Sharing Thoughts on Gratitude

“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more.”
–Oprah Winfrey, talk show host

“Stop thinking [of] gratitude as a byproduct of your circumstances and start thinking of it as a world view.”
–Bryan Robles, youth minister

“Invite your heart to be grateful and your ‘thank yous’ will be heard even when you don’t use words.”
–Pavithra Mehta, writer/filmmaker

“‘Thank you’ is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding.”
–Alice Walker, author

“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.”
–Melody Beattie, author/life coach

“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, 35th President of the U.S.