Thomas S. Monson Quotes

I wanted to say thanks... and share my gratitude for everything I've been blessed with. Family, friends, and continued support from everyone.

It is the lives we encounter that make life worth living.

My advice: Take a second out of the day today and be thankful for your family.

I don't take any day for granted anymore.

As long as you remember what you love and why you love it, it will never be far from your heart - or your plate.

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.

I was given such a great gift. It's a miracle that never stops amazing me and reminding me to give thanks, every day. Having a wife and daughter gives me a lot more purpose. I was much more selfish before, but now I think about what kind of role model I'll be. I just want to be a better man.

I love what I do, and I just remember that every breath and every moment is a gift and it can be taken away at any time, so I want to appreciate it and be grateful for it while it's here.

Love the giver more than the gift.

I'm surrounded by it. I have so many lovely people around me who are supportive, gentle, kind and considerate. I'm so grateful for every day that I'm on the planet and that continues to be so.

When my girlfriend and I talk about being happy, I'll get choked up, which I think is the greatest gift you can give a girlfriend.

For me, every hour is grace. And I feel gratitude in my heart each time I can meet someone and look at his or her smile.

And though thou notest from thy safe recess old friends burn dim, like lamps in noisome air love them for what they are; nor love them less, because to thee they are not what they were.

'Gold' is about being appreciative and grateful of your life, your family, and the love in it.

You really need to stop and appreciate what you have, the love you have from your family, your friends, the love that you have for yourself.

To do what I love every day and have the support of the fans, it does not happen like this all the time, so it is important to be thankful... I know it doesn't last forever, and we have to get it while we can.

Hug your mom. Hug your mom and thank your mom.

Mom, I love you. I love you, and our lives are gonna change. We don't have to struggle no more.

I'm very fortunate to be in the position that I am, to be able to play the sport that I love every single day. I'm never taking that for granted.

It just depends on what you decide to have in your heart. That's what I've learned. That's where I am at this stage in my life is if we can fill ourselves with love and appreciation for, and be in a state of gratitude... Every event of your life you have an opportunity to be in a state of gratitude for it.

You, and your lady, Take from my heart all thankfulness!

As I get considerably beyond the biblical allotment of three score years and ten, I feel with increasing intensity that I can express my gratitude for still being around on the oxygen-side of the earth's crust only by not standing pat on what I have hitherto known and loved. While oxygen lasts, there are still new things to love, especially if compassion is a form of love.

All I know is this: If you and papa are responsible for the way I am, then I thank you with all my heart, for it is the light and the joy of my life.

To all the guys who broke our hearts - we wouldn't appreciate what we have today without you.

In the blink of an eye everything can change. So forgive often and love with all your heart. You may not have that chance again.