Gifts Quotes

No, what I should really like to do right now, in the full blaze of lights, before this illustrious assembly, is to shower every one of you with gifts, with flowers, with offerings of poetry - to be young once more, to ride on the crest of the wave.

One of the greatest gifts I've ever gotten is my daughter.

From the time that I can remember, I worked to make money - either baby-sitting, or one year wrapping gifts at a department store at Christmas, so I could have my own money.

Some artists shrink from self-awareness, fearing that it will destroy their unique gifts and even their desire to create. The truth of the matter is quite opposite.

Great men or men of great gifts you shall easily find, but symmetrical men never.

President Reagan is now at rest. We mourn his passing, but we are grateful for the gifts he gave us: a safer world, strong economic base, and a renewed belief in America's greatness.

As musicians and artists, it's important we have an environment - and I guess when I say environment, I really mean the industry, that really nurtures these gifts. Oftentimes, the machine can overlook the need to take care of the people who produce the sounds that have a lot to do with the health and well-being of society.

The gifts that one receives for giving are so immeasurable that it is almost an injustice to accept them.

Not to discriminate every moment some passionate attitude in those about us, and in the very brilliancy of their gifts some tragic dividing on their ways, is, on this short day of frost and sun, to sleep before evening.

So I show appreciation for the little gifts that have been handed to me.

I want to give as many Canadians the opportunity to be successful and if we can use their athletic gifts to get them a free degree or a free diploma across the border then I guess I'm doing my job.

I just think that giving a child a chance and sharing what you have with a child is one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, as well as a child.

I'll come to you with gifts of knowledge, wisdom and truth.

I am convinced that, except in a few extraordinary cases, one form or another of an unhappy childhood is essential to the formation of exceptional gifts.

Envy comes from people's ignorance of, or lack of belief in, their own gifts.

The world is put back by the death of every one who has to sacrifice the development of his or her peculiar gifts to conventionality.

My mother taught me that the universe guides, teaches, and offers up gifts... even when bad things happen.

Of all the gods only death does not desire gifts.

It's just a whole different thing, and it's just that my life has been a blessing, and I thank god every day for the gifts that he has given me and for my daughter and to be able to watch her grow and be a part of her joys and her excitement and what she wants to do in life.

I hope that I would be considered romantic. I don't know... one of my favorite movies is 'The Notebook' so I guess that would be considered romantic. But I think being romantic is more than the flowers and the gifts. It's about connecting with the person and being able to talk and share things with her.

Freedom and opportunity are precious gifts and the purpose of our politics is to expand them, for all our people.

Each day provides its own gifts.

One of the greatest gifts of Black feminism to ourselves has been to make it a little easier simply to be Black and female.

I thank fate for having made me born poor. Poverty taught me the true value of the gifts useful to life.

It's important when you're married not to forget those things you used to do when you were trying to get her to marry you. You can't send flowers and buy gifts then, when you're married, say, 'Right, get my tea on'. That doesn't go down well. So you've got to keep that level of interest going.

You have a good many little gifts and virtues, but there is no need of parading them, for conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long, and the great charm of all power is modesty.

Use your gifts faithfully, and they shall be enlarged; practice what you know, and you shall attain to higher knowledge.

Acting is the most minor of gifts. After all, Shirley Temple could do it when she was four.

Certainly tears are given to us to use. Like all good gifts, they should be used properly.

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