Quotes About Gratitude

There were years of wilderness guerrilla warfare against the Philistines, a perilous existence with moody, manic King Saul, and all that painful groping and praying through the guilt of murder and adultery; then in his old age he was chased from his throne by his own son and forced to set up a government in exile. And, at the end, his song. It begins with gratitude:

A Christian," wrote Augustine, "should be an alleluia from head to foot.

You're blessed when you're content with just who you are—no more, no less. That's the moment you find yourselves proud owners of everything that can't be bought.

I am so far from being a pessimist...on the contrary, in spite of my scars, I am tickled to death at life.

The miracle of the appropriateness of the language of mathematics for the formulation of the laws of physics is a wonderful gift which we neither understand nor deserve. We should be grateful for it and hope that it will remain valid in future research and that it will extend, for better or for worse, to our pleasure, even though perhaps also to our bafflement, to wide branches of learning.

Let me end on a more cheerful note. The miracle of the appropriateness of the language of mathematics for the formulation of the laws of physics is a wonderful gift which we neither understand nor deserve. We should be grateful for it and hope that it will remain valid in future research and that it will extend, for better or for worse, to our pleasure, even though perhaps also to our bafflement, to wide branches of learning.

How are things going?" "Oh, I can't complain…" The greatest complaint of all.

I loathe a friend whose gratitude grows old, a friend who takes his friend's prosperity but will not voyage with him in his grief

I loathe a friend whose gratitude grows old, a friend who takes his friend's prosperity but will not voyage with him in his grief

But I also like to shower my parents with presents. I bought them a beautiful car and a house.

Why look any further if you've discovered complete satisfaction.

You'll never know what you've done for me," he said as they reached the gates of the level crossing. "If there's anything you want--" Clovis grinned. "Can I have Maia when she's grown up?" Finn's smile vanished in an instant. "No," he said.

They're a jolly lot, the lepers," said Father Liam. "People who've suffered don't have time to grumble.

It's not a bad idea to occasionally spend a little time thinking about things you take for granted. Plain everyday things.

Thank you," she whispered, laying her head on his shoulder. "And thank you for coming for me, Sylvan." "I will always come for you, Talana," he said hoarsely. "No matter what happens or who stands in the way. You're mine." "Sylvan…

Just because Nelson has been released doesn't mean the government has done us any favors. We have nothing to be grateful for. The government destroyed our country, destroyed our people. If anybody needs amnesty, it is the government.

I'm just considering myself extremely lucky. All I wanted is to have 'Paranormal Activity' be released and become successful. And everything that's happened since then is just an enormous bonus.

WWE was pretty wonderful to me because I was able to rehab my foot 100 percent before I was released.

Becoming successful is a relentless pursuit. It's good that it's that way: When it does come, you learn to know how to appreciate it, and know how lucky you are to be doing something that you love so much.

I'm not curing cancer or running a small county. I haven't developed a greener car. I just play act. And if I can bring people a moment of fun and relief in their lives, well, that's the win.

Body positivity, to me, is finally being able to see my body for the amazing machine it is. Now I am looking at my body for all the things it can do, the way it keeps up with me with the hectic demands of an actors work life. Its a relief.

If it means being settled and content, getting older can be a relief.

I am relieved that I can pay back my school loans.

Yippee! I can't believe I made it. It feels like a long haul to get here. I'm so fine with it. People want you to have some sort of breakdown, but I'm relieved to be 40 years old, and I've lived a life.