Blessing Quotes

‘When you focus on being a blessing, God makes sure that you are always blessed in abundance.’ – Joel Osteen

‘An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.’ – Henry David Thoreau

‘Every day I feel is a blessing from God. And I consider it a new beginning. Yeah, everything is beautiful.’ – Prince

‘Let us realize that: the privilege to work is a gift, the power to work is a blessing, the love of work is success!’ – David O. McKay

‘God will not permit any troubles to come upon us, unless He has a specific plan by which great blessing can come out of the difficulty.’ – Peter Marshall

‘Humor is mankind’s greatest blessing.’ – Mark Twain

‘See, I have set before you this day life and good, death and evil… I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse; therefore choose life.’ – Moses

‘I believe that rejection is a blessing because it’s the universe’s way of telling you that there’s something better out there.’ – Michelle Phan

‘Laughter is God’s blessing.’ – Joseph Prince

‘We have self-centered minds which get us into plenty of trouble. If we do not come to understand the error in the way we think, our self-awareness, which is our greatest blessing, is also our downfall.’ – Joko Beck

‘Music is made one of Satan’s most attractive agencies to ensnare souls; but, when turned to a good account, it is a blessing. When abused, it leads the unconsecrated to pride, vanity, and folly.’ – Ellen G. White

‘Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used to protect the innocent.’ – Jonathan Swift

‘The thing to do, it seems to me, is to prepare yourself so you can be a rainbow in somebody else’s cloud. Somebody who may not look like you. May not call God the same name you call God – if they call God at all. I may not dance your dances or speak your language. But be a blessing to somebody. That’s what I think.’ – Maya Angelou

‘Life is not always easy to live, but the opportunity to do so is a blessing beyond comprehension. In the process of living, we will face struggles, many of which will cause us to suffer and to experience pain.’ – L. Lionel Kendrick

‘Some people come into our life as a blessing, while others come into our life as a lesson, so love them for who they are instead of judging them for who they are not.’ – Yolanda Hadid

‘True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island… to find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.’ – Baltasar Gracian

‘Change, like sunshine, can be a friend or a foe, a blessing or a curse, a dawn or a dusk.’ – William Arthur Ward

‘I always thought money was something just to make me happy. But I’ve learned that I feel better being able to help my folks, ’cause we never had nothing. So just to see them excited about my career is more of a blessing than me actually having it for myself.’ – Kendrick Lamar

‘A man’s felicity consists not in the outward and visible blessing of fortune, but in the inward and unseen perfections and riches of the mind.’ – Thomas Carlyle

‘What I am looking for is a blessing not in disguise.’ – Jerome K. Jerome

‘Every blessing ignored becomes a curse.’ – Paulo Coelho

‘We failed, but in the good providence of God apparent failure often proves a blessing.’ – Robert E. Lee

‘Not being beautiful was the true blessing. Not being beautiful forced me to develop my inner resources. The pretty girl has a handicap to overcome.’ – Golda Meir

‘I’m a blessing to whoever gets to really know me.’ – DMX

‘Every burden is a blessing.’ – Walt Kelly

‘When reflecting upon it today, that the Pearl Harbor attack should have succeeded in achieving surprise seems a blessing from Heaven. It was clear that a great American fleet had been concentrated in Pearl Harbor, and we supposed that the state of alert would be very high.’ – Hideki Tojo

‘I thank God for blessing me with the tools that he blessed me with to be where I am.’ – Terence Crawford

‘A miracle is really the only way to describe motherhood and giving birth. It’s unbelievable how God has made us women and babies to endure and be able to do so much. A miracle, indeed. Such an incredible blessing.’ – Jennie Finch

‘Inspiration is some mysterious blessing which happens when the wheels are turning smoothly.’ – Quentin Blake

‘A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.’ – Alexander Hamilton

‘A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.’ – Joseph Addison

‘The divine light which you carry within your soul is inherited from God because you are His daughter. Part of the light which makes you so magnificent is the blessing of womanhood.’ – Margaret D. Nadauld

‘The harvest of old age is the recollection and abundance of blessing previously secured.’ – Marcus Tullius Cicero

‘You never know where a blessing can come from.’ – Teena Marie

‘Society in every state is a blessing, but government, even in its best stage, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.’ – Thomas Paine

‘Why has God given me such magnificent talent? It is a curse as well as a great blessing.’ – Albrecht Durer

‘Independence I have long considered as the grand blessing of life, the basis of every virtue; and independence I will ever secure by contracting my wants, though I were to live on a barren heath.’ – Mary Wollstonecraft

‘When you begin to worry, go find something to do. Get busy being a blessing to someone; do something fruitful. Talking about your problem or sitting alone, thinking about it, does no good; it serves only to make you miserable. Above all else, remember that worrying is totally useless. Worrying will not solve your problem.’ – Joyce Meyer

‘Young men, trust God, and make the future bright with blessing. Old men, trust God, and magnify him for all the mercies of the past.’ – Charles Spurgeon

‘To receive footage that has been shot with editing in mind, it is a blessing.’ – Thelma Schoonmaker

‘My body is just built different. Some people try to look at it as a weakness, but I look at it as a blessing.’ – Zion Williamson

‘I’ve had the good fortune and blessing to run for the offices for which I really wanted to do the work.’ – Kamala Harris

‘Just to be is a blessing. Just to live is holy.’ – Abraham Joshua Heschel

‘You must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing.’ – Andrew Jackson

‘The printing press is either the greatest blessing or the greatest curse of modern times, sometimes one forgets which it is.’ – E. F. Schumacher

‘It’s a natural blessing. Thanks to God. He gave me this ability of being chubby but still being fast and being able to hit hard.’ – Andy Ruiz Jr.

‘I believe that whatever comes at a particular time is a blessing from God.’ – A. R. Rahman

‘How blessed are some people, whose lives have no fears, no dreads; to whom sleep is a blessing that comes nightly, and brings nothing but sweet dreams.’ – Bram Stoker

‘Death is really a great blessing for humanity, without it there could be no real progress. People who lived for ever would not only hamper and discourage the young, but they would themselves lack sufficient stimulus to be creative.’ – Alfred Adler

‘Whatever you go into, you have to go in there to be the best. There’s no formulas. It’s all about passion and honesty and hard work. It might look glamorous, but it takes a lot of hard work. The blessing with the arts is that you can do it forever.’ – Hugh Masekela

‘I think in every lesson there’s a blessing, and there’s so many blessings from all the lessons I’ve had to go through in life.’ – Alonzo Mourning

‘To me, life is a gift, and it’s a blessing to just be alive. And each person should learn what a gift it is to be alive no matter how tough things get.’ – Tony Bennett

‘It is a blessing to die for a cause, because you can so easily die for nothing.’ – Andrew Young

‘I think to be in exile is a curse, and you need to turn it into a blessing. You’ve been thrown into exile to die, really, to silence you so that your voice cannot come home. And so my whole life has been dedicated to saying, ‘I will not be silenced.” – Ariel Dorfman

‘Obviously the Knicks have so much history and tradition, so to be a part of that is obviously a blessing for sure.’ – Julius Randle

‘I think too much, which is a blessing and a curse.’ – PartyNextDoor

‘God has blessed me on a lot of levels. Have I worked for it? Absolutely. But it still takes that blessing.’ – Diamond Dallas Page

‘I have sworn eternal opposition to slavery, and by the blessing of God, I will never go back.’ – Elijah Parish Lovejoy

‘It is a very mixed blessing to be brought back from the dead.’ – Kurt Vonnegut

‘I also pray for favor and His anointing on my life and ministry that I might have spiritual blessing when I minister to people. They’re my principal prayers; I don’t have a prayer list that I go down.’ – Pat Robertson

‘The most important thing is God’s blessing and if you believe in God and you believe in yourself, you have nothing to worry about.’ – Mohamed Al-Fayed

‘Growing up, I think I was arrested 20-odd times by the Boston police. The good news is that I’ve been able to use those experiences in a lot of my roles, and that has been a blessing.’ – Mark Wahlberg

‘My parents didn’t care very much what I did, and that was probably a blessing.’ – Mary Oliver

‘God wants my life to be about being successful and being happy and blessing other people and being blessed.’ – Miley Cyrus

‘It’s a blessing that South Africa has a man like Nelson Mandela.’ – Desmond Tutu

‘It’s a blessing from God, to be here in the big leagues and play baseball like I have.’ – Juan Soto

‘It’s never too late. Don’t focus on what was taken away. Find something to replace it, and acknowledge the blessing you have.’ – Drew Barrymore

‘I appreciate every blessing.’ – Gunna

‘I guess the point of that song ‘Troublemaker, Doppelganger’ is trying to navigate the worth of beauty and if it’s hurtful or helpful to value beauty. If it’s a curse or a blessing. Is that something really negative and morbid, like the hearse, or is it the limousine – a glamorous symbol of enjoying life?’ – Lucy Dacus

‘A man filled with the love of God is not content with blessing his family alone, but ranges through the whole world, anxious to bless the whole human race.’ – Joseph Smith, Jr.

‘Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament; adversity is the blessing of the New.’ – Francis Bacon

‘I get a little ray of sunshine every single day I go to work and that’s a blessing in itself.’ – Valentin Chmerkovskiy

‘Forgiveness isn’t just a blessing you deliver to another human being. Forgiveness is also a gift you give yourself.’ – Robin S. Sharma

‘Coco Chanel once said that what makes a woman look old is trying desperately to look young. Why should one be ashamed to be 84? Why do you have to say that you’re 52? Nobody’s going to believe you anyway, so why be such a fool? It’s nice that you got to be so old. It’s a blessing.’ – Iris Apfel

‘The blessing that I got from my parents, even if they didn’t really teach me about money, was their simple lifestyle.’ – Bo Sanchez

‘Since the day I was born, wrestling has sustained me and my family. It’s the way my father fed me; it’s the way I feed my kids. More importantly, wrestling is my greatest release. It’s been such a blessing for me. I can step into the ring and let it all go – all my anger, all my frustration, all my pain.’ – Eddie Guerrero

‘Transcendental meditation is an ancient mental technique that allows any human being to dive within, transcend and experience the source of everything. It’s such a blessing for the human being because that eternal field is a field of unbounded intelligence, creativity, happiness, love, energy and peace.’ – David Lynch

‘Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty; it is a blessing that must be earned before it can be enjoyed.’ – Charles Caleb Colton

‘The blessing that this film business has given me is that when I walk into a school I automatically have everyone’s attention. They want to hear what the guy from ‘Con Air’ and ‘Desperado’ has to say.’ – Danny Trejo

‘The sweetest feeling you can have in this world is to feel the hand of the Lord upon your shoulder. In my patriarchal blessing as a boy, I was promised that I would have the gift of discernment. I have to acknowledge that such a declaration has been abundantly fulfilled in my life.’ – Thomas S. Monson

‘Technology without hatred can be a blessing. Technology with hatred is always a disaster.’ – Simon Wiesenthal

‘It is such an unimaginable honor to be sharing the light yet again with Beyonce on her sold out Mrs. Carter Show World Tour. This is a blessing that I do not take lightly.’ – Luke James

‘The greatest blessing of our democracy is freedom. But in the last analysis, our only freedom is the freedom to discipline ourselves.’ – Bernard Baruch

‘The Internet has been a blessing and a curse. The curse we know: A lot of people appropriating your intellectual property without paying for it. But I think it’s important to realize the blessing of the Internet, which is that everybody has a voice and you can break through, even without a record company.’ – Gloria Estefan

‘Every job is a blessing. Everyone has to take into account what is available. Are you paying rent, who do you get to work with? There are a lot of variables in the job. What I’m drawn to is things that I don’t completely understand maybe, and want to get a better feel for it.’ – Ben Foster

‘Everything is a blessing to me.’ – Akon

‘As a gymnast, I’ve always compartmentalized my life, which is a blessing and a curse. But over time, I’ve learned that my sport doesn’t fully define me, and I think that’s where a lot of the joy in my routines comes from now: I’m not compartmentalizing as much, and I know who I am beyond my sport.’ – Katelyn Ohashi

‘What a blessing that God allows a life to come through your body, and then allows you to place that body in a body bag and take it out. I had to say that there’s a magnificent something that God has for me to do, to give me that level of completion. That level of experience. It’s unspeakable.’ – Iyanla Vanzant

‘The Internet is a blessing and a curse. I mean, it’s a place where lots of people can express themselves, which is amazing, but it’s a place where a lot of people can express themselves that probably should keep those expressions to themselves.’ – Franchesca Ramsey

‘There is inestimable blessing in a cheerful spirit. When the soul throws its windows wide open, letting in the sunshine, and presenting to all who see it the evidence of its gladness, it is not only happy, but it has an unspeakable power of doing good.’ – Orison Swett Marden

‘No blessing, no good, can follow in the path trodden by slavery.’ – Dorothea Dix

‘I bless a society that tolerates and supports an eternal childhood for some, a childhood whose playfulness can, in turn, be a blessing to society.’ – Allan Bloom

‘We all wait for a mirror to show us who we are, to validate us. When we hear something about ourselves that we have never heard before, it feels like a blessing, and it gives power.’ – Clarissa Pinkola Estes

‘It’s a blessing to be Dominican.’ – Fernando Tatis Jr.

‘A child rightly trained may be a world-wide blessing, with an influence reaching onward to eternal years. But a neglected or misdirected directed child may live to blight and blast mankind, and leave influences of evil which shall roll on in increasing volume till they plunge into the gulf of eternal perdition.’ – George Muller

‘Liberty without virtue would be no blessing to us.’ – Benjamin Rush

‘I got into a car accident and couldn’t play baseball, hockey, and basketball. We stuck with golf for a little while, and it’s panned out. I think it was a blessing in disguise.’ – Brooks Koepka

‘I don’t know if it’s a blessing or a curse, but every time I show up on set it still feels like the first time.’ – Elias Koteas

‘It’s a blessing and a curse at the same time, the idea of genre.’ – Thundercat

‘Under trees, the urban dweller might restore his troubled soul and find the blessing of a creative pause.’ – Walter Gropius

‘The fame isn’t important to me. It’s a blessing to have. Having so many people that support me, that love me and listen to my music, is beautiful.’ – Bad Bunny

‘There’s a blessing in everything that happens to us.’ – Kamaru Usman

‘Being spontaneous is a blessing.’ – Quavo

‘It is my living sentiment, and by the blessing of God it shall be my dying sentiment, independence now and independence forever.’ – Daniel Webster

‘A shocking crime was committed on the unscrupulous initiative of few individuals, with the blessing of more, and amid the passive acquiescence of all.’ – Tacitus

‘Confound not faith and feeling together. They are distinct. Faith is ours to exercise. Believe, believe. Let your faith take hold of the blessing, and it is yours by faith. Your feelings have nothing to do with this faith.’ – Ellen G. White

‘To be always in a state of wonder is a kind of sensitivity that can sometimes be an extraordinary blessing and sometimes a real pain.’ – Holly Near

‘Let every mother realize that she has no greater blessing than the children who have come to her as a gift from the Almighty; that she has no greater mission than to rear them in light and truth, in understanding and love.’ – Gordon B. Hinckley

‘I had three miscarriages, then, at forty-eight, a child with serious developmental difficulties. He is a blessing and a jewel. He is my teacher. From him I get and give unconditional love.’ – Julie Newmar

‘War is a blessing compared with national degradation.’ – Andrew Jackson

‘No blessing goes uncontested. It will take a long time to get your dream.’ – Miranda Hart

‘It’s a blessing to be a part of such great shows that they’re so recognizable.’ – David Boreanaz

‘That’s the neat thing about the Olympics – so many of these athletes, they don’t make a ton of money, they train for four years to compete, and they realize, ‘Look, this is a blessing that I have this chance to represent the United States of America.” – Julie Foudy

‘If you tell God no because He won’t explain the reason He wants you to do something, you are actually hindering His blessing. But when you say yes to Him, all of heaven opens to pour out His goodness and reward your obedience. What matters more than material blessings are the things He is teaching us in our spirit.’ – Charles Stanley

‘An enchanted love, an awakened love, between two people is a blessing on the entire world.’ – Marianne Williamson

‘It’s an honor and a blessing to be part of ‘R.B.I. Baseball.” – Mookie Betts

‘This is truly a blessing. Breyon Prescott, Peter Edge and Tom Corson believe in me and have introduced me to a home that also believes and knows exactly what to do with the type of music I’m doing.’ – Brandy Norwood

‘When we are baptized and confirmed, the promised blessing is that we may always have the Holy Ghost to be with us. If you are consistently good, you will have the companionship of the Holy Ghost much of the time.’ – David A. Bednar

‘My life has been a blessing. I’m grateful for everything I do have and the places I’m going and the things I’ve seen.’ – Leah LaBelle

‘Every lesson man, every, every relationship, every experience is a blessing. You learn from it, whether good or bad.’ – August Alsina

‘Jews have deep respect for the Queen and the royal family. We say a prayer for them every Sabbath in synagogue. We recite a special blessing on seeing the Queen.’ – Jonathan Sacks

‘The fact that I can travel around the world doing what I love is such a blessing. I’ve learned that traveling is such an important thing; there’s so many beautiful things out there and we get worried about such little things.’ – Gabriella Wilson

‘Since many of you do not belong to the Catholic Church and others are non-believers, from the bottom of my heart I give this silent blessing to each and every one of you, respecting the conscience of each one of you but knowing that each one of you is a child of God.’ – Pope Francis

‘Poverty brings one blessing in Turkey – the poor man is of necessity a monogamist.’ – Isabella Bird

‘To me, being a role model is awesome. It’s a blessing.’ – Rey Mysterio

‘My greatest blessing has been the birth of my son. My next greatest blessing has been my ability to turn people into children of mine.’ – Maya Angelou

‘Abraham was extremely wealthy and he had a covenant with God. It’s not the Jewish blessing, it’s the Abrahamic blessing. I get excited talking about it ’cause I love it and I started out deep in debt with nothing. I had to learn this from the Bible and from my spiritual mentor Oral Roberts.’ – Kenneth Copeland

‘Once you are born with a handicap, even if the handicap is resolved – as it was in my case – you are left with the benefit of having had it. By contrast, my mother – who had nothing bad happen to her – was a very disabled person. She was an appalling human being who squandered every blessing that God had given her.’ – Lady Colin Campbell

‘I’ve always been surrounded by many great people and professors, but my family, especially my mom who was a teacher, was the person who encouraged me to study and pushed me to continue. When we’re young, we don’t understand why our parents bug us so much with school and doing homework, but it’s a blessing to have that support at home.’ – Bad Bunny

‘I played sports. The acting thing was just a direct blessing from the Lord, because I lost my discipline to play sports, and I had this really cool professor grab me and kind of take me under his wing, and the ball just started rolling. Another professor introduced me to my first agent, and the next thing you know, I got to start doing films.’ – Omar Benson Miller

‘It’s a blessing to have work that feels fulfilling.’ – Al Gore

‘If I have another life at all I will once again beseech Allah to give me the blessing of living this life again.’ – Saira Banu

‘You go to a technology conference or an engineering conference, there are very few women there. At the same time it’s a blessing in the fact that you do get noticed. People tend to remember you as the only woman in the room ‘who said that’, or the only woman in the room who was an engineer.’ – Padmasree Warrior

‘Man has evolved a mutual relationship with nature on earth, but his power to change its surface has grown so tremendously that this may become a curse instead of a blessing.’ – Walter Gropius

‘I don’t think that John Kerry is the Messiah or the Democratic Party is the answer, but I don’t like the evangelical community blessing the Republican Party as some kind of God-ordained instrument for solving the world’s problems.’ – Tony Campolo

‘For a homebody like me, the evolution of gadgets has been a blessing.’ – Okky Madasari

‘I do believe that God blessed me in life with a wonderful family, a successful career, and a loving marriage, and remain thankful for that blessing.’ – Bonnie Tyler

‘The fact that people are able to be positively impacted by any of my work is really just a blessing. And ultimately, that’s what I want to do.’ – Justin Lee

‘I am so blessed. I’ve been way over-blessed. At 64 years old, I look forward to going to bed every night so I can wake up in the morning and see what blessing is going to come my way that day. Because you never, ever know what God’s got in store for you.’ – Paula Deen

‘Democracy shows not only its power in reforming governments, but in regenerating a race of men and this is the greatest blessing of free governments.’ – Andrew Jackson

‘If you can make a living doing what you love, that is a blessing.’ – David A. R. White

‘That I even get to play a sold-out show where people know the words and I’m singing about things I’m connected to is such a blessing. It’s the equivalent of a nine-year-old saying, ‘I want to be an astronaut when I grow up,’ and then getting to go to the moon.’ – Andy Grammer

”The Lunchbox’ has been a blessing – all gift-wrapped and tied with a bow. Life is a lunchbox of chocolates now!’ – Nimrat Kaur

‘Nourish beginnings, let us nourish beginnings. Not all things are blest, but the seeds of all things are blest. The blessing is in the seed.’ – Muriel Rukeyser

‘I believe that illness has led me to a life of gratitude, so I consider Lyme disease at this point in my life to be a blessing in disguise.’ – Rebecca Wells

‘I walk in a space of gratitude. I’m so grateful to God for blessing me with an amazing family and the opportunity to do what I love.’ – Jurnee Smollett-Bell

‘If we have faith in Jesus Christ, the hardest as well as the easiest times in life can be a blessing. In all conditions, we can choose the right with the guidance of the Spirit. We have the gospel of Jesus Christ to shape and guide our lives if we choose it.’ – Henry B. Eyring

‘There is no question that America has been a nation that has been blessed by almighty God. There is no other nation in the history of mankind that has done what His nation has done – and it’s because of God’s hand and His blessing.’ – Franklin Graham

‘I’m asking myself, ‘What do my girls, what do all our children deserve in their president? What kind of a president do we want for them?’ Well, to start with, I think we want someone who is a unifying force in this country: someone who sees our differences not as a threat, but as a blessing.’ – Michelle Obama

‘Experience is knowledge; but knowledge, when it is sought only as a material resource, is not always a blessing. Experience is wisdom; but wisdom, with those who lack vision, is not always power. Experience is tolerance; but tolerance, when it is induced by apathy, is not in the least a virtue.’ – Ameen Rihani

‘Money to me is just the biggest blessing in the world that allows me freedom.’ – Linda Evans

‘To go to the synagogue with one’s father on the Passover eve – is there in the world a greater pleasure than that? What is it worth to be dressed in new clothes from head to foot, and to show off before one’s friends? Then the prayers themselves – the first Festival evening prayer and blessing.’ – Sholom Aleichem

‘Muslims are not bloodthirsty people. Islam is a religion of peace that forbids the killing of the innocent. Islam also accepts the Prophets, whether those prophets are Mohammed, God’s peace and blessing be upon Him, or Moses or the other prophets of the Books.’ – Abdullah of Saudi Arabia

‘I’ve grown up around some incredibly funny people, which has been a blessing and curse because now I’ve been completely spoiled in terms of what I find funny.’ – Dan Levy

‘China and India are friendly neighbours. We are also natural partners. Both of our countries stand for amicable and peaceful relations between countries and a multipolar world. The peaceful and friendly relations between our two countries is a blessing not just to Asia, but to also the whole world.’ – Li Keqiang

‘I think success happens when it’s supposed to and when you can appreciate it. I am grateful that it didn’t happen for me at 22 or 23. I would’ve been foolish enough to think that we’re all entitled to it, instead of it being the divine blessing that it is.’ – Octavia Spencer

‘One of the cries from the people was, don’t forget us. They have a long road ahead of them. Operation Blessing has found those little fishing towns. They will not be getting what other towns are getting from the government.’ – Connie Sellecca

‘The reason I’m in San Diego is not because I want distance from South Africa but because I want proximity to the people I love. But I don’t envy growing up in America. As ugly as aspects of it were, my biggest blessing was to be born a South African.’ – Athol Fugard

‘Ministers are powerless people who have nothing to boast of except their weaknesses. But when the Lord whom they serve fills them with His blessing they will move mountains and change the hearts of people wherever they go.’ – Henri Nouwen

‘One of the things that was a blessing for me is my parents were music lovers. Neither of my parents played an instrument, but they were avid record buyers. And I grew up at every age listening to all kinds of music.’ – Gustavo Santaolalla

‘I knew what I wanted to do when I was 13 and I had to go through four years of high school to get out. That’s a blessing, because I never had to lay on my bed staring up at the ceiling going, ‘What am I going to do with my life?” – John Mayer

‘Technology challenges us to look at our human values. We can try to use technology to cure Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s, which would be a blessing, but that blessing is not a reason to move from artificial brain enhancement to artificial intimacy.’ – Sherry Turkle

‘That we are not much sicker and much madder than we are is due exclusively to that most blessed and blessing of all natural graces, sleep.’ – Aldous Huxley

‘To give someone a blessing is the most significant affirmation we can offer.’ – Henri Nouwen

‘Just to be able to put on the uniform in general is a blessing, and when it says Red Sox on it, it makes it that much better.’ – Mookie Betts

‘High School Musical has been a blessing and a gift.’ – Zac Efron

‘I walk every day, and I look at the mountains and the fields and the small city, and I say: ‘Oh my God, what a blessing.’ Then you realise it’s important to put it in a context beyond this woman, this man, this city, this country, this universe.’ – Paulo Coelho

‘Life has no blessing like a prudent friend.’ – Euripides

‘The act is unjustifiable that either begs for a blessing, or, having succeeded gives no thanksgiving.’ – Merle Shain

‘He had a face like a blessing.’ – Miguel de Cervantes

‘But it’s a blessing to be so successful within a year; it’s the greatest feeling in the world, making money and doing the things that I’m doing, and I definitely trying to continue doing what I’m doing.’ – Ludacris

‘I’m just steadily building myself up as Kelly Rowland, not just Kelly Rowland of Destiny’s Child, which is a blessing to be able to do that.’ – Kelly Rowland

‘Somebody has to look out for and protect our kids, and I feel blessed to be a blessing to someone else.’ – Usher

‘And yet I think of Christopher Reeve who said he would pay two million dollars to be able to feel pain again. What a courageous man! So I have to think that pain is a blessing.’ – Ricardo Montalban

‘Lord, dismiss us with Thy blessing, Thanks for mercies past received.’ – John Sheffield

‘Blessing is the soveraign act of God, and the power of benediction like the power of God.’ – John Pearson

‘Do you suppose there is any living man so unreasonable that if he found himself stricken with a dangerous ailment he would not anxiously desire to regain the blessing of health?’ – Petrarch

‘To be a good draftsman was to me a blessing.’ – John James Audubon

‘Look thy last on all things lovely, Every hour – let no night Seal thy sense in deathly slumber Till to delight Thou hast paid thy utmost blessing.’ – Henry Austin Dobson

‘When someone picks up one of my songs and records it, I’m a flattered man, it’s a blessing to me.’ – Smokey Robinson

‘Some respected and beloved brethren insist that the forming and organising of churches is, according to God’s will, the only means of finding blessing in the midst of that confusion which is acknowledged to exist.’ – John Nelson Darby

‘We have the promise of God’s being our God, and of the blessing by Christ for ourselves, as we are Abraham’s seed, yet take the whole promise collectively made to him and us.’ – Thomas Goodwin

‘Freedom from care and anxiety of mind is a blessing, which I apprehend such people enjoy in higher perfection than most others, and is of the utmost consequence.’ – William Falconer

‘When you’re kept by a patron you don’t have to duke it out in the media marketplace for dollars and for readers. In some ways that’s a blessing because it takes a lot of pressure off you.’ – David Talbot

‘The blessing is that everyone knows who I am because of the commercials.’ – Carrot Top

‘We sing a little song before we eat, a little blessing before we eat, and it’s really – we’re thanking the Lord and the Earth for the food that we eat, and it really brings you together in a profound kind of way.’ – Phil Lesh

‘The constraints of melodrama can be a great blessing, because they demand that all the characters involved – as absurd and extreme as they may initially seem – must stay utterly rooted in their own reality, or the whole project collapses.’ – Stanley Tucci

‘There’s not too many guys that spend their whole career with one team and I think it’s very fortunate and a blessing for me.’ – Ryne Sandberg

‘We, in our Province, are beginning to realize and appreciate that our slowness in keeping up with our North American neighbours may well have been a blessing in disguise.’ – Alex Campbell

‘It was all a back-handed blessing, and my friends were the ones who kept the faith, read my work, and urged me to submit it to publishers (by sending it out for me – they would not hear no for an answer.’ – Leslie Banks

‘With my talent, I can make people laugh and give them another attitude about life. What a blessing that is for me.’ – Doris Roberts

‘And now may the blessing of God rest upon all men. I have told unto them the Epic of Kings, and the Epic of Kings is come to a close, and the tale of their deeds is ended.’ – Ferdowsi

‘I think American Idol is a great career launcher. A blessing for all of us.’ – LaToya London

‘I praise the Lord here today. I know that all my talent and all my ability comes from him, and without him I’m nothing and I thank him for his great blessing.’ – Ernie Harwell

‘If we eat any food, or drink any beverage, we must recite a blessing over them before and after.’ – Shmuel Yosef Agnon

‘Our sages of blessed memory have said that we must not enjoy any pleasure in this world without reciting a blessing.’ – Shmuel Yosef Agnon

‘It was a mixed blessing to have famous parents. It was tough to go to auditions and be bad, since I couldn’t be anonymous.’ – Ben Stiller

‘But I would never insult the people that love this music and I would never insult the blessing of music in my life and I would never insult myself by playing uninspired music.’ – Ben Harper

‘Do you know what a blessing it is to make movies that make people happy?’ – Kate Hudson

‘I just had to find something else to fulfill me. Always being a singer and writing, it was a blessing. My brother started making music that was the kind of music I always saw myself singing.’ – Taryn Manning

‘If someone talks about union, fidelity, a monogamous relationship, love, blessing; I would say it sounds like marriage to me. And blessing, you see, I think is undermining our sacrament of marriage.’ – George Carey

‘The scandal happened and I made the best of it. I kind of feel like in the end it was a blessing.’ – Jessica Hahn

‘People see you as an object, not as a person, and they project a set of expectations onto you. People who don’t have it think beauty is a blessing, but actually it sets you apart.’ – Candice Bergen

‘And I think the blessing of heaven is on Bush. It’s just the way it is.’ – Pat Robertson

‘At times, it was an incredible blessing to have all the attention; at times it was a logistical nightmare.’ – Rocco DiSpirito

‘He never admitted anything, even on his deathbed. He was a deluded liar. If it weren’t for my father, I don’t think I would be so open. So that’s a huge blessing.’ – Anne Heche

‘It’s a blessing and a curse. But it’s not always the best situation to be in. As a profession, I don’t recommend acting at all.’ – Armand Assante

‘To have the recognition of your colleagues is great. The public attention is a mixed blessing.’ – Joshua Lederberg

‘Next month, I will celebrate my 30th anniversary of marriage with my beautiful bride, Vicki. Our marriage has been a blessing. I have gained even more respect for the institution over the past 3 decades and will defend it against attack.’ – Todd Tiahrt

‘No blessing lasts forever.’ – Plautus

‘The Law of God reaches into every area of life, and it brings about incredible blessing and incredible freedom.’ – Randall Terry

‘It is generally true that all that is required to make men unmindful of what they owe God for any blessing is that they should receive that blessing often and regularly.’ – Richard Whately

‘A life-long blessing for children is to fill them with warm memories of times together. Happy memories become treasures in the heart to pull out on the tough days of adulthood.’ – Charlotte Kasl

‘If money, education, and honesty will not bring to me as much privilege, as much equality as they bring to any American citizen, then they are to me a curse, and not a blessing.’ – John Hope

‘It’s a real blessing for me to tell you, sir, that calvary has arrived – Fox is here!’ – Glenn Beck

‘What if the Soviet intervention was a blessing in disguise? It saved the myth that if the Soviets were not to intervene, there would have been some flowering authentic democratic socialism and so on. I’m a little bit more of a pessimist there. I think that the Soviets – it’s a very sad lesson – by their intervention, saved the myth.’ – Slavoj Zizek

‘I just think it’s a blessing that I was able to have the gift of words and to be able to put them into music. I was given a great gift all the way around. I didn’t ever have to really go out and look for songs, you know.’ – Teena Marie

‘It’s just a whole different thing, and it’s just that my life has been a blessing, and I thank god every day for the gifts that he has given me and for my daughter and to be able to watch her grow and be a part of her joys and her excitement and what she wants to do in life.’ – Teena Marie

‘In some ways the ACL tear was a blessing. I had hesitated to return to elite gymnastics after the 2008 Olympics. I told myself I had already accomplished so much, and the road was just going to get harder if I continued.’ – Shawn Johnson

‘The opportunity to go up to Canada and play was just a blessing for me and my family.’ – Darren Flutie

‘Certainly it is a blessing to have three beautiful kids who are all healthy. God put them here for me to nurture and bring them up and try to keep as close to right as I can. So it’s a blessing. It’s a big responsibility, but at the same time it’s an honor.’ – Faith Evans

‘I played pretty darn competitive-level hockey. Then the good old knee injury. Obviously, it’s a blessing in disguise, but growing up Canadian, that’s our religion, that’s our football.’ – Taylor Kitsch

‘You want your coach’s blessing.’ – Candace Parker

‘Obviously, I’m suffering from lack of sleep, but it truly is a blessing to be a mother.’ – Bernard Lagat

‘I hope that it can relate to and be a blessing to anybody, with the hope that someday they will find Jesus Christ to be the same God that I’ve found Him to be.’ – Jonny Lang

‘I have a good brain on me, but I’ve never really used it when it came to making decisions about love, which has been a blessing and a curse.’ – Sienna Miller

‘My kids don’t drink and don’t smoke. For me, that’s a great blessing.’ – Ann Romney

‘My life path has been a blessing and a great learning experience. Skateboarding is my passion and I don’t see that changing. When I’m not skating, I love to surf. I’m open to the new experiences and opportunities.’ – Ryan Sheckler

‘If you are handed something, it’s a blessing and a curse. Look at hip hop artists, they produced everything themselves. Even people like Robert De Niro are getting into production. Again, it’s art vs. marketing. Not everyone can take the risk. You have to break a few eggs to make a good omelet.’ – Michael Winslow

‘I’m used to always deciding everything myself. It’s a blessing, but also a terrible defect.’ – Roberto Cavalli

‘I think it’s an enormous blessing to be the child of an immigrant who fled oppression, because you realize how fragile liberty is and how easily it can be taken away.’ – Ted Cruz

‘You have to wait for a big star to come in and generate interest on a project, and now that has become me, which is an amazing blessing.’ – Jeremy Renner

‘As my family story shows, Latinos have been a blessing for USA for many generations. The future of America depends in part on the success of the Latino community, and this opportunity is just one more signifier of that.’ – Julian Castro

‘I can multitask like crazy. I’m riddled with ADD – a blessing and a curse.’ – Glenn Beck

‘I’m not sure the oil producers are enjoying real growth. That troubles me. For experience has shown that oil can be more of a curse than a blessing. And not only in Africa.’ – Paul Wolfowitz

‘My mom brought me up to believe that my talent is a gift and a blessing.’ – Christina Aguilera

‘It’s sort of the mixed blessing of being on television for so long in one thing; sometimes that backfires, in that you’re not able to continue on.’ – Katey Sagal

‘Photography was a blessing because it filled my time.’ – Jessica Lange

‘Working with Anthony Hopkins every day is a blessing.’ – Chris Hemsworth

‘People find it a great blessing if their child left behind a child.’ – Elizabeth Edwards

‘It is perhaps both a blessing and a curse that fictional worlds spring into my mind nearly fully formed and it takes quite a while to sift through everything to find the story.’ – Erin Morgenstern

‘Religion is a mixed blessing.’ – John Shelby Spong

‘I’m always happy for people when I see God blessing them the way he’s blessed me.’ – Ruben Studdard

‘It’s been a huge blessing, being able to travel and have a great life.’ – Seann William Scott

‘I know that my grandfather is 92 years old. And he has seen this country evolve in amazing ways. He looks at South Carolina and he says, wow, what an amazing state that we have the blessing to live within because of the evolution.’ – Tim Scott

‘I get more choices of things, projects, which is a blessing and a curse. I can only do one at a time. Sometimes you don’t know which way to go.’ – Benicio Del Toro

‘When I was growing up, I was obviously gay, and I got heckled every day of my life. The only way I knew how to survive was to make people laugh. If I could make them laugh, I wouldn’t get hung in a locker for two hours. That’s a blessing.’ – Carson Kressley

‘The market economy is deeply congruent with the values set out in the Hebrew Bible. Material prosperity is a divine blessing. Poverty crushes the spirit as well as the body, and its alleviation is a sacred task. Work is a noble calling.’ – Jonathan Sacks

‘I think it’s such a blessing to be able to have a child, and good and bad, whatever you go through, it’s so worth it, and it’s such an unbelievable time – you have someone growing inside of you!’ – Brooke Burke

‘If you have one good series, you know, it’s a blessing. Two good series is unusual. Three is a phenomenon, but right now, I’m working with these wonderful women on ‘Hot in Cleveland,’ and Valerie Bertinelli, and Wendy Malick and Jane Leeves are like, it’s like the buddy-ship we had on ‘Golden Girls’ and ‘Mary Tyler Moore.” – Betty White

‘Creativity is not a trait that we inherit in our genes or a blessing bestowed by the angels. It’s a skill.’ – Jonah Lehrer

‘Many Americans genuinely fear that God is preparing to remove his hand of protection and blessing from our country, or perhaps already has.’ – Joel C. Rosenberg

‘An established property can be a blessing and a challenge. On one hand you have all those fans of the original that you can pick up with and continue on with but then you have a lot of people out there who haven’t seen the first and might feel like this isn’t a movie for them because of that.’ – Joseph Kosinski

‘I consider myself more of an international artist than I do a one-territory artist, which I think is a blessing.’ – Melanie Fiona

‘But there’s a huge blessing that comes from being a part of a show like ‘The Cosby Show’ that sets such a high standard of quality – it touched so many people on so many different levels.’ – Malcolm-Jamal Warner

‘It’s a blessing as an artist to express myself – whether that be via dance, via song or via speech – in so many different ways.’ – Bebe Neuwirth

‘I want to live a good life and pay my taxes. ‘The Killing’ was a blessing. It was two wonderful years. But I had reached a point in my life, especially with a young son, that I was no longer willing to compromise my life for the sake of a paycheque. I was no longer willing to move where the tax credits are strong.’ – Kristin Lehman

‘We all seek approval, and our mother’s seal is usually the most important. The nitty gritty is that we have to accept ourselves, even if it is just to be ready for the next cut-down. Mom’s blessing or not.’ – Beth Ditto

‘I’m a praying atheist. When I hear an ambulance siren, I ask for a blessing for those people in trouble, knowing that no one’s listening. I think it’s just a habit of mindfulness.’ – Geraldine Brooks

‘I’ve always played ‘NBA Live’ since I was a kid, so to be on the cover is a blessing.’ – Dwight Howard

‘Well, filming in Hawaii, you know, is a blessing. It’s one of the most beautiful places on this planet. It has a very mystic energy which informs you as an actor.’ – Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

‘We all know that we’re going to die, but we don’t know when. That’s not a blessing, that’s a curse.’ – Peter Greenaway

‘As human beings, we have the blessing and the curse that we’re able to adapt to almost anything. No matter how extreme the circumstances you’re in, they become normal.’ – Kevin Powers

‘There are two sides to being pregnant. There is the beautiful, wonderful blessing side. The second side – it sucks!’ – Tamar Braxton

‘I may think I have inalienable rights to be alive and happy, but I don’t – life is a blessing.’ – Terrence McNally

‘Some days we may be more acutely conscious of our sinfulness and hence more aware of our need of His grace, but there is never a day when we can stand before Him on our own two feet of performance, when we are worthy enough to deserve His blessing.’ – Jerry Bridges

”Game of Thrones’ cares about children. Children are heirs. There’s no hemming and hawing about how they’re desensitized to violence or they cost too much to send to college. They’re a blessing – in many ways the only blessing – and even the evil ones have parents who love them.’ – Ned Vizzini

‘We need to be politically engaged, but peculiar in how we engage. Jesus and the early Christians had a marvelous political imagination. They turned all the presumptions and ideas of power and blessing upside down.’ – Shane Claiborne

‘People often say that a bad event is a ‘blessing in disguise.’ Trust me, experience will teach you that some are unbelievably well disguised. Everyone gets fired, or decides to make a radical change at some point. Everyone suffers setbacks.’ – Tom Freston

‘What drives me is really just being able to be a blessing to someone, you know. I really enjoy that, and as much as I can do, I will.’ – Sheila E.

‘I absolutely love being a mother. It’s been a blessing. It’s fun and it’s hard, but it’s absolutely amazing.’ – Keisha Castle-Hughes

‘When you have a father and a mother who work all their lives so you can have an education and build your body – it’s a blessing.’ – Lou Gehrig

‘I’m so jealous of people who have crushes on people they go to school with or work with. That’s such a blessing. You actually get to see them all the time and spend time with them.’ – Aziz Ansari

‘Putting out a debut album is a bit scary – I want it to be just right, so I took some extra time to finish it. Eminem’s increased involvement has been such a blessing; I’m getting guidance from an artist I really admire and trust.’ – Skylar Grey

‘I’ve always been a religious person, and I try to think that every disappointment might just be a blessing in disguise.’ – Jermain Defoe

‘It is a blessing to have pretty people around me. I like people who are sparky, positive. Evil, dark people are repelled by me: ‘Oooh no! Too much sunlight.” – Geri Halliwell

‘If you’re retired, it’s a blessing. You know, if you want to keep working and doing what you want to do, it’s not a blessing as all – it’s a curse.’ – Pat Benatar

‘Being in the public eye is part of what I do, and taking on a multitude of different projects – television, radio, fashion, writing or deep-sea diving – is a blessing. It is also how I pay my bills and fund my own skating, as I don’t have a sponsor or financial help from my federation.’ – Johnny Weir

‘It’s a blessing to be paid to be in paradise. The Hawaiian people are so friendly.’ – Rebecca Mader

‘Youth is a lifestyle; it’s not a blessing from God. If we treat our bodies as if they are not the most precious things we possess, then obviously we will show wear and tear. We’re like a good pair of jeans. If we take care of them, they’ll remain classic forever, but if we batter and abuse them they’ll look like tattered old rags.’ – Akshay Kumar

‘It’s almost a blessing when we meet people who naturally want to do the sort of things that are in high demand in society. What a gift to do that, as opposed to other people who would say, ‘I want to be a novelist but actually I have to be an accountant.” – Alain de Botton

‘May those who enjoy the faithful ministry of the Word feel exceedingly thankful for it. There are few blessings on Earth greater for a believer; and yet the Lord is frequently obliged to teach us the value of this blessing by depriving us of it for a season.’ – George Muller

‘The earth was cursed for Adam’s sake. Work is our blessing, not our doom. God has a work to do, and so should we.’ – Ezra Taft Benson

‘One of the trials of life is that we do not usually receive immediately the full blessing for righteousness or the full cursing for wickedness.’ – Ezra Taft Benson

‘I am a kid who played university cricket, so to be around international cricket is a blessing.’ – Harsha Bhogle

‘Being a mom, it feels like I did something so powerful and amazing. It’s such a gigantic blessing, and a confirmation that the Creator exists. And all of that has made me feel sexier and stronger. I call it ‘lava in my spine.” – Jill Scott

‘Single motherhood is an amazing thing; it’s a blessing.’ – Kelly Cutrone

‘I feel blessed. To live an artistic life, it’s a blessing.’ – Elias Koteas

‘Whether it’s a blessing or a curse, I have always played someone like 10 years younger. When I was 23 or 24, I was playing 15 opposite Evan Rachel Wood in a movie called ‘Pretty Persuasion.’ She was 16 and nobody in a million years would have thought I was that much older than her.’ – Elisabeth Harnois

‘One misconception is that if we follow God in the life of faith, and that means obedience – that we read His Word, we’re obedient, we pray, we go to church, we do the right things – that somehow His blessing means we’re going to be okay.’ – Anne Graham Lotz

‘The blessing of my mother is that she is so interested, she is so bright, she never complains – the joy of the Lord just bubbles out of her. Anybody who’s in her presence is blessed to be there.’ – Anne Graham Lotz

‘If God can bring blessing from the broken body of Jesus and glory from something that’s obscene as the cross, He can bring blessing from my problems and my pain and my unanswered prayer.’ – Anne Graham Lotz

‘I’m not turning my back on music anytime soon, but it’s just a blessing to have options open. A lot of artists just have rap, and that’s it. But once rap stops, it’s hard to get into that Hollywood circle; it really is. It’s a whole ‘nother beast that people think they’re ready for, but they’re really not.’ – Bow Wow

‘It’s hard for me to listen to any actors whine or moan about anything acting-related because look at the world. We really have nothing to complain about. Just to be working is a blessing.’ – Dan Byrd

‘The older I get, the more I appreciate my rural childhood. I spent a lot of time outdoors, unsupervised, which is a blessing.’ – Barbara Kingsolver

‘It’s a blessing to be given a variety of roles to what I call an iconic action actor like myself.’ – Donnie Yen

‘My dad’s family is part British and Austrian, and my mother’s family is from Goa, which is in the south of India. I looked different from everyone else, which now is such a blessing. It was harder at the beginning of my career.’ – Meaghan Rath

‘Photography was a blessing because it filled my time. If I had to start over, I’d pursue photography – probably to the exclusion of acting.’ – Jessica Lange

‘There’s a belief that you’re supposed to be poor, and suffering, and show your humility. I just don’t see the Bible that way. I see that God came and Jesus died so that we might live an abundant life and be a blessing to others.’ – Joel Osteen

‘Indeed, it is as important to learn how to receive a blessing as it is to be willing to give one.’ – Joel Osteen

‘If I wasn’t plagued by needing to write things, that would perhaps be a blessing.’ – Conor McPherson

‘It’s a blessing because the Baldwin vibe on the street is what I live for the most. I think our name is something that a lot of people get a good feeling about and brings a smile to their face, and we’re very fortunate.’ – Stephen Baldwin

‘I’ve always competed in those shows. Like, I won ‘Fear Factor’, I did ‘I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here’, I did ‘The Mole’, ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ with Donald Trump. I’ve done a lot of those shows, all in the hope of being a blessing to my mom’s organization.’ – Stephen Baldwin

‘My mother wasn’t controlling at all. She was a stabilizing force who grew up on a farm in Pennsylvania. Now it’s the big circle game. Taking care of her is a great blessing for me. I’ll tuck her into bed, kiss her on the cheek, wipe up the mess on her blouse from whatever she spilled.’ – Christine Ebersole

‘At the end of the seven years, ‘Family Ties’ voluntarily went off the air. And, we went off as the #1 show on TV that week. We cut down the nets on stage 24 and moved on with the rest of our lives. Always to carry with us the blessing of what we had gone through together.’ – Gary David Goldberg

‘God offers us counsel not just for our own safety, but for the safety of His other children, whom we should love. There are few comforts so sweet as to know that we have been an instrument in the hands of God in leading someone else to safety. That blessing generally requires the faith to follow counsel when it is hard to do.’ – Henry B. Eyring

‘The miracle of unity is being granted to us as we pray and work for it in the Lord’s way. Our hearts will be knit together in unity. God has promised that blessing to His faithful Saints whatever their differences in background and whatever conflict rages around them.’ – Henry B. Eyring

‘The thirst for education that comes with the change the gospel brings can be a blessing or a curse, depending on our motives.’ – Henry B. Eyring

‘If we continue to seek learning to serve God and His children better, it is a blessing of great worth. If we begin to seek learning to exalt ourselves alone, it leads to selfishness and pride, which will take us away from eternal life.’ – Henry B. Eyring

‘I don’t know about changing my perspective, because motherhood is such a glorious blessing and I am very thankful for that. It’s such a beautiful experience. I so strongly recommend it. It’s bliss, love and fulfillment of another level.’ – Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

‘It’s easy to write for God and about God, because what a thrill to remind the church that the Holy Spirit of God is in you. What a rush! What an amazing blessing!’ – Francis Chan

‘When I go to see people, I always kind of hope they are going to play some kind of songs I know. So you’ve got to know your audience. It’s kind of something that is a blessing and a curse in a way. You’re obligated to play some of that stuff that people know, but I don’t think that’s all you have to do.’ – Tom Petty

‘I chose ‘No. 1 Ladies’ Detective,’ or I’ll say it chose me, and it was an absolute blessing, for the experience of being in Africa for seven months and learning so many different things, from languages to foods to greetings. On so many levels, it was an incredible experience.’ – Jill Scott

‘It doesn’t get any more underground, conscious or indie than Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, but because they got a couple of really big pop hits, actually some of the biggest pop hits that hip-hop has ever seen, people are missing that part of their story. People are not counting that blessing.’ – Talib Kweli

‘There’s something really cool about TV. TV, you get the luxury of having the same people around. It is such a blessing when you get a TV job. You really have a chance to get to make, like, work friends. I think TV is one of the few mediums where I’ve had the opportunity to get to know my crew members.’ – Valerie Azlynn

‘I know that God gave me the blessing to use, to bring honor and glory to Him, and to use to impact the lives of people.’ – Lee Haney

‘What you do in your art – TV, music, film stuff – touches people. And they want to touch you. So that’s a blessing. I’m okay with it.’ – LL Cool J

‘To do a ‘Bond’ picture is a blessing but also a curse.’ – Maryam D’Abo

‘Being the offspring of English teachers is a mixed blessing. When the film star says to you, on the air, ‘It was a perfect script for she and I,’ inside your head you hear, in the sarcastic voice of your late father, ‘Perfect for she, eh? And perfect for I, also?” – Dick Cavett

‘If I had not played basketball and made the millions of dollars that I had made, I would never have been able to build a hospital in Congo. It started in 1997, and 10 years later I was able to unveil the Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital, named after my mother, in my hometown outside of Kinshasa. It was such a blessing.’ – Dikembe Mutombo

‘If someone wants to marry you outside the temple, whom will you strive to please – God or a mortal? If you insist on a temple marriage, you will be pleasing the Lord and blessing the other party.’ – Ezra Taft Benson

‘The privilege of holding the priesthood, which is the power and authority to act in God’s name, is a great blessing and privilege and one that carries with it equally great obligations and responsibilities.’ – Ezra Taft Benson

‘It’s a blessing and a curse when your first big public album does so well. ‘Twentysomething’ sold four million copies – I think we were hoping to sell 80,000. And it’s still selling. In some ways, you’ll always be defined by that.’ – Jamie Cullum

‘Fanboys are a creator’s blessing and curse. If a fanboy likes you, they love you. Obsessively. If you cross them with some plot point or story direction they reject, expect to be wholly and continually eviscerated across the Internet.’ – John Ridley

‘It has been a wonderful life for me. It’s just been a blessing. I can’t say I would have done it any other way. I have no regrets. I like what I do.’ – Ron Shock

‘I do all my shopping on the Web. I do much of my research online. I have a blog, too. It is definitely a distraction. It is definitely a blessing. What blessing isn’t a distraction, though?’ – Cathleen Schine

‘When you’re kept out of the adult world, it’s a blessing in disguise.’ – Henry Rollins

‘History shows, in my opinion, that no nation can survive the tension, conflict and antagonism of two competing languages and cultures. It is a blessing for an individual to be bilingual; it is a curse for a society to be bilingual.’ – Richard Lamm

‘The temple and the holy ordinances are indeed sacred, and we should be spiritually sensitive to them. It is a sacred blessing to attend the temple to worship the Lord.’ – L. Lionel Kendrick

‘It is a holy blessing to be born with the exquisite qualities of a daughter of God. Women of God, both old and young, are spiritual and sensitive, tender and gentle. They have a kind, nurturing nature. This is your inheritance. Never belittle the gifts God has given to you. Develop the divinity that is within you.’ – Margaret D. Nadauld

‘It is a great blessing to have light in our lives – a light that helps us see things as they really are, light that illuminates our understanding, light we can follow with confidence and perfect trust.’ – Margaret D. Nadauld

‘In hindsight, Watergate was a curse as well as a blessing for American journalism. The courageous reporting of the ‘Post’ and the ‘New York Times’ – coupled with the favourable Supreme Court rulings on publication of the Pentagon Papers – were landmarks for the interpretation of First Amendment rights and the freedom of the press.’ – Lionel Barber

‘BET, I’ll never, never, ever forget them for this wonderful blessing they gave to me, to be on the 10th annual BET awards for my comeback.’ – El DeBarge

‘I’m one of those lucky guys making a living out of something I really enjoy doing. That’s a blessing. But you never know. What if my subsequent book series flops? I don’t come from a wealthy background, so I’d be left with no choice. I’d have to go back into banking!’ – Amish Tripathi

‘My first big break was ‘White Chicks.’ I had only been acting for about two years and I certainly didn’t feel like I was ready for such an opportunity. It could only be the hand of God blessing me. I accept everything I’m given with great appreciation.’ – Rochelle Aytes

‘I don’t want to look exactly the same in everything I do. And if I’m not identifiable, then that can be a blessing or a curse. But I’m fine with it. Because at the end of the day, I’m still working, and I’m enjoying what I do.’ – Rochelle Aytes

‘I can’t wait to have kids one day. Yeah. Definitely. That’s the ultimate goal in life, for myself. I think that’s the ultimate blessing.’ – Eve

‘I certainly believe that having my husband be in my life has been a tremendous blessing.’ – Dominique Moceanu

‘Shoes are a neutral blessing for us because feet generally aren’t regarded as a place where the battle for self-esteem is won or lost. Feet don’t change size when the body does through the natural ageing process.’ – Simon Van Booy

‘To have friends who will always take you to higher ground is an incalculable blessing.’ – John Bytheway

‘Both my parents, grandmother and all close relatives who met Diana liked her very much, and my parents and grandmother never objected to our relationship. They were very much happy for us to make a decision ourselves and made it clear they would support it 100 per cent. We both had their blessing.’ – Hasnat Khan

‘I think I have had so much blessing – I’ve had my brother, who was brilliant – I think my family came closest to making a genius when they made my brother – Bailey was just all of that. He loved me.’ – Maya Angelou

‘Through reading the scriptures, we can gain the assurance of the Spirit that that which we read has come of God for the enlightenment, blessing, and joy of his children.’ – Gordon B. Hinckley

‘Good sports facilities are a blessing.’ – Kapil Dev

‘When I decided that I might want to do acting for a living – I don’t know where it really came from, since there was no school play or any of that – my mom gave me her blessing. I had to get a scholarship – that was the only way I could have gone to drama school.’ – Gary Oldman

‘Down where I grew up, able-bodied people do that which we believe God created them to do. Work is a blessing; it’s not a curse.’ – Steve Southerland

‘If you and I desire the blessings of life, of health, of vigor of body and mind; if we desire the destroying angel to pass us by, as he did in the days of the children of Israel, we must obey the Word of Wisdom; then God is bound, and the blessing shall come to us.’ – Heber J. Grant

‘I don’t care if every patriarch in the Church has made a mistake in a blessing, and told a lie, I believe with all my heart and soul that the gospel is true, and I will not allow my faith to be upset.’ – Heber J. Grant

‘I love it and it is a blessing to be able to have seventy-five to eighty episodes to develop a character and find your voice. You have a similar through voice, and yet you are making different decisions, and so you act differently and you make different choices, as that is what your character would do.’ – David Zayas

‘I do believe God has given me an incredible opportunity and a platform in a secular environment but still to take a stand for Christ and being a blessing to believers.’ – Mike Huckabee

‘There are those special projects that don’t ever feel like work but just a blessing to be a part of, and ‘Revolution’ is one of those projects.’ – Daniella Alonso

‘I never believed I’d have a six-pack, especially not at 35 years old. I always thought it was a genetic blessing. It’s not. You just have to be willing to do what it takes.’ – Sullivan Stapleton

‘After ‘Radio Flyer,’ to this day, every family-oriented script or script with kid actors comes across my desk. That’s just Hollywood: you get pigeonholed, and it’s both a blessing and a curse, but you live with it.’ – David M. Evans

‘My son is a blessing in every way.’ – Elizabeth Emken

‘I have loved Jesus my whole life, and it has been such a privilege for me. To be able to marry my work and God together has been such a blessing.’ – Roma Downey

‘In the case of ‘The Bible’ series and now ‘Son of God,’ it has been a combination of what I love to do and what I believe. To be able to do that with the person I love has just really been a blessing.’ – Roma Downey

‘Being able to act for a living is a blessing. I have a great theater company that’s almost 40 years old.’ – Gary Sinise

‘Any part that makes you world famous has got to be a blessing, hasn’t it?’ – Tim Curry

‘I guarantee you that the people who watch ‘Conan O’Brien’ or who watch ‘Entertainment Tonight’ and probably a lot of these other programs have never heard of Operation Blessing. Maybe they have heard of UNICEF, and I’m sure they have heard of the Red Cross, but they haven’t heard of this organization.’ – John Tesh

‘I was never really brought into the show business side of my father’s life. I guess that’s been a blessing and a downfall. But it’s made my own work the initiation.’ – Stephanie Zimbalist

‘Twitter is a blessing and a curse at the same time.’ – Ashley Wagner

‘One of the great pleasures of having children is spending one-on-one time with them. Sadly, I could do that for only a few minutes at a time. I’d never say that ADD/ADHD is a gift or a blessing. And if someone says it is a gift, I’d love to return it.’ – Howie Mandel

”L.A. Law’ has been a bit of a blessing and a curse. First of all, it was a very prestigious show that had a lot of intellect, and I was the pretty boy. I’ve had to battle that my whole career: ‘Oh, you were the face guy. You didn’t really have to act; you just had to wear the right suits.’ I had to battle that.’ – Corbin Bernsen

‘I sing this song in church – ‘I don’t believe He brought me this far to leave me.’ I got a feeling that all these shows, all this everything, is part of my blessing. And in my heart, I know I’m going to do every show, and everything is going to be OK.’ – Sharon Jones

‘I tell people all the time, ‘Don’t give up.’ We get almost to our blessing, whether you believe spiritually in God or in a good force and an evil force. We get almost to our blessing, and we quit. Don’t stop.’ – Sam Childers

‘It really is a blessing when two people who are so full of dignity and kindness and really live to make the world a better place get together.’ – Karen Duffy

‘Being as it was one of my dreams to sing with one of the world’s greatest groups, for me to join ‘The Temptations’ was a great blessing.’ – Ali-Ollie Woodson

‘Twitter and social media have so changed the game for filmmakers, but especially for artists. It shrinks the world and gives chance to feel like they know you. But it’s a blessing and a curse. It can help build you up, but there’s also such anonymity.’ – Gina Prince-Bythewood

‘Go back to what’s good, what’s certain, what’s always there. You woke up today. Just start walking. Whatever it is, it’ll pass. Time doesn’t go backward. That’s the one real blessing. It happened; it does you no good to worry. Keep it movin’.’ – Jesse L. Martin

‘Fame can take a toll on your personal life. Half of us were in short-lived marriages or not married at all. When you are doing something you love so much that you once did for free, and then someone pays you to do it, it’s like a blessing. But you have to be prepared for it.’ – Big Bank Hank

‘Luckily, I was blessed to go to Stanford and a school that was primarily focused on academics, so it was a blessing.’ – Richard Sherman

‘God’s blessing has been on America from the very beginning of this nation, and I believe God isn’t done with America yet.’ – Ted Cruz

‘I’ve never felt like I’ve exactly traded on my looks. When I was a teenager, I was an ultra late bloomer, and my mom would say it was a blessing because it means you never have to wonder if guys are only interested in you because you’ve got boobs.’ – Anna Kendrick

”Wings’ was a blessing, but it was also very difficult. Whenever you do situation comedy, no matter how excellent the execution – and we had a great cast and great writers – but the format is somewhat limited.’ – Tim Daly

‘I’m a minimalist Jew, but on Friday night, I celebrate Shabbat. At sundown, we light candles, say the blessing, and I don’t turn on my computer for 24 hours.’ – Jill Soloway

‘It’s been a blessing to work under Team Timbaland.’ – Jussie Smollett

‘It’s just a blessing from above. I can’t stress that enough, because I don’t feel like it’s anything that I’ve done. For me to say, ‘Well, it’s because of this, this and that is why I’ve been able to play,’ it’s just a lie. I couldn’t tell you why.’ – D’Brickashaw Ferguson

‘You have to make time and tend to things that are important in your life so you can live the life of blessing God has promised you!’ – Victoria Osteen

‘Bitterness and unforgiveness block the flow of God’s blessing in your life and actually hinder your prayers.’ – Victoria Osteen

‘My own life has had so many twists that I keep thinking I’ll have one blessing that is not in disguise.’ – Ken Bruen

‘I believe God has blessed our country. This country has been extraordinarily blessed. And we have honored that blessing. And that’s why God has continued to bless us.’ – Marco Rubio

‘Everything that UCLA stands for, it’s top of the food chain. So you either look at those things as burdens or you look at them as blessings. From day one, I’ve told my staff we’re going to look at it as a blessing and do everything we can to build champions.’ – Steve Alford

‘I never dreamed I would coach at UCLA. It was not one of those things in my coaching career I thought would happen. It’s a tremendous blessing, and I’m going to make the most of it.’ – Steve Alford

‘People will occasionally ask me if I understand what it’s like to be lonely. And the truth is I don’t, because for me, solitariness is a blessing, a gift. Me, I get on fine with myself.’ – John Burnside

‘It’s a blessing to be a part of television shows that were, to a certain extent, staples in a lot of people’s lives and as far as their entertainment lives.’ – Kim Fields

‘I love the fact that Atlanta has given the entertainment industry an additional and growing hub. The opportunities personally and professionally have been a wonderful blessing.’ – Kim Fields

‘I have to say, I worry about Twitter. Not that it will survive – they don’t need my blessing for that – but that it will stay the kind of open, community-enhancing-and-enabling site that made it flourish at the outset.’ – Rachel Sklar

‘Tweeting about objects means I don’t need to bid on them, which is a blessing. Buying something is a way of saying, ‘Look at this!’ So is tweeting. So, I guess, is writing fiction.’ – Elizabeth McCracken

‘Writing, for me, is a very fluid process. I sit down and wait for the words to come. They usually do – in buckets and waves. I look upon it as a blessing because the words come so easily.’ – Sharon Draper

‘Amboyna seems to present the most favorable opening. Fifty thousand souls are there perishing without the means of life, and the situation of the island is such that a mission there established might, with the blessing of God, be extended to the neighboring islands in those seas.’ – Adoniram Judson

‘There can be no doubt that the blessing, of which believers are heirs, is justification by faith; and that the promise, according to which they are heirs of this blessing, is the gospel promise made to Abraham.’ – Adoniram Judson

‘People have crossed the Himalayas in flip-flops seeking a blessing from the Dalai Lama.’ – Barbara Demick

‘Most families aren’t all in the public eye as we are. It works as a blessing. It works in our favor.’ – Khloe Kardashian

‘What I hated then – and hate now – is the way that people say to girls like me who get pregnant young that it ruins your life. Having a child doesn’t ruin your life – having a child is a blessing.’ – Rebecca Ferguson

‘When I find the right information, the Web is a blessing; when I don’t, it’s a distraction.’ – Victor LaValle

‘I don’t like to talk hypotheticals. I deal with the real life situations. I treat every day as a blessing.’ – Tim Tebow

‘Every day is a blessing.’ – Olivia Culpo

‘In recent generations, women’s sports have been a blessing. Some of us can remember the bad old days in the ’50s, when we would discover in casual schoolyard play that a girl could outrun most of us or hold her own in basketball or hit a softball – but there were no teams, no coaches, for girls.’ – George Vecsey

‘Just to know that someone who’s 15 years old is listening to my music and the work that I’ve done – it’s definitely a blessing.’ – Warren G

‘God keeps me grounded as well as my husband, Keith Douglas, who is such an inspiration to me. He’s an author, speaker, and businessman. He’s just a great husband and blessing.’ – Tasha Smith

‘The blessing is that my kids have a lot of strong men and strong marriages around them, so I feel like they are getting what they need as far as role modeling. So I don’t feel the pressure for them.’ – Taya Kyle

‘We all suffer. It’s part of life. The blessing is – while evil exists, Divinity does, too, and it is stronger.’ – Taya Kyle

‘A revolution in itself is not a blessing. The revolution accomplished by the French people is, indeed, a wonderful event – the most striking, in my opinion, in history; but it may lead to events which will make it a mighty evil.’ – John C. Calhoun

”The Bank Job’ was great fun to work on. Roger Donaldson is a top director, and working on HD was a new experience. It picks up every detail, which is a blessing and a curse if you think about it.’ – Colin Salmon

‘It’s great to be able to continue my career in Chicago. Playing with the best organization in sports and the best fans in the game is a blessing.’ – Patrick Kane

‘I was an only child who had every advantage, every blessing, absolutely.’ – Christopher Buckley

”CSI’s been a great blessing for me. It’s been a platform that’s allowed me to go around the country and the world, really, and speak on issues of disability, but I’ve never – I’m a professional actor, so I studied for years; I do theater. I never want to disrespect what got me here.’ – Robert David Hall

‘Even when I’m not onstage singing, there’s always music going on in my head. It’s a curse and a blessing in a way – it’s sitting in bed at night, trying to go to sleep, while the music keeps playing in your head – especially when you’re trying to learn something new and you’re trying to memorize it and get everything.’ – Sondra Radvanovsky

‘After the Olympics and being on such a high and then losing in the World Championships, I was distraught. But now, looking back on it, I think it was the biggest blessing. I was going into every fight thinking I have to win because I am Olympic champion and putting too much pressure on myself. I lost my hunger and stopped enjoying my taekwondo.’ – Jade Jones

‘I think being born in Panama was a blessing because Panama is a port city. It’s a really – the mentality is that – I remember that of admitting things in. You know, ports, ideas come in and out all the time.’ – Ruben Blades

‘I had the blessing of opportunity. You need the folks in the boardroom who have consciences and the people in the streets who can picket at the right time.’ – Julian Castro

‘The blessing of being able to write music and let music speak for itself is you let the melodies and let the lyrics and the groove talk to people instead of me talking to people.’ – Babyface

‘I grew up singing in church. I’ve been doing that since I was 3 years old. Singing was a blessing for me to do.’ – Elijah Kelley

‘The youth coming up is interested in dance now, and they’re coming to the shows. That’s a blessing for those of us who create.’ – Savion Glover

‘I’m from Mexico, and I’ve heard some horror stories about cast members who can’t stand each other. What we have on ‘Jane’ is a blessing. We do table reads for every single episode one day before it starts to shoot.’ – Jaime Camil

‘Basically, I’ve found that if you have two films that don’t perform well, it doesn’t matter that you’ve had a bunch of successful ones. The phone stops ringing, and after ‘Deadly Blessing’ and ‘Swamp Thing,’ that’s what happened.’ – Wes Craven

‘You can never have too much good blessing.’ – James Wan

‘The last thing we need to do when natural gas has been such a blessing is raise the severance tax.’ – Tim Griffin

‘I think that if you’re lucky enough to work with a stylist who pulls a rack from the beginning that you love everything on it, that’s a blessing.’ – Elizabeth Debicki

‘On a red carpet, you really want to feel your best, so to work with a designer who will shape a dress to your figure and take into consideration your opinions is really a blessing.’ – Elizabeth Debicki

‘Sometimes things are a blessing in disguise.’ – Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

‘I know the blessing of having a dad who played 16 years in the league. That experience, and seeing him as an example, let me know that it’s possible. It’s not easy, but it’s possible.’ – Stephen Curry

‘I was told it might be quite difficult to conceive, so it really was a great blessing when my pregnancy suddenly happened. I had been diagnosed years ago with polycystic ovarian syndrome, which can affect your fertility – but luckily, in my case, it didn’t.’ – Natasha Little

‘Reshoots are par for the course on any film. For me, I kind of love it because, as an actor, you always feel that there was a way you could have done it differently. Being able to go back and do some stuff again is always a blessing in my eyes.’ – Riz Ahmed

‘Meeting Kanye West was a blessing.’ – Desiigner

‘If you work well, the country will be in good order, and it will be a blessing to the country. The country needs good care.’ – Bhumibol Adulyadej

‘As soon as I go into a dark subject, like discussing the people I’ve loved and lost, I off-road into absurdist comedy perversion. It’s both a means of protection and a kind of denial, a blessing and a curse. Wait, it’s not a blessing at all. I guess it would be a bad habit and a curse.’ – Bob Saget

‘Basically, I always thought that if I had a movie that did well enough and warranted having a sequel, I would seriously entertain it because that’s a huge blessing when that happens in your career.’ – Nicholas Stoller

‘It was a blessing just to play one NBA basketball game.’ – Allen Iverson

‘I’m so happy to be a song-writer – I’m even surprised when I get to record anything. I consider it a considerable privilege and a blessing to have a medium of expression that has a place in the world.’ – Buffy Sainte-Marie

‘I’m kind of an animated person. I was given this really big blessing that my voice just kind of carries the emotion.’ – Auli’i Cravalho

‘It’s a blessing to find a project you feel you have to make or you’ll die.’ – Morten Tyldum

‘For me, to get any match is fine. For me to be thrown right into the mix and be named No. 1 Contender for the World Heavyweight Championship is a blessing.’ – John Cena

‘There are a lot of distractions when you’re in creative industries like publishing or fashion or media, and it’s a real blessing to have witnessed some of those up close at a young age. I think when you get past the glamour, that’s when you get to the good stuff – the stuff that really feeds your soul and enriches you as a person.’ – Tavi Gevinson

‘Working with people like Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis is such a blessing because I’ve watched them a great deal. I grew up with ‘Friends’ and always aspired to work with someone from that cast. Jason is just such an amazing comedian.’ – Will Poulter

‘Once I got a bit older, and we could see there could be a future in football, it was everyone’s blessing to chase that dream. And it did me a lot of good: It put me through college, it gave me an education, it got me a little taste of pro ball and a lot of good memories. I don’t regret any of it.’ – Roman Reigns

‘After ‘Student Of The Year,’ when I played that baby-doll, diva character, I knew I would be stereotyped, and I wanted to break that image of me. I loved that role, but I don’t want to be attached to one particular genre, so ‘Highway’ was a blessing in disguise.’ – Alia Bhatt

‘I’ll just put it this way: I’ve struggled enough as a working actor – and, most of the times, a not working actor – to know that anytime you are working is a blessing.’ – Corey Hawkins

‘I skipped ninth grade. I went from eighth to tenth, and then I graduated a year early to start working, and it was a big blessing for me because I was not a school person, although I really do miss having that kind of environment.’ – Dove Cameron

‘Any time you’re nominated for anything, it’s a true blessing and something you should be really excited about, but it’s sort of time to not be considered new anymore because I don’t really feel like I’m new. I’m just glad people still see me as fresh. I wish there was a ‘fresh country artist category’ rather than ‘new.” – Thomas Rhett

‘Single Record of the Year and New Vocalist were such a blessing to see, but when I saw that I was up for Album of the Year, that’s when I started to be like, ‘What in the world, this is crazy!’ That one really got me in a pretty different way.’ – Thomas Rhett

‘When doctors tell you that your only hope for survival is 14 straight days of intense chemotherapy, 24 hours a day, you sit there, and you count down the 336 hours. You see, each day is a blessing.’ – Craig Sager

‘Every day is a blessing – not to get too schmaltzy, but, really, it is.’ – David Cassidy

‘Having patience is one of the hardest things about being human. We want to do it now, and we don’t want to wait. Sometimes we miss out on our blessing when we rush things and do it on our own time.’ – Deontay Wilder

‘To play for Chelsea is a blessing.’ – Alexandre Pato

‘Having one of the highest IQs ever measured is as much a curse as it is a blessing. My parents were great, though: they were always seeking the most difficult presents possible for me – Rubik’s cubes and things like that.’ – Walter O’Brien

‘In 10 months, I was replaced from three films. That’s when I realised I need to take my work seriously. It’s a blessing I didn’t get things easy. If I had, I wouldn’t realise the value of success.’ – Rakul Preet Singh

‘You create this human being, and then you are that human being for the next six months. It’s amazing. I think that’s the blessing and the curse of being an actor. You get to be pretty much anything you want to be.’ – Costa Ronin

‘The blessing of having your first project be something as fantastic as ‘Girls’ is that it gave me room to be selective because I didn’t feel pressure to do other things. The curse is that my standards were really high.’ – Allison Williams

‘I was lucky enough to be launched into the marketplace with the blessing of a series like ‘Jewel.” – Art Malik

‘Leaving Def Jam was kind of a blessing in disguise because we can make whatever record we want.’ – Mike D

‘Our young people are patriots and heroes whom we can be proud of before the world; that they have a large contingent of such trustworthy young people is a great blessing for the Workers’ Party of Korea and a source of pride for Korea, and this assures the great strength of our dignified state and its bright future.’ – Kim Jong-un

‘My point is you’ve been given a powerful blessing in life in this country to be able to vote and to be able to sit on the jury, so come equipped.’ – Kimberly Guilfoyle

‘You can obviously roam in public, but you can’t do that with complete abandon. At the back of your mind, you are always worried if someone’s watching you. But then, it’s something that comes with the job profile. People approach you because they like you, and I don’t see it as a hassle. It’s a blessing.’ – Nivin Pauly

‘It’s all been a blessing, just being able to focus on my health and redouble the efforts on recovery. It’s been a long path. I still have chronic pain.’ – Jim Irsay

‘I’ve done every imaginable job possible out there – movies, TV, animation, TV movies… and, at this point, almost reality, it seems. It’s been a real blessing. It’s been a great ride.’ – George Newbern

‘When I was 15 or so, I made a conscious decision to try and sing with a big voice. Everybody I listened to had these big voices, and I wanted to try it. The blessing is that I could.’ – George Ezra

‘Ford is such an answered prayer and an absolute blessing.’ – Virginia Williams

‘I’m not the best at expressing my feelings other than in songs or on paper. It’s just been such a blessing for me my whole life to get my feelings out there in a positive way.’ – Cassadee Pope

‘I feel that losing both my legs was a blessing. It was meant to happen to me: I wouldn’t have had the opportunity to touch so many lives in such a positive way.’ – Amy Purdy

‘Everything is a blessing, even meetings. Whether it’s meetings or running gassers or lifting, it’s an opportunity, and the best thing to do is be thankful for it.’ – Eric Berry

‘Germans have an understanding of history and cannot allow themselves to forget it. It may be a curse, but in some ways, it’s a blessing. It makes them cautious.’ – Simon Rattle

‘For me, in my life, dyslexia has been a little bit of a blessing. It helped me find my strength and directed me towards what I really wanted to do.’ – Darcey Bussell

‘If you’re down, it’s curse; if you’re up, it’s a blessing.’ – Powers Boothe

‘To have a body of work is a blessing – when you have songs that have been around generation after generation that they call timeless music, you can work that for a long time.’ – Tionne Watkins

‘It’s a blessing to have fans acknowledging your craft, period.’ – Quavo

‘It’s an amazing blessing to go to work every day with people I genuinely love.’ – Kim Rhodes

‘I’m entirely self-taught, which I think is both a blessing and a curse.’ – Washed Out

‘I feel, as an artist, that we don’t do enough to appreciate our fans. We are in this position because of the fans, and it’s really a blessing.’ – Ne-Yo

‘It’s a blessing to know that the church and the gospel are the same no matter where I go. I can find a church and know the services and feel at home there.’ – Eric Weddle

‘I’m lucky to be alive. It’s a blessing to tell my story, you know.’ – Marti Noxon

‘Being an iconic food company can be both a blessing and a curse. It can be a curse if, amidst change, you maintain the status quo. It is a blessing if you leverage the change coupled with capability to seize new opportunities.’ – Denise Morrison

‘My mother never cursed at home; my father never cursed at home. My father didn’t drink. Even though we were poor, we would say a blessing over the table. So that’s who I am.’ – Mr. T

‘For an actor to go to work every day is an extreme blessing.’ – Boyd Holbrook

‘I think, back when I was younger, I was a lot more confident about certain things that I would write, and I didn’t need the band’s blessing or agreement; I would just kind of fight for it ’cause I knew it was good. And then the problem with getting older, especially when there’s some success involved, you have a different measuring stick.’ – Synyster Gates

‘Normally, my birthdays are very quiet. I go to the temple with my family and later take blessing from my parents. A few friends come over to my house, and we talk about the year gone by.’ – R. Madhavan

‘Focus on you – your soul, spirit, blessing people with who you are, and following your heart’s passions.’ – Ally Brooke

‘Before I go to bed, I thank God for blessing me with all the things he blessed me with, and for my family to be safe.’ – Lauren Alaina

‘It’s a huge blessing to know you’ve done something that has affected people the way ‘The Matrix’ has. It’s like, there’s ‘Star Wars,’ and then there’s ‘The Matrix.’ It’s cool to be a part of that.’ – Laurence Fishburne

‘It’s been one heck of a ride. I came into the league playing with Kobe and Shaq and for Phil Jackson. Playing with Jordan. And so, it just has been a blessing. I can’t describe it any other way.’ – Tyronn Lue

‘These 24-hour gyms are a blessing and super convenient. For actors doing daily TV shows, we have to stay in shape.’ – Anita Hassanandani Reddy

‘I went from living in a house with five guys in Palo Alto, and living off their leftovers, to all of a sudden having all kinds of resources. And I wanted to figure out how I could take the blessing of these resources and share it with the world.’ – Jeffrey Skoll

‘No one likes to be typecast, but I would like to believe that the attention I get is for my acting, but at the same time, darn it, if I get to keep playing the handsome, smart guy, then that’s also a blessing, and it’s the last thing I would complain about.’ – Lamman Rucker

‘I sell bikinis. I sell comforters. I sell Cam’ron pillows. I sell a bunch of things off my likeness, and it all came from music, so it’s definitely a blessing.’ – Cam’ron

‘There was a time when only athletes had sneakers. Entertainers having sneakers, on any level, is a blessing.’ – Cam’ron

‘I always felt like, ‘I hope Oprah teaches a class to everybody when they get super famous about how to use, responsibly, that blessing.” – Renee Elise Goldsberry

‘I feel like my whole career has been a blessing. In particular, the opportunity to be a part of ‘Hamilton’ was life-changing.’ – Renee Elise Goldsberry

‘If I do my job well, then God will smile on my offspring and on their offspring. I’m sure my father is seeing a blessing in me.’ – Marvin Gaye

‘What’s demanded from us black creatives is both a blessing and a curse, because it pushes you to be your absolute best. You cannot be anything less.’ – Tomi Adeyemi

‘I had become wealthy as an art dealer, but my life was never rich until I began serving in a mission and began being blessed by those that were basically hopeless. To see them have hope was the biggest blessing in my life.’ – Ron Hall

‘When professors expect a few dozen students and hundreds show up, it’s a mixed blessing. While it’s a testament to their popularity, it also means they have to scramble to interview and hire more teaching fellows, schedule rooms, and order lab supplies.’ – Parker Conrad

‘The N.R.A.’s blessing of restrictions on bump stocks – devices that make semiautomatic weapons fire faster – is designed to pre-empt anything more serious by giving the illusion of action. It substitutes accessory control for actual gun control.’ – Charlie Sykes

‘Instagram is a blessing – I love to post about everything I’m doing. The explore page is magical.’ – Bozoma Saint John

‘I always wanted to be a chef. Flavors and food were always of interest to me, but it was how those things brought friends and family together to celebrate not only the special occasions but everyday life. It has been a blessing that I have been able to pursue a career that creates a product that brings people together.’ – Maneet Chauhan

‘Every time I dance, it’s a tremendous blessing, and I just can’t forget that.’ – Victoria Arlen

‘People pay their hard-earned money to come and watch me perform live. That’s a blessing.’ – Anjelah Johnson

‘The open source nature of the Internet is both a blessing and a curse, because just as much as we can watch what’s happening around the world, we can also be watched.’ – Alicia Garza

‘What God wants is for us to live by His rules, resulting in the receiving of His blessing and power. When we as Christians, celebrating our differences, join together as the house of God representing the kingdom of God for the glory of God, we get the response of God to our presence in history.’ – Tony Evans

‘It’s actually a blessing to be able to walk off that field win, lose or draw. If you walk off that field healthy, that’s the important thing.’ – Ha Ha Clinton-Dix

‘Anytime you get a win in this league, it’s a blessing.’ – Ha Ha Clinton-Dix

‘Sometimes, when God blessed me with something, I would feel guilty. Then I realized this was wrong, because a blessing is a blessing is a blessing.’ – Reinhard Bonnke

‘If I’m able to get drafted by the New York Knicks, it would be a blessing.’ – Trae Young

‘Trump’s election could be a blessing in disguise. This is the opportunity for America to correct itself.’ – Bernice King

‘Kids don’t come with instruction manuals. It’s interesting, but after you have your kids, it’s a blessing. It’s not as hard as people may think it is.’ – Mustard

‘It’s an amazing blessing to do something you love.’ – Benjamin Bratt

‘I wanted to communicate how important it is to love on the people that are in our lives and to take every day with someone as a blessing.’ – Chord Overstreet

‘It’s a blessing to have people to support you from across the world.’ – Offset

‘When you get a blessing, you pass it on.’ – Offset

‘It’s a blessing in a scientific career – the almost daily thrill of scientific discovery.’ – Sandra Faber

‘It’s been a blessing that I can provide for my family just by doing music. I never thought this would ever be my occupation.’ – Zaytoven

‘As a person who grew up in Los Angeles – that’s a very diverse place – I’ve always felt like that diversity is a blessing. It’s not a problem to be solved: it’s a gift to be thankful for.’ – Kamasi Washington

‘We think it’s a blessing that we were able to bring our music to the world. That our music has not only inspired our communities but other communities. That’s one of the greatest things an artist in any field could know: that you’ve touched the mind of another artist.’ – Rza

‘Every day in WWE is blessing, and every day, I have to outwork my competition.’ – Jinder Mahal

‘Every day is a blessing in WWE, and I keep reminding myself of that. That’s my character.’ – Jinder Mahal

‘Fame was a mixed blessing for me because I thought I could be as big as I wanted to be, and then I realized that I couldn’t because of the racist element in the record business.’ – Chubby Checker

‘It would be such an honor and a blessing to join the Packers!’ – Devon Cajuste

‘Obviously, having my dad’s last name, I think that’s more the chip on my shoulder because it has been a mixed blessing. I always will have the Flair stigma, and I think that’s where I deserve to be there or this, or I’m not just his daughter. I think that’s the chip on my shoulder.’ – Charlotte Flair

‘Humor is a blessing to me. My earliest recollections are of looking at something and seeing the lighter side. But it’s always spontaneous. I couldn’t write a comedy skit for someone else.’ – Roy Clark

‘On my posts, I would tell people, ‘If you like this, give it a share.’ If you go online and look at my videos, you might see where I have 80,000 likes, but 525,000 shares. That’s where you gain more people as followers coming in. It took me a second to learn it all, but now that I have, it’s been a blessing and a curse.’ – Kane Brown

‘I’ve always had the luck or blessing that someone would say, ‘I liked what you did in that movie. I’d like you to be in my movie.” – Charlie Murphy

‘I know I’ve accomplished a great deal for a man of my height. It’s been a blessing, and I thank God for the talent. I’ve always given 110%.’ – Muggsy Bogues

‘It’s almost a blessing for a new generation to say somebody like myself went to their school. It helps kids dream, and now they’re getting into acting, football, whatever.’ – Skepta

‘To be able to come back to Nigeria and get so much love for my work is my biggest life blessing. I’ve always hoped to never get lost in translation with me being British-born.’ – Skepta

‘It is difficult to be that band that doesn’t do things the way other bands do it. It’s a blessing and a curse.’ – Tobias Forge

‘Any team that wants to draft me is a blessing to me.’ – Saquon Barkley

‘I’ve been fortunate enough to be given the blessing by Triple H down at NXT to start coming out to the ring with a microphone in my hand.’ – Enzo Amore

‘I don’t know. I just do what I do, man, and it’s a blessing for people to respect what I do.’ – Ghostface Killah

‘In my early twenties, I got the basics covered. In retrospect, one of the great things about success is that I never really had to work in a factory full-time. So that’s a blessing.’ – Joe Walsh

‘I just had such a lucky experience working with incredible actors, getting to see their work ethics, their different techniques… Jeff Bridges is such a legend! Getting to watch him and see how he worked was a blessing.’ – Cailee Spaeny

‘Seeing somebody get what they earned is always a blessing.’ – Khalil Mack

‘It’s a blessing to stay a child all your life – pretend to be this and that. And get paid for it.’ – Naseeruddin Shah

‘There’s a blessing that you’re in a spotlight, but people follow you and want to keep asking you questions – it’s just overwhelming sometimes.’ – Amber Liu

‘With comedy, it’s not always a blessing to be beautiful because part of it is self-parody and gurning.’ – Sue Perkins

‘The fact that I’m finally getting recognition for what I do is always a blessing, you know?’ – Denzel Curry

‘Trayvon exposed a lot of things. I think something positive will come out of it. It’s a blessing in disguise. And he will never be forgotten.’ – Walshy Fire

‘When I first got to Oklahoma, it was really a blessing that coach Sutton was at Oklahoma State. He made me a better coach.’ – Kelvin Sampson

‘Every time you put on an Oriole uniform, it’s always a great blessing, and you always want that opportunity to put that on.’ – Manny Machado

‘I’m going to the All-Star Game as an Oriole and as a shortstop. It’s just always a blessing. I thank God.’ – Manny Machado

‘I would say it was God blessing my life and giving me the opportunity to do everything I’m doing.’ – Big Narstie

‘Being married is such a blessing, and my wife has been a rock. I rely on her for emotional support.’ – Taysom Hill

‘It’s a privilege to be in this position, to have people want to talk to me, to have people want to hear my story and hear what’s going on, because it can easily be on the flip side, and no one wants to talk to me, no one respects me one-on-one, no one in the stands wearing my jersey. It’s a blessing.’ – Deshaun Watson

‘It is because of the blessing of Lord Ganesha that the event has become so popular among Puneites. Kalmadiji also plays a very important role in the growth of the Pune Festival. It is because of him that we are able to enthrall the audience with good performances.’ – Hema Malini

‘For me, I am not a fan of any of my own matches, and it’s both a blessing and a curse. Because I’m never satisfied, I’m always looking to improve in every area.’ – Johnny Gargano

‘It’s a blessing and a curse, ’cause I’m never satisfied, so I continually want to outdo myself. But still, I’m never happy.’ – Johnny Gargano

‘For me, personally, I feel like that’s my duty while I’m on this earth is to serve others and use my blessing to bless others. If I’m not doing that, I feel like I’m not serving my purpose. That’s my goal, that’s my passion, and that’s what I intend to do for the rest of my life.’ – Malcolm Brogdon

‘Every lesson is a blessing!’ – Natalya Neidhart

‘It’s a gift, and a blessing, just to have a voice. And I’m proud that people do appreciate it, you know?’ – Roy Orbison

‘Everything that I have earned in my life is just because of my guruji and his omnipotent blessing.’ – Himesh Reshammiya

‘It’s a blessing that I have my family in my life and they were supportive, but there were times when I needed to find an outlet for me to understand my people and my own journey, and I found that through my chosen family, which was the ballroom community.’ – Mj Rodriguez

‘Live your life the right way, and the blessing will come.’ – Chris Mullin

‘What I really want is consistency – to keep working, for God to keep blessing me with all the amazing people in my life, to keep making good music, and to keep representing females out there.’ – Natti Natasha

‘I work with big directors. I work with good actors. I act in female-centric films. And I do all this without ever indulging in a casting couch experience. Because I believe in hard work, talent, and blessing.’ – Andrea Jeremiah

‘I believe it’s important to put all of your energy into what you’re doing rather than doing an office job and trying to muster up energy for music. It’s been a real blessing to play music full time.’ – Passenger

‘It’s a blessing to have people who love the art that you make and who are inspired by the art you create and are a part of.’ – Anthony Ramos

‘Getting home-made food cooked by mom is a blessing. I feel I inherit my creativity through the food she cooks for me.’ – Aparshakti Khurana

‘With the blessing of social media and platforms like Amazon Prime and Netflix, you get this broad audience that I don’t think we knew about when we were kids.’ – Jo Koy

‘I could have never had any kind of creative freedom on TV, so then I did movies! Now, I am able to do all kinds of entertainment… and that, I feel, is the biggest blessing!’ – Ekta Kapoor

‘People trying new ideas are a blessing for gamers and in the industry in general.’ – David Cage

‘I am getting to travel all over the world doing what I love and making a living out of it. That is a huge blessing to me.’ – Tessa Blanchard

‘I have a huge family name to live up to and a huge legacy to live up to. I feel the pressure of that every day of my life, but I feel like it’s a blessing and a curse.’ – Tessa Blanchard

‘We didn’t plan one of my kids; they just kind of happened. So I’ve just kind of taken each one as a blessing sent to me by God.’ – Rachel Campos-Duffy

‘In college I was so mad I wasn’t playing. The two guys in front of me were Billy Volek and David Carr, but I just realized that was a blessing in disguise, that I was so bad and I never played, so my brain’s good.’ – Lane Kiffin

‘You know what I didn’t realize at the time is a really good blessing, is that I was a really crappy player.’ – Lane Kiffin

‘It’s a blessing to be able to do different things really, I feel so lucky.’ – Mel Giedroyc

‘I take each thing as it comes and try and give it 110 per cent – it’s just a blessing to be able to do different things.’ – Mel Giedroyc

‘I like blessing others around me. When you work hard, it’s just dope to give back to the people around you.’ – Mike Will Made It

‘I look at the opportunity to play football as a blessing and I think what doesn’t kill you certainly makes you stronger.’ – Chris Long

‘To be able to be mentioned with guys like Emmitt, Walter Payton, Barry Sanders, Curtis Martin and my man LaDainian Tomlinson, it’s a blessing.’ – Frank Gore

‘I was born in Niagara Falls. The high school I went to had 500 kids and the school didn’t have a lot of money. The town itself was whatever. It was a good place to grow up. It was a blessing that I grew up there, because I got to find myself at a young age.’ – Murda Beatz

‘I’m from a small town – Niagara, outside of Toronto. When I was a kid, I thought it was really boring, but it ended up being a big blessing because I got to know myself at a young age.’ – Murda Beatz

‘It’s a blessing from God just to have all of the opportunities that I’ve had and being able to come down with as many catches as I’ve had.’ – Jarvis Landry

‘I think for everybody celebrity, fame, is a dream. People see it as a blessing.’ – Audrey Tautou

‘It is a blessing for any actor to be in a Nitesh Tiwari film. It is every actor’s dream to work with him.’ – Varun Sharma

‘I think it is a blessing to be known by the name of your character. How many characters can we count on our fingertips? Not many. To be one of them is a big achievement.’ – Varun Sharma

‘Music is a blessing which God has given to all of us. All of us might not be able to sing but we have an ear for songs and music, that itself is a big blessing.’ – Javed Ali

‘If my singing leaves a long-lasting effect in the mind of the listeners, it is the blessing of the Almighty.’ – Javed Ali

‘It’s a blessing and a curse. I feel like I’ve gotta fight every dude that stepped foot on ‘The Ultimate Fighter.” – Jorge Masvidal

‘Me becoming the first Mexican heavyweight champion of the world, it’s a blessing.’ – Andy Ruiz Jr.

‘Ultimately it’s a blessing to be able to make music.’ – Tim Commerford

‘I don’t know why God has been blessing me to make it look like I’m fit. I haven’t worked out in months.’ – Ari Lennox

‘Bollywood gives you an immense reach. The stars have a huge fan base. The amount spent on promoting a film is incredible. To be part of such productions, in some way or the other, is a blessing for any artiste.’ – Badshah

‘My children have a world of opportunities that were not available to me. My kids have no idea about going without – there’s no desire or need they have that hasn’t been fulfilled, which is a blessing.’ – Black Thought

‘Sometimes a blessing will come out of mistakes.’ – R-Truth

‘What a blessing it is to throw a baseball for a living!’ – Clayton Kershaw

‘A baby is the biggest blessing and responsibility to have.’ – Jeetendra

‘After 2012, I’m pretty much out of the media and entertainment business. But yes, I was the outsider and no, it wasn’t a handicap. To me, it was a blessing in disguise.’ – Ronnie Screwvala

‘It’s really a blessing that our music can reach across generations.’ – Kevin Olusola

‘Being a part of the NFL for 30 years was a blessing.’ – Herm Edwards

‘It feels good to win a game, because it’s tough to win in this league, and then when you talk about the playoffs and being in it for two of three years, what a blessing.’ – Sean McDermott

‘We cannot let fear and terror dictate how we live our lives, no matter what. Life is a blessing with an expiration date, and we must embrace it while we can.’ – Carmen Carrera

‘In the end, music was the only option open to me. It was a blessing I pursued it. I put all my energies into it. I didn’t care about no other subjects.’ – Dizzee Rascal

‘Basically, I look at every day as a blessing and a new opportunity.’ – Teddy Bridgewater

‘I’m doing things that feel good to my soul. I’ve had plenty opportunity to do other things, but it didn’t feel right, and it wasn’t right. And if it feels like work, then it’s work. But if you have that opportunity to do what you love, and you can make a living out of it, then that’s a blessing and I never take that for granted.’ – Xzibit

‘I hear some horror stories from other channels, and I think what a blessing to work with a team of people that you’re genuinely happy to hang with. I don’t feel I need to dominate ‘Newsnight.” – Emily Maitlis

‘I’ve worked my entire life to be this busy. I’ve worked my entire career to have this many things to do and this many emails to answer. Even when it’s overwhelming, it’s still a blessing.’ – Nita Strauss

‘I consider composing music to the sequel of ‘Ladies Tailor’ which had music by Ilayaraaja as my biggest blessing.’ – Mani Sharma

‘It’s obviously a blessing to be able to play on Christmas Night, the one big night everyone watches.’ – Matt Barnes

‘Every morning waking up and every night going to bed, I look at my scar. And I tell the Lord, ‘Thank you for the blessing that He’s given me to keep living, to keep playing, just to continue to breathe everyday.” – Jeff Green

‘It’s such a blessing having no family.’ – Tana Mongeau

‘Being pregnant and carrying a child is a blessing unique to womankind and a mother instinctively wants the best for her child.’ – Lara Dutta

‘I think it’s a blessing that social media is such a big thing.’ – Ananya Panday

‘To me, 60 isn’t old. It’s a blessing to have my health. I still feel like I’m in my 30s or 40s.’ – Dwane Casey

‘The interesting thing about a lot of serialized television is that it’s a blessing and curse.’ – Liza Weil

‘Being of Indian heritage is a challenge – and it’s a blessing as well sometimes – because being good isn’t good enough. You have to be exceptional to play different characters.’ – Sacha Dhawan

‘I will never take my experience for granted, because it’s been a blessing.’ – Hannah Brown

‘I just feel like it’s a blessing to be able to represent Compton.’ – Roddy Ricch

‘Signing with Fantasy is an absolute dream come true. It’s such a blessing to work with a label that truly cares about the soul of the music and to be on the same roster as artists that I’ve looked up to for as long as I can remember.’ – Avi Kaplan

‘I’m glad I had a daughter first because with a boy you have to teach him stuff and it’s just a little different. Having Melody has changed the way I see things. It’s just a heavenly blessing.’ – Ray J

‘It’s a blessing to be a woman as one is able to do the kind of things that a mother can do, and that’s the selfless and beautiful thing about womanhood.’ – Meghana Raj

‘They say you’re blessed to be a blessing to others. There’s no better time to live that saying then the holidays. Especially when so many families are struggling.’ – Yo Gotti

‘A lot of people recognize me from the MyPillow ads, and they often stop and ask for pictures. It’s a blessing.’ – Mike Lindell

‘I’m just so grateful I had a wonderful surrogate who carried our two children. I have two amazing angels in my life that I love so much. They are such a gift and a blessing from God.’ – Camille Grammer

‘Of course, being the synagogue president, for me it was a great blessing.’ – Jacky Rosen

‘I don’t really think much of any songs I put out like I know… I think they’re good, that’s why I’m putting them out. But like I don’t ever try to expect anything, so even with ‘Caroline’ or ‘Red Mercedes,’ I just put them out and hope for the best and people kind of gravitate towards them and I guess that’s pretty cool and that’s a blessing.’ – Amine

‘It’s a blessing and a curse to have your whole life viewed by millions.’ – Kim Zolciak-Biermann

‘With ShamWow, I had to become my own distributor because no one wanted it. Out of necessity you become something you’re not expecting. It was actually a blessing.’ – Vince Offer

‘For me, to get break in ‘Jai Ho’ was a challenge and my journey after that depends on my work and luck so, I think blessing of my parents has helped to reach this stage and I am really fortunate that Salman Khan lifted me from one level and helped me to reach another level.’ – Daisy Shah

‘Usain Bolt, Tyson Gay, Justin Gatlin… to have my name up there with those types of guys is a blessing and a humbling feeling.’ – Christian Coleman

‘When I’m on the court, it’s a blessing.’ – Gael Monfils

‘I’ve been blessed so much in my own life and I want to spread that blessing to others who need it.’ – Michael Chandler

‘I thought it would be so cool to be a musician, but I always thought it was impossible, because I would never be accepted in mainstream media. The fact that I’m able to tour North America and around the world is an incredible blessing, and I am thankful every time I do it.’ – Eric Nam

‘When I think about power, it’s not about having money. It’s about changing people’s lives, changing people’s moods. To me, it’s a blessing to have that power.’ – Serge Ibaka

‘Justice Ginsburg is a shining example of how one person can impact our world and truly make a difference. May her memory be a blessing.’ – Mikie Sherrill

‘Getting to connect with new people in new parts of the world every week is a blessing, and when the crowd and music is right, nothing can replace that feeling.’ – Jax Jones

‘I think the only way a blessing is realized is if you pass it forward.’ – Valentin Chmerkovskiy

‘I am extremely thankful and grateful to Dhanush and Wunderbar Productions. It’s a blessing to work with them because he is a non-interfering producer.’ – Vignesh Shivan

‘Across Central Virginia, the traditions of Thanksgiving bring us closer together with those we love. We gather with family and close friends, we share memories and laughter, and we give thanks for the profound blessing of living in the United States.’ – Abigail Spanberger

‘I ended up breaking a bone in my foot early in my rookie season, and honestly, it was kind of a blessing. I had so much free time while being laid up that I put a lot of time in on film to understand the game from a different vantage point.’ – C. J. McCollum

‘I think you should look at it as a blessing that other people would think you’re valuable enough to be mentioned in a trade. It could be worse. No one could want you.’ – C. J. McCollum

‘It’s a blessing that I get to play such diverse roles.’ – Manini Mishra

‘People really seemed to think of me as a guardian angel. People would bring their children before me for a blessing or something.’ – Bruno Ganz

‘Canelo has experience and is a superstar. He’s showed me a lot as a mentor. It’s the biggest blessing that I can have.’ – Ryan Garcia

‘This song ‘Calma’ has been a blessing, an unexpected one. When I wrote the song, I wasn’t looking for a single, I never thought I was gonna have a world hit in my hands. I was connecting with my childhood.’ – Pedro Capo

‘Hearing that Alicia Keys liked the song, and wanted to join us on ‘Calma’ is an honor and blessing that really transcends what I can put into words. She’s one of the most talented artists in the world, and someoneI’ve respected her for a long time.’ – Pedro Capo

‘I’m really grateful for ‘Gangs… ‘ but it wouldn’t be wrong to say that it was a mixed blessing.’ – Richa Chadha

‘I think it’s a true blessing and great opportunity for me to represent, not only New York boxing, but coming from Brownsville where boxing has been the essence of the neighborhood.’ – Daniel Jacobs

‘People tell me I’m not supposed to do the things that I do at my size. I just take it as a blessing.’ – Zion Williamson

‘It’s a blessing to be an NBA player and to be in a position to help other people.’ – Al Horford

‘Me and Nerlens grew up together. We’re best friends. We played on the same AAU team in high school. It’s like a dream come true. We always talked about how we were both going to make it to the NBA. For us to end up on the same team is a blessing.’ – Michael Carter-Williams

‘To go against the Miami Heat is just a blessing. I’m going to go out there and have fun.’ – Michael Carter-Williams

‘I’ve seen a couple mock drafts that have me going to the Baltimore Ravens. And if it happens like that, it’ll be a blessing. But I’d like to go anywhere that calls my name.’ – Tavon Austin

‘When I got to jail, it was a blessing in disguise because it made me reevaluate and check who I am as a person.’ – Troy Deeney

‘It’s just a dream come true. I can’t believe I’m standing here with a Miami Heat hat on, walking across the stage. It’s a blessing.’ – Tyler Herro

‘I feel like if I got a blessing, then it’s up to me to share that blessing with the world any way I can with other people less fortunate with me.’ – NLE Choppa

‘I’m so grateful for every day and every moment, I ask myself what I did to deserve this blessing?’ – Rekha

‘My life is one big prayer because my life is one big blessing.’ – Rekha

‘All the cliche stuff that everybody says but doesn’t necessarily take to heart, that’s honestly all you can do. All you have to do is put your best foot forward every time you get on the floor and stay ready and hopefully have the blessing of staying healthy and take advantage of the opportunities when you get them.’ – Spencer Dinwiddie

‘When I turned 40, I noticed I couldn’t read the label on the back of a jar of food – it turned to be the result of presbyopia where the lens of the eye loses its ability to focus on near objects due to age. So now I wear multifocal contact lenses – and they’ve been a real blessing.’ – Sara Cox

‘I am dedicated, adamant and committed. Although these three qualities can be considered as minus points in a woman but for me, this is a blessing.’ – Jaya Prada

‘I believe a mother is a blessing for everyone and we should make it a point to appreciate them every day.’ – Divya Khosla Kumar

‘I’ve always had a saying, ‘Change is good.’ I don’t shy away from it, I embrace it. Make the most out of everything. Sometimes change is a blessing in disguise.’ – Marty Scurll

‘You know, just being recognized for anything musically for me has been, like incredible because this is all I do, this is all I got. So whenever people can recognize and acknowledge that I’m out here working and doing the best that I can and it’s actually paying off and doing something for me, it’s a blessing.’ – Ahmad Balshe

‘The responsibility and the blessing in many ways of a Sunday show is being able to step back and give context.’ – Margaret Brennan

‘What I’ve learned is that you forget that it’s not only a blessing to play this game, but it’s an opportunity.’ – Channing Frye

‘I think one of the coolest things, really a blessing of being in the league, is just being able to travel so much. You’re fortunate that you don’t have to pay for the traveling usually or anything like that.’ – Brook Lopez

‘I didn’t think I’d be playing football at 31 so it’s a blessing just to be able to come out here and compete.’ – Jason McCourty

‘I always think if you’re blessed and you’ve got great opportunities for some reason, you really should go and try to pass that blessing on to other people and go on and try to give them opportunities they wouldn’t have and try to be that blessing.’ – Devin McCourty

‘Ageing is a blessing, and I feel every inch of 46.’ – Susanna Reid

‘I appreciate what I’ve been given, and the chance to play tennis for a living is definitely a blessing.’ – Jack Sock

‘While there are films that are made for theatres, there are only so many projects that would get a chance to release on the big screen. And now, OTT is that other platform to showcase your work, create more content. It’s definitely a blessing.’ – Rohit Saraf

‘For me, it’s whatever happens, happens. I’m just excited to play basketball. It’s a blessing.’ – Caris LeVert

‘It’s a blessing to be able to use my platform to bring more awareness to the local causes that are near and dear to my heart.’ – Mike Conley Jr.

‘I feel every day is a blessing because as I never expected to be where I am.’ – Shakti Mohan

‘I do the ‘Rickey Smiley Morning Show’ every morning now, which is also another blessing, because then I also do the ‘Rickey Smiley for Real’ show on TV One, so I’m having all little types of platforms to showcase my music, and I’m very happy about that because music is my passion.’ – Da Brat

‘I am waiting for the right projects to come. I am in no hurry at all. After the blessing of being part of a great film, I want to make sure that whatever I do next capitalises on how amazing ‘Queen’ has been.’ – Lisa Haydon

‘I have no complaints or grudges against my dad. Actually my father’s remarriage was a blessing in disguise for us.’ – Urfi Javed

‘I write all different types of music, which can be a blessing and a curse.’ – Eddie Rabbitt

‘I’m just thankful for my parents blessing me with good genes, I guess.’ – Hulk

‘When you see one of your kids really has a gift, you can’t fight it, because you start to understand what a blessing it’s been to you.’ – Philip Bailey

‘I think that it’s such a blessing to be able to act for a living. I can’t imagine a better job. I’ve had a lot of other jobs, and I’m really, really glad that I get to do this one.’ – Miles Robbins

‘Undrafted players who get to the door and don’t have their name called. It’s a blessing.’ – Ben Wallace

‘I think as I’ve gotten older I think it was a blessing that I didn’t get a record deal until my late 20s because I think it allowed me to really grow up as Carly not as Carly Pearce.’ – Carly Pearce

‘I never would’ve thought that I’d be a candidate or a nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year, but it’s definitely a blessing and that’s how I view my life.’ – Mike Evans

‘It’s been a big dream of mine, and I’m blessed to live out my dream and that’s to be a role model and be somebody that can help and be a beacon of hope for my cities. It’s just a blessing, and I don’t take it for granted at all.’ – Mike Evans

‘With the many blessings I’ve received through football, my wife, Ashli, and I started the Mike Evans Family Foundation to be a blessing to others. We don’t do it for the recognition. It just makes us feel good to give back.’ – Mike Evans

‘Nobody deserves anything. What we get, everything is a blessing.’ – Beneil Dariush

‘Boston taught me at a young age that a supportive community is the greatest blessing, and serving that community is both a responsibility and a privilege.’ – Marty Walsh

‘To be able to wake up every day and live out your dream is such a blessing that I will never take for granted.’ – Kendra Scott

‘I’m grateful for the blessing and burden of public service; I promised my constituents that I would work my heart out for them.’ – Ritchie Torres

‘I was raised to appreciate each day what this country has meant for our family, and the blessing it is to know it is our homeland.’ – Alejandro Mayorkas

‘All the love, caring, prayers, and labor it takes to raise a family is a wonderful thing and a blessing to have.’ – Porsha Williams

‘When I did my first film, there was immediately this comparison with the parents, who had done 100 films! So that kind of comparison exerts pressure. Otherwise, it sure is a blessing to be born in a proper Punjabi family where no one has the guts to mess around with a girl.’ – Esha Deol

‘I’m the luckiest guy in the world, to even be mentioned with the all-time greats is such a blessing.’ – Jason Taylor

‘I never had a father, but there’s no bigger honor, no bigger blessing and no greater job in this world than being a father.’ – Jason Taylor

‘For me, it’s just a blessing. It just comes to me. I never tried to hit a homer, or anything like that.’ – Juan Soto

‘It’s a blessing to have to people to lean on and people to be there to help you go through things that you don’t expect other people to understand.’ – Kelly Oubre, Jr.

‘I’m from New Orleans, so to be able to play for the Hornets is a blessing for me.’ – Kelly Oubre, Jr.

‘I get to play basketball for a living. It’s a blessing, honestly. The worst thing is all problems get magnified times 10. All the things we go through.’ – Kelly Oubre, Jr.

‘Parachute payments aren’t evil but they do ensure achieving Premier League status is a blessing, not a curse or a route to the poor house.’ – Simon Jordan

‘Each day that we have to get up and wake up in our right minds, get out of our beds, interact with our families to express the love that we have for our families with them is a blessing.’ – Matthew Slater

‘I look at as I’m doing what I’ve got to do to help my team. I’m doing my job. A load sounds like a burden, but for me it’s a blessing.’ – Alvin Kamara

‘I could have been a victim of the system. But I’ve become a footballer and I want to pay back this blessing trying to help lots of kids.’ – Deco

‘Life is all about experiences and being able to work with good people is a blessing.’ – Bhumika Chawla

‘Look, to be fortunate enough being on a film like ‘All Eyez on Me’ is an honor and a blessing.’ – Jamie Hector

‘I won two UFC fights before I became pregnant. The pregnancy was such a surprise and such a blessing, but when I announced it in February 2019, I lost 50,000 followers on Instagram instantly.’ – Mackenzie Dern

‘I always was in some form of communication with my real pops. I kept an ongoing relationship with my biological father which will only get better with time. We share the same birthday. Everybody says I look just like him but having a stepfather like Diddy is a blessing.’ – Quincy Brown

‘I can’t say that there’s anything against me because the Lord is the only one who reads the hearts of the people. But one thing I can say: For an MLB team, it would be a blessing to have players like me and Miguel Tejada, only by our experience.’ – Manny Ramirez

‘For me the blessing is that I know Telugu, Tamil and Hindi.’ – Devi Sri Prasad

‘It’s a blessing to play basketball, man.’ – Alex Caruso

‘Every single day I get to walk out on the field is a huge honor. It’s a blessing.’ – Minkah Fitzpatrick

‘Coming to Indiana has truly been a blessing.’ – Domantas Sabonis

‘Just the fact that I have a chance to be on the cover of a game is a blessing and something that I’ll cherish for the rest of my life.’ – Mark Ingram II

‘Splitting time, splitting backfields has been a blessing. But it’s also been frustrating at times because I felt like on several occasions or had I had the opportunity to be a feature guy, a bell cow, knowing I wake up Sunday knowing I’m going to get 20 touches, I think that’s a little different.’ – Mark Ingram II

‘All of the things coming my way are definitely God’s blessing.’ – Justin Jefferson

‘I don’t have any sisters biologically that I know. So for me, women in my life and in my circle is a blessing.’ – Eva Marcille