Gift Quotes
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He who wholly renounces himself, and relies not on mere human reason, will make good progress in the Scriptures; but the world comprehends them not, from ignorance of that mortification which is the gift of God's word.
Martin Luther -
Success is fickle, but creativity is a gift.
Tommy Shaw Styx
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Quiet is a blessed gift. In this frantic world how we must cherish every moment of it, and carve it out for ourselves every chance we get.
Anne Ortlund -
Who is there that ever receives a gift and tries to make bargains about it? Let us, then, return thanks for what He has bestowed on us. Who can tell whether, if we had had a larger share of ability or stronger health, we should not have possessed them to our destruction.
Alphonsus Liguori -
I have nothing more to give you than my heart. Spanish saying Hearts are not to be had as a gift hearts are to be earned.
William Butler Yeats -
The best gift you can give is a hug: one size fits all and no one ever minds if you return it.
Marge Piercy -
A lot of talent is a gift, but a lot is also luck. I'm very aware of that. I was born in the right place at the right time. I am also blessed because I've never been a sex symbol. I'm spared the embarrassment of acting young.
Paul Simon Simon & Garfunkel -
The hint half guessed, the gift half understood, is incarnation. Here the impossible union of spheres of existence is actual. Here the past and future are conquered and reconciled.
T. S. Eliot
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The past is history. The future is a mystery. The present is a gift.
Lisa Unger -
The greatest gift anyone can give to a writer is time.
Edwidge Danticat -
You have a grand gift for silence, Watson. It makes you quite invaluable as a companion.
Arthur Conan Doyle -
Honestly, I just think we all have special gifts, everyone. You know, obviously, some are more noticeable than others and that's why there's the limelight. Everybody's in it.
Kelly Clarkson -
If your cloak was a gift, I appreciate it; if it was a loan, I'm not through with it yet.
Diogenes -
[At Boston College] I started working on the kinds of skills that you need for comedy. It's about being creative and learning to use your gift for being able to let loose and be very unself-conscious. It took me time though before I was really able to get comfortable doing that.
Amy Poehler
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I think it was a gift. For that performance, silver is generous.
Sasha Cohen -
That's the goal, to survive your gift.
Itzhak Perlman -
The acceptance of the gift of freedom transforms our perception of our social and political existence.
James Hal Cone -
A gift isn't a gift unless it has meaning. Just giving things to people, especially children, create the expectation of more things.
Oprah Winfrey -
Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes.
Charles Dickens -
The greatest gift that God in His bounty made in creation, and the most conformable to His goodness, and that which He prizes the most, was the freedom of will, with which the creatures with intelligence, they all and they alone, were and are endowed.
Dante Alighieri
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Each morning at Holy Mass, the Bread of Life will help the body as well as the soul, if we have faith. If we but touch the hem of His garment...and how much more have we than that! We can find Him, at every moment, on the altar. Be with Him there. Better than all books! Thank the Trinity over and over again for this Gift. Rest in His presence, and my guardian angel will adore Him for me. Silence.
Edel Quinn -
I think it was a gift. I was very disappointed in my skate.
Sasha Cohen -
My expertise lies in what I've devoted my life to. I wouldn't pretend to be a great gift to any other animal. My interest has always been in the horses.
Buck Brannaman -
A pianist with skill, touch, musicality and a gift for making songs from songs. Plus, he can swing! Give a listen.
Bob Brookmeyer