Famous Quotes & Sayings

Oliver Sacks

The power of music, whether joyous or cathartic must steal on one unawares, come spontaneously as a blessing or a grace--

Olesya Rulin

I was really blessed with parents who never said I couldnt do anything. And now I reflect as an adult on that, Wow, they never told me no!

Oliver Cromwell

It's a blessed thing to die daily. For what is there in this world to be accounted of! The best men according to the flesh, and things, are lighter than vanity. I find this only good, to love the Lord and his poor despised people, to do for them and to be ready to suffer with them....and he that is found worthy of this hath obtained great favour from the Lord; and he that is established in this shall ( being conformed to Christ and the rest of the Body) participate in the glory of a resurrection which will answer all.

Ellen Glasgow

America has enjoyed the doubtful blessing of a single-track mind.

Ellen DeGeneres

I get paid very well for an amazing, amazing life. I'm blessed.

Joseph Addison

A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.

Jose Saramago

Blessed be the night, which conceals and protects things fair and foul with the same indifferent mantle.

Jorge Posada

Some days are a blessing when you wake up and you say, 'Wow, I feel good today.' Some days are like: 'Wow, I feel bad. I got no chance today.' You tape it up and you go.

Jonny Lang

I feel so blessed, and God has been so good to me.

Jonny Lang

Right, yeah, you know, my favorite thing just globally about music is just hopefully I'm able to be, you know, blessing the people in any way that I can.

Joni Eareckson Tada

A broken life in the hands of God is ripe for blessing.

Jonathan Tucker

I have been blessed to have been working since I was 11. I think horror is an underrated genre. When done really well like in 'The Ruins', it pays homage to some of the stuff I really love in the '70s and incurs some of that energy the fanbase really wants to see.

Jonathan Swift

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used to protect the innocent.

Kevin Brockmeier

It's like you're born with all these blessings, only you don't realize they're blessings until you lose them. And if you're thick-headed enough, like me, you don't even realize you've lost them, not until they come back to you.

Kellan Lutz

I've been blessed with a good head on my shoulders and quite a good ability of discernment. I can see through people.

Kellan Lutz

I've got a lot to learn, and I'm very blessed to work with such talented actors. I'm nowhere near my goal. It's all about applying yourself and taking time to work and train.

Khandi Alexander

Talk about divine intervention. I can't even tell you how blessed I feel.

Khalil Gibran

A God who is good knows no segregation amongst words or names. And were a God to deny his blessing to those who pursue a different path to eternity, there would be no human who should offer worship.

Khalil Gibran

For the first time the sun kissed my own naked face and my soul was inflamed with love for the sun, and I wanted my masks no more. And as if in a trance I cried, "Blessed, blessed are the thieves who stole my masks." Thus I became a madman.

Khalil Gibran

For this I bless you most. You give much and know not that you give at all.

Jonathan Sacks

It is through exchange that difference becomes a blessing, not a curse.

Hazrat Inayat Khan

All the great persons of the world, whatever had been their mission in life, proved their greatness by this one quality: endurance. The enduring personality is like a ship that can stand storms and winds under all conditions, the ship that saves itself and others. Such blessed personalities, showing the strength of God have been called the saviors of humanity.

Heber J. Grant

In times of temptation, of sorrow, of peace and of blessing, let us pray always, both alone and with our families.

Heber J. Grant

Let us be ready and willing to follow our file leaders, and to sustain them. ... You will always be blessed and benefitted in following the advice and counsel of those whom God has chosen to preside over the Church. By honoring the man God has chosen, God will honor and bless you; and as you individually do your duty, you will grow and increase in the light and inspiration of the Spirit of God. As we grow and increase individually, so will the Church grow and increase.

Hedy Lamarr

I can excuse everything but boredom. Boring people don't have to stay that way.

Henry Ford

If someone betrays you once, it is his fault. If he betrays you twice, it is your fault. Blessed are those who can laugh at themselves, they will never cease to be amused. Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.

Mangosuthu Buthelezi

South Africa is blessed to have women and men like yourselves who have little to give but give what you have with open hands and open hearts.

Manly Hall

It is only a step from boredom to disillusionment, which leads naturally to self-pity, which in turn ends in chaos.

Mandy Patinkin

I've been very blessed in my personal life and in my career and I have never been ungrateful for what I have.

Mandy Moore

I'm very blessed that I get to dabble in both music and movies, and as long as people are willing to accept me in both roles, I'll be there.

Malese Jow

I don't really see myself as an accomplished person. I just worked hard and got opportunities to do what I love. I've been blessed.

Malcolm X

I have been blessed to visit the Holy City of Mecca.

John C. Maxwell

We are so blessed, we get hundreds of emails a day that say, "John, I've worked this plan for one year and I can really see my growth." So what I would love is for readers [of Today Matters] to do that for a year and then email me.