"I have been so very, very fortunate in my life. I've met or been in contact with several of my childhood heroes. I've interacted with people all over this planet, and even though I couldn't possibly hope to remember all their names, I remember a photograph, a poem, a sound, a joke, kind words of encouragement. All is not lost."

Gratitude, Connection, Memory, Humanity

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"I have been so very, very fortunate in my life. I've met or been in contact with several of my childhood heroes. I've interacted with people all over this planet, and even though I couldn't possibly hope to remember all their names, I remember a photograph, a poem, a sound, a joke, kind words of encouragement. All is not lost."

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"Most humbling of all is to comprehend the lifesaving gift that your pit crew of people has been for you, and all the experiences you have shared, the journeys together, the collaborations, births and deaths, divorces, rehab, and vacations, the solidarity you have shown one another. Every so often you realize that without all of them, your life would be barren and pathetic. It would be Death of a Salesman, though with e-mail and texting."

Anne Lamott, American Author

Gratitude, Life, Gift, Support, People

"Don't be like those who only remember God when they are in desperate need of something. He definitely deserves to be praised in good and bad times."

Edmond Mbiaka, American Author

Gratitude, Faith, God, Prayer

"We seldom think of what we have but always of what we lack."

Arthur Schopenhauer, German Philosopher

Gratitude, Desire, Values, Focus

"You say grace before meals. All right. But I say grace before the concert and the opera and grace before the play and pantomime and grace before I open a book and grace before sketching painting swimming fencing boxing walking playing dancing and grace before I dip the pen in the ink."

Gilbert K. Chesterton, English Writer

Gratitude, Grace, Art, Life

"Today, I don't want to ask for anythingI just want to give thanks for Everything I already have."

Nikki Rowe, American Writer

Gratitude, Life, Appreciation, Peace

"One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child."

Carl Jung, Swiss Psychologist

Gratitude, Soul, Feelings, Appreciation

"Gratitude is only expressed and appreciated in proportion to your understanding of grace."

Mensah Oteh, Nigerian Author

Gratitude, Grace, Understanding, Appreciation

"Dear friends, do you know that you are lucky people? You don't have any cows to lose."

Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Poet

Gratitude, Perspective, Contentment, Happiness

"The thanks of a weak one are but of little value," he muttered, "but you have them, for truly, in this past week, little but scraps have come my way- and for all my body is small, yet is my appetite unseemly great."

Isaac Asimov, American Scientist

Gratitude, Hunger, Humility, Kindness

"Be thankful for the blessings already on their way. And don't be surprised if one of your blessings is to be the blessing for which someone else is thankful."

Charles F. Glassman, American Author

Gratitude, Blessing, Faith, Hope

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"The more you care, the more you fear."

Fear

"Confronting a liar makes a better liar."

Deception

"Be the great person you were always meant to be."

Potential

"What doesn't kill me provides writing material."

Creativity

"Déjà vu is simply remembrance of the future."

Time

"If you're not aiming at perfection, you're not trying hard enough."

Excellence

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