Gifts Quotes

The constant duty of every man to his fellows is to ascertain his own powers and special gifts, and to strengthen them for the help of others.

All things are from God; and above all, reason and imagination and the great gifts of the mind. They are good in themselves; and we must not altogether forget their origin even in their perversion.

He that gives me small gifts would have me live.

Individuality doesn't just mean individualism-standing alone. It means developing one's unique gifts, and being able to share them for the enjoyment of oneself and others.

Language is one of the greatest gifts man has devised for himself. It ranks, alongside the discovery of fire and the wheel, as a major influence in making modern man what he is today.

One of our greatest gifts is out intuition. It is a sixth sense we all have - we just need to learn to tap into and trust it.

If you can get good at destroying your own wrong ideas, that is a great gift.

The greatest gifts you can give your team: clarity, communication, and pulling people together around a shared mission.

Genius and sunshine have this in common that they are the two most precious gifts of heaven to earth, and are dispensed equally to the just and the unjust.

Use your gifts well and you will discover others, among them a gift that is uniquely you. See these noble gifts in other people. Share the truth and be ready for the miracle to unfold

The quality of gifts depends on the sincerity of the giver.

Giving presents is one of the most possessive things we do, did you realize that? It's the way we keep a hold on other people. Plant ourselves in their lives.

Can God be counted on? Count blessings and find out how many of His bridges have already held.

The greatest gift you can give (yourself or anyone else) is just being present

May hope rise within you. May peace wash over you.

The great gifts of models are not that they're more beautiful than the next person, it's that they're able to be photographed and not be self-conscious.

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.

Friendship freely given and gratefully received is one of life's greatest gifts.

Peace is one of the greatest gifts we can leave our children.

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

A great gift is an answer waiting for a question.

You are an over-excited little man, with a need for self-expression far beyond the scope of your natural gifts. This is not discreditable. Neither does it make you an artist.

For little children everywhere A joyous season still we make; We bring our precious gifts to them, Even for the dear child Jesus' sake.

In terms of cinema and filmmaking, there are certainly the unexpected gifts that the actors bestow on you. Film is always a question of compromises with respect to what you originally intended.

Garrison Keillor read several of my poems on 'The Writer's Almanac' and I've heard from listeners nationally and internationally. That's one of the great gifts of email.

The past has passed; the time for grace is now! Let's respond to the grace of this moment with the gifts of the Spirit active in our lives.

The highest and most precious treasure we receive of God is, that we can speak, hear, see, etc.; but how few acknowledge these as God's special gifts, much less give God thanks for them.

Christlike love is a gift of the Spirit.

Hard times produce your greatest gifts.

The sense of belonging is one of the great gifts men get in battle.

We are starving for education... it's like a precious gift. It's like a diamond.

My earliest memories of my father are of seeing him work at his desk and realizing that he was happy. I did not know it then, but that was one of the most precious gifts a father can give his child.

One of the greatest gifts science has brought to the world is continuing elimination of the supernatural.

Caring about the welfare of children and shaming parents are mutually exclusive endeavors.

When a gift is deserved, it is not a gift but a payment.

I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.

In my opinion, giving a kiss is a much better prize than receiving one.

Anyone who develops his gifts and talents will become a commodity

life is always bringing unexpected gifts.

Books make great gifts because they can unveil hidden secrets.

We don't know how God chooses martyrs. We do know that they give us the most precious gift they possess - their very lives.

I'm open to the gifts of the Spirit. The real healings are so beautiful I hate to see it blasphemed by fakes who merchandise the gifts.

You who have received so much love, show your love by protecting the sacredness of life. The sacredness of life is the greatest gifts that God has given us.

When we receive God's gift of life by relying on Christ, we find that God comes to act with us as we rely on him in our actions.

Maybe it’s the other way around,” Jason suggested. “Maybe people with special gifts show up when bad things are happening because that’s when they’re needed most.

Joy is the true gift of Christmas.

...we got this gift of life and we got it one time and we gonna get hurt in it and be hurt going through it and the only thing that'll make that hurt better or hurt less is love.

The least grace is a better security for heaven than the greatest gifts or privileges whatsoever.

Success means to wake up, grow up, and show up, living your unique self, giving your unique gifts to the larger evolutionary symphony of life which needs your music.

I think leadership is both a trained thing and a natural gift.