If you sell the film rights to your book, it doesn't mean there will be a film. I have sold the rights to five books and had zero films made. Take the money and be thankful.

— Matt Haig

I'm not going to tell you to meditate on what Christmas really means and be thankful.

— Monica Johnson

It is okay to be an outsider, a recent arrival, new on the scene - and not just okay, but something to be thankful for... Because being an insider can so easily mean collapsing the horizons, can so easily mean accepting the presumptions of your province.

— Tan Le

It's ironic that when you go through a tragedy, you appreciate more. You realize how fragile life is and that there are so many things to still be thankful for.

— Adam Grant

I went from not knowing anything to becoming really curious and wanting to know and respecting people in the industry, realizing how hard they work. I will always be thankful for 'Top Model' for that.

— Fatima Siad

Just don't let the hype of what people are saying and how much they love you, y'know, just take the compliment and be thankful that people are complimenting you, but don't let it consume you; don't let your circumstances around you and the way people view you make you act a certain way.

— Mary J. Blige

Strive to find things to be thankful for, and just look for the good in who you are!

— Bethany Hamilton

The only jobs kids have been to do well in school, to be charming and polite, and be thankful. That's it. I'll house you, protect you, I'll even give my life for you, and in return, you will behave.

— Gene Simmons

There are many amazing female directors that made work in more skewed times, so we should be thankful for the boundaries they pushed through.

— Jillian Mayer

We can always find something to be thankful for, and there may be reasons why we ought to be thankful for even those dispensations which appear dark and frowning.

— Albert Barnes