• THOUGHTS ON •
Gratitude “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”
people are more morally decent.” —Dennis Prager
“No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.”
“If future generations are to remember us more with gratitude than sorrow, we must achieve more than just the miracles of technology. We must also leave them a glimpse of the world as it was created, not just as it looked when we got through with it.”
—Alfred North Whitehead
—Lyndon B. Johnson
“I am happy because I’m grateful. I choose to be grateful. That gratitude allows me to be happy.”
“All businesses and jobs depend on a vast number of people, often unnoticed and unthanked, without which nothing really gets done. They are all human and deserve respect and gratitude.”
—John F. Kennedy
—Will Arnett
John F. Kennedy
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.”
“When you have balance in your life, work becomes an entirely different experience. There is a passion that moves you to a whole new level of fulfilment and gratitude, and that’s when you can do your best... for yourself and for others.”
“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.”
—Melody Beattie
—Cara Delevingne
—Nick Vujicic
“Gratitude is not a limited resource, nor is it costly. It is abundant as air. We breathe it in but forget to exhale.”
“Never lose the childlike wonder. Show gratitude... Don’t complain; just work harder... Never give up.”
—Marshall Goldsmith
—Randy Pausch
“Of all the characteristics needed for both a happy and morally decent life, none surpasses gratitude. Grateful people are happier, and grateful
F O R B E S M I D D L E E A S T.C O M
—Margaret Heffernan
FINAL THOUGHT “What you have outside you counts less than what you have inside you.” — B.C. Forbes
DECEMBER 2021
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