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Celebrating Christmas without Christ is like celebrating George Washington's birthday without mentioning the first president. -- James N. Watkins
And meditation is nothing but enjoying your beautiful aloneness. Celebrating yourself; that's what meditation is all about. -- Rajneesh
I think KISS has always been about celebrating self-empowerment. Celebrating the idea that anything is possible with determination and hard work. -- Paul Stanley
Celebrating faith over reason is merely a way of denying what is, in favor of embracing any whim that strikes your fancy. -- Terry Goodkind
Celebrating your achievements and applauding your triumphs is a sure way to refuel your enthusiasm and keep yourself motivated for your future endeavours. -- Roopleen
Well it has been very exciting and very changing as well. Celebrating the 40th year and having the album out and the Channel 4 documentary and I resigned from Blind Date. -- Cilla Black
I had a job interview at an insurance company once, and the lady said 'Where do you see yourself in five years?' I said, 'Celebrating the fifth year anniversary of you asking me this question!' -- Mitch Hedberg
Celebrating the holidays in the White House over these past eight years has been a true privilege. We've been able to welcome over half a million guests... our outstanding pastry chefs have baked 200,000 holiday cookies... and Barack [Obama] has treated the American people to countless dad jokes. -- Michelle Obama
Celebrating historic triumphs is a favorite pastime for many Turks. Tales of how Turkic peoples emerged from Central Asia, crossed the steppes to Anatolia, established the Ottoman Empire and ruled for centuries over large swaths of Europe and Asia are the subject of countless legends, poems and books. -- Stephen Kinzer
We are increasingly recognising and accepting, respecting and celebrating, our cultural diversity. -- Julie Bishop
Victoria's Secret is really about celebrating women and what they stand for: the strength. -- Cara Delevingne
I believe in celebrating the female figure and embracing what we've been given, not hiding that. -- Miranda Kerr
The day I pitched, I would drink either 'cause I was celebrating or I lost and couldn't sleep. -- Dwight Gooden
The worst part about celebrating another birthday is the shock that you're only as well as you are. -- Anne Lamott
I think the most beautiful thing is that we're not parting because there were problems. We're parting because we're celebrating each others' growth. -- Kelly Rowland
My icons do not raise up the blessed savior in elaborate cathedrals. They are constructed concentrations celebrating barren rooms. They bring a limited light. -- Dan Flavin
The truth is that our way of celebrating the Christmas season does spring from myriad cultures and sources, from St. Nicholas to Coca-Cola advertising campaigns. -- Richard Roeper
It was a weird mix of emotions. One day, your best friend could be killed. The day before, you could be celebrating him getting a brand-new bike. -- Jay-Z
I'm an emotional eater. If something's worth celebrating, we're going to grab pizza. If it's going bad, girl, pass me the chocolate. Gotta keep it in check! -- Laurieann Gibson
A lot of what inspired many musicians is celebrating differences, and people relate to that - more people feel like the unpopular, freaky one than the one in the in-crowd. -- Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Do we recognize the platform that Indian cinema has been given? Of course. And typically India of us, we gracefully acknowledge our host's grace and we thank you for celebrating us and our cinema. -- Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
I remember when I was working at Sprint, I'd work on my birthday, New Year's Day, and even Christmas Eve. I'm just used to working on my birthday, so I'll be celebrating it afterward. -- Prince Royce
It's always difficult to say goodbye, especially when one has spent a long time - literally years, in the case of a series - inside a character or two, suffering and celebrating with them. -- Lilith Saintcrow
I applaud Women in Film - not only for celebrating the successes of women, but for providing a safety network to mentor women and to discuss the particular issues that arise in a very male-dominated industry. -- Cate Blanchett
The events that I have attended to mark my Diamond Jubilee have been a humbling experience. It has touched me deeply to see so many thousands of families, neighbors and friends celebrating together in such a happy atmosphere. -- Queen Elizabeth II
Celebrity is absolutely preposterous. Entertainment seems to be inflating. It used to be the punctuation to your life, a film or a novel or a play, a way of celebrating a good week or month. Now it feels as if it's all punctuation. -- Hugh Laurie
For your friends and family, you are always a champion, but for the media and sponsors, not until you show a spark. Making a champ is more important than celebrating one. I want to be there for youngsters and help them do their best. -- Gagan Narang
We are celebrating the feast of the Eternal Birth which God the Father has borne and never ceases to bear in all eternity... But if it takes not place in me, what avails it? Everything lies in this, that it should take place in me. -- Meister Eckhart
The designs of the paper euros, introduced in 2002, proclaim a utopian aspiration. Gone are the colorful bills of particular nations, featuring pictures of national heroes of statecraft, culture and the arts, pictures celebrating unique national narratives. With the euro, 16 nations have said goodbye to all that. -- George Will
I'm a clown, which could be a public health role. I'm really interested in moving our society away from a society needing Xanax and Prozac, and that is really feeling depressed, to one that is celebrating, and so I find just walking around in colorful clothes, people smile. -- Patch Adams
When 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' premiered on the WB Network in 1996, American culture was in trouble. Americans were bowling alone, pursuing individual interests to the detriment of the communal good. Business leaders were celebrating creativity and neglecting discipline. Nike's 'Just do it' ads were teaching young people to break the rules. -- Virginia Postrel
There are some designers who flash and burn - Courreges is an example of that. But he still marked fashion history. And I don't think that longevity is always a badge of honor. Modern brand management means that we are always celebrating birthdays, when what is exciting about fashion is innovation, not repetition. -- Suzy Menkes
In these times of the 'Great Recession', we shouldn't be trying to shift the benefits of wealth behind some curtain. We should be celebrating and encouraging people to make as much money as they can. Profits equal tax money. While some people might find it distasteful to pay taxes, I don't. I find it patriotic. -- Mark Cuban
I think our slow, humble beginnings in surf shops, ski shops, bike shops, and motorcycle shops have been extremely important for our success. GoPro is all about celebrating an active lifestyle and sharing that with other people. It's authentic. It's not a brand that we went out and bought a bunch of ads for to create. -- Nick Woodman
I hate celebrating birthdays. -- Ranbir Kapoor
Being an artist is celebrating life. -- Henry Moore
I'm celebrated for celebrating the uncelebrated. -- Studs Terkel
It is no bad thing celebrating a simple life. -- J. R. R. Tolkien
Live your life not celebrating victories, but overcoming defeats. -- Che Guevara
I'm celebrating my 40th year in show business this year. -- Roy Ayers
Beauty isn't about looking perfect. It's about celebrating your individuality. -- Bobbi Brown
You can't celebrate gifts without celebrating the giver of all gifts... -- lecrae
When it comes to celebrating, act like you've been there before. -- Terry Bowden
Poetry is the voice of the soul, whispering, celebrating, singing, even. -- Carolyn Forche
Well, I'm celebrating the fact that Republicans are doing better with women. -- Cathy McMorris Rodgers
I thought we were celebrating being richer and cleverer than everyone else! -- Scott Lynch
[Jerry Brown] is California's way of celebrating the Year of the Child. -- Jimmy Carter
The angels surround and help the priest when he is celebrating Mass. -- Saint Augustine
Being single is about celebrating and appreciating your own space that you're in. -- Kelly Rowland
We've greatly exaggerated the risk of sinking, without celebrating the value of swimming. -- Seth Godin
I prefer just being with people I like. That's my way of celebrating. -- Michael Jackson
You have so many capabilities & potential. Start celebrating the life God has given you! -- Joyce Meyer
Movies, as evidenced by a chorus of protesting and celebrating Americans, influence broader trends. -- Anna Deavere Smith
I like to know what I'm celebrating before I put on a party hat. -- Margaret Haddix
The meaning of life is not celebrating your birth, it is celebrating your work. -- Amit Kalantri
Understanding what and why did not work may be more instructive than celebrating our successes. -- Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov
We have killed more people celebrating our independence day than we lost fighting for it. -- Will Rogers
I'm celebrating my love for you with a pint of beer and a new tattoo -- Billy Bragg
By celebrating what's right with the world, we find the energy to fix what's wrong. -- Dewitt Jones
Creativity means loving whatsoever you do - enjoying, celebrating it, as a gift of God! -- Rajneesh
The soul accepts the mystery within and all around, immersing itself in it, celebrating it. -- Jay Woodman
A culture of honor is celebrating who a person is without stumbling over who they're not. -- Bill Johnson
For Indians, images are a means of celebrating mystery and not a manner of explaining it -- Jamake Highwater
As I continued through Cicero's pages, I found much more material celebrating my way of life ... -- Charlie Munger
My white girl Veronica, black girl Monica, Got me celebrating Christma-Hanu-Kwanzaa-kah, Rocking dashikis with a yarmulke. -- Big Sean
I was raised with a huge Armenian influence, always hearing stories of Armenia, celebrating Armenian holidays. -- Kim Kardashian
Should we stop celebrating the Columbus day - the day when the first illegal immigrants entered America? -- Evgeni Kostitsyn
I still live today with my mom sending me, you know, Hebrew Scriptures or phrases or celebrating. -- Trevor Noah
...celebrating the Eucharist as a remembrance of Christ means practicing God's justice towards neighbors, strangers, and enemies alike. -- Patrick T. McCormick
Instead of celebrating my birthday, it would be my proud privilege if 5 September is observed as Teachers' Day. -- Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
I actually remember celebrating National Poetry Day at school; I remember having to write and read a load. -- Tinie Tempah
There are poems about the internet and about the shipping forecast but very few by women celebrating men. -- Germaine Greer
When I was younger, I was drawn to Ayn Rand books and other works of fiction celebrating individualism. -- David Harsanyi
I can assure you, if we pull this off, we'll all be celebrating just like we always do. -- Chad Knaus
All of these mechanisms we have for celebrating are so double-edged. So much sorrow comes out of joy. -- Dan Colen
Writing poems is my way of celebrating with the world that I have not committed suicide the evening before. -- Alice Walker
It's getting late. I must return to my ship or my men will think I've drowned and be celebrating. -- Michael Moorcock
After you're finished celebrating your 60th birthday, feel free to stop supporting your children, and start supporting your parents! -- Joe Dean
Certainly that sputterless little candleflame of the mediocre mind known as 'common sense' has never produced anything worth celebrating. -- Tom Robbins
I am six years old and instead of celebrating with birthday cakes, I chew on a piece of charcoal. -- Loung Ung
Glee is more then just a show now. It's become a wonderful culture celebrating the underdog and glorifying individuality. -- Darren Criss
The art of good decision making is looking forward to and celebrating the tradeoffs, not pretending they don't exist. -- Seth Godin
One way of celebrating the Solstice is to consider it a sacred time of reflection, release, restoration, and renewal. -- Sarah Ban Breathnach
Rent is about a community celebrating life, in the face of death and AIDS, at the turn of the century. -- Jonathan Larson
I know every girl has her own form of beauty, its just a matter of discovering it and celebrating it. -- Coco Rocha
I am now celebrating the 20th anniversary of the first request for my resignation. I look forward to many more. -- Richard Darman
What ought to be done to the man who invented the celebrating of anniversaries? Mere killing would be too light. -- Mark Twain
I just wanted to jump into the stands and start celebrating with those wonderful fans. (on reaching the Champions League final) -- Steven Gerrard
It's time we stopped worrying about losing our looks and started celebrating the gifts of age: I feel yummier than ever. -- Sela Ward
There are tons of amazing women out there for girls to emulate but the media isn't celebrating them to the masses. -- Lynsey Dyer
I feel like the downfall of any person is the second an artist starts celebrating their work themselves, that becomes problematic. -- Questlove
It's very seductive to focus on what you don't like as opposed to celebrating all that it is that you do. -- Talib Kweli
Being traded is like celebrating your 100th birthday. It might not be the happiest occasion in the world, but consider the alternative. -- Joe Garagiola
Like many people, I feel like celebrating. Remember this feeling. It is human, and can help us understand when others express bloodlust. -- John Green
Countries around the world are celebrating new oil and natural gas discoveries that hold the promise of greater prosperity for their citizens. -- Bob Beauprez
A transvestite spends her entire life trying to look as feminine as possible and I have clearly spent mine celebrating my masculinity. -- Vin Diesel
It's just really important that we start celebrating our differences. Let's start tolerating first, but then we need to celebrate our differences. -- Billie Jean King
Obviously he deserved that Finals MVP award. He is a great talent and he is a huge reason why we are celebrating. -- Stephen Curry
I like to think of birthdays as celebrating life." "Only losers acknowledge they survived a year and hope they cheat death again. -- P. C. Cast
We are not only celebrating International Yoga day, we are training the human mind to begin a new era of peace, Sadbhavana. -- Narendra Modi
Life is worth celebrating and worth living even though we're all headed to the same hole at the end of the day. -- Wayne Coyne
For me 'You & I Forever' is celebrating the person you love being by your side. This is what it means to others -- Jessie Ware
Often in winter the end of the day is like the final metaphor in a poem celebrating death: there is no way out. -- Agustin Gomez-Arcos
A lot of my social media posts are about celebrating these women who wear our clothes, feel great in them and have comments. -- Eva Mendes
Perhaps a hundred people assembled one evening, May 15, 1876, at the time when the country was celebrating the hundredth anniversary of its political independence. -- Felix Adler
I was thrilled to support the Teenage Cancer Trust while celebrating the music of The Who - a band that changed my life. -- Geddy Lee
This means the world to me That you guys are here celebrating with me. Thank you. Thank you. I can't express it enough. -- Kevin Durant
Some of y'all are not where you want to be in life, yet you party every weekend. What is it that you're celebrating? -- T.I.
We need to be celebrating those who serve us rather than mocking them for the purpose of getting on TV and selling some books. -- Jennifer Granholm
We need to stop apologizing for celebrating life. We need to stop apologizing for wanting to protect an individual's right to build a business. -- Rick Perry
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The kind of world I'm endlessly going on about is pretty well doomed, but nevertheless I think there are recesses of it worth celebrating. -- Iain Sinclair
The city (of Vienna) had an unerring tradition of celebrating some of it's greatest composers after it had around them to die in poverty. -- Charles Emmerson
I look forward to hosting an Iftar dinner celebrating Ramadan here at the White House later this week, and wish you a blessed month. -- Barack Obama
We women are way too hard on ourselves. I don't know who some women are dressing for, but we should be celebrating our bodies. -- Jessica Collins
Two cliches make us laugh. A hundred cliches move us. For we sense dimly that the cliches are talking among themselves, and celebrating a reunion. -- Umberto Eco
We need to change the focus from celebrating sales at the mall to celebrating the significance of President Washington's birth to the birth of our nation. -- Frank Wolf
The old men were still running the country. The politicians who had caused millions of deaths were now celebrating, as if they had done something wonderful. -- Ken Follett
The final act of an unraveling society isn't immoral behavior; it's canonizing immoral behavior as a 'new normal' and celebrating it as a 'moral victory.' -- Jeff Iorg
Disney World is celebrating its 40th birthday! You can tell the characters are getting old. In addition to Snow White's seven dwarfs, she now has 25 cats. -- Jimmy Fallon

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