“I do not so much rejoice that God hath made me to be a Queen, as to be a Queen over so thankful a people.”
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.
“I'm just really thankful to have the chance to portray a character you don't see every day.”
“I do not so much rejoice that God hath made me to be a Queen, as to be a Queen over so thankful a people.”
“I love going to Africa and stuff. I love going anywhere, really, but I've been to Africa a bunch of times and it's just a beautiful place that needs help, obviously, but helping people that are really thankful is really easy to do. And the people out there always seem so thankful.”
“I'm thankful for Sarah Palin's vice presidential bid, which taught us that Alaska is not in a box off the coast of California.”
“I am thankful that geniuses and artists and good people, no matter how hard it is, will eventually be recognized. I am doubly thankful that also goes for idiots.”
“If I can do one hundredth part for the Indian that Mrs. Stowe did for the Negro, I will be thankful.”
“I bless God for this retirement: I never was more thankful for any thing than I have been of late for the necessity I am under of self-denial in many respects.”
“If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share.”
“I'm thankful for weird people out there 'cause they're some of the most creative people.”
“I realize how unique my path has been. And I'm thankful for that.”
“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.”
“I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose.”
“Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel across the country from coast to coast without seeing anything.”
“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.”
“I don't need a holiday or a feast to feel grateful for my children, the sun, the moon, the roof over my head, music, and laughter, but I like to take this time to take the path of thanks less traveled.”
“I'm thankful that my memory is good because my vision is going.”