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Grateful Quotes — page 162 of 709
“I love playing for my country. I see it as the biggest privilege of my career, so there's no way I'm going to volunteer to give that up. I want to go on for as long as I can. I've got 68 caps and I'd love to think I could get 100. I know there are some players who reach their 30s and announce their international retirement. I totally understand and respect their decisions. We are away a lot and for long spells. But although it's hard, we're doing one of the most privileged jobs in the world.”
“The things that have always been important: to be a good man, to try to live my life the way God would have me, to turn it over to Him that His will might be worked in my life, to do my work without looking back, to give it all I've got, and to take pride in my work as an honest performer.”
“The first time I was privileged to meet president Mandela was during his visit to Malawi... shortly after he was released from prison. I was amazed by his humility and his great sense of leadership... Mandela's character has shaped my life.”
“We ought to enjoy our food, we ought to take time and care and prepare it correctly, and we ought to have fun doing it and make it a communal event.”
“I love to sit on a mountain top and gaze. I don't think of anything but the people I care about and the view.”
“The only reason a road is good as every wanderer knows / Is just because of the homes, the homes, the homes to which one goes”
“Joy and thanksgiving expressed in prayer and praise according to the Word of God are the heart of the Church's worship.”
“Man's feelings are always purest and most glowing in the hour of meeting and of farewell.”
“If you want to be important-wonderful. If you want to be recognized-wonderful. If you want to be great-wonderful. But recognize that he who is greatest among you shall be your servant. That's a new definition of greatness.”
“Riches, understanding, beauty, are fair gifts of God.”
“Thank you, always say thank you; it's the greatest gift you can give someone; because thank you is what you say to God.”
“Great numbers of the Indians pass our camp on their hunting excursions: the day was clear and pleasant, but last night was very cold and there was a white frost.”
“Blessings on him, who invented sleep.”
“Our life is so short that every time I see my children, I enjoy them as much as I can. Whenever I can, I enjoy my beloved, my family, my friends, my apprentices. But mainly I enjoy myself, because I am with myself all the time. Why should I spend my precious time with myself judging myself, rejecting myself, creating guilt and shame? Why should I push myself to be angry or jealous? If I don't feel good emotionally, I find out what is causing it and I fix it. Then I can recover my happiness and keep going with my story.”
“How goodness heightens beauty!”
“Do not let the past disturb you, just leave everything in the Sacred Heart and begin again with joy.”
“Never let anything so fill you with sorrow as to make you forget the joy of Christ risen.”
“Keep the joy of loving God in your heart and share this joy with all you meet especially your family. Be holy let us pray.”
“Beauty is there to be noticed. Too often it is taken for granted because we are moving too fast to let it in and allow it to deliver its message in us. We need to pay attention. To show indifference to beauty is an insult to its Creator.”