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Take heed, then, often to come together to give thanks to God, and show forth His praise. For when you assemble frequently in the same place, the powers of Satan are destroyed, and the destruction at which he aims is prevented by the unity of your faith.
— Ignatius of Antioch
Often people ask how I manage to be happy despite having no arms and no legs. The quick answer is that I have a choice. I can be angry about not having limbs, or I can be thankful that I have a purpose. I chose gratitude.
— Nick Vujicic
No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.
— James Allen
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.
— Simon Mainwaring
I'm thankful to God that my life changed, but I'm also still on my grind.
— Tory Lanez
I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose.
— Woody Allen
We are in a wrong state of mind if we are not in a thankful state of mind.
— Charles Spurgeon
I'd like to say to all my fans out there, thanks for the support. And to all my doubters, thank you very much because you guys have also pushed me.
— Usain Bolt
There's no happier person than a truly thankful, content person.
— Joyce Meyer
The trick is to be grateful when your mood is high and graceful when it is low.
— Richard Carlson
Does not the gratitude of the dog put to shame any man who is ungrateful to his benefactors?
— Saint Basil
All I ever wanted really, and continue to want out of life, is to give 100 percent to whatever I'm doing and to be committed to whatever I'm doing and then let the results speak for themselves. Also to never take myself or people for granted and always be thankful and grateful to the people who helped me.
— Jackie Joyner-Kersee
I'm thankful to be breathing, on this side of the grass. Whatever comes, comes.
— Ron Perlman
It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those who have expressed more superficial views; for these also contributed something, by developing before us the powers of thought.
— Aristotle
I know that when I pray, something wonderful happens. Not just to the person or persons for whom I'm praying, but also something wonderful happens to me. I'm grateful that I'm heard.
— Maya Angelou
Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect.
— Jean-Jacques Rousseau
For what I have received may the Lord make me truly thankful. And more truly for what I have not received.
— Storm Jameson
Thanksgiving is a time when the world gets to see just how blessed and how workable the Christian system is. The emphasis is not on giving or buying, but on being thankful and expressing that appreciation to God and to one another.
— John Clayton
Immensely grateful, touched, proud, astonished, abashed.
— Boris Pasternak
Be thankful for problems. If they were less difficult, someone with less ability might have your job.
— Jim Lovell
God has two dwellings; one in heaven, and the other in a meek and thankful heart.
— Izaak Walton
I wouldn't change anything. I've made mistakes, but thanks to those mistakes, I've learned.
— Enrique Iglesias
It's been quite a roller coaster ride, but I've grown and learned a lot about myself. The greatest thing is being able to interact with fans and touch people's lives... for that I give thanks.
— Christina Aguilera
Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue.
— William Bennett
Whatever life throws at me I'll take it and be grateful for it as well.
— Tom Felton
Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it.
— Franz Grillparzer
Never take anything for granted.
— Benjamin Disraeli
Feeling gratitude isn't born in us - it's something we are taught, and in turn, we teach our children.
— Joyce Brothers
It is another's fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man, I will oblige a great many that are not so.
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Every day I've got to be thankful that I am alive, and you never know - the cliche is, I guess, you could get hit by a bus tomorrow, so you'd better be at peace with whatever you got going at the moment.
— Joseph Gordon-Levitt
I have nothing to ask for, thanks to God. Everything I have, God has given me.
— Mariano Rivera
Everything is a blessing, even meetings. Whether it's meetings or running gassers or lifting, it's an opportunity, and the best thing to do is be thankful for it.
— Eric Berry
I did not break up the Beatles. You can't have it both ways. If you're going to blame me for breaking the Beatles up, you should be thankful that I made them into myth rather than a crumbling group.
— Yoko Ono
I believe that human beings are born first and given passports later. I'm really thankful for my journey. And it's a journey I didn't design.
— Alfonso Cuaron
May those who enjoy the faithful ministry of the Word feel exceedingly thankful for it. There are few blessings on Earth greater for a believer and yet the Lord is frequently obliged to teach us the value of this blessing by depriving us of it for a season.
— George Muller
If a fellow isn't thankful for what he's got, he isn't likely to be thankful for what he's going to get.
— Frank A. Clark
It's important you stay professional and keep working, and I'm thankful for everything that's happened to me.
— Dele Alli
I am what I am, I'm doing very well in my life, and I'm thankful to God for that.
— LL Cool J
I'm grateful for always this moment, the now, no matter what form it takes.
— Eckhart Tolle
I do not so much rejoice that God hath made me to be a Queen, as to be a Queen over so thankful a people.
— Elizabeth I
The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!
— Henry Ward Beecher
We can be thankful to a friend for a few acres, or a little money; and yet for the freedom and command of the whole earth, and for the great benefits of our being, our life, health, and reason, we look upon ourselves as under no obligation.
— Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Those who give themselves to prayer should in a special manner have always a devotion to St. Joseph; for I know not how any man can think of the Queen of the angels, during the time that she suffered so much with the Infant Jesus, without giving thanks to St. Joseph for the services he rendered them then.
— Saint Teresa of Avila
When you solve a problem, you ought to thank God and go on to the next one.
— Dean Rusk
Should it happen tomorrow, I would fall to my knees to give thanks to God for such a career.
— Placido Domingo
When you read a piece of writing that you admire, send a note of thanks to the author.
— Sherman Alexie
Of all the characteristics needed for both a happy and morally decent life, none surpasses gratitude. Grateful people are happier, and grateful people are more morally decent.
— Dennis Prager
I was successful materially, but I know life is much more than worldly success. I saw all these blessings God had given me. The way to give thanks is obedience to God.
— Hakeem Olajuwon
We can always find something to be thankful for, and there may be reasons why we ought to be thankful for even those dispensations which appear dark and frowning.
— Albert Barnes
It is okay to be an outsider, a recent arrival, new on the scene - and not just okay, but something to be thankful for... Because being an insider can so easily mean collapsing the horizons, can so easily mean accepting the presumptions of your province.
— Tan Le
I had the pleasure, as Robin said, to live a childhood dream as many young Americans and Puerto Rican children live that play youth baseball. And I feel honored and very thankful for that opportunity.
— Nolan Ryan
If I could write a story that would do for the Indian one-hundredth part what 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' did for the Negro, I would be thankful the rest of my life.
— Helen Hunt Jackson
Those men and women are fortunate who are born at a time when a great struggle for human freedom is in progress. It is an added good fortune to have parents who take a personal part in the great movements of their time. I am glad and thankful that this was my case.
— Emmeline Pankhurst
Just don't let the hype of what people are saying and how much they love you, y'know, just take the compliment and be thankful that people are complimenting you, but don't let it consume you; don't let your circumstances around you and the way people view you make you act a certain way.
— Mary J. Blige
At Thanksgiving, I always start at the top of my list and say I'm grateful for friends, family, and good health. Then I get more superficial... like being thankful for my Louboutins.
— Christie Brinkley
Before I get out of bed, I am saying thank you. I know how important it is to be thankful.
— Al Jarreau
In my case, my mother had to be my mother and father, so I am thankful to her.
— Henrikh Mkhitaryan
I'm thankful for each and every day. We never know when time is up.
— Chuck Berry
I'm very thankful to directors and filmmakers who consider me in their films, and I hope I'm able to do justice to their films.
— Amitabh Bachchan
I'm thankful for performing as long as I am allowed.
— Chuck Berry
My biggest fear ever is to be involved in a plane crash, so when that happened... well, I'm just thankful to be alive. I'm just grateful to be here at all.
— Travis Barker
I'm very humbled and honored. I'm very thankful to the Asian-American Community for all their support!
— Jeremy Lin
Thankfully, we didn't stop at Malta. I think Malta was thankful, too.
— Spike Milligan
As a child, I didn't know what I didn't have. I'm thankful for the challenges early on in my life because now I have a perspective on the world and kind of know what's important.
— America Ferrera
I'm thankful for my songs being at the top of the charts but I am human - I think people still have to remember that.
— Delta Goodrem
I dreamed about this as a kid, that I would write - and people would read - a whole series of books. I feel accomplished, giddy, and tired. Mostly, though, I feel thankful. A trilogy is a huge investment on the part of author, publisher, and reader, and I'm grateful that so many people were willing to invest along with me.
— Rae Carson
I'm thankful because all the hard work and sacrifices were worth it in the end.
— WizKid
I am really excited and thankful for opportunity to work with Cotto Promotions, Tidal and Roc Nation.
— Yandel
It feels great to win and I can't be more thankful to the Lord for walking me through every step. God was and is so faithful every time.
— Webb Simpson
I'm thankful for weird people out there 'cause they're some of the most creative people.
— Channing Tatum
I'm thankful to have time to write.
— Paul Watson
Every Thanksgiving, we all write down three things we're thankful for and put them in a hat. Then we pass the hat around the dinner table and everyone has to guess who wrote what!
— Debby Ryan
Charity never humiliated him who profited from it, nor ever bound him by the chains of gratitude, since it was not to him but to God that the gift was made.
— Antoine de Saint-Exupery
When a person doesn't have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity.
— Elie Wiesel
As with all commandments, gratitude is a description of a successful mode of living. The thankful heart opens our eyes to a multitude of blessings that continually surround us.
— James E. Faust
I want to be as gracious and thankful as I can because it has been a long road.
— Maren Morris
I'm a human just like anyone else. We all have our problems that we deal with on and off the field. I'm thankful to have a beautiful wife and child that can help ease those problems when you come home.
— Torrey Smith
Many of our prayers were not answered, and for this we are now grateful.
— William Feather
Such lovely warmth of thought and delicacy of colour are beyond all praise, and equally beyond all thanks!
— Marie Corelli
We in the United States should be all the more thankful for the freedom and religious tolerance we enjoy. And we should always remember the lessons learned from the Holocaust, in hopes we stay vigilant against such inhumanity now and in the future.
— Charlie Dent
Fame is a funny thing. I like doing normal things. I like going to fairs. I like going to ball games. I like going to Disney World or a big field on the Fourth of July and having picnics with friends. The problem is you're either worried you're going to be recognized, or you're thankful you're not. It's always there.
— Chris Evans
I feel like I'm doing what I love. If I can get out, shoot, film and climb, and be with my friends and family, I'm happy. It doesn't take a lot. I don't need to climb huge mountains. I have a deep connection with wilderness and the environment, and I'm thankful for that.
— Jimmy Chin
A single grateful thought toward heaven is the most perfect prayer.
— Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
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
All our discontents about what we want appeared to spring from the want of thankfulness for what we have.
— Daniel Defoe
I'm thankful to have Jesus as my Savior. My relationship with God has always been one to where I'm talking to him all day, every day, about anything and everything. It's just a continuous ongoing conversation that I have with the Lord, and I feel like that's brought me closer to Him.
— Josh Turner
I'm thankful for the three ounce Ziploc bag, so that I have somewhere to put my savings.
— Paula Poundstone
Years ago, it was pretty hard to get people to empathize even a little bit with scaly, cold-blooded critters; now, thanks a lot to good PR from television, it is easier to get the message of reptile conservation and tolerance across. We have a lot to be thankful to reptiles for, not the least of which is their control of rodents.
— Romulus Whitaker
My mother is such an incredibly strong woman. She raised a family of five boys extremely well. She made us all strong, loving, caring people. We all support each other. I'm really thankful to her.
— Henry Cavill
I don't know about changing my perspective, because motherhood is such a glorious blessing and I am very thankful for that. It's such a beautiful experience. I so strongly recommend it. It's bliss, love and fulfillment of another level.
— Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
My mother had abandoned the family, so grandmother raised me. And she was instrumental in that she taught me that the world is a glorious place. She taught me to embrace humanity. And she'd say there's never an excuse for joy. And to be thankful.
— Jewell Parker Rhodes
I think being raised spending so much time outdoors was really important - while you're in it, you might not know, but now I think of the things I was thankful for.
— Jewel
I realized this is what God has dealt me, and I should be thankful considering all that's happened to me in my life, but MS caused the movies to stop - stop dead - and I miss it.
— Richard Pryor
If I'm not working, I have home time with my family, and if I spend that stressing what's going to happen next, then it's a waste. I have a lot to be thankful for.
— Ewen Bremner
Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel across the country from coast to coast without seeing anything.
— Charles Kuralt
Dear Lord, I'm so grateful I'm still loved.
— Vivien Leigh
I'm definitely aware that the physical appearance is a very temporary gift. I'm very thankful for the opportunities that I've been able to experience, but I keep it all in check and don't let it consume me.
— Marisa Miller
I'm thankful for the incredible advances in medicine that have taken place during my lifetime. I almost certainly wouldn't still be here if it weren't for them.
— Billy Graham
A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.
— Henry Ward Beecher
I am thankful, of course, for the prize and thankful to God for each story, each idea, each word, each day.
— Isaac Bashevis Singer
Every one of our greatest national treasures, our liberty, enterprise, vitality, wealth, military power, global authority, flow from a surprising source: our ability to give thanks.
— Tony Snow
We sing a little song before we eat, a little blessing before we eat, and it's really - we're thanking the Lord and the Earth for the food that we eat, and it really brings you together in a profound kind of way.
— Phil Lesh
I'm thankful for the ability to share my faith in a lot of different places. It's something that I take as a responsibility and an obligation to handle as best as I can.
— Tim Tebow
I'm thankful I grew up the way I did. It made me a hard worker and insightful to other people's lives.
— Rachel Roy
I realize how unique my path has been. And I'm thankful for that.
— Vanessa Paradis
The 'Night Train' has already been a crazy ride for me. We flew around making TV appearances and stadium announcements all over the country, fueled by little more than coffee and adrenaline... so many fans jumped on board with us, and I couldn't be more thankful.
— Jason Aldean
My relationship with God is what gives me a moral compass on what decisions to make and that stuff. I'm thankful that I have the people around me that I do, and they remind me each day of who I am and what I stand for.
— Alyson Stoner
We can be thankful President Barack Obama is taking aim at one of the prime causes of climate change and extreme weather: air pollution. The EPA's carbon pollution standards are the most significant step forward our country has ever taken to protect our health by addressing climate change.
— Donna Brazile
I'm proud - or really more thankful than anything - for all the work that I've gotten.
— Annie Ilonzeh
You can think you're living in the moment and you're thankful, but when somebody comes face to face with you and says, 'I just lost my child,' or 'I have months to live, and thank you...' I'm of course sad for them, but I'm thankful that I gave them a gift and they're giving me a gift.
— Tig Notaro
There was no instruction to be thankful that the Christians were special people, chosen people. There was no nationalistic, political or ethnic superiority to be thankful for.
— John Clayton
I am both honored and blessed to have had such a wonderful career with the L.A. Galaxy and I am thankful for everything the club, the fans and the community has done for me and my family.
— Cobi Jones
I'm thankful enough or blessed enough to be able to say that Miles Davis was a friend when he was alive, and he was a wonderful mentor and really, really funny, you know.
— Prince
I'm just thankful to be blessed with my talent.
— Ty Dolla Sign
I'm thankful for all the things that this job has given me and my family. But probably the thing that I am most proud of throughout my career is that, not only myself, but my family and the people around me have just been regular people, which we are.
— Brett Favre
I wouldn't be where I am without my fans, and I am very thankful for them.
— Kygo
I actually feel I'm in a much better place than I've ever been because I'm thankful people still love the songs that I've written, and they seem to like me. And they come to the shows in droves, and they get all excited, and I can still hit all the notes, and I don't look terrible.
— Don McLean
My fans are definitely my shareholders, and I'm extremely thankful for them.
— Jacob Whitesides
I am just so thankful that my mom was a fantastic mom. She wasn't a stage mother she didn't push me. She was happy if I was happy. We are so different. I was very shy my mom did all the talking. She was my strength. She never expected that I would be this ballerina. 
— Patricia McBride
I'm thankful for not ever taking anything illegal.
— Pedro Martinez
Unfortunately, I'm not 185 and 6-3 and can run and catch fade routes all game. I do the dirty work. I'm all good. I'm thankful for it. Somebody's got to do it.
— Darnell Dockett
I feel very, very thankful to have the family that I do.
— Matt Bomer
I'm grateful for the opportunities God gave me to minister to people in high places; people in power have spiritual and personal needs like everyone else, and often they have no one to talk to.
— Billy Graham
I'm very thankful that I can make people happy just by signing my name.
— Yoko Ono
Look folks, we know who built this country and we know who is going to rebuild it. It's you. Instead of vilifying you, we should be thanking you. We owe you.
— Joe Biden
There is such a thing as 'thanks-feeling' - feeling thankful. This ought to be the general, universal spirit of the Christian.
— Charles Spurgeon
I think everything is going to be devastatingly sad - when the phone rings, I know somebody in my family's been hurt, somebody's going to die. I'm sure a therapist would go, 'That's not a good way to live,' but every time it's not that bad thing, I'm so thankful and appreciative.
— Sandra Bullock
I'm thankful that I was able to have a long, healthy career for the most part.
— Scottie Pippen
I have got good films, and I am thankful to Aditya Chopra. He put a lot of faith in me.
— Anushka Sharma
I'm so thankful to have been born in the times that we live in.
— Matt Bomer
Music is very powerful and can make you feel whatever it is. If you listen to gospel, you're going to feel thankful, and you're going to want to call up people that you hate and tell them that you love them. When you listen to sexual music, it gets you in the mood.
— R. Kelly
God has blessed me with an unbelievable talent, with fast feet, fast hands, unbelievable defense and a very, very sharp mind. So I'm thankful for that.
— Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
I am a big defender of 'Harry Potter,' and I think any book that gets kids to read are books that we should cherish, we should be thankful for them.
— Judy Blume
If you reflect often on how His Atonement has changed you, and if you give thanks often, you will find that your witness of Him gains power to touch the hearts of others. When those you invite out of your own testimony feel that witness, they will come to accept Him as their Lord and Savior.
— Henry B. Eyring
I'm really thankful for every experience I've had, even the ones that were puzzling or disorienting, because they taught me so much.
— Tavi Gevinson
Unseasonable kindness gets no thanks.
— Thomas Fuller
Well, there's not a day goes by when I don't get up and say thank you to somebody.
— Rod Stewart
I'm happy with who I am inside. I'd hate to have accolades and all that and not really be happy with who I was. So I'm really thankful for my family and for the support system that I have for being the person that I am today. I'm proud of who I am.
— Keke Palmer
I'm very happy that major players are always giving their opinions about my life, my game. I am very thankful for that.
— Neymar
Why I got into music was James Taylor, so to see him be a real down-to-earth guy that's unbelievably talented... then to hear him sing those lyrics of 'What I'm Thankful For,' which is a song Ms. Yearwood and I got to write together, that was definitely a highlight of my recording life.
— Garth Brooks
I'm very thankful to be doing what I'm doing. I feel very blessed.
— Justin Timberlake
I'm just really, really thankful. I'm thankful to the doctors; I'm thankful to the family that donated the kidney.
— Natalie Cole
I've been blessed in that regard through and through. So I'm just thankful for this opportunity to play the game that I love and share that with the world.
— Stephen Curry
I kind of just write what I like to write. I'm thankful that readers of different ages seem to connect to my stories. I don't consciously think about age demographics when I'm working on my comics.
— Gene Luen Yang
Anytime that another artist or a critic that is well-respected says something nice about you, you're always thankful and hope that you can live up to that.
— Chris Stapleton
To do what I love every day and have the support of the fans, it does not happen like this all the time, so it is important to be thankful... I know it doesn't last forever, and we have to get it while we can.
— Cole Swindell
I think there is no racism in this film industry. They are only in need of talent, though it takes time; but, if you are talented, you will get your due. I am thankful to be part of this industry.
— Nawazuddin Siddiqui
I'm happy and thankful that people are messing with the Dolla $ign.
— Ty Dolla Sign
I'm thankful I am able to continue to share the joy and the inspiration tap brings.
— Savion Glover
I was a filmy kid. I was two when I faced the camera for the first time. My parents realised it pretty early, and I'm really thankful to them for their support and help.
— Rakul Preet Singh
There's definitely no hard feelings with WWE. I'm very thankful to them for the opportunity that was given to me.
— Rey Mysterio
I've been very close to Konnan for many years now. I thank him for much of my success in this industry. He opened the doors for me in AAA, ECW, and WCW. I'm very thankful.
— Rey Mysterio
We've always had each other's backs in and out of competition. We support each other the most because we're the only ones that know what it's like to go through what we do, and so we can't be more thankful for each other. We're like sisters.
— Simone Biles
I am incredibly thankful for the strong support I have from my peers in the industry and of course my amazing fans.
— Miranda Lambert
I found out that superstars Winkler and William Shatner are real people, and I was so thankful for that.
— Terry Bradshaw
We are just so thankful that Christ does not measure us by what we do. God is not measuring us by that, He is measuring us by our faith in Christ.
— Ben Zobrist
You can expect nothing in being a musician, and you have to be just very thankful every time it goes positively for you.
— Halsey
When I started acting, I thought if I got one or two jobs a year I'd be lucky. So yeah, my career has gone so much farther than I ever suspected it would, and as such I feel lucky for everything I get. I feel thankful and grateful.
— James McAvoy
I was in the postseason twice and I'm thankful for that.
— Ryne Sandberg
I'm very thankful I'm very appreciative for everything that the Denver Broncos organization has done for me.
— Brock Osweiler
I have a fine level of recognition in the business and among the acting community now, so I consider myself one of the lucky ones. If I didn't think that, there would be something wrong with me. I'm grateful and thankful for what I've got.
— Philip Seymour Hoffman
I am really thankful to the audiences that they have appreciated all my songs and I have managed to touch their soul.
— Mohit Chauhan
That's what I love about my faith and Christianity. It's the polar opposite of darn near everything I experienced in the wrestling business. I still love the business, and I'm thankful for everything that it's provided, but the idea that it deals in the truth is the furthest thing from reality.
— Shawn Michaels
I learn more with every job, and I'm very thankful for where I am.
— Liam Hemsworth
Most people repent their sins by thanking God they ain't so wicked as their neighbors.
— Josh Billings
It was a free-for-all with music when I was growing up. My mother was a huge music fanatic so I was listening to everything from country to heavy metal to Indigo Girls to Elton John. I guess when I was really young I didn't like Willie Nelson, and she obviously loved him. Now I do too, I'm so thankful to her for playing his music nonstop.
— Tig Notaro
I'm so thankful that there are people willing to do that - to actually carry a child nine months for someone.
— GloZell
My fans have made all my career moments special for me. They are the ones that have gotten me through every single thing - good times and bad, they are who I go to and lean on. I am very thankful for that.
— Mariah Carey
I know how I want to operate as an artist. And that is by having an honest, genuine dialogue about this kind of screwed up journey I've had that I'm so thankful for.
— Mary Lambert
I want to let my fans get to know a little about me. I'm very thankful for everything they've done for me so, of course, I'm going to let them into my world a bit. But I really am a very private person, and I love kepping my life to myself - that's how I've always been.
— Vanessa Hudgens
Thankfully, while our self-righteousness reaches far, God's grace reaches farther.
— Tullian Tchividjian
There's no ex out there who I'm not friends with today, and I'm extremely thankful for that.
— Taylor Lautner
While the women of the older generation were thankful if only they succeeded in obtaining 'a work and a duty,' however monotonous and wearing it might be, the will of the younger generation for a pleasurable labour has fortunately increased.
— Ellen Key
The only jobs kids have are to do well in school, to be charming and polite, and be thankful. That's it. I'll house you, protect you, I'll even give my life for you, and in return, you will behave.
— Gene Simmons
The first thing I do when I start my day is, I get down on my hands and knees and give thanks to God. Whenever I go outside of my house, the first thing I do is stop at the church.
— Mark Wahlberg
I get along very well with the cast of '30 Rock.' I guess I bring a certain quirkiness to the show as well. I'm just thankful they keep asking me. I didn't think I was going to be asked back so every time they say, 'We want you back,' I'm screaming. I'm jumping up and down and screaming.
— Sherri Shepherd
If you sell the film rights to your book, it doesn't mean there will be a film. I have sold the rights to five books and had zero films made. Take the money and be thankful.
— Matt Haig
Readers of fiction read, I think, for a deeper embrace of the world, of reality. And that's brave. I never get over being thankful for that - for the courage of my readers.
— Barbara Kingsolver
I'm thankful for the work that feminists like Gloria Steinem have done. I am a feminist, but the geography for women today is vastly different than it was in the '60s.
— Amber Heard
I'm thankful for serendipitous moments in my life, where things could've gone the other way.
— Rick Springfield
My music is my No. 1, and I've got people who believe in me and keep me going. I'm thankful.
— Jon Pardi
I'm just very thankful. And I say that a lot because that's the most important message.
— Pharrell Williams
'In A World...' changed my life a thousand per cent. I feel thankful that something I believed in so much - I love dialect, so I dedicated five years of my life to making a film about it - yielded such rewards. It led to 'Man Up,' as well as 'No Escape,' which comes out later this year... two movies where I am the female lead.
— Lake Bell
I am thankful that geniuses and artists and good people, no matter how hard it is, will eventually be recognized. I am doubly thankful that also goes for idiots.
— Elayne Boosler
I am thankful I was born in America, although if I gain any more weight the burqa thing may start to seem like a good idea to me. See? Another plus about America, you can always find some food.
— Elayne Boosler
I am thankful that all the people in the world who absolutely, positively, know what God wants, usually kill mostly each other.
— Elayne Boosler
I say grace. I'm a big believer in grace. I happen to believe in a God that made all the food and so I'm pretty grateful for that and I thank him for that. But I'm also thankful for the people that put the food on the table.
— Alton Brown
Adidas is just right. They've been, like, a partner I couldn't be more thankful for. I really feel like they've helped increase my popularity. You know? It's tight to be able to attach to their brand and be able to add whatever I can offer to their brand. It's nice to know that they appreciate it. They are always showing love.
— Big Sean
I'm very thankful to the Yankees and to Major League Baseball for allowing me to play this game.
— Alex Rodriguez
Looking back, I am thankful that I didn't go into the film industry.
— Hideo Kojima
Many times I sit back and say, 'I can't believe that this is my life!' Other times, I feel self-satisfied. I mean, there's a lot to be proud and thankful for but, nonetheless, it's just a life!
— Lily Tomlin
I'm so thankful for the Internet because actors and singers and performers now have a way to connect with their fans on a very personal level which I think is quite special.
— Ariana Grande
Rip Rig & Panic was a milestone for me, and I've always been really thankful that I did that when I was 16. It saved me for when I suddenly became really successful later on. So even when my head's been spinning like a banshee, my feet still feel held down to the ground.
— Neneh Cherry
I'm thankful my parents obliged me to live with the unvarnished truth: I might not have been a looker, but I was a better speller than the prettiest girl in my class, and I was funnier, too.
— Laurie Graham
China has not established the rule of law and if there is a power above the law there is no social justice. Everybody can be subjected to harm. I'm just a citizen: my life is equal in value to any other. But I'm thankful that when I lost my freedom so many people shared feelings and put such touching effort into helping me.
— Ai Weiwei
I will forever be thankful to the Malawians and international community, and my professional army and army general, who said: 'No, we will follow the constitution.' That's why I'm here.
— Joyce Banda
Being away from home was tough, but the challenge and the thrill of being on Broadway was so fulfilling, and I'm thankful to my husband for making it possible and holding it down at home.
— Nicole Ari Parker
I've gone to normal clubs, straight clubs, and I've gone to gay clubs to party with my friends and fans. There's no difference. I have nothing to prove. I'm very comfortable in my own skin, and I'm thankful to have as many close gay friends as I have, people who have been so supportive in my life and have always been there for me.
— Nick Jonas
I'm actual thankful for the amount of responsibility that has been handed to me. I feel very honored.
— Samira Wiley
My time at Pop has been a transformative experience that I am extremely proud of. It has afforded me the chance to collaborate with some of the greatest creative minds in the world, and I'm thankful to Ashley Heath and Bauer Media for the opportunity.
— Dasha Zhukova
I turn to someone, I'm not sure, to God I think, but I never ask for anything. I would never pray to win a title; it makes no sense. I've never understood those who pray before a match. I simply give thanks for what I have received.
— Mario Balotelli
I am thankful to the Nobel committee for recognising the plight of millions of children who are suffering in this modern age.
— Kailash Satyarthi
Every musician, their goal in life is to play music that people love, and I've accomplished my goal. I was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and left that chapter of my life and those people in the past. Good and bad, I've loved and am thankful for that chapter.
— Steven Adler
I'm one of the most fortunate people in the world.
— Rose Kennedy
Even now, when I try and think of band names just randomly, I'm so thankful that 'fun.' is the name of the band. I never really think twice about it. It is so simple and so easy.
— Nate Ruess
I'm grateful for my brokenness. I'm grateful for my humility.
— James McGreevey
I love going to Africa and stuff. I love going anywhere, really, but I've been to Africa a bunch of times and it's just a beautiful place that needs help, obviously, but helping people that are really thankful is really easy to do. And the people out there always seem so thankful.
— Kris Allen
I feel so thankful that I'm able to be a part of something that I love to wake up and run to work every day.
— Alexander Wang
What's blessed about my life is that I have been able to connect with the global audience on a regular basis. I am thankful for everybody's love, and I reciprocate that, but I also have to deliver on every occasion.
— Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
I'm just thankful that even at a young age, I got to experience something like 'X Factor,' and I got to meet enough people just to know that I needed to be patient until the right deal came around.
— Jacob Whitesides
Every morning, I wake up and think about 10 different things I'm thankful for, and I continue to spread that love throughout the day, always visualizing, meditating, and growing.
— Shameik Moore
I don't need a holiday or a feast to feel grateful for my children, the sun, the moon, the roof over my head, music, and laughter, but I like to take this time to take the path of thanks less traveled.
— Paula Poundstone
I'm thankful that my memory is good because my vision is going.
— Paula Poundstone
I'm thankful for Sarah Palin's vice presidential bid, which taught us that Alaska is not in a box off the coast of California.
— Paula Poundstone
I had a somewhat religious upbringing. Not strict, but it was there, and I'm kind of thankful for that. If you grow up just watching MTV, that's its own form of religion, and it's not even based on happiness or communal responsibility. I mean, try to construct a worldview out of that.
— Win Butler
I am thankful to whatever I have got in my life, but one thing which is always at the back of my mind is my dance academy. I would love to see my dance academy growing.
— Madhuri Dixit
I work hard, and I'm thankful people recognize that.
— Ander Crenshaw
And I'm very surprised that all this stuff actually worked out to where I could have a career in film, gain the benefit of my education, and be thankful that I was able to break into my craft as an actor.
— Terrence Howard
I'm really aware of the conversations that surround young actresses in Hollywood. I always get myself into a hole with these conversations, and I get weirdly quoted, and I sound militant and like I'm not thankful at all, and I'm so thankful of everything that's happening. But I'm an active observer of the machinations of this world.
— Mackenzie Davis
I am so thankful for the genius of Phil Spector, for his recognition of my talent to be the main voice of his Wall of Sound.
— Darlene Love
At a certain point, when I let go and was done - when I stopped and could say I was blessed and thankful to be a champion, when I finally enjoyed life from this different perspective - that's when I healed. Letting go healed me.
— Dominick Cruz
I think all of us are thankful every day we get to put this uniform on, and we play this game. So try not to take any days for granted. Every time you take the field, give a hundred percent and leave it all out there.
— Jacob deGrom
This is something I've wanted to do my whole life is play baseball, and I think just the opportunity to put on a big-league uniform every day is just... you know, people dream of it, but not everybody gets to do it. I'm thankful every day I get to do it.
— Jacob deGrom
I've got tapes that I'm so thankful that my father made - old reel-to-reel tapes. I've got a ton of those things at home. He kept those like fine diamonds, I mean he kept them, you know, in a box and was very, very careful of them, you know.
— Ricky Skaggs
I think there is a difference between Slate and Salon. I think we both serve important functions on the Internet. As more and more Websites disappear, I'm thankful Slate is still around because it makes things less lonely.
— David Talbot
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
I'm so thankful for my one year at regular high school in White Plains.
— Jennifer Damiano
I'm thankful to be here in Cleveland, and I believe this is where I belong.
— Josh Gordon
Certainly my parents were a huge influence. They always expected the most out of all of us. And expected us to do our very best. I'm thankful to them for allowing me to do what I wanted to do.
— Laurel Clark
It makes me feel so amazing to know there's people out here that support me and follow me on Twitter and watch my shows on YouTube and come to my concert, so I'm very thankful.
— Austin Mahone
As an artist, you're thankful to get a shot at a story more than once, because it doesn't happen all the time. Whether you talk about 'Hamlet' or 'Death of a Salesman,' you always want to see what the next group of actors will do.
— Kenny Leon
I am very thankful that I have lived the life I have lived. I am thankful for my Graves' disease, and I tell people, if I had my whole life to live over, I would have it, because it has really made me into the person that I am.
— Gail Devers
I've been very fortunate. I feel very thankful. I've been able to come home and do some fun things and make it exciting for people here at home.
— Roger Clemens
The truth is, after Boys Don't Cry, I realized how few and far between the great roles are. I am beyond thankful for finding Million Dollar Baby.
— Hilary Swank
I feel like I still am struggling in a lot of different ways. I still have to fight for certain things. Certain jobs. At least I'm working and I'm thankful for that.
— Gina Gershon
I'm thankful God has given us the technology where we can see each other through Skype on the computer. It's not the same thing, but at least we can see each other. Imagine the time before when that wasn't available and people had to go defend our country. It's really hard. I go two weeks without seeing my family and I go crazy.
— Albert Pujols
You're always aware that only eight per cent of actors are in work at one time, so you've got to be thankful for the job you've got and do the best you can.
— Ben Hardy
Certainly the research shows that grateful people are more innovative thinkers.
— Deborah Norville
I know for me like I have a reputation of being kind of tough, I have a reputation of also being the girl next door, kind of sweet but I have standards and my thing is, it's me on that screen and I don't have control over everything in this and I'm grateful and thankful.
— Nia Long
We have to be thankful to the Czechs that they did their duty. The Czech Republic won, I can't believe it. It was a huge party with all the people here.
— Ruud van Nistelrooy
As a husband, father and public servant, I'm thankful for the counsel and wisdom of my older brothers - Bill, who was a priest, and Kevin, who is a priest.
— Denis McDonough
I am going to spend my time today just thanking the people that played a role in my career, because I truly do believe that I was blessed by a lot of people that paths crossed mine as I went down the road in my career.
— Nolan Ryan
I still don't look at myself as a star. I've always had a thankful heart.
— Brenda Lee
I'm so thankful for my family and friends - they're really supportive. Everyone I work with on 'Austin & Ally;' the cast and crew are like my family now. We have so much fun, and I'm so happy they're in my life!
— Laura Marano
'Idol' was groundbreaking television. I am very fortunate to have won the show at the time. 'Idol' changed my life, and I am thankful.
— Taylor Hicks
I bless God for this retirement: I never was more thankful for any thing than I have been of late for the necessity I am under of self-denial in many respects.
— David Brainerd
I'm just really thankful to have the chance to portray a character you don't see every day.
— Regina King
I remember, the first time I came to the United States in 1996, I didn't speak a word of English at the beginning. I am very thankful for this country and the opportunity music has given me... My three kids were born here in Miami; they speak Spanish at home, but English with all their friends.
— Juanes
If I can do one hundredth part for the Indian that Mrs. Stowe did for the Negro, I will be thankful.
— Helen Hunt Jackson
I'm really looking forward to the Hall of Fame ceremonies. It's going to be unbelievable - just crazy. I'm looking forward to thanking all the fans for inspiring me to go out there and play my best football each and every game.
— Jerry Rice
My dog wants the entrepreneurial community to know how thankful she is for the fact that she gets to go out. She has heard more pitches than probably much of the world.
— Heidi Roizen
I've had bad jobs. Now I have a good one. I'm thankful.
— Maurice Greene
I am thankful to Nichia Chemical Corporation and its founder Nobu Ogawa, who gave me the research opportunity to create a blue LED.
— Shuji Nakamura
I've had this unbelievable amount of good fortune and I'm just so thankful for it. But at the same time I feel exceptionally guilty. I have so many friends who are talented graduates of Juilliard and are exceptional actors and I'm the lucky one that somehow got such a fortunate break.
— Matthew Gray Gubler
I'm just thankful to have a tour and work something I can focus on.
— Jerry Cantrell
There's a lot of women in the WNBA. There's a lot of women who could be here. To be voted by the fans says a lot - that people are aware of what's going on. I'm really thankful. I think they just really appreciate my talent so I'm definitely grateful.
— Lisa Leslie
I mean you got to thank your parents for giving you the right genes.
— Eric Heiden
My first languages are German and Spanish because I was brought up by a Spanish mother and a German father, so I always spoke both languages at home. I'm very thankful that I was brought up in a bilingual house.
— Daniel Bruhl
I'm very thankful to players like John Stockton and Spud Webb. They've made it possible for someone like me to make it. I think teams are actually looking for one player under 6-feet now, because they make things happen.
— Scott Brooks
Well, my first languages are German and Spanish because I was brought up by a Spanish mother and a German father, so I always spoke both languages at home. I'm very thankful that I was brought up in a bilingual house.
— Daniel Bruhl
I am glad and thankful that my husband forced me to start reading for pleasure, as it took me years to listen to him and pick up a book!
— Rachel Tucker
I'm really thankful to God, man. Like now, I'm really making a real comeback with my group. With or without a record, with or without a movie. And behind all the negative press behind this movie.
— Ike Turner
I've been allowed to grow over the past twenty years. I've managed to avoid being trapped in one moment of my career and for that, I'm very thankful.
— Giovanni Ribisi
The Atlanta Braves are really all that our children know about this crazy baseball life, and we are so thankful for this upbringing for them.
— Tim Hudson
I'm so thankful for that struggling period. That time is really great where you have no idea what's going to happen.
— Abbi Jacobson
I'm just so lucky - my office is a racetrack. That is something I'm very thankful for. It's exciting, and it's challenging, and there are a lot of emotions and nerves that come with it, but right there before the gates open, before that minute and a half or two minutes of the race, it just hits you.
— Chantal Sutherland
I'm thankful to get the opportunity to direct. I hope I don't mess it up.
— Mark Harmon
Al is, and always has been, the person who has been the candidate - the elected official. And he is the one who makes policy. As his wife, I have the wonderful opportunity to advocate for causes that I am passionate about, and I'm thankful for that.
— Tipper Gore
If you're going to have a heart attack, mine was the kind to have. I'm thankful that it hasn't affected my output or my capacity to perform. And it has given me a lot to think and write about.
— Peter Hammill
And I'm so thankful that I've been allowed to show another side of Trish.
— Trish Stratus
Really, I'll go anywhere at any time to continue working in theater - it's a passion that I'm thankful I still have. It keeps me creative and on my toes and meeting great people. I can't imagine a better way of working than on a play.
— Laurie Metcalf
By and large, the gospel of grace is neither proclaimed, understood, nor lived.
— Brennan Manning
As we look forward to freedom, the shining city on the hill and the best days of America lying ahead, it is the men and women in uniform who protect, defend and make us proud to whom we should look and give thanks every night.
— Robin Hayes
I'm so happy and thankful I made it a point be a stay-at-home mom.
— Candace Cameron Bure
As both a local resident and a parent with a CF-afflicted child, I'm thankful for companies like Canon, Chase and Outback who believe that giving back to the community is critical to their role as corporate citizens.
— Boomer Esiason