Gratitude Quotes

"I personally believe this: We have only today; yesterday’s gone and tomorrow is uncertain. That’s why they call it the present. And sobriety really is a gift… for those who are willing to receive it."

- Ace Frehley

"The more you practice the art of thankfulness, the more you have to be thankful for."

- Norman Vincent Peale

"When you don't come from struggle, gaining appreciation is a quality that's difficult to come by."

- Shania Twain

"I know what it's like to feel that fear and the need of affirmation and appreciation. To build confidence in yourself is the toughest thing."

- Shakira

"Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation."

- John Ortberg

"The soul that gives thanks can find comfort in everything; the soul that complains can find comfort in nothing."

- Hannah Whitall Smith

"Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: It must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all."

- William Faulkner

"When we lose one blessing, another is often most unexpectedly given in its place."

- C.S. Lewis

"Being grateful does not mean that everything is necessarily good. It just means that you can accept it as a gift."

- Roy T. Bennett

"This is a wonderful day. I have never seen this one before."

- Maya Angelou

"Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good."

- Maya Angelou

"For me, every hour is grace. And I feel gratitude in my heart each time I can meet someone and look at his or her smile."

- Elie Wiesel

"When eating fruit, remember the one who planted the tree."

- Vietnamese Proverb

"Before I get out of bed, I am saying thank you. I know how important it is to be thankful."

- Al Jarreau

"I have a lot to be thankful for. I am healthy, happy and I am loved."

- Reba McEntire

"A little 'appreciation' sometimes does quite as much good as all the conscientious 'bringing up' in the world."

- L.M. Montgomery

"Joy is the simplest form of gratitude."

- Karl Barth

"The world has enough beautiful mountains and meadows, spectacular skies and serene lakes. It has enough lush forests, flowered fields and sandy beaches. It has plenty of stars and the promise of a new sunrise and sunset every day. What the world needs more of is people to appreciate and enjoy it."

- Michael Josephson

"I am happy because I’m grateful. I choose to be grateful. That gratitude allows me to be happy."

- Will Arnett

"Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it all into words is all that is necessary."

- Margaret Cousins

"No duty is more urgent than giving thanks."

- James Allen

"The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely."

- Louisa May Alcott

"Have gratitude for all that you have, and you can be happy exactly as you are."

- Mandy Ingber

"I think for any relationship to be successful, there needs to be loving communication, appreciation, and understanding."

- Miranda Kerr

"We learned about gratitude and humility - that so many people had a hand in our success."

- Michelle Obama

"Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well."

- Voltaire

"The aim of life is appreciation; there is no sense in not appreciating things; and there is no sense in having more of them if you have less appreciation of them."

- Gilbert K. Chesterton

"Make it a habit to tell people, ‘thank you.’ To express your appreciation sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you’ll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you’ll find that you have more of it."

- Ralph Marston

"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."

- Frank A. Clark

"I will forever remain humble because I know I could have less. I will always be grateful because I know I’ve had less."