Chip Conley Quotes

What if you gave someone a gift, and they neglected to thank you for it - would you be likely to give them another? Life is the same way. In order to attract more of the blessings that life has to offer, you must truly appreciate what you already have.

I write thank-you notes the minute I throw the wrapping paper away.

Gratitude is one of those things that cannot be bought. It must be born with men, or else all the obligations in the world will not create it.

Gratitude is one of the greatest gifts we can give. And it's not a gift we often give to children. We expect it of them, but we don't necessarily give it back.

Strive to find things to be thankful for, and just look for the good in who you are!

Thanksgiving Day is a good day to recommit our energies to giving thanks and just giving.

Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.

Well, there's not a day goes by when I don't get up and say thank you to somebody.

And if you stop and think about it you won't believe it's true: That all the love you've been giving has all been meant for you.

You dear women, I say thanks to you. Thank you for being the kind of people you are and doing the things you do.

Every single person that spent a few bucks to buy a book that I wrote deserves a big thank you from my whole family.

When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.

Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.

It is very natural for me to say thank you to the goods that support us.

When a person doesn't have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity. A person can almost be defined by his or her attitude toward gratitude.

Ladies and gentlemen, my mother thanks you, my father thanks you, my sister thanks you, and I thank you!

Gratitude goes a long way.

You can think you're living in the moment and you're thankful, but when somebody comes face to face with you and says, 'I just lost my child,' or 'I have months to live, and thank you...' I'm of course sad for them, but I'm thankful that I gave them a gift and they're giving me a gift.

Whether you're saying 'thank you' to friends, family members, customers, or a hiring manager who interviewed you for a job, the case in favor of gratitude is both altruistic and pragmatic.

There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.

I think you have to be grateful to those who have helped you.

Does not the gratitude of the dog put to shame any man who is ungrateful to his benefactors?

If someone is willing to help you understand your own worth when you're vulnerable, that's a very touching thing. It makes you want to help other people.

The only way to get love is to be lovable. It's very irritating if you have a lot of money. You'd like to think you could write a check: 'I'll buy a million dollars' worth of love.' But it doesn't work that way. The more you give love away, the more you get.

Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy.