#hank

Thanks be to God. Since my leaving the drinking of wine, I do find myself much better, and do mind my business better, and do spend less money, and less time lost in idle company. ↗

— Samuel Pepys

#business #company #drinking #find #god

Israel was born under the British mandate. We learned from the British what democracy means, and how it behaves in a time of danger, war and terror. We thank Britain for introducing freedom and respect of human rights both in normal and demanding circumstances. ↗

— Shimon Peres

#born #both #britain #british #circumstances

There are people who are uncanny, who are finished products at a young age. I wasn't, thank God. ↗

— Itzhak Perlman

#finished #god #i #people #products

I was sleeping the other night, alone, thanks to the exterminator. ↗

— Emo Philips

#alone #i #night #other #sleeping

Luckily, thanks to the way my parents taught me, I think I can handle the fame in the right manner. ↗

— Alessandro Del Piero

#handle #i #i can #i think #luckily

Thank you to everyone that has made me the athlete I am! God, family and friends, my competitors and supporters! You have all had a hand! ↗

— Oscar Pistorius

#athlete #competitors #everyone #family #friends

I'm thankful for Sarah Palin's vice presidential bid, which taught us that Alaska is not in a box off the coast of California. ↗

— Paula Poundstone

#bid #box #california #coast #i

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant. ↗

— Max de Pree

#between #define #first #last #leader

As we read the school reports on our children, we realize a sense of relief that can rise to delight that thank Heaven nobody is reporting in this fashion on us. ↗

— Joseph Priestley

#delight #fashion #heaven #nobody #our

I would like to thank the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for giving me this wonderful opportunity to serve as Miss Golden Globe 2012. ↗

— Rainey Qualley

#foreign #giving #globe #golden #golden globe