of e-mails I get.

I get so full off of stories that people send in of encouragement.

When it comes to awards and things like that - I don't know why - I just always sit in amazement and never really expect it.

As a nonparent, I stand in awe of parents.