Gracious Quotations

I've just learned that love is a very fleeting thing, so we - then we have it; we need to hold on to it but hold on to it in a gracious fashion. Not in the smothering but more so just a covering kind of love.

And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution, upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of all mankind, and the gracious favor of Almighty God.

God be praised for his gracious long suffering towards me in sparing my life so long. Grant, gracious God, that I may make a good use of the time that thou mayest be pleased yet to grant me for repentance.

Where there is devotional music, God is always at hand with His gracious presence.

Show me a good and gracious loser and I'll show you a failure.

It was ingrained in me to be gracious.

When you're on the court, there is certain things that you would do that you wouldn't do off the court. When you get off, you obviously have to be gracious and a humble person. When you are on the floor, be a team player. Championships are what you are defined by - legacy. Go about things the right way.

God is gracious enough to let us know, in due time while we're here and the fact that I'm still around and I'm still singing, it is really to his glory.

Salem houses present to you a serene and dignified front, gracious yet reserved, not thrusting forward their choicest treasures to the eyes of passing strangers; but behind the walls of the houses, enclosed from public view, lie cherished gardens, full of the beauty of life.

When you go to Best Buy and see a DVD of your movie, you think it's amazing. But then there's a whole other world that comes with it. It's a very small percent that's difficult, stalker-like, or annoying. Most people are just so gracious and so nice. As cheesy as it sounds, that's the thing that really keeps you going.

Allison Janney, I'm such a big fan of. Especially the way she conducts herself on a personal level, it's so beautiful. She's this fun, gracious person.

When we created 'Goodness Gracious Me,' it was quoting 'Python' and Woody Allen lines that really bonded the writers, and the 'Spamalot' material is so utterly, wonderfully surreal that it hasn't dated.

I don't sense that I am someone's hero, though I'm happy when people like my work. I've learned how to be gracious about it, but I try to let it go by. I've seen how, if people start taking on those accolades, it can ruin them completely.

I am very humble, and I am very gracious and very grateful for everything that happens to me and about me and around me.

The only places where I have found that simple human dignity, that respect for the other man, and the gracious feel of tolerance and humanity have not been either among the heroes of the class-struggle or the 'thinking men' but among my simple 'backward' people.

Great love, like great genius, can never be a duty: both are life's gracious gifts to its elect.

Isn't it interesting that God appears holy when he's gracious?

The man who practises unselfishness, who is genuinely interested in the welfare of others, who feels it a privilege to have the power to do a fellow-creature a kindness - even though polished manners and a gracious presence may be absent - will be an elevating influence wherever he goes.

Barbara Broccoli was a great friend of my late wife's and continues to be someone who is very gracious with me, my family, and our life.

was very gracious in listening to a recitation of memos that go back a long way. I think the record will report that Judge Roberts has been entirely accurate in his statements.

With the new rules and the speed of the players and the way that the game was officiated tonight, if that's the way it's going to be, then goodness gracious -- it's an exciting game out there.

If you reject God's commanding word, you will not receive God's gracious word.

The people in the country were unbelievably warm and welcoming. They were gracious and kind. If they only had one chair, they'd ask you to sit there.

All that is good is ours not by right but by the sheer bounty of a gracious God

Much more profitable and gracious is doctrine by example than by rule.

The only gracious way to accept an insult is to ignore it; if you can't ignore it, top it; if you can't top it, laugh at it; if you can't laugh at it, it's probably deserved.

There are many buses ahead of us yet. As we continue to confront inequality and segregation in our country, we still have the stellar example of Rosa Parks' gracious activism to guide and inspire us.

She'd be a reigning celebrity in that environment, ... But she doesn't want that. She is still the humble, gracious lady she's always been. I'll tell you, knowing her has certainly turned me around in terms of my own aspirations about where I wanted to go and what I wanted to do. You grow where you're planted.

She had so much love. She was such a gracious lady.

She apologized for her comments personally to them, and they were all gracious enough to accept it.

She loves those volunteers. She's always gracious and kind and appreciative. It's obvious in the way she speaks to them and the way she treats them.

May God be gracious to each lonely one who walks in silence towards the setting sun.

But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments, / And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.

From every latent foe, From the assassins blow, God save the King (Queen)! O'er her thine arm extend, For Britain's sake defend, Our mother, prince, and friend, God save the King (Queen)! God save our gracious king! - Long live our noble king! - God

He was cooperative, he was frank, he was gracious with his time,

God save our gracious king! / Long live our noble king! / God save the king!

He seems to recognize people. His manners are always intact. He is very gracious when people come to see him. He is his same self in a lot of ways. He just doesn't always remember.

How wonderful it is to see the goodness of a gracious God to the children of men, - it is so plain, that every one that runs can read and understand.

He was indefatigably cheerful. He was very gracious in defeat.

Kenny Williams has always been very gracious in talking about us, which is flattering. And he says he's doing things that we have done and so forth, and that's awfully gracious of him. But he's done a wonderful job over there.

It could lift its head, but it was paralyzed. It couldn't lift its hind end. Then another gal stopped too, and she ended up calling the vet, Lebanon Animal Hospital, and they were gracious enough to get out of bed for us, and I brought her in.

Last night was a great night for the Chamber of Commerce and a great night for Atmore. Gov. Riley could not have been any more gracious and complimentary about our community. His message was so well said. He presented it in such an easygoing manner that was easily understood not to mention uplifting and inspiring. He left us with a sense of real hope for our state under his leadership.

That certainly taught me a lesson. I try to be gracious and kind to anyone who asks for an autograph.

Look at the names in the Jackie Robinson Wing, ... Steve Young, Dorothy Hamill. The Jackie Robinson Wing. Goodness gracious . . .That's top shelf.

Look, I'd do it, too, if I were a businessman. But at some point, you've got to win. I think fans have been gracious ... Maybe not vociferous enough with their displeasure. That's my opinion.

I'm sponsored by the solar company Goal Zero, and they were gracious enough to install panels on my van and a nice battery system for the inside. I have lights and a fridge inside the van. And of course I had panels installed on my mom's house.

The confounding of all right and wrong, in wild fury, has averted from us the gracious favor of the gods.

I was not quite as gracious as Mark Darcy about wearing what my mother tried to make me wear. It tended to stop really, when I was quite young.

Thy many paths upon which people go, thy tracks for chariots and wagons to advance, upon which both good and evil men proceed, this road, free from enemies,and free from thieves, may we gain, with what is auspicious (on thee) be gracious to us!

When I jog, I go out to Rabbits Stadium, plus I go that way when I go to work. Every time I see that sign I will think of Ellen and about how gracious she was to something like that for the school district. When you get down to the brass tacks of the situation, she didn't have to do anything like this but she is just a class act and a genuine person.

We all need to kind of preach to ourselves. I grew up in church, and I don't think I necessarily understood what it meant to be called into the culture and the community in the city that you're in or the town that you're in and live effectively and be informed and be gracious with people.

Those of us who worked with her thought that she was very gracious with her physical self, very gracious with the public. That included in airports, on sidewalks and in restaurants.

Timmy is important to us, and we feel it is important for him to know he is important, rather than just giving him a contract and paying him to play basketball. We want him to know we really do care about him. This has been a little tougher than going to France or Argentina, because there's not really a place to play in the Virgin Islands. But the University of the Virgin Islands was so gracious and accommodating, it worked out well. The biggest problem was probably getting everyone there.

We're just being gracious and really enjoying it. We're not like the big schools. We've never had this before.

There has never been any ego or resentment. Jim has always been gracious and shared his career with everybody else in the group.

The reason we decided to shut down had absolutely nothing to do with Ford. Ford was more than gracious in their offer to back us for the 2006 season. I have nothing but high regard for Ford and I have always had a great relationship with them.

We have a collective failure of leadership unfortunately - there may be individuals who are the exception to the rule - amongst the bishops of the Church of England to maintain and teach orthodoxy in as clear and as gracious a manner as they should do.

We felt that it should be preserved as an example of the gracious living that some people enjoyed in the 1800s. Mr. Underwood played such an important part in the development of Fayette and the Maine state history that we feel it's right to preserve what he left us. We are privileged to be the caretakers of this beautiful place.

To be honest with you, a lot of the shows before the game you wouldn't mind missing but this one we absolutely enjoyed being a part of. I don't know how you couldn't be (inspired). She was gracious to stick around and shake each one of our sweaty palms. She's somebody you just watched at the Olympics become a national treasure. It was great we got to be part of this.

Bill was very gracious from the first day we worked together. Very generous ... very, very accommodating. His endorsement of me meant everything to me.

At the 15th he led the crowd in a chant when I was teeing off. But he was very gracious and affable. He's just a regular guy, not pretentious at all.

During filming they were amazingly gracious -- they put up actors, we used guest bedrooms for hair and makeup, for holding areas.

There's nothing down South in New Orleans for us to go back to, so basically, this is a new slate for us. And were just so thankful that the gracious people -- God bless y'all -- that y'all took us in. That y'all have accepted us.

It wouldn't surprise me to see Morgan make a gracious exit because he has built a great big factory that needs to be run by operators. I don't think the company necessarily needs a visionary like that any more.

The whole week when this happened, I kept wondering, 'Why did this happen?' But everything really does happen for a reason. I'm so excited to have this opportunity. Being at Princeton is so exciting. Being treated like a member of the student body is really great and really gracious of Princeton.

The story was more gracious than we were expecting after hearing all the interview hype. Obviously, Nike doesn't support drinking and skiing, or drinking and sports activities.

The sponsors have been great partners, and the area banking industry has been instrumental as well. The banks formed a consortium to finance the ballpark - they got creative so we could make this work. We won't forget their support and we won't forget the gracious support of all the partners who have made the Wild Things a reality!

Realize that when you get older, you either get senile or become gracious. There's no in-between. You become senile when you think the world short-changed you, or everybody wakes up to screw you. You become gracious when you realize that you have something the world needs, and people are happy to see you when you come into the room.

North Dakota was very gracious in defeat. My parents told me a lot of their fans told them that on that night, the better team won, and they were happy for us and wanted us to do well.

Actually, Governor Bush last week was so generous and gracious in his comments and wished me well and said I would be a formidable candidate.

Coach Nutt was gracious enough to allow Alex back into the Razorback family. Alex is very humbled by that act. He knows Arkansas is a special place and the right place for him right now.

are the most gracious people I've ever met.

They're gracious enough to let us sing with them on the last two songs. This is an opportunity no Chorister will want to miss. It's a once in a lifetime thing for most of us.

They're all artists that I know and have played for me over the years. They're gracious enough to donate things.

a champion for the underdog who was the same kind, gracious man no matter how far he rose in Congress and in life.

It's just a way to help, ... I didn't know what I could do, so I figured I would come down and answer calls and take these donations that people are gracious to give.

It's unfortunate it's gotten to the point where the average fan can't hardly get an autograph because of all the people who are trying to take advantage of it. They're more than gracious to sign programs and things to help the charities, but they have to watch out for the pros who walk up with a backpack full of memorabilia they want them to sign. The big-name guys can spot them because they see them all the time.

Democrats need to be not only gracious in defeat, but positive about the future.

The bigger they are, the more gracious they are. If I died tomorrow, I'd be happy with who I had the chance to sing with.

It's called gracious professionalism. The idea is to be open and help more people learn.

It was not a very gracious way of stopping the operation, by screwing the employees.

I've got to know him a little. He's come to our (summer) camp the past couple years, and has always been real gracious to help out and never ask for a thing. In fact, one year he got upset because I hadn't called.

It was a great opportunity to coach in one of the legendary basketball programs in the state. Through all of this (rumors and speculation) they were incredibly gracious to me about my situation, while I was seeing what was available.

The world is yet in its infancy; the gracious designs of God are yet hardly developed. Glorious things are spoken of Zion, the city of our God. She is yet to triumph and become the joy and glory of the whole earth.

Their fans are nice, gracious and not rude. We'll be excited to come out and play in front of them.

I loved that little guy. He was a marvelous guy. I've known him a long, long time, probably back to the late 1960s, and I always knew him to be a first-class, gracious guy. He was also as good a referee as there was.

I knew if the board was gracious to me, I'd respond with similar grace. Board membership isn't that important to me, and this was the most peaceful, decent thing to do.

I liked that the book brought von Braun to the surface. People didn't know much about him. He was a very gracious man who did some amazing things.

I have not spoken to Michelle. But she has been so gracious to me in comments in interviews. She has been a role model to everyone, including me. It was great that Michelle was given every opportunity to be on the Olympic team.

I remember that Jerry was kind of cocky, like he always is, but that he was also pretty gracious to the audience when they applauded him.

He's one of the nicest people you're ever going to meet, ... He's one of the most accomodating people ? not just a player ? I know. He's been very gracious about this.

I didn't see any signs of anything being wrong. He was as gracious as ever in his closing comments to the crowd, and his speech was fine.

He's very gracious to a young coach, as far as even knowing who somebody like me is. I have nothing but the utmost respect for Coach Williams, not only for him as person but way he does it.

God is gracious beyond the power of language to describe.

How I end my career, I don't know and I don't care, ... When the time comes, whether you're forced into it or it's something you choose, it makes no difference whether it's gracious or not.

I'm sure that people must say about me, on the screen, 'Good gracious, is Jeanette MacDonald going to take off her clothes - again?

Gracious dying is a huge, macabre and expensive joke on the American public.

Although they are unfailingly gracious, evangelicals are not so good at respecting professional boundaries.

God's grace is not infinite. God is infinite, and God is gracious.

You know, she's a very gracious and funny person. I was racking my brain trying to think of something specific.