Blessed Quotations | Page 7

I am blessed to have married the man that God sent me. He's loving, compassionate, strong and supportive of my children, family and career. I look forward to our lives together.

I am blessed to have first been a salesperson.

I am blessed to have a team that has strong character and a will to survive.

I am blessed by what the DEA has done. I'd rather see marijuana legalized than me being saved from a U.S. jail.

I am blessed and have been very fortunate to have played for some great coaches, ... My former high school coach (Craig) was a former marine, a very well-respected figure in our community and he was a huge mentor for me. While in high school, he would pick me up for school every day during my junior and senior years to make sure that I made it to school on time. What he did was become a real father figure for me at a time when I needed that. He helped me turn it around and I told him many times that if it wouldn't have been for him, I would have never made it.

I am happy that I can help make a difference in the communities, and blessed to be in the position where I am able to lend support.

I am left alone in the wide world. My own dear family I have buried: one in Rangoon, and two in Amherst. What remains for me but to hold myself in readiness to follow the dear departed to that blessed world, 'Where my best friends, my kindred dwell, where God, my Saviour, reigns.'

I am just blessed. I have just been blessed to be able to play this game. I am just very fortunate.

I am a Mormon because I love the Lord Jesus Christ. And as I exercise faith in Him, I am blessed with the Holy Spirit in my life.

I am so blessed and lucky to be able to find something I truly love and I'm passionate about and that I'm having so much fun doing,

I am so thankful for all of the amazing experiences and opportunities that skating has offered me throughout the years. I feel very blessed to have reached such a high level in this tough sport.

I have always wanted to be a cartoonist, and I feel very blessed to have been able to do what I love for almost 50 years, ... That all of you have embraced Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Lucy and Linus and all the other Peanuts characters has been a constant motivation for me.

I have been lucky and blessed over these years to have what is, to me, the best job in the world and to have it at CBS News, ... Along the way, I've had the honor of working with some of the most talented, dedicated professionals in the world, and I'm appreciative of the opportunity to continue doing so in the years ahead.

I have been blessed with the support and encouragement of many people. I am especially grateful and proud of my community's support for my nomination.

I have been blessed to work for so many years with great musicians. That's my joke with my manager: that I'm addicted to musicians.

I have been blessed to have two great ones. Brian jumped right up there and was able to make a difference. Chris and Brian could play comparably. The only difference was Chris was a junior and Brian was a freshman. Now the difference is that I don't have another kid at that level.

I have been blessed to have a great staff. Jay Ferguson has been around Jonathan Alder basketball forever and held all the school scoring records until Lauren broke them this season, and the girls have great respect for him. Bruce Gerber has been a great addition this season, especially in planning how to attack our opponents.

I have been blessed to be associated with some unbelievable people. I've needed that help as a coach.

I feel very honored and blessed to be in the situation that we're in right now. We have the opportunity to do something big here. We have a chance to make something happen.

I feel very fortunate and very blessed for the type of season that we had. Every once in a while, you look back and say, 'Did that really happen?

I feel very blessed that she's at peace now. The last 10 years were hard on her, the last 2-3 days were grueling, ... But she was very tough to the end. She didn't want to give up.

I feel very blessed and very fortunate to have been able to make the move to the University of Texas and continue a streak. You know, it's been fun. It's not something I think about it a whole bunch. Obviously, it would be nice to continue that streak, I can assure you (of) that.

I feel God has blessed us ballplayers with the ability to throw a ball, hit a ball, catch a ball and to play the game of baseball at a level that only a few can play in the world,

I feel enormously blessed to be a successful black woman writer in this culture, but I have found my small fame, such as it is, to be very isolating... because I think that especially for black women, the more we rise from the bottom, the more we move and journey, the more we are the targets of the most brutal and vicious attacks.

I feel so excited and blessed to be given this opportunity. I now realize that all the hard work that I put in and the help I received along the way has finally paid off. It has been a blast playing with my friend these last couple of years and learning with them. My parents have been a big influence of where I am at this point.

I feel so blessed to get to do what I love to do and work with so many wonderfully talented people, ... The best part is I get to go home to my most precious family.

I feel like I've been blessed with a great family and great parents and all of the opportunities I had growing up. I figured why not see how far I can go. Take a stab and see what happens - swing the bat hard.

I did a TV series for the British History Channel a few years ago and for a few weeks afterwards I was accosted by folk in Britain wanting to talk, which was flattering, but the memory faded and blessed anonymity returned.

I can't disagree with that. I've been pretty reflective lately of how blessed I am, how fortunate I am to be still doing it.

Great running backs have a tendency to run by instinct, run by feel, and when they see the same blocking pattern three or four times, sometimes they anticipate what you are going to do the next time, ... There's some of that, and then some of that is just sheer determination, guts and talent. He is a phenomenal competitor, and he is blessed with great talent.

God has blessed us with so many people coming to help.

God has blessed this church in such a great way. It is a very loving church; people are so comfortable because of relationships here.

God has blessed me with a wonderful family, a successful business, and outstanding employees. I do not take these blessings lightly.

God has blessed me. I've been given a lot. I'm at peace with myself. It's time to give back.

God blessed us, ... It rained but we're still out here. This is what life is about. I'm glad I could get out here to put some smiles on these kids' faces.

God blessed me with the talent to play ball, but you can't do anything without the grades.

God blessed me with another opportunity. If that didn't work, I'd probably be in (the interview room) now, losing a lot of money.

God blessed me with a lot of free time this summer.

If someone is blessed as I am is not willing to clean out the barn, who will?

He was a real man, a person of the community. We could relate to him. You could see him walking down the street or sitting in a coffee shop or breaking away so he could go have a cigarette. I feel blessed to have been able to share that, to do his work and to have him see my work.

He was blessed to have forgotten his binoculars.

He won't be there physically to share it with me, but I know he'll be looking down on me. I'm just thankful and blessed that I had George in my life. We started out as friends, then grew to be best friends and then we started doing everything together, workouts, going to the movies, going to parties. We did everything two brothers would do.

This was one of the goals that we set for the season. God has just blessed us with the opportunity to come.

What Eddie brings is a combination of excitement and effect, he plays the game in an attractive fashion. He is blessed with speed and touch, but that leads to goals and wins. He is an impact player.

What makes me so special? You say you're blessed because you have perfect children, and what does that make me? But more than anything, when you know God and you know His character and you know His role in pain and suffering, you have to face the thing.

The people in Oklahoma City ... have stepped up and proved to the whole world that they are a major-league city. We are very blessed to be here, very fortunate to be here. We're looking forward to next year with a lot of enthusiasm and a lot of excitement.

With movies, you can do a lot more roles a lot faster. My favorite thing about acting is taking on new characters. It's fun switching it up at times. No matter what, I feel so honored and blessed to be 16 and already living my dream. It's really special.

Here we are, the Lord's blessed us well with the good people of this county to help us.

God's already blessed us because he spared our lives so it can't get no worse than it already was. And I already see better things happening already.

Going through a tough time a lot of people turn to God and Jesus for salvation, ... I feel like football is the salvation the Lord blessed me with to take my mind off a lot of things. It helps me a whole lot when I'm out there. I don't think about anything but football.

He's a remarkable combination of terrific skill blessed by God, a work ethic unparalleled by anybody I've been around. And his single greatest asset, in my opinion, is his pride. I've gone on record before, and I believe this, that he's the finest running back that I've seen in football.

He's gotten longer. That's been a pleasant surprise for us. We haven't been blessed with any tremendous amount of size, but Henry, he has really gotten better, especially in this past year.

He's a wonderful guy who cares about everyone and everything. He watches out for people and goes out of his way to help. He's the kind of person you wish the whole world was made of. We are blessed to have him.

When blessed with wealth, let them withdraw from the competition of vanity and be modest, retiring from ostentation, and not be the slaves of fashion.

Blessed are the destroyers of false hope, for they are the true Messiahs - Cursed are the god-adorers, for they shall be shorn sheep!

I accept what God blessed me to be: a leader, a quarterback. It comes with a lot of fame, a lot of awards, a lot of things.

He is the blessed seed of the Messiah. He wouldn't be seen as divine as Haile Selassie, but as being of his family tree. The royal family is held in high esteem.

There are still a lot of things I need to work on. I'm not there yet, I'm far from there. I just feel blessed because I have been put in this situation with coach LeBeau.

Jacqueline Rose was so wonderful in so many ways, and I was really blessed to be her daughter. Of all the things I am because of her - there's no question: I am a writer because of her love of books.

Jacob wrestled with the angel until the angel blessed him,

Just like in baseball, when your No. 1 guy is struggling, you put a relief pitcher in and that's what we did. Alan was struggling a little so we decided to give Sweeney a chance. We're very blessed to have two very good quarterbacks. It's a shame that one has to sit while the other plays.

It all starts with good movies and we've been blessed with four in a row.

It is a blessed thing that in every age someone has had the individuality enough and courage enough to stand by his own convictions

L.A. has brought so many opportunities and allowed me to reach the level of success I've been blessed to achieve thus far. L.A. can definitely open a lot of doors for anyone focused on achieving their passion and dreams.

I think its the team that earned me the honor. I'm grateful and just blessed to have the opportunity to coach a wonderful group of ladies.

I thank him for the gift he has blessed me with.

I think we are really blessed to be here and play in the championship game. We are going to come ready and have a positive attitude for the game.

It isn't that the kids like to play football. Year after year, they come ready to play, and we've been blessed with key talent at the skill positions.

I was with the Petty family for 11 years before being blessed to work with Jeff and the No.24 team, ... Kyle and Richard are giving me an incredible opportunity to come home.

I think the reason we've won is because the kids are willing to play positions that are good for the team. They've been very unselfish. I've also been blessed with assistant coaches that have done a superior job of getting the kids ready to play each week.

Just as I have been blessed with the opportunity to work with such a great staff and on such a great show, I was also blessed to be presented with this new opportunity at this time.

Just being around these guys, you never want it to end like this. You want it to end on that last day when nobody else can play after that. It didn't happen like that, but I'm proud of what we did. I'm happy to have the season we had, and I just feel blessed that we were able to make it this far to the Elite Eight.

Jason's a great role model for the guys. He goes about it the right way. He's very intense in the way he trains, he does all the dirty work and he's blessed with a great engine. A lot of the guys look up to him and respect him for it.

Jim always wanted to have a horse in the Derby. He never once said to me that he wanted to win the Kentucky Derby because he'd been so blessed in his life, he thought it would be asking for too much.

I saw the look on his face (Reese) and knew what happened. I'm just proud of my teammates, especially on Senior Night. I just wanted to do it for all those guys on our bench. I feel blessed to be in this situation.

Overall I thought he played very very well. He's got the ability to change plays out there for us and he did some things there that I liked as well. He's such a competitor. When he's running the ball, people are going to realize he's a threat there as well. I feel kind of blessed having quarterbacks who hurt people a lot of different ways the last couple years.

Other than us staying here for a while, I don't even see myself as a victim because there are people who have lost family members, have lost everything they worked for in life and don't know when they're going to get their next meal or their next bottle of water. It's easy for me to stay focused knowing that those people are the ones who are struggling and not me. I've been blessed enough to be able to get out of there and get some of my things out of there.

People have been coming forth. It hasn't been where I've had to get on the phone (to ask for donations), and I appreciate that very much. I've just been blessed with a lot of good contributors who have been supportive in financing my re-election efforts.

Stay away from evil deeds and indulge in virtuous ones, surrender totally to the will of God. A man, who acts thus, is inevitably blessed with immortality.

My training is basically for dialing in my style and my airs, cleaning everything up and pushing myself to go faster in the bumps. John Rice has pretty much given me his mountain. He not only gave me a pass, but the whole mountain to use for training. I am very blessed to have such an amazing ski area as my backyard.

My thing is you're only as good as the people you work with. I've been blessed to work with the Wayanses and Eddie Murphy and Adam Sandler and Chris Rock, and it makes you better.

Martha brought added value to the product. Consumers bought a 100 thread count sheet that was blessed by Martha. If you remove her name, the product still exists. Consumers may buy it but maybe won't pay the premium price for it,

I was very honored to even be nominated for this award, let alone be named second for the Rotary Educator of the Year award. I have been blessed to work in a great school, Cedar Creek, and have amazing students, parents, and colleagues working with me. I wish there were enough awards to go around for so many other educators. Our district is full of people deserving of this award.

I was both thrilled and overjoyed when I heard about the re-discovery of this wonderful manuscript, a true original by an artist for the ages. This wonderful find brings back the excitement of fifteen years ago, when the Seminary celebrated the unearthing of an original score by another musical genius, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. At that time, we called it the 'Mozart miracle'. It seems appropriate that this time we are thankful for the 'Beethoven blessing.' Through the extraordinary generosity of the Doane family, God has once again blessed us with a gift that is of rare and practical beauty.

I still love to play, and my body's held up well. That's basically it. I've been blessed to not have any major injuries, and I still love to compete.

I think school is the most important thing in anybody's life. My life has been richly blessed by being able to go to college.

I think pregnancy, like life, is what you make it. I received a good hand. I'm thankful and blessed and so peaceful and can't wait to welcome my son.

I think every day he walks out and you look at his face you realize you expect too much out of him because he's only 19 years old. He's going to be cursed and blessed his entire career. There are going to be big expectations for him. He's blessed in the fact that he probably can meet those expectations more times than not. It's kind of a double-edged sword.

I think of everything I have been through... It makes me see how blessed I am. I've done real hard labor, working as an electrician and stuff. I was out of basketball, working labor jobs to make money. I could have stayed there, done the work, and made a pretty good living for my family. But I couldn't let basketball go. I had to see this all the way through, and I am glad I did. You will never hear me complain. I have nothing to complain about. I've been on the other side. I know how it is in the real world.

I think God has blessed all of us with at least one gift, so I think it's just a matter of do we find it within our lifetime?

I think I've been blessed with the upbringing of parents who told you ... There's an old saying, 'If he tells you a hog weighs five pounds, wrap it up.' That pretty much says it.

I'm so blessed to have the relationship that I do with my mother. She said that the thing she was happiest about this year is that she's alive. It makes you realize how many people wake up every morning and not realizing how precious life is. This game is big, but it's not that big.

Man, I thank God that I am blessed with the talent God has given me and where I am at today. I don't know where I would be without him. My linemen opened holes and my recievers got open and we all clicked. This was the first game where we completed a whole game, instead of just playing half of it. Sometimes the it just doesn't go your way in life and that is what happened tonight. We will come back solid next year and God willing I will be the leader I need to be to get our team in Sun Devil Stadium.

Be not that far from me, for trouble is near; haste Thee to help me. Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight. My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me. O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me

Ah, what is more blessed than to put cares away, when the mind lays by its burden, and tired with labor of far travel we have come to our own home and rest on the couch we longed for? This it is which alone is worth all these toils.

My hometown is extremely supportive of me and I feel blessed to be able to create something as a way of giving back; to say thank you.

We are blessed with a magnificent and miraculous world ocean on this planet. But we are also stressing it in ways that we are not even close to bringing under control.

My faith in God is a huge part of my life, and yeah He has blessed me with an amazing family, and group of friends. In the Bible he tells us to think positively about ourselves, to not be down on ourselves. So I just try to live the way He wants me to, and make the best decisions I can.

Modeling is the best because you have to look hot, which comes easy to me, you know. I'm blessed with that.

The American experiment is the most tremendous and far reaching engine of social change which has ever either blessed or cursed mankind.