"I don't have to participate in another culture's ceremonies in order to respect that culture."
-Sherman Alexie
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"When you read a piece of writing that you admire, send a note of thanks to the author.“
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"You know, people speak in poetry all the time. They just don't realize it."
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"Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day."
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"Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts."
-Henri Frederic Amiel
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"The unthankful heart... discovers no mercies but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!"
-Henry Ward Beecher
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