Gift Quotes

Liberty, as it is conceived by current opinion, has nothing inherent about it; it is a sort of gift or trust bestowed on the individual by the state pending good behavior.

I have the wherewithal to challenge myself for my entire life. That's a great gift.

The greatest gift that Oxford gives her sons is, I truly believe, a genial irreverence toward learning, and from that irreverence love may spring.

If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize the whole gamut of human potentialities, and so weave a less arbitrary social fabric, one in which each diverse human gift will find a fitting place.

I was very fortunate in my gene mix. The gambling instincts I inherited from my father were matched by my mother's gift for analysis.

I'm certain that it was an incredible gift for me to not only be friends with some of the greatest blues people who've ever lived, but to learn how they played, how they sang, how they lived their lives, ran their marriages, and talked to their kids.

Intuition is truly a feminine quality, but women should not mistake rash conclusions for this gift.

Some people are born with the necessary gift, and some work hard to build on the few gifts they have.

Life is a gift, given in trust - like a child.

What I work hard at doing is staying on a path of being kind and showing and proving that I'm a good person to society. That's hard. The talent, that's a gift. I just came here like that.

High School Musical has been a blessing and a gift.

Today I am the happiest man in the world, my son was born and thanks to God for this gift.

My talent for playing the drums was a gift from God.

If you give a good performance, something that gets some feeling across to people, that's such a rare gift. It's underestimated at this point in history, when the music biz is inevitably turning into a kind of politics.

The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value.

For whatever reason, not all people are born with the particular gift of being able to express ourselves through music. And, believe me, it is a gift.

When you learn something from people, or from a culture, you accept it as a gift, and it is your lifelong commitment to preserve it and build on it.

My salvation was a free gift. I didn't have to work for it and it's better than any gold medal that I've ever won.

A punishment to some, to some a gift, and to many a favor.

He's meant to be that classic Homer, Ulysses, Hercules - a character who goes out or has some gift of some kind. He goes on a journey of discovery and part of that is falling into darkness - the temptations of life.

I thought my life was mapped out. Research, living in the forest, teaching and writing. But in '86 I went to a conference and realised the chimpanzees were disappearing. I had worldwide recognition and a gift of communication. I had to use them.

I feel like it's important to use this gift God gave me, my life and my career to do something to make the world a better place. It's an easy thing for me to do.

Hope... is the companion of power, and the mother of success; for who so hopes has within him the gift of miracles.

God gave me the gift to be able to play instruments and I have to play.

I see my job as an actor to be as good a channel as I can be. Acting is a gift, and I have respect for it.

I owe Bankhead a gift; she made a director out of me.

Every day is a gift with a child, no matter what problems you have.

My season 2 'Good Wife' wrap gift was this deluxe package of Mortal Kombat. I played it for, like, two weeks straight.

Everyone is given one gift, a reason for being, and it's our obligation to do something with it. Obviously, it's a challenge - but if you're not taking the bull by the horns, I have no patience for you. You're just taking up space.

I have a gift for enraging people, but if I ever bore you it will be with a knife.