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" 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

Gift

Thankful

Blessing

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Opportunity

" I'm very thankful to players like John Stockton and Spud Webb. They've made it possible for someone like me to make it. I think teams are actually looking for one player under 6-feet now, because they make things happen. "

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Thankful

Looking

" Fela Kuti blew my mind. His playing is very unorthodox, but I learned how to appreciate that. "

" What fixes your spirit when Ferguson happens? When Trayvon Martin and those kind of things happen, they hurt your spirit; it hurts your heart and your soul. You need something to fix it. "

" I have to always check back in with my imagination just to remember that I have this infinite potential, and I can do anything, and anything is possible. "

" I'm a role model as a footballer and not as a politician. I want to see myself as a footballer. People respect me for my performances. That's why they support me, and I'm very thankful for that. But I'm not a politician. "

Mesut Ozil

Thankful

Myself

" Most people repent their sins by thanking God they ain't so wicked as their neighbors. "

" Both of my grandfathers were in the service. It's one of those things that you can't be thankful enough for. "

" Music is an expression of who you are, and - at least in that sense - I think I epitomize Black Lives Matter. I'm a big black man, and I'm easily misunderstood. Before I started wearing these African clothes, people would assume that I was a threat and that it was O.K. to be violent toward me. "

Kamasi Washington

People

Think

" When you're making music, you're creeping up on your heart and pouring it out into something. "

" 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. "

" Fans love the image that they see on-screen. They simply admire you for whatever they see on TV shows without even knowing you as a person. That's such a pure thing. I'm thankful for the love they have showered on me. "

" All John Coltrane's records are amazing. "

" Just don't let the hype of what people are saying and how much they love you, y'know, just take the compliment and be thankful that people are complimenting you, but don't let it consume you; don't let your circumstances around you and the way people view you make you act a certain way. "

" It's just been a lot of hard work and lot of auditions. A lot of ups and downs, but a lot of ups, and I'm really happy for my downs, too. I'm really thankful. "

" I'm happy and thankful that people are messing with the Dolla $ign. "

" I am thankful that geniuses and artists and good people, no matter how hard it is, will eventually be recognized. I am doubly thankful that also goes for idiots. "

" By and large, the gospel of grace is neither proclaimed, understood, nor lived. "

" I'm thankful to Deutsche Grammophon, our partners - we are going to record the complete Shostakovich symphonies and hopefully some other things as well. "

" Why I got into music was James Taylor, so to see him be a real down-to-earth guy that's unbelievably talented... then to hear him sing those lyrics of 'What I'm Thankful For,' which is a song Ms. Yearwood and I got to write together, that was definitely a highlight of my recording life. "

" The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings. "

Eric Hoffer

Hardest

Blessings

" You're always aware that only eight per cent of actors are in work at one time, so you've got to be thankful for the job you've got and do the best you can. "

" I'm just thankful for gigs. "

" I anticipated we would go to college, and then we would fade out - that was kind of what we wanted at the time - but social media hung onto my brother and I, and thankfully, fans hung onto my brother and I, and I think it's one of the reasons that this reemergence can come back with a little more strength, and I'm very thankful for that. "

" You can expect nothing in being a musician, and you have to be just very thankful every time it goes positively for you. "

" I've got tapes that I'm so thankful that my father made - old reel-to-reel tapes. I've got a ton of those things at home. He kept those like fine diamonds, I mean he kept them, you know, in a box and was very, very careful of them, you know. "

" Before I get out of bed, I am saying thank you. I know how important it is to be thankful. "

" Certainly the research shows that grateful people are more innovative thinkers. "