“Nothing is born of nothing, least of all knowledge, modernity, or enlightened thought; progress is made in tiny surges, in successive laps, like an endless relay race. But there are links without which nothing would be passed on, and for that reason, they deserve the gratitude of all who benefited from them.” MadeReasonWould BeBornRaceProgressGratitudeDeserveTinyEndlessEnlightenedLinksLapModernityRelaysRelay Races Book:Origins: A Memoir Source: Origins: A Memoir
“Ancient poets and sages have called the earth the mother of all things. They could hardly have chosen a more attractive name, or one that was more appropriate. From her lap springs everything that possesses life and motion, everything that flourishes, fades, and has its fated day, and she tirelessly provides material for the countless varied bodies that are created -- and then abandoned -- by the life force in its unending, hidden progress through nature.” BodyEarthMotherNamesForceProgressHumilityPoetMaterialsGratitudeSpringAll ThingsAncientChosenAttractiveAppropriateAbandonedFadesSageLapStewardshipUnending Author:Jonas Hallgrimsson
“We should, all of us, be filled with gratitude and humility for our present progress and prosperity. We should be filled with awe and joy at what lies over the horizon. And we should be filled with absolute determination to make the most of it.” ShouldSpiritualJoyLyingProgressHumilityGratitudeDeterminationAbsolutesFilledProsperityAweHorizon Author:William J. Clinton
“The thankful heart sees the best part of every situation. It sees problems and weaknesses as opportunities, struggles as refining tools, and sinners as saints in progress.” HeartProblemOpportunitySituationStruggleProgressGratitudeWeaknessToolsGratefulSaintSinnerThanksgivingRefiningThankful Heart Author:Francis Frangipane
“I never travel across this great nation without experiencing a feeling of gratitude and thanksgiving for all that we have and are. As I see its broad fruitful farms, its humming factories, its gleaming cities, certainly it is easy to realize that we have achieved unequaled material progress in this great country.” CountryFeelingsNationsEasyRealizingCitiesProgressMaterialsGratitudeBroadsFarmsFactoriesGreat NationsGreat CountryHumming Author:Ezra Taft Benson
“While there are many problems, if one focuses on the bigger picture there are numerous reasons to be thankful for living in a time of remarkable progress and wonderful possibilities for the future.” IfsReasonProblemProgressWonderfulPossibilityGratitudeBiggerRemarkableBeing ThankfulBigger Picture Author:John Templeton
“Be grateful for challenges because... Had there been no difficulties and no thorns in the way, then [each woman and] man would have been in his primitive state and no progress made in civilisation and mental culture.” MenWayHas BeensMadeStatesCultureChallengesProgressGratitudeMen And WomenDifficultyGratefulPrimitiveBe GratefulThornsCivilisation Author:Anandi Gopal Joshi