Quotes About Gift

It may be that we have lost our ability to hold a blazing coal, to move unfettered through time, to walk on water, because we have been taught that such things have to be earned; we should deserve them; we must be qualified. We are suspicious of grace. We are afraid of the very lavishness of the gift. But a child rejoices in presents!

We, and I think I'm speaking for many writers, don't know what it is that sometimes comes to make our books alive. All we can do is write dutifully and day after day, every day, giving our work the very best of what we are capable. I don't that we can consciously put the magic in; it doesn't work that way. When the magic comes, it's a gift.

The important thing is to recognize that our gift, no matter what the size, is indeed something given us, for which we can take no credit, but which we may humbly serve, and, in serving, learn more wholeness, be offered wondrous newness. Picasso says that an artist paints not to ask a question but because he has found something and he wants to share—he cannot help it—what he has found.

Goodbyes are not easy, but I'm ready to move on. I'm not reluctant, Emma, not holding back. I don't have answers to the questions, but I have some good questions. I have loved life, but I believe that life is to be loved, it is a gift.

Freedom is a terrible gift, and the theory behind all dictatorships is that the people do no want freedom.

The fairy godmother or guardian angel bestows on each infant a unique gift, a gift to which the child will be responsible: a gift of healing; a gift for growing green things; a gift for painting, for cooking, for cleaning; a gift for loving.

Everything we have learned in Outliers says that success follows a predictable course. It is not the brightest who succeed. If it were, Chris Langan would be up there with Einstein. Nor is success simply the sum of the decisions and efforts we make on our own behalf. It is, rather, a gift. Outliers are those who have been given opportunities—and who have had the strength and presence of mind to seize them.

From experience we gain a powerful gift, the ability to act instinctively, in the moment. But — and this is one of the lessons I tried very hard to impart in Blink — it is easy to disrupt this gift.

From experience, we gain a powerful gift, the ability to act instinctively, in the moment.

Everything we have learned in Outliers say that success follows a predictable course. It's not the brightest who succeed; if it were, Chris Langan would be up there with Einstein, nor is success simply the sum of the decisions and efforts we make on our own behalf. It is, rather, a gift: The successful are those who have been given opportunities, and who have had the strength and presence of mind to seize them.

It is, rather, a gift. Outliers are those who have been given opportunities—and who have had the strength and presence of mind to seize them.

Be careful with your gift. It can lead to your success or your destruction.

The giver is the blessed! The receiver stands still.

If you love someone you would do anything for them right?Now imagine you are that someone. Give yourself the gift of everything you want

The key to your success in the world is to discover the field of your gift

Indecision is a decision not to use life's first gift to you – the power of choice.

Life is beautiful, so celebrate it like the gift that it is.

Every day is worthy of celebration because every day is a present you receive by grace.

The best way to start each day is with and in gratitude for the gift of life. You receive it by grace not by deeds.

Motherhood is a blissful chain...I have a mother - my precious gift...I am a mother - the best of my kind!

Without the burden of afflictions it is impossible to reach the height of Grace. The gift of Grace increases as the struggle increases.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

There is no greater gift you can give or receive than to honor your calling. It's why you were born. And how you become most truly alive.

Learning is a gift, even if pain is the teacher