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Grateful Quotes

On gratitude, luck, and the passions we find later in life.

These quotes capture gratitude in different forms—thanking an audience for their support, feeling fortunate despite a bittersweet edge, or discovering a genuine passion as an adult. See also our grateful prayers.

I tell my audiences today that I served 10 years in Nashville! That's a joke, of course; I was grateful for the work. Bob Ferguson, who produced Connie Smith, Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton, started calling me in.

Quotes by Johnny Gimble

The people of Iraq are grateful for what the people of the United States of America and our armed forces and our coalition forces are giving them the opportunity to do.

Quotes by Johnny Isakson

But I am very grateful for my success, and with success, of course, comes a whole lot of celebrity.

Quotes by Johnny Mathis

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

Quotes by John Wooden

I am impelled, not to squeak like a grateful and apologetic mouse, but to roar like a lion out of pride in my profession.

John Steinbeck

I'm grateful that the Buck family, Major League Baseball, and the other Major League clubs have confidence in my ability to lead our franchise into the future.

Quotes by John S. Middleton

I am always very grateful that I do not have to rely for my meal on a nationalised dinner service working as well as the Post Office on strike day.

Quotes by John Redwood

I'm grateful I've got my mind. I can take care of my own business.

Quotes by John Morton

I've permitted myself to learn and to fail with some regularity. And that is probably the one thing I was given, and that I'm still grateful for.

Quotes by John Malkovich

I was grateful for the opportunity to make a difference. The political violence really started in 1970-1971. The political difficulties start a little bit beyond that.

Quotes by John Hume

Not everybody gets a home slam; not everybody gets home events. I am part of a very select few who get that opportunity, so I can only really be grateful for that.

Quotes by Johanna Konta

I'm very grateful for what Mr Capello did for my career. I was really honoured that he put me in as his number one.

Quotes by Joe Hart

All TV can do is capture the spirit of a book because the medium is so utterly different. But I'm very grateful for the readers that Masterpiece Theatre has undoubtedly brought me.

Quotes by Joanna Trollope

I've been dealing with the press for 45 years. You need a very long spoon to sup with them. While you are always grateful, they are like badly trained dogs. They smile and wag and bite your arm off.

Quotes by Joanna Lumley

We have differing views on law, politics and religion. But I have yet to meet a Scalia clerk who was not grateful to the man who taught us, shaped us, and launched us into our lives in the law. Justice...

Quotes by Joan Larsen

I know of no scholar more dedicated to bringing a thorough and accurate portrayal of America's involvement in Vietnam than Mark Moyar. Everyone who is interested in a full picture of that oft-misunderstood war should be grateful for his effort.

Quotes by Jim Webb

Mr. Speaker, as a grateful recovering alcoholic of 24 years myself, I am living proof that treatment does work and that recovery is real.

Quotes by Jim Ramstad

My Marine experience helped shape who I am now personally and professionally, and I am grateful for that on an almost daily basis.

Quotes by Jim Lehrer

I met five presidents. I had dinner with a president of the United States in the White House. I played golf with a president of the United States. I made money. I mean, when I look at it, I had...

Quotes by Jim Leyland

Right now the thing that I have learned the most is to be grateful that I have finally gotten to a point where I am being paid to make films, after eight years.

Quotes by Jim McKay

Frequently Asked Questions

What different situations do these "grateful" quotes describe?
This mix covers gratitude toward a TV show the speaker never watched, a feeling that mixes luck, gratitude, and bittersweetness, thankfulness to readers for a book's success, and gratitude for rediscovering a passion as an adult.
Is there a quote about feeling grateful toward American Idol despite never watching it?
Yes: "I've never seen American Idol but I am grateful to them."
Does a quote mix gratitude with other feelings?
Yes: "I feel extremely lucky, extremely grateful, and a little bittersweet, too."
Is there a quote thanking readers or viewers for a book's success?
Yes: "I'm so grateful to everyone who has bought a copy of 'Girl Online.' I love that so many of my viewers are enjoying the book!"
Where can I find more quotes in a similar spirit?
For more in this spirit, see our Prayers and Gratitude pages.

For related reflections, explore our gratitude and blessings quotes.