Gratitude Quotes

"You pick any part of what I've done and I'm satisfied with it, as long as it was the best you could do at the time."

"I wanted to leave the world better than I found it."

"Gratitude for mentors and colleagues is the foundation of every achievement in science."

"My gratitude goes to all who believed in me when the data was the only evidence I had."

"We breathe oxygen because bacteria billions of years ago gave us the gift of respiration."

"Respiration, photosynthesis, and movement – all gifts from bacterial ancestors."

"Every breath we take connects us to billions of years of evolutionary partnership."

"We recognized that the gift of life itself was worth more than anything."

"We stand on the shoulders of those who came before."

"The most lasting and universal treasures are those preserved in the natural world."

"If we are wise we will protect the places where beauty still exists, not because they are useful to us, but because they remind us of truth."

"Recognition need not come all at once. Small daily acknowledgments are often more valuable."

"The sweetest of all sounds is praise."

"The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate."

"When asked about his scientific credentials, he said they came from my beloved Booker T. Washington."

"I have found that there is no limit to what can be accomplished when you do not care who gets the credit."

"The secret to my success is that I chose not to choose success for myself."

"Gratitude for the natural world deepens our understanding of it."

"Gratitude for discovery makes each new finding sacred."

"One of my greatest regrets is that I never learned to play the violin."

"We stood upon the shoulders of many giants."

"Gratitude for past discoveries fuels the search for future ones."

"I've learned to appreciate the simple things in life."

"I'm grateful for the opportunities I've had."

"I'm grateful for my experiences, both good and bad."

"Life is a gift, not a burden."

"I'm grateful for the people who believed in me."

"To be satisfied with little is the greatest wisdom; to be content is the greatest happiness."

"More than a hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men."

"I would rather have a little over nothing, than nothing over a great deal."