Famous Quotes & Sayings

George Wald

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 Washington

Houses of Congress have . . . requested me to recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the many signal favors of Almighty God.

George Washington

Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be.

George Washington

It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God.

George Washington

It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God,. to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits , and humbly to implore his protection and favor... beseech Him to pardon our national and other transgressions; to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually to render our National Government a blessing to all the people by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed

George Washington

Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor, and Whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee 78 requested me "to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanks-giving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness.

Friedrich Nietzsche

To learn from our enemies is the best pathway to loving them: for it makes us grateful to them.

John Ruskin

The question is not what man can scorn, or disparage, or find fault with, but what he can love, and value, and appreciate.

John Prescott

I have only been seeking to get them to the negotiating table and, thank God, that's where they are.

Robert Herrick

Lord, 'tis Thy plenty-dropping hand That soils my land, And giv'st me for my bushel sowne Twice ten for one. All this, and better, Thou dost send Me, to this end, That I should render, for my part, A thankful heart.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

Thanks are the highest form of thought.

Jonathan Banks

Thank God for theater and film and television and my very, very, very lucky life.

Thomas Aquinas

It would seem that the ingratitude, whereby a subsequent sin causes the return of sins previously forgiven, is a special sin. For, the giving of thanks belongs to counter passion, which is a necessary condition of justice. But justice is a special virtue. Therefore this ingratitude is a special sin. Thanksgiving is a special virtue. But ingratitude is opposed to thanksgiving. Therefore ingratitude is a special sin.

Thia Megia

I would love to meet Kelly Clarkson and if I get the chance to I would tell her thank you so much for the inspiration.

Terry Taylor

Gratitude is our most direct line to God and the angels. If we take the time, no matter how crazy and troubled we feel, we can find something to be thankful for. The more we seek gratitude, the more reason the angels will give us for gratitude and joy to exist in our lives.

Simone Weil

Love of God is pure when joy and suffering inspire an equal degree of gratitude.

Simon Mainwaring

The simple act of saying 'thank you' is a demonstration of gratitude in response to an experience that was meaningful to a customer or citizen.

Sri Chinmoy

My heart's gratitude Is My life's plenitude.

Sri Chinmoy

Gratitude is the sweetest thing in a seeker's life- in all human life. If there is gratitude in your heart, then there will be tremendous sweetness in your eyes.

Ruth Benedict

Virtue begins when we dedicate ourselves actively to the job of gratitude.

Thomas Merton

Our knowledge of God is perfected by gratiitude: we are thankful and rejoice in the experience of the truth that He is love...

Raul Julia

Thank God for the theater.

Robert Pattinson

I'm a lucky person. Thank God. And I'm conflicted. Thank God.

William Tecumseh Sherman

If forced to choose between the penitentiary and the White House for four years, I would say the penitentiary, thank you.

Wilkie Collins

I am (thank God) constitutionally superior to reason.

Walter Scott

Welcome as the flowers in May.

Yogi Berra

I just want to thank everyone who made this day necessary.

William Law

God smiles when we praise and thank Him continually. Few things feel better than receiving heartfelt praise and appreciation from someone else. God loves it, too. An amazing thing happens when we offer praise and thanksgiving to God. When we give God enjoyment, our own hearts are filled with joy.

William Jennings Bryan

On Thanksgiving Day we acknowledge our dependence.

William Shenstone

Thanks, oftenest obtrusive.

William J. Clinton

Sharing in God's blessings is at the heart of Thanksgiving and at the core of the American spirit.

William Foege

Nobody ever thanks you for saving them from the disease they didn't know they were going to get.

William Gibson

You needed a new pancreas. The one we bought for you frees you from a dangerous dependency.” “Thanks, but I was enjoying that dependency.