Carl Sagan Quotes

Most of us never stop to consider our blessings; rather, we spend the day only thinking about our problems. But since you have to be alive to have problems, be grateful for the opportunity to have them.

I very well could not be here right now. So I'm so grateful for every day I have, especially in living out my dreams.

I've started to look at life differently. When you're thanking God for every little you - every meal, every time you wake up, every time you take a sip of water - you can't help but be more thankful for life itself, for the unlikely and miraculous fact that you exist at all.

Be grateful more than anything in your life. If you have to put a priority on something, put a priority on what your thankful for and the people in your life that you're grateful for.

I think one of the most important things, that this album is for me, and this period in my life, is about gratitude. About recognizing all of the things, daily, that I'm grateful for, and there are many in my life. I'm just so blessed, and I try to carry that with me every day.

When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.

Coming close to death you begin to know what life means, and what it means is gratitude.

I say all the time when someone asks me how I am, 'I woke up today, I'm alive.' Basically meaning people complain about so much, but you know what... you're alive. Some people don't wake up.

Be thankful for the smallest blessing, and you will be worthy to receive greater.

Promise me you will appreciate every moment because we are the lucky ones

Be grateful for small mercies.

Be grateful for what you do have, and you will find it increases. I like to bless with love all that is in my life right now-my home, the heat, water, light, telephone, furniture, plumbing, appliances, clothing, transportation, jobs-the money I do have, friends, my ability to see and feel and taste and touch and walk and to enjoy this incredible planet.

You're the type who thinks of the glass as being half full, instead of half empty. "No," she said, "I'm just grateful for the glass.

We have to realize that our lives could be gone in a moment. There are no guarantees that we will be here at this time next year. Learn to live each day to the fullest. Don't complain. Don't focus on what's wrong. Be grateful for the opportunity to experience each day.

I thank the earth and the sky everyday for the opportunities I’ve had.

Every day I wake up and I realize how lucky I am to be living this life.

Gratitude. More aware of what you have than what you don't. Recognizing the treasure in the simple - a child's hug, fertile soil, a golden sunset. Relishing in the comfort of the common.

Too often, we spend our days thinking about what we don't have rather than what we do have. Be grateful every day.

Thanksgiving being thankful or grateful results in more to be thankful for.

All the great blessings of my life are present in my thoughts today

Under affliction in the very depths, stop and contemplate what you have to be grateful for.

I keep a gratitude log, which helps to remind me of all the blessings I experience daily.

There's so much to be grateful for, words are poor things.

About being grateful for what you have instead of yearning for what you think you want.

Today don't beg, don't ask, just thank God in silence for all the blessings in your life.