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.

The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.

None of us got to where we are alone. Whether the assistance we received was obvious or subtle, acknowledging someone's help is a big part of understanding the importance of saying thank you.

We are in a wrong state of mind if we are not in a thankful state of mind.

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.

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.

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.

The trick is to be grateful when your mood is high and graceful when it is low.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I want to be as gracious and thankful as I can because it has been a long road.

I am thankful for all the blessings and talents I have been given, but most of all I am thankful for my loving and supportive family.

I'm very blessed, thankful, grateful for the opportunities I've had.

I'm thankful because all the hard work and sacrifices were worth it in the end.

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!

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.

Feeling gratitude isn't born in us - it's something we are taught, and in turn, we teach our children.

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.

I'm thankful for serendipitous moments in my life, where things could've gone the other way.

Dear Lord, I'm so grateful I'm still loved.

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.

For what I have received may the Lord make me truly thankful. And more truly for what I have not received.

I'm thankful to my family, friends, and fans for all of their support.

Before I get out of bed, I am saying thank you. I know how important it is to be thankful.

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.

There is such a thing as 'thanks-feeling' - feeling thankful. This ought to be the general, universal spirit of the Christian.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I am really thankful to everyone around, as Mumbai has given me a lot.

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.

Thanks to television, for the first time the young are seeing history made before it is censored by their elders.

I'm thankful for each and every day. We never know when time is up.

I'm thankful that my memory is good because my vision is going.

Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue.

Fans love the image that they see on-screen. They simply admire you for whatever they see on TV shows without even knowing you as a person. That's such a pure thing. I'm thankful for the love they have showered on me.

I think my mother is my biggest influence. There are so many things I hate about her but at the same time I'm thankful for her. All I know is that when I'm a parent I want to be just like my mom. I can talk to my mom more than any of my friends could talk to their parents.

A single grateful thought toward heaven is the most perfect prayer.

In my case, my mother had to be my mother and father, so I am thankful to her.

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.

A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.

When you read a piece of writing that you admire, send a note of thanks to the author.

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.

I understand that being able to appeal to the public and having an amazing sense of humour is not something that comes easy. It's definitely a gift and for which I'm thankful.

We have to be thankful for what we have. A lot of kids would love to be in our situation, and we realize that.

Well, there's not a day goes by when I don't get up and say thank you to somebody.