Thank You Note Quotes

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  Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

  Marcel Proust

  Friendship, Happiness, Happy

  Marcel Proust (1957). “Pleasures and days: and other writings”

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• A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked.

  Bernard Meltzer

  Friendship, Thank You, True Friend

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• Mankind's greatest achievements are found on thank you notes, not resumes.

  Wes Fesler

  Achievement, Notes, Found

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• I always give books. And I always ask for books. I think you should reward people sexually for getting you books. Don't send a thank-you note, repay them with sexual activity. If the book is rare or by your favorite author or one you didn't know about, reward them with the most perverted sex act you can think of. Otherwise, you can just make out.

  John Waters

  Sex, Book, Thinking

  "John Waters Offers Season’s Greeting With a Wink". Interview with Guy Trebay, www.nytimes.com. December 6, 2013.

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• Outcomes rarely turn on grand gestures or the art of the deal, but on whether you've sent someone a thank-you note.

  Bernie Brillstein

  Inspirational, Art, Gestures

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• What I suddenly understood was that a thank-you note isn't the price you pay for receiving a gift, as so many children think it is, a kind of minimum tribute or toll, but an opportunity to count your blessings. And gratitude isn't what you give in exchange for something; it's what you feel when you are blessed--blessed to have family and friends who care about you, and who want to see you happy. Hence the joy from thanking.

  Will Schwalbe

  Gratitude, Children, Blessed

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• I always thought every day was a gift, but now I am looking for where to send the thank you note.

  Randy Pausch

  Thank You, Notes

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• I send thank you notes, not emails, even if I'm staying at a friend's house or something. I'm very old school.

  Margot Robbie

  School, House, Email

  "Margot Robbie Is Fascinated by Dating Apps". Interview with Faran Krentcil, www.elle.com. September 19, 2016.

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• I think that there's etiquette for every means of communication. People are very judgmental and have strict rules. I don't think you should end a relationship with a Post-it note. I know some people who get offended when an e-mail is sent as a "thank you" note instead of a hand-written card.

  Debra Messing

  Communication, Mean, Thinking

  Source: www.elle.com

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• When was the last time you wrote a thank you note? When was the last time you went beyond a mechanical "thank you" to express authentic gratitude? We can enrich the lives of others and ourselves by making it a habit to express genuine appreciation for what others have done for us.

  Michael Josephson

  Gratitude, Appreciation, Being Thankful

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• It is a truism of epistolary psychology that, for example, a Christmas thank-you note written on December 26 can say any old thing, but if you wait until February, you are convinced that nothing less than Middlemarch will do.

  Anne Fadiman

  Old Things, Waiting, Psychology

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• Honestly, a lot of the human etiquette I learned in life I learned from, like, thank-you notes and dating Jimmy Kimmel.

  Roseanne Barr

  Dating, Notes, Etiquette

  Source: www.elle.com

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• I write thank-you notes the minute I throw the wrapping paper away.

  Sarah Dessen

  Writing, Wrapping Paper, Notes

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• Then they have the audacity to go shopping and pick out their own gifts. I want to know who the first person was who said this was okay. After spending all that money on a bachelorette weekend, a shower, and often a flight across the country, they expect you to go to Williams Sonoma or Pottery Barn and do research? Then they send you a thank-you note applauding you for such a thoughtful gift. They're the one who picked it out!

  Chelsea Handler

  Country, Weekend, Thoughtful

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• I keep all of my letters, postcards, and thank you notes. I'll keep them forever!

  Jane Levy

  Forever, Letters, Postcards

  "10 Questions: Jane Levy". Interview with Yale Breslin, www.elle.com. July 3, 2012.

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• Meaning to send a thank-you note but then not doing it is exactly the same as never thinking to send one - that person is still receiving zero thank you notes.

  Kelly Williams Brown

  Thank You, Zero, Thinking

  "'Adulting': How to navigate the complicated realm of the grown-up" by Williams Brown, www.today.com. June 19, 2013.

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• I’ve worked in an economy that rewards someone who saves the lives of others on a battlefield with a medal, rewards a great teacher with thank-you notes from parents, but rewards those who can detect the mispricing of securities with sums reaching into the billions.

  Warren Buffett

  Teacher, Fate, Long

  "Zuckerberg, Gates, Buffett and the Triumph of Competitive Philanthropy". www.washingtonpost.com. December 02, 2015.

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• Shoulda sent a thank you note, you little hoe Now Imma wrap your coffin wit a bow

  Nicki Minaj

  Bad Ass, Hoe, Littles

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• I've met the Queen a couple of times, and she's been delightful. In fact, I often find myself thinking: 'What would the Queen do in this situation? Write a thank-you note? Yes, I'll do that.' She's all about courtesy.

  Jools Holland

  Queens, Couple, Writing

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• What really put me over the top was receiving a packet of hundreds of hand-written thank you notes, telling me how the kids were inspired and excited about the [Cube] project.

  Scott Cohen

  Kids, Hands, Cubes

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• Leaders encourage others to continue the quest and inspire others through courage and hope. Leaders give heart by visibly recognizing others' contributions to the common vision. With a thank you note, a smile, an award, and public praise, the leader lets others know how much they mean to the organization.

  James M. Kouzes

  Leadership, Mean, Heart

  James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner (1987). “The leadership challenge: how to get extraordinary things done in organizations”, Jossey-Bass, 1988

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• I love writing thank-you notes. There's something very nostalgic to me about the feel of a card and putting pen to paper. How many times in our lives are we required to put pen to paper anymore?

  Taylor Swift

  Writing, Cards, Paper

  "Why Taylor Swift Welcomed You to New York". Interview with Scott Raab, www.esquire.com. October 20, 2014.

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• When I have interns, I always say, 'Handwritten thank-you notes can make a difference.' People remember that - not an e-mail, a handwritten note in an envelope.

  Andre Leon Talley

  Differences, People, Making A Difference

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• People have one year after the wedding to send a gift. Thank-you notes must be written immediately. If you don't receive an acknowledgment within three months, phone and ask if it was received. If the bride and groom are embarrassed, fine. They deserve to be.

  Ann Landers

  Women, Years, Phones

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• It's not easy to writing thank-you notes for the stuff you didn't want in the first place.

  Jeff Kinney

  Writing, Want, Stuff

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