My function is, as objectively and accurately as I can, to present reality to people out there, and doing that as quickly as we do is quite difficult enough, thank you.
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My function is, as objectively and accurately as I can, to present reality to people out there, and doing that as quickly as we do is quite difficult enough, thank you.
What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy.
But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine.
All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.
Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.
One good husband is worth two good wives, for the scarcer things are, the more they are valued.
Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.
I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blue dream of sky and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes.
If gratitude, when exerted towards another, naturally produces a very pleasing sensation in the mind of a grateful man, it exalts the soul into rapture when it is employed on this great object of gratitude to the beneficent Being who has given us everything we already possess, and from whom we expect everything we yet hope for.
Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret.
One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others.
Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.
A book is a gift you can open again and again.
The Vietnamese have a secret weapon. It's their willingness to die beyond our willingness to kill. In effect, they've been saying, You can kill us, but you'll have to kill a lot of us; you may have to kill all of us. And, thank heaven, we are not yet ready to do that.
If thy brother wrongs thee, remember not so much his wrong-doing, but more than ever that he is thy brother.
By looking up, by raising our eyes above our limited horizon, we are more likely to perceive the blessings hidden in affliction.
We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.
If the average person realized the power he wields over his life and destiny, he would live in a perpetual state of wonder and thanksgiving.
Cultivate an attitude of gratitude, of giving and forgiving. Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.
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