Thank You Quotes:

Thank you, Hollywood, for allowing me to be part of your group.

- Aaron Paul

topic: Thank You, Hollywood, Groups

That's the funny thing about America--the blessed thing. As many people as there are to hold you back, there are angels whose humanity makes up for all the others. I've had my share of angels.

- Abraham Verghese

topic: Thank You, Blessed, Angel

Grandchildren now don't write a thank you for the Christmas presents. They are walking on their pants with their cap on backward, listening to the Enema Man and Snoopy, Snoopy Poop Dog.

- Alan K. Simpson

source: "Obama's debt expert yells at kids" by Mj Lee, www.politico.com. March 07, 2011.

topic: Thank You, Dog, Writing, Snoopy, Christmas Present

Every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving.

- Albert Einstein

topic: Inspirational, Life, Thank You, May Day, Labor Day Wishes

What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.

- Albert Pike

source: Albert Pike (1899). “Ex Corde Locutiones...: Words from the Heart Spoken of His Dead Brethren...”

topic: Inspirational, Motivational, Thank You, Inspirational Death, Kindness Generosity

At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.

- Albert Schweitzer

topic: Friendship, Thank You, Basketball, I Am Thankful, Inspirational Thank You

"This celebration here tells me that this work is not hopeless. I thank you for this teaching with all my heart and lift my glass to human solidarity, to the ultimate victory of knowledge, peace, good-will and understanding."

- Albert Szent-Gyorgyi

topic: Thank You, Teaching, Heart

Saying thank you is more than good manners. It is good spirituality.

- Alfred Agache

topic: Thank You, Good Man, Spirituality, I Am Thankful, Spiritual Gratitude

I think backwards. "This was beautiful." Instead of forward.

- Alice Herz-Sommer

topic: Thank You, Beautiful, Thinking

Everything is a present. Everything. This I learned to be thankful for everything.

- Alice Herz-Sommer

topic: Thank You, Being Thankful

I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it. People think pleasing God is all God cares about. But any fool living in the world can see it always trying to please us back.

- Alice Walker

topic: Thank You, Gratitude, Appreciation

As a 22-year Army Veteran who served in Operations Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom, and as a Civilian Advisor to the Afghan Army in Operation Enduring Freedom, I understand both the gravity of giving the order, and the challenge of carrying it out.

- Allen West

topic: Thank You, Veterans Day, Memorial Day, Desert Storm, Advisors

Kindness is always fashionable.

- Amelia Barr

source: Amelia Barr (2017). “All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography”, p.98, Litres

topic: Thank You, Kindness, Philanthropy, Graciousness

The more time you invest in a marriage, the more valuable it becomes.

- Amy Grant

source: Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

topic: Marriage, Thank You, Wedding, Marriage Advice For Newlyweds, Marriage And Love Inspirational

The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.

- Anatole France

topic: Inspirational, Thank You, Teacher, Math Education, Spring Awakening

The scoreboard said I lost today, but what the scoreboard doesn't say is what it is I have found. Over the last 21 years, I have found loyalty. You have pulled for me on the court and also in life. I found inspiration. You have willed me to succeed, sometimes even in my lowest moments, and I've found generosity. You have given me your shoulders to stand on to reach for my dreams, dreams I could never have reached without you.

- Andre Agassi

topic: Thank You, Loyalty, Dream, Scoreboard

I wouldn't want to be a talk show host. That's another awkward compliment people make. 'You should have your own talk show.' And I think, no thank you.

- Andy Richter

topic: Thank You, Thinking, People

My friend, Sue Ann, in college pulled me aside and said, 'Honey I love you but you have got to start waxing your eyebrows. They look wild!' So thank you , that kinda changed my life.

- Angela Kinsey

topic: Thank You, Love You, College, Changed My Life, Waxing

Honestly, after about three years on a show, you're like, 'Thank you very much for giving me a step up. Now can I go do movies?'

- AnnaLynne McCord

topic: Thank You, Years, Giving

People who give will never be poor.

- Anne Frank

source: Anne Frank (2012). “Anne Frank's Tales from the Secret Annex”, p.69, Halban Publishers

topic: Thank You, People, Giving

One can never pay in gratitude; one can only pay 'in kind' somewhere else in life.

- Anne Morrow Lindbergh

source: Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1938). “Listen! the wind”, Harcourt

topic: Motivational, Thank You, Gratitude, Life Appreciation, Employee Appreciation

I don't expect the press to say thank you for the efforts that I make.

- Ari Fleischer

topic: Thank You, Effort, Saying Thank You

Bring love and peace and happiness and beautiful lives into the world in my honor. Thank you. Love you.

- Aron Ralston

source: Aron Ralston (2004). “Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Basis of the Motion Picture 127 Hours”, p.245, Simon and Schuster

topic: Thank You, Beautiful, Love You, Love And Honor, Thank You Love

During 65 years, I have walked the path of duty and discipline... And today, looking back at that long path of service, my soldier's heart stirs and murmurs from deep within: Thank you. Thank you, my homeland.

- Augusto Pinochet

topic: Thank You, Heart, Years, My Soldier

We are succeeding in Iraq. Thank you, America.

- Ayad Allawi

source: "Bush: U.S. won't abandon Iraqi people", www.cnn.com. September 23, 2004.

topic: Thank You, Iraq, America

The world thanks you for sharing Nelson Mandela with us.

- Barack Obama

topic: Thank You, World, Thanks

You have to love your children unselfishly. That's hard. But it's the only way.

- Barbara Bush

topic: Love, Thank You, Witty, Great Parents, Love My Parents

I've always loved War's Low Rider and Sly Stone's Thank You, and I just wanted to put my take on them.

- Barry White

topic: Thank You, War, Stones

I thought that all of the sacrifices and blessings of the whole history of mankind have devolved upon me. Thank you, God.

- Ben Stein

topic: Thank You, Thanksgiving, Sacrifice

Never take anything for granted.

- Benjamin Disraeli

topic: Thank You, Gratitude, Appreciation, Take Nothing For Granted, Uptown

I feel a very unusual sensation - if it is not indigestion, I think it must be gratitude.

- Benjamin Disraeli

topic: Motivational, Thank You, Gratitude, I Am Thankful, Sensations

A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked.

- Bernard Meltzer

topic: Friendship, Thank You, True Friend, Impossible To Forget, Making Friends

I'm really thankful and complimented when people come to me and say, thank you for the great times for all these years. But I don't think about it as being a leader.

- Bill Kreutzmann

topic: Thank You, Thinking, Years

The cheapest gift I have to give is kindness, and it is the best.

- Bob Kerrey

topic: Thank You, Kindness, Giving

I think, at the end of the day, the most special thing is when a mother or a gay person comes up to you and just thanks you and calls you a hero. They say I'm a hero, but I'm just a concerned citizen and I'm just doing the right thing.

- Brendon Ayanbadejo

topic: Thank You, Mother, Hero, Special Things

We get a ton of email; everybody does now. It gives us a kind of a pulse that you can feel. We hear people saying, thank you for being fair, for being balanced.

- Brit Hume

source: "Extended Interview: Brit Hume". "PBS NewsHour" with Terence Smith, www.pbs.org. January 31, 2002.

topic: Thank You, People, Giving

We have to put in our time every day to try and achieve and learn so that we can develop our talents and each of you, thank goodness, have special talents; each of you are special persons.

- Bruce Vento

topic: Thank You, Special, Trying, Special Talents

I sing in key, thank you very much.

- Burton Cummings

topic: Thank You, Keys

Like all lawyers, I was delighted by gratitude. It happened so rarely.

- C.J. Sansom

source: C. J. Sansom (2008). “Revelation”, p.180, Pan Macmillan

topic: Thank You, Gratitude, Lawyer

I thank you for your kind invitation to introduce me to the president of the Republic. Since I have not been out of my atelier for two months, I have no appropriate costume for this circumstance. Please excuse me.

- Camille Claudel

topic: Thank You, Two, President, Two Months

Stop wishing to merit anyone's gratitude or thinking that anyone can become grateful.

- Catullus

topic: Thank You, Gratitude, Grateful

Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

- Charles Dickens

topic: Inspirational, Happiness, Thank You, Being Blessed, Inspirational Gratitude

Some people have a knack of putting upon you gifts of no real value, to engage you to substantial gratitude. We thank them for nothing.

- Charles Lamb

topic: Christmas, Thank You, Gratitude, Real Value

Every time I say thanks or thank you to a random person they blush and say you're welcome.

- Charlie Morgan

topic: Thank You, Welcome, Thanks, You Re Welcome

It is a pity that doing one's best does not always answer.

- Charlotte Bronte

topic: Thank You, Doe, Answers

It is weird. People will say, 'Oh my God, I love you.' And I'll say, 'Oh, that's so sweet. Thank you.' And the people who are walking around with me for the first time will say, 'I don't understand what happened. Somebody just told you they love you. I don't even understand what that means.'

- Cheryl Hines

source: "Q&A: Cheryl Hines on Suburgatory and Being 'Cheryl'". Interview with Anna Peele, www.esquire.com. October 17, 2012.

topic: Thank You, Sweet, Love You, Weird People

There are three degrees of filial piety. The highest is being a credit to our parents, the second is not disgracing them; the lowest is being able simply to support them.

- Confucius

topic: Thank You, Support, Parent, Filial, Filial Piety

Our highly qualified teachers not only work hard, but they care about each and every student that enters their classroom. I thank you, Montana teachers, for your sense of duty and compassion to our precious future generation.

- Conrad Burns

topic: Thank You, Teacher, Hard Work

Best of all is it to preserve everything in a pure, still heart, and let there be for every pulse a thanksgiving, and for every breath a song.

- Conrad Gessner

topic: Thank You, Song, Heart, Funny Thanksgiving Day, Christian Thanksgiving

We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.

- Cynthia Ozick

source: Jamake Highwater (1997). “The Mythology of Transgression: Homosexuality as Metaphor”, Oxford University Press, USA

topic: Thank You, Thanksgiving, Thankful, Spiritual Gratitude, Inspirational Gratitude

When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.

- Dalai Lama

topic: Thank You, Thankful, Gratitude, Gratefulness, Thank You Gratitude

The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.

- Dalai Lama

topic: Inspirational, Positive, Thank You, Inspirational Gratitude, Inspirational Thanksgiving

Nine-tenths of wisdom is appreciation. Go find someone's hand and squeeze it, while there's still time.

- Dale Dauten

topic: Inspirational, Thank You, Appreciation

The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called 'truth'.

- Dan Rather

source: Dan Rather (1984). “The Camera Never Blinks”, Ballantine Books

topic: Thank You, Education, Dream, Wonderful Teacher, Great Teacher

As soon as someone tells me: 'You're rather sexy,' I wish I could disappear. If somebody says: 'You were voted the world's sexiest man,' I have no idea what that means. How do I respond? 'Thank you' is the best you can do. George Clooney is the world's sexiest man, anyway.

- Daniel Craig

topic: Thank You, Thanksgiving, Sexy, Sexy Man

All our discontents about what we want appeared to spring from the want of thankfulness for what we have.

- Daniel Defoe

source: Daniel Defoe (1815). “Crusoe, written by himself [by D. Defoe”, p.125

topic: Thank You, Spring, Thankfulness

So, you pick this stuff here and this stuff there and then you see things in certain ways and you start visualizing and thank God I get the chance to do this. It's really the greatest thing in the whole wide world.

- Danny DeVito

topic: Thank You, Thank God, World

By looking up, by raising our eyes above our limited horizon, we are more likely to perceive the blessings hidden in affliction.

- David Steindl-Rast

topic: Thank You, Eye, Blessing

'Thank you power' is writing down the moments that are good in your life so that you can go back and reflect on them - so you've got this sort of repository of good stuff in your past.

- Deborah Norville

topic: Thank You, Gratitude, Writing

Gratitude opens the door to... the power, the wisdom, the creativity of the universe. You open the door through gratitude.

- Deepak Chopra

topic: Thank You, Gratitude, Grateful

That's what I learned. I learned I couldn't shed light on love other than to feel its comings and goings and be grateful.

- Diane Keaton

topic: Thank You, Grateful, Light

In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.

- Dietrich Bonhoeffer

topic: Inspirational, Life, Thank You, Inspirational Gratitude, Become Rich

A simple grateful thought turned heavenwards is the most perfect prayer.

- Doris Lessing

topic: Thank You, Prayer, Grateful

Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid, one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory.

- Douglas MacArthur

source: Douglas MacArthur, Edward T. Imparato (2001). “General MacArthur: Wisdom and Visions”, p.158, Turner Publishing Company

topic: Thank You, Strong, Children, Strong Enough

It's horrible to think that a small cadre of people would manipulate that information. I mean, for God's sake, we've admitted that we were experimenting on our veterans with mustard gas. So there is no security question. It can't possibly be the reason.

- Dwight Schultz

topic: Thank You, Memorial Day, Mean, Mustard, Mustard Gas

I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blue dream of sky and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes.

- e. e. cummings

topic: Inspirational, Life, Thank You, Beautiful Nature, Nature Beauty

It is sometimes necessary to use unnecessary words like thank you and please just to make life prettier.

- E. L. Konigsburg

topic: Thank You, Use, Sometimes

Raising kids is part joy and part guerrilla warfare.

- Ed Asner

source: Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

topic: Funny, Thank You, Kids, Foster Parent, Having Kids

I lift up my heart in gratitude for these beautiful yearly bridges that bind us together in love.

- Edward M Hays

topic: Thank You, Beautiful, Gratitude

More and more people are able to access information - thank goodness we have the Internet and if you are interested you can find things. Which is different than even 20 years ago.

- Edwidge Danticat

topic: Thank You, Years, People

Gratitude helps you to grow and expand; gratitude brings joy and laughter into your life and into the lives of all those around you.

- Eileen Caddy

topic: Life, Happiness, Thank You, Joy And Gratitude, Spiritual Gratitude

If you suffer, thank God! It is a sure sign that you are alive.

- Elbert Hubbard

topic: Thank You, God, Suffering, Suffering And Pain, Suffering Pain

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

topic: Thank You, Gratitude, Grateful, Her Smile, Love And Gratitude

There are no mistakes, no coincidences. All events are blessings given to us to learn from.

- Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

topic: Life, Thank You, Spiritual, My Blessing, Events In Life

Blessed are those who give without remembering and take without forgetting.

- Elizabeth Bibesco

topic: Inspirational, Positive, Thank You, Take Nothing For Granted, Forever Grateful

Having children is my greatest achievement. It was my saviour. It switched my focus from the outside to the inside. My children are gifts, they remind me of what's important.

- Elle Macpherson

topic: Thank You, Children, Focus, Having Kids, Greatest Achievement

There's no slow build anymore where you get a little part, then you get a little better part, then a better part, until one day your agent calls you us and says, 'guess what, you're a movie star,' and you say, 'Thank you!'

- Ellen Barkin

topic: Thank You, Stars, One Day

I was offered a free villa in Hollywood, but I said no thank you, I prefer to live in Italy.

- Ennio Morricone

source: "Mozart of film music" by Adam Sweeting, www.theguardian.com. February 22, 2001.

topic: Thank You, Hollywood, Villa

He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.

- Epictetus

topic: Positive, Happiness, Thank You, I Am Thankful, Spiritual Gratitude

If thy brother wrongs thee, remember not so much his wrong-doing, but more than ever that he is thy brother.

- Epictetus

topic: Thank You, Cheating, Brother, Brother Sister

I mean you got to thank your parents for giving you the right genes.

- Eric Heiden

source: Interview with Charlie Snyder, students.depaul.edu. February 17, 2005.

topic: Thank You, Mean, Giving

The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.

- Eric Hoffer

source: "Reflections on the Human Condition" by Eric Hoffer, (Section 172), 1973.

topic: Thank You, Gratitude, Appreciation, Being Blessed, True Believer

Most of us forget to take time for wonder, praise and gratitude until it is almost too late. Gratitude is a many-colored quality, reaching in all directions. It goes out for small things and for large; it is a God-ward going.

- Faith Baldwin

topic: Thank You, Gratitude, Quality

Gratitude is one of the least articulate of the emotions, especially when it is deep.

- Felix Frankfurter

topic: Thank You, Gratitude, Emotion, Adequacy, Deep Gratitude

I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment.

- Frances Farmer

topic: Friendship, Best Friend, Thank You

'One Hundred Years of Solitude' convinced me to drop out of Harvard graduate school. The novel reminded me of everything my Ph.D. program was trying to make me forget. Thank you, Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

- Francine Prose

topic: Thank You, School, Years, Marquez, One Hundred Years Of Solitude

There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.

- Fred Rogers

topic: Life, Success, Thank You, Ultimate Success, Three Ways

A gloomy guest fits not a wedding feast.

- Friedrich Schiller

topic: Thank You, Wedding, Guests

Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths pure theatre.

- Gail Godwin

topic: Inspirational, Thank You, Education, Good Teacher, Good Students

Thank you, God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough.

- Garrison Keillor

source: Garrison Keillor (1990). “Leaving Home”, p.17, Penguin

topic: Thank You, Thanksgiving, Forgiveness, Lake Wobegon, Thank You God

A book is a gift you can open again and again.

- Garrison Keillor

topic: Happiness, Christmas, Thank You, Lake Wobegon, Old Books

Thank you, dear God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough. Thank you for the rain. And for the chance to wake up in three hours and go fishing: I thank you for that now, because I won't feel so thankful then.

- Garrison Keillor

topic: Thank You, Thanksgiving, Good Life

You know, you have to put bread on the table. So you thank God you got the job.

- Gavin MacLeod

topic: Thank You, Jobs, Thank God

How beautiful a day can be, when kindness touches it!

- George Elliston

source: George Elliston (1929). “Cinderella cargoes: poems for poets and for those who love poetry”

topic: Thank You, Beautiful, Kindness, Kindness And Compassion, Kindness Generosity

Ladies and gentlemen, my mother thanks you, my father thanks you, my sister thanks you, and I thank you!

- George M. Cohan

source: Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

topic: Thank You, Mother, Father, Institute, Dandy

I can only say thank you and thanks also to all of the great songwriters who wrote those wonderful songs that became number ones.

- George Strait

topic: Thank You, Thanksgiving, Song

This is the kind of problem you want to have! Country radio has been great to me my whole career. I can't thank those folks enough.

- George Strait

topic: Thank You, Country, Careers

The Vietnamese have a secret weapon. It's their willingness to die beyond our willingness to kill. In effect, they've been saying, You can kill us, but you'll have to kill a lot of us; you may have to kill all of us. And, thank heaven, we are not yet ready to do that.

- George Wald

topic: Thank You, Heaven, Secret, Vietnamese

Gratitude creates the most wonderful feeling. It can resolve disputes. It can strengthen friendships. And it makes us better men and women.

- Gordon B. Hinckley

topic: Thank You, Gratitude, Men

It's nice to go to small places where we had a lot of fans. They followed our career and it's kind of a way to say thank you to them and do it for a good cause.

- Guy Lafleur

topic: Thank You, Nice, Careers, Small Places

First thing I did when I found out I made it into the top 13 is I tried not to faint and you know, I took it all in and I really looked at the crowd and said a big 'thank you'.

- Haley Reinhart

topic: Thank You, Crowds, Firsts

Secretary of State Colin Powell, thank you so much, as always, for joining us this morning.

- Hannah Storm

topic: Thank You, Morning, Joining

I'm the best and I'll thank you to remember that.

- Harry Vardon

topic: Thank You, Remember

You have five seconds to enjoy it and then you remember who you didn't thank.

- Helen Hunt

topic: Thank You, Remember, Enjoy

Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.

- Henri Frederic Amiel

topic: Inspirational, Motivational, Thank You, Daily Gratitude, Love Gratitude

With one eye on today's blessings you will have more staying power for the distant goal.

- Henry B. Eyring

topic: Thank You, Eye, Blessing, Staying Power, Blessing You

The atmosphere breathes rest and comfort, and the many chambers seem full of welcomes.

- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

topic: Thank You, Atmosphere, Comfort

It is an excellent circumstance that hospitality grows best where it is most needed.

- Hugh Miller

topic: Thank You, Hospitality, Excellent

Thank you to country radio for believing in me.

- Hunter Hayes

topic: Thank You, Country, Believe

In my deepest, darkest moments, what really got me through was a prayer. Sometimes my prayer was 'Help me.' Sometimes a prayer was 'Thank you.' What I've discovered is that intimate connection and communication with my creator will always get me through because I know my support, my help, is just a prayer away.

- Iyanla Vanzant

topic: Thank You, Prayer, Communication

We think we have to do something to be grateful or something has to be done in order for us to be grateful, when gratitude is a state of being.

- Iyanla Vanzant

topic: Thank You, Gratitude, Grateful

Gratitude is the single most important ingredient to living a successful and fulfilled life.

- Jack Canfield

source: Twitter post from Jul 13, 2013

topic: Thank You, Gratitude, Grateful, Fulfilled Life

You don't have to call it God or Jesus. That's religious humbug to a lot of people, but you've gotta believe that nature and spiritual things surround us. That is what put us here! I thank the universe for that every day of my life.

- Jack LaLanne

topic: Thank You, Spiritual, Religious, Humbug

No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.

- James Allen

topic: Thank You, Appreciation, Gratitude, I Am Thankful, Inspirational Military

Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.

- James M. Barrie

source: "Christ's Second Coming Fulfilled". Book by Marion Morris, 1917.

topic: Happiness, Thank You, Wisdom, Make Someone Happy, Live For Yourself

Boys are beyond the range of anybody's sure understanding, at least when they are between the ages of 18 months and 90 years.

- James Thurber

topic: Thank You, Children, Baby Boy, My Baby Boy, Cute Baby Boy

Give it up for Ray Charles and his beautiful legacy. And thank you, Ray Charles, for living.

- Jamie Foxx

topic: Thank You, Beautiful, Giving

If someone else made 'Up in the Air' or 'Thank You For Smoking' or 'Juno,' I would have wanted to rip their head off. I need that same sort of passion for every project I take on.

- Jason Reitman

topic: Thank You, Rip, Passion

I hate movies that tell people what to think. I'm proud that Democrats thought 'Thank You For Smoking' was their film and Republicans thought it was theirs. I'm proud that pro-choice people thought 'Juno' was their film and pro-life people thought it was theirs.

- Jason Reitman

topic: Thank You, Hate, Thinking

And the biggest improvement I see between 'Up in the Air' and 'Juno' and 'Thank You for Smoking' is that 'Up in the Air' deals with the complicated human stuff in a way that my other films have not. It's a more articulated film, and because of that, I'm most proud of it.

- Jason Reitman

topic: Thank You, Air, Smoking

My writing voice is very much like 'Thank You for Smoking.' It's a guy's voice. It's very masculine.

- Jason Reitman

topic: Thank You, Writing, Voice, Writing Voice

You learn about gratitude by giving. You learn about humility by receiving, and in the pecking order of human qualities, I'd probably put humility somewhere before gratitude.

- Jean Harris

source: Jean Harris (1993). “Marking Time”, Zebra Books

topic: Thank You, Gratitude, Humility, Pecking Order, Human Qualities

I have lived to thank God that all my prayers have not been answered.

- Jean Ingelow

source: Jean Ingelow (1873). “Off the Skelligs: A Novel”, p.571

topic: Life, Thank You, Prayer

Thank you for accepting me as I am, with my virtues and defects.

- Jenni Rivera

source: "NTSB confirms singer Jenni Rivera dead in Mexican plane crash", www.foxnews.com. December 10, 2012.

topic: Thank You, Virtue, Accepting

Thank you for the opportunity for the Democratic Party and progressives to reclaim the votes of the sane citizens of these United States.

- Jennifer Granholm

source: "Tea Party: Thank You for Your Insanity" by Gov. Jennifer Granholm, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 1, 2012.

topic: Thank You, Party, Opportunity

We can't equate spending on veterans with spending on defense. Our strength is not just in the size of our defense budget, but in the size of our hearts, in the size of our gratitude for their sacrifice. And that's not just measured in words or gestures.

- Jennifer Granholm

topic: Thank You, Gratitude, Veterans Day

If you walk out of the house and think you feel great, or if someone tells you that you look amazing, believe it and just say thank you.

- Jennifer Love Hewitt

topic: Thank You, Believe, Thinking

Thank you for making me nouveau riche.

- Jerry Della Femina

topic: Thank You, Nouveau Riche

If I should get selected into the Hall of Fame, I'd be able to say 'thank you' to all the legends that are in the Hall of Fame. And also say thank you to my teammates, and also to all the fans. It's going to be like a dream come true.

- Jerry Rice

topic: Thank You, Dream, Teammate, Hall Of Fame

A woman in Mexico wanted me to heal her. But I can't heal anybody. I just put my hand on her and said, 'Thank you for seeing the film.'

- Jim Caviezel

topic: Thank You, Hands, Mexico

Thank God we're living in a country where the sky's the limit, the stores are open late and you can shop in bed thanks to television.

- Joan Rivers

topic: Thank You, Country, Fashion, Hillarious, Department Stores

Thank God for what doesn't need healing.

- Joan Z. Borysenko

topic: Thank You, Healing, Thank God

I need to find a church on Sunday. I need to say 'please' and 'thank you,' 'yes sir' and 'no ma'am.' Do the little things because that's part of being an adult.

- Joe Nichols

topic: Thank You, Sunday, Church, Church On Sunday, Please And Thank You

A fairly bright boy is far more intelligent and far better company than the average adult.

- John B. S. Haldane

topic: Inspirational, Thank You, Teenage

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.

- John F. Kennedy

topic: Inspirational, Thank You, Thanksgiving, I Am Thankful, Inspirational Gratitude

My most heartfelt thank you goes to Impact Future Media and Cartoon Monkey Studio. Their dedication to the truth is very uncommon in the world we live in today. I am now, and will always be, grateful to their organizations.

- John McAfee

topic: Thank You, Grateful, Dedication, Most Heartfelt

Office holders are a self-selected group; you don't get elected if you don't put your name on the ballot. There are many people who would do a great job, but who would never think to run. Find them. Badger them. Get them elected. They might not thank you for it, but a lot of other people will.

- John Sununu

topic: Thank You, Running, Jobs, Badgers

It is nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

- John Templeton

source: John Templeton (1994). “Discovering Laws Of Life: Tfp”, p.287, Templeton Foundation Press

topic: Inspiring, Thank You, Nice, Niceness, Kindness Generosity

I suppose, counting back, if the Beatles had been influenced by music in the same length of time ago - you'd have to put that into better English for me, thank you - they would have been like a banjo orchestra. They would have been doing show tunes.

- Jonny Greenwood

topic: Thank You, Tunes, Orchestra, Banjos, Show Tunes

There is not a more pleasante exercise of the mind than gratitude.

- Joseph Addison

topic: Thank You, Gratitude, Exercise

Certain is it that there is no kind of affection so purely angelic as of a father to a daughter.

- Joseph Addison

topic: Thank You, Daughter, Children

It is the will to be grateful which constitutes gratitude.

- Joseph Cook

topic: Thank You, Gratitude, Grateful

To my three sons, Peter, Scott, and Alexander who pulled me from the 18th Century and back into the present on a regular basis and therefore made me a better person, thank you. And to my wife, who sits at the table there. Who is right about almost everything.

- Joseph J. Ellis

topic: Thank You, Son, Wife, 18th Century, Three Sons

There's no happier person than a truly thankful, content person.

- Joyce Meyer

topic: Thank You, Persons

Steam seems to have killed all gratitude in the hearts of sailors.

- Jules Verne

topic: Thank You, Gratitude, Heart

Little deeds of kindness Little words of love; Help to make earth an Eden Like the heaven above.

- Julia Abigail Fletcher Carney

source: Julia Abigail Fletcher Carney, “Little Things”

topic: Love, Happiness, Thank You, Words Of Kindness

I never expected in a million years that I would have the honor to become an advocate of women's health care and education, and I'd dive on a live grenade to get this message out, so thank you for this forum.

- Karen Duffy

source: "Chat transcript: Model lives with chronic disease". www.cnn.com. May 27, 1999.

topic: Thank You, Years, Honor, Grenade, Women's Health

Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.

- Karl Barth

source: "Finding the Magnificent in Lower Mundane : Extraordinary Stories About An Ordinary Place". Book by Bob Stromberg, 1994.

topic: Inspirational, Thank You, Gratitude, Joy And Gratitude, Spiritual Gratitude

Meaning to send a thank-you note but then not doing it is exactly the same as never thinking to send one - that person is still receiving zero thank you notes.

- Kelly Williams Brown

source: "'Adulting': How to navigate the complicated realm of the grown-up" by Williams Brown, www.today.com. June 19, 2013.

topic: Thank You, Zero, Thinking, Thank You Note

Wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving.

- Khalil Gibran

topic: Thank You, Yoga, Heart, Loving Others, Kung Fu

Thank you for the tragedy. I need it for my art.

- Kurt Cobain

topic: Thank You, Gratitude, Appreciation

In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something else.

- Lee Iacocca

topic: Inspirational, Thank You, Education, Math Education, Math Teacher

Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind.

- Lionel Hampton

source: "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

topic: Thank You, Gratitude, Memories, Thank You Gratitude, Thanksgiving Gratitude

Lionel Richie, love song, OK, thank you very much, good-bye. And all of a sudden I realized that, in my career, what has made my career has always been the surprises.

- Lionel Richie

topic: Thank You, Song, Careers

Thank you for the confidence put in my by the motherland and the people, for giving me this chance to represent China's millions of women by going into space.

- Liu Yang

topic: Thank You, Space, People, Motherland

Collaboration and celebration (and gratitude) create impressions of success in your subconscious, so that you may create future experiences in which you feel celebrated and grateful.

- Loral Langemeier

topic: Thank You, Gratitude, Grateful

'Tis sweet to know there is an eye will mark our coming, and look brighter when we come.

- Lord Byron

topic: Love, Thank You, Sweet, Brighter

I want to thank my mother and my father for teaching me to have a dream. You are seeing my dream come true.

- Louise Fletcher

topic: Thank You, Mother, Dream

I find that the more willing I am to be grateful for the small things in life, the bigger stuff just seems to show up from unexpected sources, and I am constantly looking forward to each day with all the surprises that keep coming my way!

- Louise Hay

topic: Thank You, Grateful, Each Day, Small Things In Life, Appreciate Life

I wouldn't want to marry anybody who was wicked, but I think I'd like it if he could be wicked and wouldn't.

- Lucy Maud Montgomery

topic: Love, Marriage, Thank You, Your Husband, Best Husband

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy.

- Marcel Proust

topic: Thank You, Gratitude, Appreciation

I've had the time to go through all the life phases with my parents, from being a bratty teenager, pushing them away, to saying later on, 'Oh my God, I can't believe what you did for me - thank you. I love you so much.'

- Marcia Cross

topic: Thank You, Teenager, Believe, Love You So Much, I Love You So Much

Take full account of what Excellencies you possess, and in gratitude remember how you would hanker after them, if you had them not.

- Marcus Aurelius

topic: Thank You, Gratitude, Grateful, Inspirational Gratitude, Words Of Gratitude

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.

- Marcus Tullius Cicero

topic: Inspirational, Thank You, Thanksgiving, I Am Thankful, Spiritual Gratitude

Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book.

- Marcus Tullius Cicero

topic: Thank You, Children, Book, Spoiled Children, Wonderful Parents

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

- Margaret Cousins

source: Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

topic: Thank You, Appreciation, Willingness, Inspirational Gratitude, Inspirational Thanksgiving

You must be as thrilled as I am to meet again.Call it an act of extreme kindness that I requested your leg be bandaged up," she snaps. "I want to see you stand for your execution,and I won't have you dying from infection before I'm through with you." "Thanks.You're very kind.

- Marie Lu

topic: Thank You, Kindness, Dying, Want To See You

When I see someone in a military uniform I make it a point to approach them, shake their hand and say five words... 'thank you for your service.' 'Stars Earn Stripes' is a high energy, fun, action show, but at its heart it is all about those five words.

- Mark Burnett

topic: Thank You, Stars, Fun, Military Uniform, High Energy

What a perfect way to end the home stand, by hitting sixty-two for the city of St. Louis and all the fans. I truly wanted to do it here and I did. Thank you St. Louis.

- Mark McGwire

topic: Thank You, Home, Cities

In the beginning of a change the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.

- Mark Twain

topic: Thank You, Memorial Day, Courage, Independence Day Patriotic, Inspirational Patriotic

Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret.

- Mary Kay Ash

source: Mary Kay Ash (1995). “Mary Kay, You Can Have it All: Lifetime Wisdom from America's Foremost Woman Entrepreneur”, Prima Lifestyles

topic: Life, Friendship, Thank You, Employee Engagement, Employee Recognition

I'd like to thank everyone I've met in my life.

- Maureen Stapleton

topic: Thank You, Mets

Thank you for allowing me to use colors as rich and deep as you please. I had always wanted to do so, yet was never allowed because of the color capabilities of our lithographers. Now that I have done it, I don't think I'll ever go back.

- Maxfield Parrish

source: Maxfield Parrish, Alma Gilbert-Smith, Joyce Stoner, Trust for Museum Exhibitions (2005). “Maxfield Parrish: master of make-believe”, Philip Wilson Publishers

topic: Thank You, Thinking, Color

I feel so grateful when I see a movie and there's a woman who looks somewhat like me. I'm like, 'Thank you, Samantha Morton!' You know, a woman who feels like a human being. That means so much to me.

- Melanie Lynskey

source: Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

topic: Thank You, Grateful, Mean, Samantha

We say to the British government: you have kept those sculptures for almost two centuries. You have cared for them as well as you could, for which we thank you. But now in the name of fairness and morality, please give them back.

- Melina Mercouri

topic: Thank You, Names, Two, British Government

Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.

- Melody Beattie

source: Melody Beattie (2003). “The Language of Letting Go: A Meditation Book and Journal for Daily Reflections”, Hazelden Publishing

topic: Happiness, Thank You, Thanksgiving, Joy And Gratitude, I Am Thankful

I don't want to be the flavor, the passing thing that the girls scream at. I think that it's more important for me, honestly, that the guy who gets dragged to the show, you know, looks at his wife and says, thank you, that was great and tells his buddies.

- Michael Buble

topic: Thank You, Girl, Thinking

I want to say a very sincere thank you for this welcome home - it is a wonderful welcome home. It is the place to where I return and where I will always return because it is of Galway that I am.

- Michael D. Higgins

source: Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

topic: Thank You, Home, Want, Welcome Home

The thing that I think is the most important is taking moments to express your appreciation to your partner. A thank you or a quick kiss can go a long way toward affirming your relationship and commitment to each other. That's not hard to do even when you're juggling insane careers and three kids.

- Michael Ian Black

source: "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

topic: Thank You, Appreciation, Kids, Juggling

You made it something special. Most of all, I want to thank the fans for your support not through the great times that we shared on the football field, but for the last 17 years of my life. You have supported me through all times.

- Michael Irvin

topic: Thank You, Football, Years, Football Field

I prefer to connect with fans from the stage. Like, I don't have a Twitter page, or anything like that. So for me, that's what the show is about. For me - is a way to interact with fans; being up onstage and showing them, through music - which is all I really know - the best way to say thank you.

- Nate Ruess

topic: Thank You, Pages, Way

Thank you for coming into my life and giving me joy, thank you for loving me and receiving my love in return. Thank you for the memories I will cherish forever. But most of all, thank you for showing me that there will come a time when I can eventually let you go.

- Nicholas Sparks

source: FaceBook post by Nicholas Sparks from Aug 13, 2011

topic: Love, Thank You, Memories, Message In A Bottle, Letter In A Bottle

Cinema is a director's medium, so you're saying, 'What do you want?' Being an actor is about adapting - physically and emotionally. If that means you have to look great for it and they can make you look great, then thank you. And if you have to have everything washed away, then I'm willing to do that too.

- Nicole Kidman

topic: Thank You, Mean, Cinema, Adapting

If each of my words were a drop of water, you would see through them and glimpse what I feel: gratitude, acknowledgement.

- Octavio Paz

topic: Thank You, Gratitude, Water, Acknowledgement, Drop Of Water

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.

- Oprah Winfrey

source: FaceBook post by Oprah Winfrey from Oct 03, 2011

topic: Positive, Thank You, Thankful, Concentrating, Spiritual Blessings

I finally realized that being grateful to my body was key to giving more love to myself.

- Oprah Winfrey

topic: Inspiring, Thank You, Grateful, Finally Realizing, Body Image

No gesture is too small when done with gratitude.

- Oprah Winfrey

topic: Thank You, Gratitude, Grateful

Whoop-de-do," said Ram. "What?" "I'm celebrating." "Was that irony or loss of mental function?" asked the expendable. "Was that a rhetorical questions, a bit of humor, or a sign that you are losing confidence in me?" "I have no confidence in you, Ram," said the expendable. "Well, thanks." "You're welcome.

- Orson Scott Card

topic: Thank You, Loss, Rams, Expendables, Rhetorical Question

Thank you to everyone that has made me the athlete I am! God, family and friends, my competitors and supporters! You have all had a hand!

- Oscar Pistorius

topic: Thank You, Athlete, Hands

Well, thank you and that's for them, but for me, I want to look back at a body of work where when you do the research and you explore the psyche of a character, where she's been, where she is and where she's going.

- Pam Grier

topic: Thank You, Character, Research

At Concerned Veterans for America, we've made the case that the defense budget could be targeted for spending reform, but in a targeted fashion that genuinely changes unsustainable spending trajectories while preserving U.S. defense capacity.

- Pete Hegseth

topic: Thank You, Memorial Day, Fashion

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

topic: Thank You, Appreciation, Appreciate, I Am Thankful, Inspirational Gratitude

What if you gave someone a gift, and they neglected to thank you for it - would you be likely to give them another? Life is the same way. In order to attract more of the blessings that life has to offer, you must truly appreciate what you already have.

- Ralph Marston

topic: Thank You, Blessing, Order, Being Blessed, I Am Thankful

I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

topic: Friendship, Good Morning, Thank You, New Friendship, Life Love And Friendship

All you 'Twilight' fans, can't thank you really enough for being so supportive. You're real cool people.

- Rami Malek

source: "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

topic: Thank You, Real, Twilight, Cool People

Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other.

- Randy Pausch

source: Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (2008). “The last lecture”, Hyperion Books

topic: Inspirational, Thank You, Gratitude, Last Lecture, Showing Gratitude

Never lose the childlike wonder. Show gratitude... Don't complain; just work harder... Never give up.

- Randy Pausch

topic: Thank You, Gratitude, Giving Up, Childlike, Childlike Wonder

I always thought every day was a gift, but now I am looking for where to send the thank you note.

- Randy Pausch

topic: Thank You, Notes, Thank You Note

For 't is always fair weather When good fellows get together With a stein on the table and a good song ringing clear.

- Richard Hovey

source: "A Stein Song" l. 5 (1896)

topic: Thank You, Song, Weather

I was born in Munich, and my father was stationed in Salzburg. For the first three years of my life, I lived in Austria back when the American Army was still in Austria. I grew up subsequently in posts around the country around veterans.

- Rick Atkinson

source: "Rick Atkinson talks "The Guns at Last Light"". Interview with John Barron, www.chicagotribune.com. May 10, 2013.

topic: Thank You, Country, Memorial Day, Austria, American Army