Quotes with thanks

  • Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.

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  • Albert Schweitzer Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.
    Albert Schweitzer
    German physician, theologian, philosopher, musician (1875 - 1965)
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  • St. Ambrose of Milan No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.
    St. Ambrose of Milan
    Bishop of Milan (339 - 397)
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  • Percy Bysshe Shelley The Galilean is not a favorite of mine. So far from owing him any thanks for his favor, I cannot avoid confessing that I owe a secret grudge to his carpentership.
    Percy Bysshe Shelley
    English poet (1792 - 1822)
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  • Benjamin Watson Before competition, as I stand in shoulder pads and cleats, my helmet in my left hand, adrenaline flowing and my heart raging under my right, I never forget the ills of America, but for a moment I envision its potential, remember its prosperity, and give thanks to God for the land He has placed me in and the people I love who live in it.
    Benjamin Watson
    American football player (1980 - )
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  • Thomas Jefferson But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life; and thanks to a benevolent arrangement of things, the greater part of life is sunshine.
    Thomas Jefferson
    American statesman (1743 - 1826)
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  • Brian Tracy Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.
    Brian Tracy
    Canadian-American motivational public speaker and self-development aut (1944 - )
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  • Jeremy Bentham He who thinks and thinks for himself, will always have a claim to thanks; it is no matter whether it be right or wrong, so as it be explicit. If it is right, it will serve as a guide to direct; if wrong, as a beacon to warn.
    Jeremy Bentham
    English philosopher, jurist, and social reformer (1748 - 1832)
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  • Sarah Bernhardt I have, thanks to my travels, added to my stock all the superstitions of other countries. I know them all now, and in any critical moment of my life, they all rise up in armed legions for or against me.
    Sarah Bernhardt
    French stage actress (0 - 1923)
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  • Simone Weil If Germany, thanks to Hitler and his successors, were to enslave the European nations and destroy most of the treasures of their past, future historians would certainly pronounce that she had civilized Europe.
    Simone Weil
    French philosopher (1909 - 1943)
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  • Bill Hybels If you're a parent, you know how incredibly good it feels when one of your children spontaneously thanks you for something. God is our Father, and he, too, is moved when we express our thanksgiving.
    Too Busy Not to Pray
    Bill Hybels
    American church figure and author (1951 - )
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  • Ben Bernanke Let me end my talk by abusing slightly my status as an official representative of the Federal Reserve System. I would like to say to Milton and Anna: Regarding the Great Depression. You're right, we did it. We're very sorry. But thanks to you, we won't do it again.
    Ben Bernanke
    American economist (1953 - )
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  • Bob Latta Let the living give thanks to our honored dead who have paid the ultimate sacrifice that the Constitution of the United States remains our guiding light.
    Bob Latta
    American politician (1956 - )
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  • Bobby Jindal Louisiana loses 30 miles a year off our coast. We lost 100 miles last year off our coast thanks to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. We have lost a size of land equivalent to the entire state of Rhode Island.
    Bobby Jindal
    American politician (1971 - )
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  • Garrison Keillor Nothing you do for children is ever wasted. They seem not to notice us, hovering, averting our eyes, and they seldom offer thanks, but what we do for them is never wasted.
    Garrison Keillor
    American humoristic writer (1942 - )
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  • Bobby Jindal On Thanksgiving I will stop to give thanks that my family is safe and healthy, especially because I realize that, following the tragedies of this year, it is all too real a possibility that they might not have been.
    Bobby Jindal
    American politician (1971 - )
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  • Ben Shapiro President Obama has continually put off the deadline for implementation of Obamacare thanks to hang-ups in the system.
    Ben Shapiro
    American conservative political commentator and attorney (1984 - )
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  • Joan Rivers 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
    American stand-up comedian, actress, writer and producer (1933 - 2014)
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  • Samuel Pepys Thanks be to God. Since my leaving the drinking of wine, I do find myself much better, and do mind my business better, and do spend less money, and less time lost in idle company.
    Samuel Pepys
    English administrator of the navy and Member of Parliament (1633 - 1703)
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  • Beth Ditto Thanks to capitalism, the importance placed on beauty has never been so manipulated. We are the guinea pigs force-fed ads that tell us how pathetic we are: that we will never be loved, happy or valuable unless we have the body, the face, the hair, even the personality that will apparently be ours, if only we buy their products.
    Beth Ditto
    American singer-songwriter and actress (1981 - )
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  • Bob Hope Thanks to our brave allies: you gallant Russian bear, you British everywhere.
    Introduction to his World War II performances.
    Bob Hope
    American comedian, actor (1903 - 2003)
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