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Inspirational Quotes

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“Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone.”

G.B. [GLADYS BERTHA] STERN
NOVELIST, CRITIC

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“To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven.”

JOHANNES A. GAERTNER
ART HISTORY PROFESSOR, THEOLOGIAN, POET

“To educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude means to take nothing for granted, but to always seek out and value the kind that will stand behind the action. Nothing that is done for you is a matter of course. Everything originates in a will for the good, which is directed at you. Train yourself never to put off the word or action for the expression of gratitude.”

ALBERT SCHWEITZER
PHILOSOPHER, PHYSICIAN, NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER

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“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.”

G. K. CHESTERTON
WRITER, POET, ESSAYIST, NOVELIST

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“In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.”

DIETRICH BONHOEFFER
PASTOR, THEOLOGIAN, GERMAN RESISTANCE FIGHTER IN WORLD WAR II

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“Happiness is itself a kind of gratitude.”

JOSEPH WOOD KRUTCH
WRITER, NATURALIST

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“Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy.”

JACQUES MARITAIN
PHILOSOPHER

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“Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.”

HENRY WARD BEECHER
CLERGYMAN, SOCIAL REFORMER

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“The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.”

FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE
SCHOLAR, WRITER, PHILOSOPHER

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“Gratitude is the memory of the heart. ”

JEAN-BAPTISTE MASSIEU
TEACHER, SCHOOL FOUNDER

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“Money matters, but less than we think and not in the way we think. Family is important. So are friends. Envy is toxic. So is excessive thinking. Beaches are optional. Trust is not. Neither is gratitude.”

ERIC WEINER
AUTHOR, NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO CORRESPONDENT

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“Gratitude is happiness double by wonder.”

G. K. CHESTERTON
WRITER, POET, ESSAYIST, NOVELIST

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“I still miss those I loved who are no longer with me but I find I am grateful for having loved them. The gratitude has finally conquered the loss.”

RITA MAE BROWN
WRITER

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“An understanding heart is everything in a teacher, and cannot be esteemed highly enough. One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feeling. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child.”

CARL GUSTAV JUNG
FOUNDER OF ANALYTICAL PSYCHOLOGY

TEACHING BY EXAMPLE

“Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.”

AESOP
FABULIST

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“You have no cause for anything but gratitude and joy.”

BUDDHA

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LOVE

Not all humanitarians are well-known. Some are everyday people performing extraordinary acts of love and kindness, like Carol Donald, who served as a foster parent to 100 children with medical needs in Northern...

MOTIVATION

When 45-year-old Randy Pausch was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, he chose to focus on living rather than dying. As a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University, Pausch was asked to deliver a “last...

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Your Hero Stories

Found 22 Hero Stories

COMMITMENT

MY "BOSTON" C My husband, whom I call “Boston” after the city he grew up in, is my hero. We’ve been married for four years but we’ve been only been together about one and a half of those years. We are a military family. Over the course of our short marriage we’ve had one child, purchased cars, a house, and moved across the...
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APPRECIATION

SHARONE O Her name is Sharone and she is my mother. She is my hero. She became my hero gradually during my lifetime. As I grew and matured I was able to recognize all that she has done for me, sacrificed for me, and taught me. I have a great deal of gratitude for who I am because of what I learned from my mother. When...
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HELPING OTHERS

BARRY F My husband, Barry Fishman, is an extraordinary man who does extraordinary things every day. He is no stranger to tragedy, yet he has incredible strength and courage, and is an inspiration to many, many people. He is honest, sincere, compassionate, generous and thoughtful. He is definitely a hero. I met my...
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COURAGE

RAMON R Hidden Heroes My friend Ramon R. never refers to himself as a hero. After working closely with this Vietnam-era combat veteran for years, I have come to realize how under-appreciated such people are. As we go about our daily lives, agonizing over being late to work or paying taxes to Uncle Sam every April,...
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STRENGTH

BETH LEONARD My wife Beth has been a real inspiration and soul mate too me as well as a loving and nurturing mother to our 2 young daughters. Unfortunately my career has moved our family throughout the Midwest and with my wife being a successful Real Estate broker she has had to start her career from scratch with every move....
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COURAGE

KIM M My hero is amazing to me. He has helped me through so much that I have gone through in the past 2 years. He has been there for me, when I least expect it, and even when I ask for it. He gives me advice when I ask for it, and believe it or not, it makes a lot of sense. Without dispelling too much, his care and...
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THE FEW, THE PROUD, THE FORGOTTEN My name is Michael M. I'm 43 years old and was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in 2008; which was caused by exposure to toxic water while serving in the Marines at Camp Lejeune NC. Since '08 my family and I have had so much advice, assistance, support and total compassion from a group that calls themselves...
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INSPIRATION

GAIL H In 1948, Air Force pilot Gail Halvorsen won the hearts of German children by dropping candy bars tied to handkerchiefs out of his plane. The Russians had blockaded the city of Berlin to prevent the democratic victors of WWII from stopping their advance of communism. Many Americans had a hard time recognizing...
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BARDI TOTO Bardi Toto is the most amazing giving woman I have ever met. She is a NY Times Best Seller, of a book Titled Thinking Upside Down Living Rightside Up. She founded gratitude lifestyle magazine and is the founder of gratitudeclothing and kidsforgratitude which I hear she is launching this week. She is all about...
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE

MICHAEL A Very shortly after meeting Michael, I realized he wasn't just another soul inhabiting this earth. Not just another guy. While most of us go about our daily lives having little if any affect on others, I came to realize that this Hero had been affecting others lives for years. Because of a personal...
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CHARACTER

EDWARD H My grandfather is a "foundation Hero" in my life and my family’s lives. He told me many, many truths and two of these I will share with you. He said, "The most valuable gift anyone can give you is an introduction to a truly good person." He said, "The most valuable material thing you will ever own is your...
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RISING ABOVE

MARC L My very good hearted and extremely intelligent husband, Marc, is deaf. He was born hearing but gradually 'lost his ears' and by the time he was fifteen years old, the world was all but silent for him. At a time he should have been enjoying friendships and dating, he was ignored, shunned or bullied by most people...
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CHARACTER

HARRY O My dad has always been a character. It took me a long time to realize the debt of gratitude I owe him for teaching me what character is. My grandmother used to joke that he was the only German kid in a predominantly Polish neighborhood that would bring the black kid home to play. He recently told me stories of...
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REACHING OUT

SGT. JUAN A "The Write Stuff" my middle school group of Random Acts of Kindness Kids sent over 500 homemade letters and gifts to wounded American troops this year. One soldier was so touched, he traveled by bus from Walter Reed Medical Center with a 3 inch bullet in his leg to meet the kids and tell them they made a...
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ENCOURAGEMENT

PAM B For the past 17 years, over 700 Junior High students have been loved, had their eyes opened, had their self esteem magnified, made friends and were set on a path of confidence through Pam's efforts. She conceived of, organized and launched a program she calls "Sunrise" in the community where she teaches....
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GRATITUDE

BARDI TOTO Bardi Toto is the most caring woman on and off the internet, full of gratitude. I had to say something after I saw her other hero story. Yes she is a best selling author, known world wide for branding and social media. She is the only person online who gives out their phone number and answers. She cares about her...
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LOVE

JEREMY & MERCEDES R My son and daughter have had to endure the pain of emotional abuse and divorce yet they maintain a soft nature and loving attitude. No child should have to suffer at the hands of a loved one and yet, the love coming out of these people indicates that they have chosen not to take the bite out of a bitter apple but...
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TRUE BEAUTY

JESÚS P My dad is the best person I have ever met. Nothing I have ever seen or heard from others will ever convince me otherwise. A little less than two years ago, when I was 24 years old, I was living away from home for college and was involved in what could have been potentially serious legal trouble. My dad flew 2,500...
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE

JIM B He was Jim Braga make no mistake about it. He married my sister when I was in sixth grade that was at 39 years ago ! He was a super fantastic person! He would call to Sk my sister out and after speaking to my Dad all nine kids two in wheel chairs and a baby he would load all of us into the station wagon the...
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DETERMINATION

BARDI TOTO DRAKE Bardi Toto is the most amazing giving woman I have ever met. She is a NY Times Best Seller, of a book Titled Thinking Upside Down Living Rightside Up. Her new book is The Power of Asking. Voted #1 Must Read book of 2014. She founded gratitude lifestyle magazine and is the founder of gratitudeclothing and...
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