Quotes About Gratitude

wer am meisten genießt, betet am meisten.

Many are less fortunate than you' may not be a roof to live under, but it will serve to retire beneath in the event of a shower.

I get up every morning and read the obituary column. If my name's not there, I eat breakfast.

It's nice to be here. When you're 99 years old, it's nice to be anywhere.

I'm very pleased to be here. Let's face it, at my age I'm very pleased to be anywhere.

Nice to be here? At my age it's nice to be anywhere.

There is no such thing as a 'self-made' man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the make-up of our character and of our thoughts, as well as our success.

When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep?

Some people see the glass half full. Others see it half empty. I see a glass that's twice as big as it needs to be.

Some people see the glass half full. Others see it half empty. I see a glass that's twice as big as it needs to be.

Praise the bridge that carried you over.

Life is so good, and it gets better every day.

Things will be alright. People need to hear that. Life is good, just as it is. There isn't anything that I would change about my life.

I want for people not to worry so much. Life ain't going to be perfect, but tings will work out. People come to visit and I always tell them not to worry. If you got something to eat, don't worry, be grateful. Just look at all those books. Those books aren't about food. They're to do with worrying about food.

Life began with waking up and loving my mother's face.

Thank you," I said to Linus. "Of course. This is what I'm here for. It's my function as your witness." He grinned again. "Besides, things around you have a way of turning interesting. I do hate to be bored.

If it weren't for my mother's sacrifice, I would be Hugh now, sitting here, waiting for a crumb of kindness from someone I'd hurt.

I made someone's day better. Today wasn't a complete loss.

I survived. Had I hit my head on the wall when Rutger had thrown me, I could've died today. Right now I could be dead instead of sitting here in my office, twenty feet from my home. My mom could be in the morgue, identifying me on a slab. My heart pounded in my chest. Nausea crept up, squeezing my throat. I leaned forward and concentrated on breathing. Deep, calm breaths. I just had to let myself work through it. In and out. In and out. Slowly the anxiety receded. In and out.

It's not always about one's personal happiness. Sometimes it has to be about the obligation we have to others. A duty to pay back for the gift you were given.

Breath caught in my chest. I realized with absolute clarity that one day I was going to die. One day I would no longer be here. All the things I wanted, all my thoughts, all my worries—all of it would be gone with me, lost forever. There were so many things I wanted to do. So much I still wanted to see. I had to hold on to it. I had to hold on to every short second of life. Every breath was a gift, gone forever to the cold stars the moment

But we almost died today. It made me realize that I deserve some happiness. And now I don't want just fun.

Breath caught in my chest. I realized with absolute clarity that one day I was going to die. One day I would no longer be here. All the things I wanted, all my thoughts, all my worries—all of it would be gone with me, lost forever. There were so many things I wanted to do. So much I still wanted to see. I had to hold on to it. I had to hold on to every short second of life. Every breath was a gift, gone forever to the cold stars the moment I exhaled.

Being kind to people and paying attention shouldn't be done with the expectation of repayment. I helped them because I could, and it made me happy.