#bless

My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give me an African name, Barack, or blessed, believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success. ↗

— Barack Obama

#america #barack #barrier #believing #blessed

I come here tonight as a sister, blessed with a brother who is my mentor, my protector and my lifelong friend. And I come here as a wife who loves my husband and believes he will be an extraordinary president. ↗

— Michelle Obama

#blessed #brother #come #extraordinary #friend

Every day, the people I meet inspire me... every day, they make me proud... every day they remind me how blessed we are to live in the greatest nation on earth. ↗

— Michelle Obama

#day #earth #every #every day #greatest

I was successful materially, but I know life is much more than worldly success. I saw all these blessings God had given me. The way to give thanks is obedience to God. ↗

— Hakeem Olajuwon

#give #given #god #had #i

When I look at the system here and look at my position - not just as a basketball player, but when I look around me at the values of the people and the culture and compare them with the values of where I came from - I feel so blessed to be from Africa. ↗

— Hakeem Olajuwon

#around #ball player #basketball #basketball player #blessed

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it. ↗

— Thomas Paine

#expect #fatigue #freedom #like #men

You want your coach's blessing. ↗

— Candace Parker

#coach #want #you #your

Lord, Bless our enemies; have mercy upon them, may they turn their course and let us alone, and let us live in peace at our homes in our own native land. ↗

— William Pennington

#bless #course #homes #land #let us

But we know that the very God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time. And sometimes we're called upon to defend both life and liberty - God's blessings to Americans, and indeed, to all of His creation. ↗

— Sonny Perdue

#both #called #creation #defend #gave

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

#any #blessing #dangerous #desire #found