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“(Some people) have a wonderful capacity to appreciate again and again, freshly and naively, the basic goods of life, with awe, pleasure, wonder, and even ecstasy.”
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“Gratitude is the appreciation of what is, of life, of existence, of anybody and anything, for just the way it is.”
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“Paying tax should be framed as a glorious civic duty worthy of gratitude - not a punishment for making money.”
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“Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts.”
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“A community is democratic only when the humblest and weakest person can enjoy the highest civil, economic, and social rights that the biggest and most powerful possess.”
Source : "Voter Suppression Is Treasonous" by Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 22, 2012. 
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“You may be sitting in a room reading this book. Imagine one note struck upon the piano. Immediately that one note is enough to change the atmosphere of the room - proving that the sound element in music is a powerful and mysterious agent, which it would be foolish to deride or belittle.”
Source : Aaron Copland (2011). “What to Listen For in Music”, p.23, Penguin
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“It's too late. We can't win, they've gotten too powerful.”
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“If you're powerful, you are much more likely to be blind and deaf to signals from outside.”
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“I would like to thank my coach for believing in me”
Source : "Argentina's footballers claim gold". www.cnn.com. August 28, 2004.
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“The Christian's life should be one of thankfulness to God.”
