The universe is gratis. It cannot be earned, nor need it be earned.

The root of joy is gratefulness...It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.

Eyes see only light, ears hear only sound, but a listening heart perceives meaning.

A single crocus blossom ought to be enough to convince our heart that springtime, no matter how predictable, is somehow a gift, gratuitous, gratis, a grace.

Everything is a gift. The degree to which we are awake to this truth is a measure of our gratefullness, and gratefullness is a measure of our aliveness.

We are never more than one grateful thought away from peace of heart.

Gratefulness is the inner gesture of giving meaning to our life by receiving life as gift.

Love wholeheartedly, be surprised, give thanks and praise then you will discover the fullness of your life.

If you learn to respond as if it’s the first day in your life and the very last day, then you will have spent this day very well.

Any place is sacred ground, for it can become a place of encounter with the divine Presence.

Look closely and you will find that people are happy because they are grateful. The opposite of gratefulness is just taking everything for granted.

True forgiveness is when you can say, 'Thank you for that experience.

I may be small, but I've got friends that make me ten feet tall.

The fact is that I hate this city. I've hated it so long I can hardly remember feeling any other way about it.

What we need is not more Federal government, but better local government.

There is no private domain of a person's life that is not political, and there is no political issue that is not ultimately personal.

True happiness involves the pursuit of worth goals; without dreams, without risks, only a trivial semblance of living can be achieved.

Al [Michaels] is inquisitive, knowledgeable, and incredibly well-prepared. I don't know what his IQ is, but it's probably only a couple of points lower than mine.

We depend on the Supreme Court to uphold the integrity of our government.

Cheese is one of my great weaknesses, I could eat the stuff by the pound.

I feel like someone breathed new air into my lungs. I am not Abnegation. I am not Dauntless. I am Divergent.