Short Quotes in 140 or Less
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The Best Inspirational Short Quotes to Tweet and ReTweet on Twitter
If you are on Twitter, you may have tweeted your own favorite quotes, or retweeted quotes that you like. Since I joined Twitter in June 2009, I have tweeted all of these inspirational quotes many times, and thanks to my awesome followers, they always get retweeted.
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Short Quotes in 140 or Less
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Short Friendship Quotes in 140 or Less
"Some people go to priests; others to poetry; I to my friends." Virginia Woolf
"It is the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter." Marlene Dietrich
"Friendship isn't a big thing - it's a million little things." Unknown
"The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship." William Blake
"In my friend, I find a second self." Isabel Norton
"What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies." Aristotle
"Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend." Plautus
"A friend knows the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails." Donna Roberts
"A friend is the one who comes in when the whole world has gone out." Grace Pulpit
"A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart." Heather Pryor
"Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive." Anais Nin
"Hold a true friend with both your hands." Nigerian Proverb
"Fear makes strangers of people who would be friends." Shirley Maclaine
"A best friend is like a four leaf clover: hard to find and lucky to have." Unknown
"A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be." Douglas Pagels
"A road to a friend's house is never long." Danish proverb
"A true friend never gets in your way unless you are going down." Arnold H. Glasgow
"Friends are family you choose for yourself." Unknown
"Friendship gives a voice to the heart and wings to the soul." Unknown
"Friendship is a cozy shelter from life's rainy days." Unknown
"Friendships multiply joys and divide grief's." H. G. Bohn
"Good friends are hard to find, harder to leave, and impossible to forget." Unknown
"Good friends are like stars....You don't always see them, but you know they are always there." Unknown
"I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar." Robert Brault
"Most people walk in and out of you life. But only friends leave footprints in your heart." Unknown
"Remember, we all stumble, every one of us. That's why it's a comfort to go hand in hand." Emily Kimbrough
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"A friend knows the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails." Donna Roberts1 point
"Some people go to priests; others to poetry; I to my friends." Virginia Woolf0 points
"It is the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter." Marlene Dietrich0 points
"Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend." Plautus0 points
"A single rose can be my garden... a single friend, my world." Leo Buscaglia0 points
"A friend is the one who comes in when the whole world has gone out." Grace Pulpit0 points
"A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart." Heather Pryor0 points
"Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive." Anais Nin0 points
"Fear makes strangers of people who would be friends." Shirley Maclaine0 points
"A best friend is like a four leaf clover: hard to find and lucky to have." Unknown0 points
"A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be." Douglas Pagels0 points
"A true friend never gets in your way unless you are going down." Arnold H. Glasgow0 points
"Good friends are hard to find, harder to leave, and impossible to forget." Unknown0 points
"Good friends are like stars....You don't always see them, but you know they are always there." Unknown0 points
"I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar." Robert Brault0 points
Short Thank You Quotes in 140 or Less
"If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would suffice." Meister Eckhart
"Hem your blessings with thankfulness so they don't unravel." Unknown
"Saying "thank you" creates love." Daphne Rose Kingman
"No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks." Unknown
"Saying thank you is more than good manners. It is good spirituality." Alfred Painter
"If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share." W. Clement Stone
"Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses." Alphonse Karr
"The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest." William Blake
"Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue." William Bennett
"I can no other answer make, but, thanks, and thanks." William Shakespeare
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Thank You Quotes
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"Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses." Alphonse Karr3 points
"If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share." W. Clement Stone2 points
"Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more." Oprah Winfrey1 point
"If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would suffice." Meister Eckhart1 point
"Saying thank you is more than good manners. It is good spirituality." Alfred Painter1 point
"Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue." William Bennett1 point
"I can no other answer make, but, thanks, and thanks." William Shakespeare0 points
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Short Gratitude Quotes in 140 or Less
"A simple grateful thought turned heavenwards is the most perfect prayer." Doris Lessing"Be grateful for the home you have, knowing that at this moment, all you have is all you need." Sarah Ban Breathnach
"Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life." Joel Osteen
"I'm no good with words but I'll find ways from time to time to show you how grateful I am." Alan Ladd
"It is impossible to feel grateful and depressed in the same moment." Naomi Williams
"Remember that not to be happy is not to be grateful." Elizabeth Carter
"Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy." Dietrich Bonhoeffer
"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others." Marcus Tullius Cicero
"Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul." Henry Ward Beecher
"Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy." Jacques Maritain
"Gratitude is the sign of noble souls." Aesop
"Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind." Lionel Hampton
"Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow." Melody Beattie
"Gratitude to gratitude always gives birth." Sophocles
"Happiness is itself a kind of gratitude." Joseph Wood Krutch
"I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder." Gilbert K. Chesterton
"Joy is the simplest form of gratitude." Karl Barth
"The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude." Friedrich Nietzsche
"When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude." Gilbert K. Chesterton
"Silent gratitude isn't very much to anyone." Gertrude Stein
"Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it." William A. Ward
Gratitude Quotes
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"Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life." Joel Osteen1 point
"I'm no good with words but I'll find ways from time to time to show you how grateful I am." Alan Ladd1 point
"It is impossible to feel grateful and depressed in the same moment." Naomi Williams1 point
"A simple grateful thought turned heavenwards is the most perfect prayer." Doris Lessing0 points
"Be grateful for the home you have, knowing that at this moment, all you have is all you need." Sarah Ban Breathnach0 points
"Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy." Dietrich Bonhoeffer0 points
"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others." Marcus Tullius Cicero0 points
"Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul." Henry Ward Beecher0 points
"Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind." Lionel Hampton0 points
"Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow." Melody Beattie0 points
"I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought, and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder." Gilbert K. Chesterton0 points
"The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude." Friedrich Nietzsche0 points
"When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude." Gilbert K. Chesterton0 points
"Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it." William A. Ward0 points
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Short Quotes about Giving in 140 or Less
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"Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more." H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
"Generosity is not giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is giving me that which you need more than I do." Kahlil Gibran
"The degree of loving is measured by the degree of giving." Edwin Louis Cole
"The manner of giving is worth more than the gift." Pierre Corneille
"Think of giving not as a duty but as a privilege." John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
"Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need." Kahlil Gibran
"Giving is true having." Charles Spurgeon
"I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver." Maya Angelou
"Giving is better than receiving because giving starts the receiving process." Jim Rohn
"We must give more in order to get more. It is the generous giving of ourselves that produces the generous harvest." Orison Swett Marden
"We may give without loving, but we cannot love without giving." Bernard Meltzer
Short Quotes about Giving
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"I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver." Maya Angelou1 point
"Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more." H. Jackson Brown, Jr.0 points
"Generosity is not giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is giving me that which you need more than I do." Kahlil Gibran0 points
"The degree of loving is measured by the degree of giving." Edwin Louis Cole0 points
"Think of giving not as a duty but as a privilege." John D. Rockefeller, Jr.0 points
"Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need." Kahlil Gibran0 points
"Giving is better than receiving because giving starts the receiving process." Jim Rohn0 points
"We must give more in order to get more. It is the generous giving of ourselves that produces the generous harvest." Orison Swett Marden0 points
Appreciation Quotes in 140 or Less
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"Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret." Mary Kay Ash
"There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread." Mother Teresa
"Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well." Voltaire
"By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property." Voltaire
"Even though they are paid differently, everyone has to feel appreciated." Roger Staubach
"Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary." Margaret Cousins
"Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated." William James
"One is taught by experience to put a premium on those few people who can appreciate you for what you are." Gail Godwin
"Once we discover how to appreciate the timeless values in our daily experiences, we can enjoy the best things in life." Jerome K. Jerome
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Appreciation Quotes
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"One is taught by experience to put a premium on those few people who can appreciate you for what you are." Gail Godwin4 points
"Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret." Mary Kay Ash2 points
"The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated." William James2 points
"There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread." Mother Teresa1 point
"Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well." Voltaire1 point
"By appreciation, we make excellence in others our own property." Voltaire1 point
"Even though they are paid differently, everyone has to feel appreciated." Roger Staubach1 point
"Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary." Margaret Cousins1 point
"Every man supposes himself not to be fully understood or appreciated." Ralph Waldo Emerson1 point
"Once we discover how to appreciate the timeless values in our daily experiences, we can enjoy the best things in life." Jerome K. Jerome1 point
Short Inspirational Rainbow Quotes
"And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow." Gilbert K. Chesterton
"Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life. The evening beam that smiles the clouds away, and tints tomorrow with prophetic ray." Lord Byron
"It was the rainbow gave thee birth, and left thee all her lovely hues." W. H. Davies
"Let no one who loves be unhappy, even love unreturned has its rainbow." James M. Barrie
"God loves an idle rainbow, No less than laboring seas." Ralph Hodgson
"The soul would have no rainbow had the eyes no tears." John Vance Cheney
"Rainbows apologize for angry skies." Sylvia Voirol
"One can enjoy a rainbow without necessarily forgetting the forces that made it." Mark Twain
"When it looked like the sun wasn't going to shine any more, there's a rainbow in the clouds." Maya Angelou
"Just take a garden hose with your back to the sun and spray. You'll make a rainbow." Doug Kelly
"God puts rainbows in the clouds so that each of us - in the dreariest and most dreaded moments - can see a possibility of hope." Maya Angelou
"You can't have a rainbow without a storm first." Author Unknown
Rainbow Quotes
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"If you want the rainbow, you've got to put up with the rain." Dolly Parton0 points
"And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow." Gilbert K. Chesterton0 points
"Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life. The evening beam that smiles the clouds away, and tints tomorrow with prophetic ray." Lord Byron0 points
"It was the rainbow gave thee birth, and left thee all her lovely hues." W. H. Davies0 points
"Let no one who loves be unhappy, even love unreturned has its rainbow." James M. Barrie0 points
"The soul would have no rainbow had the eyes no tears." John Vance Cheney0 points
"One can enjoy a rainbow without necessarily forgetting the forces that made it." Mark Twain0 points
"When it looked like the sun wasn't going to shine any more, there's a rainbow in the clouds." Maya Angelou0 points
"Just take a garden hose with your back to the sun and spray. You'll make a rainbow." Doug Kelly0 points
"God puts rainbows in the clouds so that each of us - in the dreariest and most dreaded moments - can see a possibility of hope." Maya Angelou0 points
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"For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind." Ralph Waldo Emerson6 points
"For peace of mind, resign as general manager of the universe." Author Unknown3 points
"Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value." Albert Einstein3 points
"Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength." Dalai Lama3 points
"When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself." Wayne Dyer3 points
"Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure." Oprah Winfrey3 points
"Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine." Anthony J. D'Angelo3 points
"Faith can move mountains, but don't be surprised if God hands you a shovel." Author Unknown3 points
"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase." Martin Luther King Jr.3 points
"In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you." Deepak Chopra2 points
"Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier." Mother Teresa2 points
"Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care." Theodore Roosevelt2 points
"To bring anything into your life, imagine that it's already there!" Richard Bach2 points
"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift." Steve Prefontaine2 points
"Change the changeable, accept the unchangeable, and remove yourself from the unacceptable." Denis Waitley2 points
"Don't frown because you never know who might be falling in love with your smile." Author Unknown2 points
"Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn." Harriet Beecher Stowe2 points
"Rule number one is, don't sweat the small stuff. Rule number two is, it's all small stuff." Robert Eliot2 points
"Faith is building on what you know is here, so you can reach what you know is there." Cullen Hightower2 points
"Regardless of your lot in life, you can build something beautiful on it." Zig Ziglar2 points
"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them." Walt Disney2 points
"Things turn out best for the people who make the best out of the way things turn out." Art Linkletter2 points
"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced." James Baldwin2 points
"You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you." Walt Disney2 points
"The soul would have no rainbow had the eyes no tears." John Vance Cheney2 points
"When you're feeling your worst, that's when you get to know yourself the best." Leslie Grossman2 points
"An apology is the superglue of life. It can repair just about anything." Lynn Johnston2 points
"In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who don't." Blaise Pascal2 points
"To be what you want to be, you must give up being what you are." Cat Stevens1 point
"To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you." Lewis Smedes1 point
"Remember, if you're headed in the wrong direction, God allows U-turns!" Allison Gappa Bottke1 point
"Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth." Benjamin Disraeli1 point
"Believe deep down in your heart that you're destined to do great things." Joe Paterno1 point
"Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow." Anthony J. D'Angelo1 point
"Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent." Eleanor Roosevelt1 point
"If you cannot lift the load off another's back, do not walk away. Try to lighten it." Frank Tyger1 point
"Too many people miss the silver lining because they're expecting gold." Maurice Setter1 point
"Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret." Mary Kay Ash1 point
"To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded." Ralph Waldo Emerson1 point
"If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought." Peace Pilgrim1 point
"Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference." Winston Churchill1 point
"Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things." Robert Brault1 point
"The impossible can always be broken down into possibilities." Author Unknown1 point
"Some days there won't be a song in your heart. Sing anyway." Emory Austin1 point
"We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us." Joseph Campbell1 point
"Sometimes in tragedy we find our life's purpose - the eye sheds a tear to find its focus." Robert Brault1 point
"Don't cry when the sun is gone, because the tears won't let you see the stars." Violeta Parra1 point
"The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man without trials." Confucius1 point
"Faith is the bird that sings when the dawn is still dark." Rabindranath Tagore1 point
"Clean out a corner of your mind and creativity will instantly fill it." Dee Hock0 points
"Imagine no limitations; decide what's right and desirable before you decide what's possible." Brian Tracy0 points
"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude." Maya Angelou0 points
"Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience." Ralph Waldo Emerson0 points
"Be careless in your dress if you will, but keep a tidy soul." Mark Twain0 points
"Never look down on someone unless you're helping them up." Jesse Jackson0 points
"You don't have to be great to start - but you have to start to be great." John C. Maxwell0 points
"Everything comes to us that belongs to us if we create the capacity to receive it." Rabindranath Tagore0 points
"An old belief is like an old shoe. We so value its comfort that we fail to notice the hole in it." Robert Brault0 points
"Remember when you see a man at the top of a mountain, he didn't fall there." Author Unknown0 points
"Say not, 'I have found the truth,' but rather, 'I have found a truth.'" Kahlil Gibran0 points
"We cannot direct the wind but we can adjust the sails." Author Unknown0 points
"A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world; everyone you meet is your mirror." Ken Keyes, Jr.0 points
"Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you." Maori Proverb0 points
"The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs." Vance Havner0 points
"People may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do." Lewis Cass0 points
"A bend in the road is not the end of the road... unless you fail to make the turn." Author Unknown0 points
"Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don't have any problems, you don't get any seeds." Norman Vincent Peale0 points
"The difficulties of life are intended to make us better, not bitter." Author Unknown0 points
"Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother." Kahlil Gibran0 points
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- This is a versatile and useful chain of quotes that is sure to get used!
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- Very inspirational. I love quotes. The short ones are best as they are easier to remember when you need that extra something to brighten your day. And great photos you included. Love em.
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- Quotes that inspire always appeal to my soul ... and inspire my art. Thank you for this wonderful collection of thought-starting short but meaningful quotes. I feel new ideas coming already ...
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FelicityLuckey
Apr 4, 2010 @ 3:48 am | delete
- Thank you for your kind, positive feedback. As you can tell, I love inspirational quotes.
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- Love the quotes! I am sure there are many, many more that agree with me...Thank you
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