Quotes About Gift

I'm glad I understand that while language is a gift, listening is a responsibility. (U.S. poet and writer, 1943- )

Everyone should consider his body as a priceless gift from one whom he loves above all, a marvelous work of art, of indescribable beauty, and mystery beyond human conception, and so delicate that a word, a breath, a look, nay, a thought may injure it.

The gift of mental power comes from God, Divine Being, and if we concentrate our minds on that truth, we become in tune with this great power. My Mother had taught me to seek all truth in the Bible.

We have the marvelous gift of making everything insignificant.

Tchítchikov deu a ela uma moedinha de cobre, e a menina foi caminhado para casa, bem contente por ter andando na boleira da caleche.

Look what shoes I brought you---the empress herself wore them." "No, no, I don't need any shoes..." and she blushed deeply.

He saw clearly, immediately, that the man didn't care about the gift's value, didn't care about the gift even, but cared profoundly for the act of receiving as though the gift were a tribute, a confirmation of his self, his being, his reality. He found no pleasure in what he was taking but in the act of taking itself.

Sorel: I wish she hadn't sent me the beastly book, I must say something nice about it. Simon : The binding's very dashing.

Challenge is a dragon with a gift in its mouth…Tame the dragon and the gift is yours.

Time is a gift, given to you, given to give you the time you need, the time you need to have the time of your life.

Many a happy hour she had spent planning for something nice for him. Something fine and rare and sterling—something

I hate it when people tell me how I am doing. Why are you here I aasked. Nice to see you too he smiled. I brought you something. He handed me the small stuffed koala. I thought it might keep you company. Thanks I said embarrassed. I can't wait to introduce him to all my other stuffed animals at home.

Each day is a special gift from God, and while life may not always be fair, you must never allow the pains, hurdles, and handicaps of the moment to poison your attitude and plans for yourself and your future. You can never win when you wear the ugly cloak of self-pity, and the sour sound of whining will certainly frighten away any opportunity for success. Never again. There is a better way.

A smile remains the most inexpensive gift I can bestow on anyone and yet its powers can vanquish kingdoms.

First, I have to thank God for giving me the gift that he did as well as a second chance for a better life.

Sometimes, when a Person feels Anger, everything seems simple and obvious. Anger puts things in order and shows you the world in a nutshell; Anger restores the gift of Clarity of Vision, which it's hard to attain in any other state.

Nothing is so frequent as to mistake an ordinary human gift for a special and extraordinary endowment.

The best Christmas present I got from my husband was a week to do whatever I wanted.

When Camus's mother asked him what he wanted as a wedding gift, he replied, "A dozen pairs of white socks.

Liberty was paid for by past sacrifices and given to us as a present gift.

The vision of the gods without the power of the gods. What a terrible gift. A glorious gift.

A certain great and powerful king once asked a poet: "What can I give you of all that I have?" He wisely replied, "Anything sir… except your secret."

The future of social entrepreneurship is no longer about looking up to a select few who have some kind of rare gift for implementing innovative ideas.

To think is God's gift to man. What to think is in your hands.