All Quotes

I am very grateful for the dedicated work and intellectual contributions of generations of talented postdocs, students and research assistants without whom none of the work from my laboratory would have been possible.
‐‐ Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

I am very grateful for the opportunities I have been afforded.
‐‐ Dalia Mogahed

I am very grateful for the opportunities I've had and feel I have a duty to repay my good fortune through philanthropic endeavors that expand the reach of human possibility and compassion.
‐‐ Hansjorg Wyss

I am very grateful for the opportunities provided to me through appearing on 'American Idol.' The value that the fans and the show have given to my career is not lost on me. However, I have not felt that I have been free to conduct my career in a way that I am comfortable with.
‐‐ Phillip Phillips

I am very grateful to God everyday that my eyes flutter open and I can jump out of that bed!
‐‐ Jerry Reed

I am very grateful to Jeb Bush for his support of my candidacy.
‐‐ Ron DeSantis

I am very grateful to make my living doing what I would do for free.
‐‐ Judd Nelson

I am very grateful to our Muslim population. One of the things we've been doing is stepping up our inter-faith dialogue with the Muslim population. And I think that helped very much in their support for me.
‐‐ Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

I am very grateful to the electronic world for making my life easier, but there is something about holding a book - the smell and the world of association. Even when e-books are perfected, as they surely will be, it will be like being in bed with a very well-made robot rather than a warm, soft, human being whom you love.
‐‐ Anne Fadiman

I am very hands on doing my own work, all my own stunt work.
‐‐ Jodi Lyn O'Keefe

I am very happily employed as a full-time software engineer; I travel a lot, and I write books along with this here weekly TechCrunch column; and I still find the time to work on my own software side projects.
‐‐ Jon Evans

I am very happy acting, and just have never gone at, or been bitten by the directing bug to the extent where I'm willing to put acting aside. If offered the opportunity, I think I could do a good job with the right material.
‐‐ Stephen Lang

I am very happy because I have loved the world and not myself.
‐‐ Sri Chinmoy

I am very happy because motor racing is very important outside the states, very big all over the world.
‐‐ Emerson Fittipaldi

I am very happy in second-hand bookshops; would a gardener not be happy in a garden?
‐‐ Hilary Mantel

I am very happy my Olympic dream has come true.
‐‐ Ma Long

I am very happy playing and showing off my talent on the cricket field and have no plans to enter Bollywood.
‐‐ Virat Kohli

I am very happy that I have great fans. What I can tell them is they must work on themselves; they should just have fun at what they do. I wish them well with everything, and if they really enjoy what they do, then I think they can go a long way. I will be rooting for them to achieve that.
‐‐ Mesut Ozil

I am very happy to be here in the NBA.
‐‐ Dwyane Wade

I am very happy to be signing for the best team in the world and especially proud to be the first Portuguese player to join United.
‐‐ Cristiano Ronaldo

I am very happy to say I look just like my dad. But mothers always think their children are prettier than they really are, and mine has always told me I look like Tom Cruise.
‐‐ James Blunt

I am very happy when people write that they have worn out my books, or that they are held together by Scotch tape. I consider that the ultimate compliment.
‐‐ Richard Scarry

I am very happy with my life, but seven or eight months a year, I am away from home. I want to go home - that's the truth.
‐‐ Adolfo Cambiaso

I am very harsh on myself. I can point out a list. My nose is very strange. I have a very round face. I sound so ungrateful. Obviously I'm being hard on myself. Whether it's body dysmorphia, or whatever it is, I can always find something wrong.
‐‐ Emily Meade

I am very highly appreciated in my country, and everybody seems to love me.
‐‐ Nadia Comaneci

I am very honored and excited to be part of UFC 100; it's going to be the hardest challenge of my career so far and it's going to be pretty tough - I can't wait.
‐‐ Georges St-Pierre

I am very honored for all the distinctions and accolades, but what I am most sensitive to is my clientele and the fact they are pleased with my food and my restaurants.
‐‐ Joel Robuchon

I am very hopeful that my personal success in Qatar will ignite others, especially those in the so-called non-traditional sports, to try even harder because now they can see for themselves that significant achievements can be attained. But let me stress that it takes a lot of work - in fact, very hard work - mixed with very heavy doses of patience.
‐‐ Alia Atkinson

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

I am very impatient.
‐‐ Michael Sheen

I am very indebted to southern writers and not just Flannery O'Connor. Also Harry Crews, Larry Brown, Tennessee Williams, Barry Hannah and William Gay.
‐‐ Donald Ray Pollock

I am very indecisive. I'm always afraid of making the wrong decision.
‐‐ Katie Leung

I am very insecure about my looks, and I always have been because of being mixed race.
‐‐ Mariah Carey

I am very interested in Ayurvedic medicine and hope to explore it more someday. I only have a very superficial understanding of the whole thing right now. But learning what my body type is has shifted my whole self-care regime a bit, and I feel better because of it.
‐‐ Taylor Schilling

I am very interested in human-interest stories emerging from modern India. I get my inspiration and daily dose by reading the 'Hindustan Times.'
‐‐ Vikas Swarup

I am very interested in place, and the influences of place on characters.
‐‐ Tea Obreht

I am very interested in that fine line between fiction and reality and between comedy and tragedy - and pushing the line as much as possible.
‐‐ Jill McCorkle

I am very interested in the Universe - I am specialising in the Universe and all that surrounds it.
‐‐ Peter Cook

I am very interested in theology. In fact, my first degree was in theology, so it's something that interests me greatly.
‐‐ Neil Cross

I am very interested in what has been called bad taste. I believe the fear of displaying a soi-disant bad taste stops us from venturing into special cultural zones.
‐‐ Manuel Puig

I am very into lyrics. I start with what the words are saying, what the storyline is saying, like a good script. It should really capture me, do something for me. If I don't get it, it's not going to move people, and if it's not going to move people, it's not going to happen.
‐‐ Ray Charles

I am very lucky and grateful to have this living link to a past era, the violin presumably having much more history to it than the later portion that I know.
‐‐ Lara St. John

I am very lucky, because for the most part people are very nice to me, and I am still able to go about my life and ride the subway and all that.
‐‐ Laura Linney

I am very lucky because I am realizing my childhood dreams, and after presenting my shows it's like a party.
‐‐ Jean Paul Gaultier

I am very lucky because when I come back home, I have a completely normal life. I can relax, playing golf, fishing - doing what I want. I know when I finish a tournament, I am going to relax at home.
‐‐ Rafael Nadal

I am very lucky, I have a very tight group of friends and a very supportive family, and to this date no-one has ever sold a story on me.
‐‐ Sienna Miller

I am very lucky. I have known wonderful romantic love in my life but to actually see this little creature and find him to be the most beautiful creature in the world. I know all mothers and fathers feel that way.
‐‐ Anne-Marie Duff

I am very lucky in that I can eat what I want and don't have to follow any special diet.
‐‐ Carine Roitfeld

I am very lucky in that if I don't get a job for six months or a year, I've got other things I can do and am fit enough to still do physical work.
‐‐ Rory McCann

I am very lucky: not very many writers can say they genuinely like the film of their book. However, I do.
‐‐ Robyn Davidson

I am very lucky that I get to go to work and laugh all day for my day job, and then go home and torture my artistic self.
‐‐ Reid Scott

I am very lucky that I get to tell stories for a living. I love being able to grab people's attention, to keep them turning the pages, to make them stay awake all night. I want to stir the pulse, yes, but also to stir the heart. I hope 'The Woods' does that.
‐‐ Harlan Coben

I am very lucky that I have talented and creative people around me. Also, mediation has been a very big part of my freedom, because it allows me to watch all the things going on and allows me to focus.
‐‐ Russell Simmons