Gratitude is a muscle — the more you use it, the stronger it gets. These quotes explore the habit of noticing what is good, saying thank you, and the research-backed connection between gratitude and genuine well-being.
“The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.”
“I want to let my fans get to know a little about me. I'm very thankful for everything they've done for me so, of course, I'm going to let them into my world a bit. But I really am a very private person, and I love kepping my life to myself - that's how I've always been.”
“The first thing I do when I start my day is, I get down on my hands and knees and give thanks to God. Whenever I go outside of my house, the first thing I do is stop at the church.”
“Be thankful for what you have you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.”
“I'm thankful for the incredible advances in medicine that have taken place during my lifetime. I almost certainly wouldn't still be here if it weren't for them.”
“When you read a piece of writing that you admire, send a note of thanks to the author.”
“Certainly my parents were a huge influence. They always expected the most out of all of us. And expected us to do our very best. I'm thankful to them for allowing me to do what I wanted to do.”
“Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel across the country from coast to coast without seeing anything.”
“If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.”
“I realize how unique my path has been. And I'm thankful for that.”
“There was no instruction to be thankful that the Christians were special people, chosen people. There was no nationalistic, political or ethnic superiority to be thankful for.”
“If a fellow isn't thankful for what he's got, he isn't likely to be thankful for what he's going to get.”
“The 'Night Train' has already been a crazy ride for me. We flew around making TV appearances and stadium announcements all over the country, fueled by little more than coffee and adrenaline... so many fans jumped on board with us, and I couldn't be more thankful.”
“I'm thankful for serendipitous moments in my life, where things could've gone the other way.”
“Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it.”
“Unseasonable kindness gets no thanks.”