--- title: "8 Blessed Quotes By Jon Gordon" description: "8 Blessed quotes by Jon Gordon. Plus more from Jon Gordon and more Blessed sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4f/jon-gordon-1655_blessed_benny-carter-came-up-to-me-and-said-to-m_11725.jpg" --- > [Benny Carter came up to me and said to me, "You know, in the whole history of the alto, I think Phil…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/benny-carter-came-up-to-me-and-said-to-me-you-know-in-the-whole/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4f/jon-gordon-1655_blessed_benny-carter-came-up-to-me-and-said-to-m_11725.jpg) > [Connection to the music and the history was very powerful to me. I think that's what I feel the most blessed about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/connection-to-the-music-and-the-history-was-very-powerful-to-me-i/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44d/jon-gordon-1655_blessed_connection-to-the-music-and-the-history_466979.png) > [ I never got to play with Art \[ Blakey\], but he was kind and spoke to me a number of times. He… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/i-never-got-to-play-with-art-blakey-but-he-was-kind-and-spoke-to-me-a/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e3/jon-gordon-1655_art_i-never-got-to-play-with-art-blakey-but_1156100.png) > [ I think that's important to remember - That we're blessed to even be able to attempt to do this \[music\]. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/i-think-that-s-important-to-remember-that-we-re-blessed-to-even-be/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29f/jon-gordon-1655_able_i-think-that-s-important-to-remember-tha_1307024.png) > [ Phil \[Wood\] was very passionate. Very committed. He felt very blessed that the people that cared about him and took him aside...… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/phil-wood-was-very-passionate-very-committed-he-felt-very-blessed/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/802/jon-gordon-1655_blessed_phil-wood-was-very-passionate-very-commi_1490080.png) > [ If you want to make \[your own way in music\] it as a player, which is very difficult, as Art Blakey said… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/if-you-want-to-make-your-own-way-in-music-it-as-a-player-which-is/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0c/jon-gordon-1655_art_if-you-want-to-make-your-own-way-in-musi_1827416.png) > [Pretty fortunate that with the exception of two months when I was 23, that I worked in a law office pushing paper…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/pretty-fortunate-that-with-the-exception-of-two-months-when-i-was-23/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88d/jon-gordon-1655_able_pretty-fortunate-that-with-the-exception_2781580.png) > [I remember Art Blakey saying to me, "Just remember, we're blessed to do what we do."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/i-remember-art-blakey-saying-to-me-just-remember-we-re-blessed-to-do/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e6/jon-gordon-1655_art_i-remember-art-blakey-saying-to-me-just_2887532.png) ## Other authors on Blessed - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-raghib-clitso-753.jpg) Raghib Clitso 58 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blessed/raghib-clitso/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-elizabeth-george-32530.jpg) Elizabeth George 24 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blessed/elizabeth-george/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jim-george-49759.jpg) Jim George 19 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blessed/jim-george/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-charles-spurgeon-22605.jpg) Charles Spurgeon 18 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blessed/charles-spurgeon/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-joel-osteen-50643.jpg) Joel Osteen 17 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blessed/joel-osteen/) - [Lailah Gifty Akita 15 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blessed/lailah-gifty-akita/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-peter-julian-eymard-74894.jpg) Peter Julian Eymard 14 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blessed/peter-julian-eymard/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-swami-vivekananda-88348.jpg) Swami Vivekananda 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blessed/swami-vivekananda/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-pope-john-paul-ii-75898.jpg) Pope John Paul II 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blessed/pope-john-paul-ii/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-william-shakespeare-95899.jpg) William Shakespeare 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blessed/william-shakespeare/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-ward-beecher-41729.jpg) Henry Ward Beecher 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blessed/henry-ward-beecher/) - [Shannon L. Alder 10 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blessed/shannon-l-alder/) ## More by Jon Gordon > [Joe Henderson, who I maybe, to me, if I had to pick one improviser in my life that I saw live that blew my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/joe-henderson-who-i-maybe-to-me-if-i-had-to-pick-one-improviser-in-my/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [Benny Carter came up to me and said to me, "You know, in the whole history of the alto, I think Phil is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/benny-carter-came-up-to-me-and-said-to-me-you-know-in-the-whole/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [“know that I’m not a human being having a spiritual experience. I’m a spiritual being having a human experience.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/know-that-i-m-not-a-human-being-having-a-spiritual-experience-i-m-a/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [It's very unlikely you're a genius, but, if you're ready to work at it hard and you want to listen to music all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/it-s-very-unlikely-you-re-a-genius-but-if-you-re-ready-to-work-at-it/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [The first jazz cruise that I was on was '91. I played with Maria Schneider and John Fedchock's band. Got to meet some amazing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/the-first-jazz-cruise-that-i-was-on-was-91-i-played-with-maria/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [I just lucked into a lot of good people man. In my life and through friends, and in the music, that really embraced me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/i-just-lucked-into-a-lot-of-good-people-man-in-my-life-and-through/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [Every morning you have a choice. Are you going to be a positive thinker or a negative thinker? Positive thinking will energize you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/every-morning-you-have-a-choice-are-you-going-to-be-a-positive/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [I was occasionally getting calls for some things. But I would say, 22 to 29 was a lot of scuffling. Hoping to get called…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/i-was-occasionally-getting-calls-for-some-things-but-i-would-say-22/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [Dust on gold doesn't change the nature of gold.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/dust-on-gold-doesn-t-change-the-nature-of-gold/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [There are a lot of people that impacted me. I remember hearing Oscar Peterson live at the Blue Note, which was very expensive, but...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/there-are-a-lot-of-people-that-impacted-me-i-remember-hearing-oscar/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [There's a lot of good people out here that want to help you grow and to help the music to continue to grow and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/there-s-a-lot-of-good-people-out-here-that-want-to-help-you-grow-and/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [ Ernie Hayes, Jimmy Lewis, and either Belton Evans or Khalil Mahdi on drums \[were in Sweet Basil\]. All those guys really took care of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/ernie-hayes-jimmy-lewis-and-either-belton-evans-or-khalil-mahdi-on/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [A true leader doesn't lead to gain power. They lead to empower and give power away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/a-true-leader-doesn-t-lead-to-gain-power-they-lead-to-empower-and/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [ We had Bob's \[Gordon\] records, and he's on Clifford Brown's first record as a leader. I believe it was Clifford Brown's first record as… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/we-had-bob-s-gordon-records-and-he-s-on-clifford-brown-s-first-record/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) > [Another classical music teacher from Performing Arts that I've stayed in contact with is Jonathan Strasser.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/another-classical-music-teacher-from-performing-arts-that-i-ve-stayed/) [Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-gordon/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blessed/jon-gordon/#itemlist", "name": "8 Blessed Quotes By Jon Gordon", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Benny Carter came up to me and said to me, \"You know, in the whole history of the alto, I think Phil is the guy we should all be emulating.\" The king! So look, I'm so blessed that my first hero took me in.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jon Gordon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/benny-carter-came-up-to-me-and-said-to-me-you-know-in-the-whole/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4f/jon-gordon-1655_blessed_benny-carter-came-up-to-me-and-said-to-m_11725.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4f/jon-gordon-1655_blessed_benny-carter-came-up-to-me-and-said-to-m_11725.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4f/jon-gordon-1655_blessed_benny-carter-came-up-to-me-and-said-to-m_11725.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Benny Carter came up to me and said to me, \"You know, in the whole history of the alto, I think Phil is the…” — Jon Gordon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Connection to the music and the history was very powerful to me. I think that's what I feel the most blessed about.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jon Gordon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/connection-to-the-music-and-the-history-was-very-powerful-to-me-i/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44d/jon-gordon-1655_blessed_connection-to-the-music-and-the-history_466979.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44d/jon-gordon-1655_blessed_connection-to-the-music-and-the-history_466979.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44d/jon-gordon-1655_blessed_connection-to-the-music-and-the-history_466979.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Connection to the music and the history was very powerful to me. I think that's what I feel the most blessed…” — Jon Gordon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I never got to play with Art [ Blakey], but he was kind and spoke to me a number of times. He said, \"You know, the people who are working 40 hours a week. Those are the ones who are really paying dues. Sitting at a desk doing the same thing every day. We're really blessed to do what we do.\"", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jon Gordon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/i-never-got-to-play-with-art-blakey-but-he-was-kind-and-spoke-to-me-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e3/jon-gordon-1655_art_i-never-got-to-play-with-art-blakey-but_1156100.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e3/jon-gordon-1655_art_i-never-got-to-play-with-art-blakey-but_1156100.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e3/jon-gordon-1655_art_i-never-got-to-play-with-art-blakey-but_1156100.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I never got to play with Art [ Blakey], but he was kind and spoke to me a number of times. He said, \"You…” — Jon Gordon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think that's important to remember - That we're blessed to even be able to attempt to do this [music].", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jon Gordon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/i-think-that-s-important-to-remember-that-we-re-blessed-to-even-be/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29f/jon-gordon-1655_able_i-think-that-s-important-to-remember-tha_1307024.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29f/jon-gordon-1655_able_i-think-that-s-important-to-remember-tha_1307024.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29f/jon-gordon-1655_able_i-think-that-s-important-to-remember-tha_1307024.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think that's important to remember - That we're blessed to even be able to attempt to do this [music].” — Jon Gordon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Phil [Wood] was very passionate. Very committed. He felt very blessed that the people that cared about him and took him aside... if he was out of line or drinking too much, being too surly.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jon Gordon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/phil-wood-was-very-passionate-very-committed-he-felt-very-blessed/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/802/jon-gordon-1655_blessed_phil-wood-was-very-passionate-very-commi_1490080.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/802/jon-gordon-1655_blessed_phil-wood-was-very-passionate-very-commi_1490080.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/802/jon-gordon-1655_blessed_phil-wood-was-very-passionate-very-commi_1490080.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Phil [Wood] was very passionate. Very committed. He felt very blessed that the people that cared about him…” — Jon Gordon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 6, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you want to make [your own way in music] it as a player, which is very difficult, as Art Blakey said to me, \"We're blessed to have the opportunity to do this.\" So just keep that in mind.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jon Gordon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/if-you-want-to-make-your-own-way-in-music-it-as-a-player-which-is/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0c/jon-gordon-1655_art_if-you-want-to-make-your-own-way-in-musi_1827416.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0c/jon-gordon-1655_art_if-you-want-to-make-your-own-way-in-musi_1827416.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0c/jon-gordon-1655_art_if-you-want-to-make-your-own-way-in-musi_1827416.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you want to make [your own way in music] it as a player, which is very difficult, as Art Blakey said to…” — Jon Gordon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 7, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Pretty fortunate that with the exception of two months when I was 23, that I worked in a law office pushing paper around. I was always able to eke out a living somehow. So I'm blessed.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jon Gordon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/pretty-fortunate-that-with-the-exception-of-two-months-when-i-was-23/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88d/jon-gordon-1655_able_pretty-fortunate-that-with-the-exception_2781580.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88d/jon-gordon-1655_able_pretty-fortunate-that-with-the-exception_2781580.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88d/jon-gordon-1655_able_pretty-fortunate-that-with-the-exception_2781580.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Pretty fortunate that with the exception of two months when I was 23, that I worked in a law office pushing…” — Jon Gordon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I remember Art Blakey saying to me, \"Just remember, we're blessed to do what we do.\"", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jon Gordon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-gordon/i-remember-art-blakey-saying-to-me-just-remember-we-re-blessed-to-do/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e6/jon-gordon-1655_art_i-remember-art-blakey-saying-to-me-just_2887532.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e6/jon-gordon-1655_art_i-remember-art-blakey-saying-to-me-just_2887532.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e6/jon-gordon-1655_art_i-remember-art-blakey-saying-to-me-just_2887532.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I remember Art Blakey saying to me, \"Just remember, we're blessed to do what we do.\"” — Jon Gordon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blessed/jon-gordon/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blessed/jon-gordon/", "name": "Blessed Quotes by Jon Gordon", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blessed/jon-gordon/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4f/jon-gordon-1655_blessed_benny-carter-came-up-to-me-and-said-to-m_11725.jpg" }, "description": "8 Blessed quotes by Jon Gordon. Plus more from Jon Gordon and more Blessed sayings from other authors.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blessed/jon-gordon/#breadcrumb" } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blessed/jon-gordon/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Topics", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Blessed", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blessed/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "name": "Jon Gordon", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blessed/jon-gordon/" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```