Famous Quotes & Sayings

Richard Baxter

Special mercy arouses more gratitude than universal mercy.

Rebecca Wells

I swear I could write a book about all the things no one has ever thanked me for.

Richard Rohr

Mature prayer always breaks into gratitude.

Robert Nathan

Give thanks for sorrow that teaches you pity; for pain that teaches you courage...

Samuel Johnson

Gratitude is a species of justice.

William Herschel

In the fabulous ages of ancient times the appellations of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn were given to the planets as being the names of their principal heroes and divinities. In the present more philosophical era, it would hardly be allowable to have recourse to the same method, and call on Juno, Pallas, Apollo, or Minerva for a name to out new heavenly body. . . . I cannot but wish to take this opportunity of expressing my sense of gratitude, by giving the name Georgium Sidus, to a star [Uranus], by which (with to respect to us) first began to shine under His auspicious reign.

William Holden

Gratitude based on a faith that everything that happens or doesn’t happen in your life is for your own best interests. That we live in a purposeful universe. Life is always for you; it is never against you. It is a fact that blessings sometimes come wrapped in fear, pain, and tears. In choosing to practice unconditional gratitude you are choosing to trust the process, to honor your feelings and to place your faith in an outcome of inevitable grace.

Vincent Van Gogh

I have walked the earth for thirty years and, out of gratitude, want to leave some souvenir.

Wayne Dyer

Upon awakening, let the words Thank You flow from your lips, for this will remind you to begin your day with gratitude and compassion.

Henry Silverman

There is a fiduciary duty here. It's really inconceivable to us.

Mary Wortley Montagu

Tis a sort of duty to be rich, that it may be in one's power to do good, riches being another word for power.

Ken Bacon

It's something that's on their mind every minute of the day when they're on duty and frequently when they're off duty as well.

John Selden

Never tell your resolution beforehand, or it's twice asonerous a duty

Joseph Cook

The sense of duty pursues us ever.

Farida Karoney

It was about midnight when hooded men raided our offices and ordered the night duty staff to switch off the transmission.

George Washington

The very idea of the power and the right of the people to establish Government, presupposes the duty of every individual to obey the established Government

Chris Patten

The White Ensign has just been lowered over this shore base, but the values that it has stood for will, I hope, remain in this place: respect for law and for person, trust, duty and service.

Dick Cheney

This government will pursue its duty unless every last one is accounted for,

Will Ferrell

I would tend to shy away from that, only because hosting those type of things is an extremely difficult task. I'd rather watch at home.

Speedy Claxton

He's a great player and he made some difficult shots for them.

Jeff Ruland

He's got the heart of a lion. We have a difficult task in front of us.

Dave Carlson

We thought we've had it difficult until this time. We think it's going to get a little tougher.

Duffy Waldorf

To get a short iron into that green is great, because it's such a difficult green.

Tarja Halonen

I think we will see some good ideas, but as you have noticed already, the good ideas are difficult sometimes to put in practice,

George Boateng

I think before the game if you'd said 1-0 we would have taken it. It could have been better, but we've got a feeling of how they are and we've been in much more difficult positions. You can't say it's going to be easy -- but we're very confident.

Kristy Curry

I think it was difficult for us. The Indiana and the Ohio State (games), it kicked us right in the gut.

Luciano Pavarotti

I think it was very good. I would like to say it was romantic, absolutely, very difficult in 2001 to have something like that,