All children have gifts, some open them at different times. — Patricia Polacco
We are all gifted. That is our inheritance. — Ethel Waters
Every one has a gift for something, even if it is the gift of being a good friend. — Marian Anderson
The gift of perfume to a flower is a special grace like genius or like beauty, and never becomes common or cheap. — John Burroughs
Gifts and abilities, no matter how magnificent, are either limited or enhanced by character. — John Wimber
People with great gifts are easy to find, but symmetrical and balanced ones never. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
All sorts of spiritual gifts come through privations, if they are accepted. — Janet Erskine Stuart
Everyone has the perfect gift to give the world-and if each of us is freed up to give our unique gift, the world will be in total harmony. — Richard Buckminster Fuller
If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give. — George Macdonald
Everybody has been given this gift by the man upstairs, and it's this thing called imagination. Some of us use it for negative and some of us use it for positive. — Patrick Bet-David
Your most precious, valued possessions and your greatest powers are invisible and intangible. No one can take them. You, and you alone, can give them. You will receive abundance for your giving. — W. Clement Stone
Short Special Gifts Quotes
Every one of us comes into this life with lessons to learn and gifts to give. — Shakti Gawain
With the gift of listening comes the gift of healing. — Catherine Doherty
Some are born great. Some achieve greatness. Some get it as a graduation gift. — Robin Williams
Everyone has special talents, and it is our duty to find ours and use them well. — John Templeton
Gifts, believe me, captivate both men and Gods, Jupiter himself was won over and appeased by gifts. — Ovid
The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.
Some Special Quotes
We are all here for some special reason. Stop being a prisoner of your past. Become the architect of your future. — Robin Sharma
Discrimination is discrimination no matter who the victim is, and it is always wrong. There are no special rights in America, despite the attempts by many to divide blacks and the gay community with the argument that the latter are seeking some imaginary special rights at the expense of blacks. — Julian Bond
I strongly recommend that students with autism get involved in special interest clubs in some of the areas they naturally excel at. Being with people who share your interests makes socializing easier. — Temple Grandin
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That's why we call it present.
If Israeli troops backed by American Special Ops, using American made weapons and American ammunition are invading Gaza, it's open season on the United States from the entire Muslim world. We are about to learn some hard lessons from open borders and uncontrolled immigration. — Douglas Macgregor
Some people are so special, so beautiful and have so much to offer this world. Sad thing is they just don’t see it. They need positive reinforcement. Tell them, 'If you could see only half of what I see in you, then one day you'd realize how truly amazing you really are. — Marc Mero
I have been blessed with some really special crewmates. Being able to be a really integral member of the team, no matter what role I was in, was truly special. — Peggy Whitson
Just remember you will find that one special love that you know is right but for some reason just doesn't last — Marie Curie
I think some of the special effects in Close Encounters hold up better than the new more expensive special effects is because they were better actually. — Bob Balaban
My style is basically trend following, with some special pattern recognition and money management algorithms. — Ed Seykota
Ten times a day something happens to me like this - some strengthening throb of amazement - some good sweet empathic ping and swell. This is the first, the wildest and the wisest thing I know: that the soul exists and is built entirely out of attentiveness. — Mary Oliver
Gifts Value Quotes
Your gifts lie in the place where your values, passions and strengths meet. Discovering that place is the first step toward sculpting your masterpiece, Your Life. — Michelangelo
life is the greatest gift that could ever be conceived ... A daffodil pushing up through the dark earth to the spring, knowing somehow deep in its roots that spring and light and sunshine will come, has more courage and more knowledge of the value of life than any human being I've met. — Madeleine L'Engle
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. — Margaret Mead
In terms of instilling the values of mental toughness and work ethic, discipline is the gift that keeps on giving. — William Baldwin
Life is life's greatest gift. Guard the life of another creature as you would your own because it is your own. On life's scale of values, the smallest is no less precious to the creature who owns it than the largest. — Lloyd Biggle, Jr.
It's actually a rare and precious thing to discover what it is you love to do, and I encourage you to remain unapologetically consumed by it. Be faithful to your gift and very confident in its value. — Jonathan Ive
I was discovering that the most precious gift someone can give us is time, because what gives time its value is death. — Ingrid Betancourt
Your value in life is determined by the problems you solve through your gift. — Myles Munroe
If you value yourself, you understand that you are a gift to anyone you meet. — Rhonda Britten
Friendship is a precious gift that can't be bought or sold. It's value is greater than mountains made of gold. If you shall ask God for a gift be thankful if he sends not diamonds pearls or riches but the love and trust of friends. It is the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter. — Marlene Dietrich
Unique Gifts Quotes
A whale is as unique as a cactus. But don't ask a whale to survive Death Valley. We all have special gifts. Where we use them and how determines whether we actually complete something. — Max De Pree
Don't ever allow yourself to feel trapped by your choices. Take a look at yourself. You are a unique person created for a specific purpose. Your gifts matter. Your story matters. Your dreams matter. You matter. — Michael Oher
Vocational education programs have made a real difference in the lives of countless young people nationwide; they build self-confidence and leadership skills by allowing students to utilize their unique gifts and talents. — Conrad Burns
Learn to embrace your own unique beauty, celebrate your unique gifts with confidence. Your imperfections are actually a gift. — Kerry Washington
While we have the gift of life, it seems to me the only tragedy is to allow part of us to die - whether it is our spirit, our creativity or our glorious uniqueness. — Gilda Radner
Everyone has unique gifts and talents. What you love is what you're gifted at. To be completely happy, to live a completely fulfilled life, you have to do what you love. — Barbara Sher
He who has one enemy shall meet him everywhere. — Omar Khayyam
It is assumed that anyone who makes a million dollars has a unique gift, though he might have made it off some useless gadget. — William Faulkner
When we spend our lives waiting until we're perfect or bulletproof before we walk into the arena, we ultimately sacrifice relationships and opportunities that may not be recoverable, we squander our precious time, and we turn our backs on our gifts, those unique contributions that only we can make. — Brené Brown
Your greatest fulfillment in life will come when you discover your unique gifts and abilities and use them to edify others and glorify the LORD. — Neil T Anderson
Small Gifts Quotes
A man sufficiently gifted with humor is in small danger of succumbing to flattering delusions about himself, because he cannot help perceiving what a pompous ass he would become if he did. — Konrad Lorenz
Live life when you have it. Life is a splendid gift-there is nothing small about it. — Florence Nightingale
Being famous is such a gift for me because small things make people's lives brighter. You just shake somebody's hand. You just smile and write your name and people will talk about it for the rest of their lives. — Will Smith
Adolescence is when girls experience social pressure to put aside their authentic selves and to display only a small portion of their gifts. — Mary Pipher
The most significant gifts are the ones most easily overlooked. Small, everyday blessings: woods, health, music, laughter, memories, books, family, friends, second chances, warm fireplaces, and all the footprints scattered throughout our days. — Sue Monk Kidd
Let us thank God for having called us to His holy faith. It is a great gift, and the number of those who thank God for it is small. — Alphonsus Liguori
The world is too dangerous for anything but truth and too small for anything but love.
We can never really love anybody with whom we never laugh.
Love is in the giver, not the gift. — William Sloane Coffin
We pray for the big things and forget to give thanks for the ordinary, small (and yet really not small) gifts. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Living well is an art that can be developed: a love of life and ability to take great pleasure from small offerings and assurance that the world owes you nothing and that every gift is exactly that, a gift. — Maya Angelou
Great Gifts Quotes
Greatness can be captured in one word: lifestyle. Life is God's gift to you, style is what you make of it. — Mae Jemison
The gift of mental power comes from God, Divine Being, and if we concentrate our minds on that truth, we become in tune with this great power. My Mother had taught me to seek all truth in the Bible. — Nikola Tesla
To my young friends out there: Life can be great, but not when you can't see it. So, open your eyes to life: to see it in the vivid colors that God gave us as a precious gift to His children, to enjoy life to the fullest, and to make it count. Say yes to your life. — Nancy Reagan
I have great belief in the fact that whenever there is chaos, it creates wonderful thinking. I consider chaos a gift. — Septima Poinsette Clark
The great powers of the world may have done wonders in giving the world an industrial and military look but the great gift still has to come from Africa - giving the world a more human face. — Steven Biko
I know success or failure in my life or ministry does not depend on my own skill or even on external circumstances, it depends only on my faithfulness. God will give me the gifts necessary to do whatever He calls me to do, and He will not be hindered in His work by circumstances. — Lester Sumrall
The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy. — Meryl Streep
Pleasure is spread through the earth In stray gifts to be claimed by whoever shall find. — William Wordsworth
The finest gift you can give to any fisherman is to put a good fish back, and who knows if the fish that you caught isn't someone else's gift to you? — Lee Wulff
The right to freedom is the gift of God Almighty....The rights of the Colonists as Christians may be best understood by reading, and carefully studying the institutes of the great Lawgiver and head of the Christian Church: which are to be found clearly written and promuligated in the New Testament. — Samuel Adams
The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away. — Pablo Picasso
Music is a spiritual thing, you don't play with music. If you play with music you will die young. You see, because when the higher forces give you the gift of music...musicians hip, it must be well used for the gift of humanity. — Fela Kuti
I suggest to you that it is because God loves us that he gives us the gift of suffering. Pain is God's megaphone to rouse a deaf world. You see, we are like blocks of stone out of which the Sculptor carves the forms of men. The blows of his chisel, which hurt us so much are what make us perfect. — C. S. Lewis
God gives gifts to everyone, some can write, some can dance. He gave me the skill to play football and I am making the most of it. — Ronaldinho
When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you'll never get back.Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give someone is your time — Rick Warren
The time has come to reclaim the stolen harvest and celebrate the growing and giving of good food as the highest gift and the most revolutionary act. — Vandana Shiva
Forgiveness. It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody. You are relieved of carrying that burden of resentment. You really are lighter. You feel lighter. You just drop that. — Maya Angelou
If you want to awaken all of humanity, then awaken all of yourself, if you want to eliminate the suffering in the world, then eliminate all that is negative in yourself. Truly, the greatest gift you have to give is that of your own self-transformation. — Lao Tzu
Above all else, know this: Be prepared at all times for the gifts of God and be ready always for new ones. For God is a thousand times more ready to give than we are to receive — Meister Eckhart
Gifts From Friends Quotes
MT [Mother Teresa] was not a friend of the poor. She was a friend of poverty. She said that suffering was a gift from God. She spent her life opposing the only known cure for poverty, which is the empowerment of women and the emancipation of them from a livestock version of compulsory reproduction. — Christopher Hitchens
Blessed are they who have the gift of making friends,for it is one of God's best gifts. — Thomas Hughes
Every gift from a friend is a wish for your happiness... — Richard Bach
Faithful friends are gifts from heaven: Whoever finds one has found a treasure. — Unknown
A true friend is a gift from God. Since God doesn't exist, guess what? Neither do true friends. — Scott Dikkers
A ray of sunshine, a balmy breeze Are a gift from God above, And He also gives us faithful friends. To warm our hearts with love. — Unknown
A true friend is the gift of God, and He only who made hearts can unite them. — Robert South
Verily, great grace may go with a little gift; and precious are all things that come from a friend. — Theocritus
If we are all made of God, it is our friends who remind us. We pass the gift of God to them. They pass it back to us when we need it most. — Erica Jong
God prevented Adam & Even from ETERNAL SINFULNESS by giving them the gift of death, the ability to exit this life & arrive safely in the wondrous life to come. Death, though it would appear to be man's greatest enemy, would in the end, prove to be his greatest friend. Only through can we go to God. — Paul P. Enns
Free Gifts Quotes
Quality is free. It's not a gift, but it's free. The 'unquality' things are what cost money. — Phil Crosby
We only enter into the full life if our faith gives thanks. Because how else do we accept His free gift of salvation if not with thanksgiving? Thanksgiving is the evidence of our acceptance of whatever He gives. Thanksgiving is the manifestation of our Yes! to His grace. — Ann Voskamp
We need to teach the next generation of children from day one that they are responsible for their lives. Mankind's greatest gift, also its greatest curse, is that we have free choice. We can make our choices built from love or from fear. — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
I can never forget that one of the most gifted, best educated nations in the world, of its own free will, surrendered its fate into the hands of a maniac. — Eric Hoffer
No one in the world was ever you before, with your particular gifts and abilities and possibilities. — Joseph Campbell
It is not opinions that man needs: it is TRUTH. It is not theology; it is God. It is not religion: it is Christ. It is not literature and science; but the knowledge of the free love of God in the gift of His only-begotten Son. — Horatius Bonar
Whoever will be free must make himself free. Freedom is no fairy gift to fall into a man's lap. What is freedom? To have the will to be responsible for one's self. — Max Stirner
Are some free fonts a gift to humanity rather than a blight on typographic civilization ? — Ellen Lupton
There is a greater gift than the trust of others. That is to trust in oneself. Some might call it confidence, others name it faith. But if it makes us brave, the label doesn’t matter... for it’s the thing that frees us, to embrace life itself. — Jennifer Worth
Writing tends to cheer me; it always soothes my spirit and blesses me with the gift of an innocent, tender, childlike day. It is the sensation of having spent a few hours in my homeland, with my customs, free whims, my total freedom. — Gabriela Mistral
Precious Gifts Quotes
The fidelity of a dog is a precious gift demanding no less binding moral responsibilities than the friendship of a human being. — Konrad Lorenz
Woman is the most precious gift known to man. — Rick Ross
The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers. — Nhat Hanh
The fidelity of a dog is a precious gift. — Konrad Lorenz
The older one gets, the more one feels that the present must be enjoyed; it is a precious gift, comparable to a state of grace — Marie Curie
The greatest gift you can give someone is the gift of inspiration. — Cornel West
I close my eyes And sink within myself Relive the gift of precious memories In need of a fix called innocence When did it begin?The change to come was undetectable The open wounds expose the importance of Our innocence A high that can never be bought or sold — Chuck Schuldiner
We've got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can't just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it's going to get on by itself. You've got to keep watering it. You've got to really look after it and nurture it. — John Lennon
Your presence is the most precious gift you can give to another human being. — Marshall B. Rosenberg
Pakistan not only means freedom and independence but the Muslim Ideology which has to be preserved, which has come to us as a precious gift and treasure and which, we hope other will share with us. — Muhammad Ali Jinnah
There has never been and never will be another you. You have a purpose - a very special gift that only you can bring to the world. — Marie Forleo
Stay on your game and keep going for your dreams. The world needs that special gift that only you have. — Marie Forleo
Don't assume you have to be extraordinary to be used by God. You don't have to have exceptional gifts, talents, abilities, or connections. God specializes in using ordinary people whose limitations and weaknesses make them ideal showcases for His greatness and glory. — Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Each day is a special gift from God, and while life may not always be fair, you must never allow the pains, hurdles, and handicaps of the moment to poison your attitude and plans for yourself and your future. — Og Mandino
Even if you're not the most naturally gifted, you can often win by being the best in a very narrow category. — James Clear
Musicians should never forget that we're blessed. We have a special gift that people can enjoy through us. We've had the good fortune to receive this and pass it along to others. — Ed Thigpen
Welcome every morning with a smile. Look on the new day as another special gift from your Creator, another golden opportunity to complete what you were unable to finish yesterday. — Og Mandino
Animals can always read your vibration, and if you are intent on empowering your life, they will often gift you by making special melodies of sound to balance your chakras and tune up your body. — Barbara Marciniak
I do believe I am special. My special gift is my vision, my commitment, and my willingness to do whatever it takes. — Tony Robbins
Seating themselves on the greensward, they eat while the corks fly and there is talk, laughter and merriment, and perfect freedom, for the universe is their drawing room and the sun their lamp. Besides, they have appetite, Nature's special gift, which lends to such a meal a vivacity unknown indoors, however beautiful the surroundings. — Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
Saving faith is the faith of God's elect; the special gift of God to them, wrought in them by his Spirit. — Thomas Boston
Each day offers us the gift of being a special occasion if we can simply learn that as well as giving, it is blessed to receive with grace and a grateful heart. — Sarah Ban Breathnach
Every believer should evangelize. I know some Christians think that evangelism is only for people with special gifts for it, but I don't believe the New Testament teaches that. While Paul does say that some believers have the call to be evangelists, all of us have the responsibility of evangelism. — Mark Dever
For me, it is the worst kind of sacrilege if you are given some of special talent and you don't take advantage of this gift. — Jaromir Jagr
The older I get the less I see spirituality as an accomplishment. It seems to me to be mostly a matter of letting go and being willing to receive the special gifts God desires to give to us in His timing. — Michael Card
God has given each of us our "marching order." Our purpose here on Earth is to find those orders and carry them out. Those orders acknowledge our special gifts. — Soren Kierkegaard
Everyone has a purpose in life... a unique gift or special talent to give to others. And when we blend this unique talent with service to others, we experience the ecstasy and exultation of our own spirit, which is the ultimate goal of all goals. — Deepak Chopra
Given the choice, children who don't want for anything will not save... We have an obligation as parents to give our children what they need. What they want we can give them as a special gift, or they can save their money for it. — Barbara Coloroso
You will begin to see your life as an opportunity to share the special gift you alone can bestow upon the world. — Deepak Chopra
None of us is born thinking we are ordinary. Feeling special is an essential part of the human birthright. If you don't think you are special, you won't seek to contribute your gift to the world. — Shmuley Boteach
Through Gandhi and my own life experience, I have learned about nonviolence. I believe that human life is a very special gift from God, and that no one has a right to take that away in any cause, however just. I am convinced that nonviolence is more powerful than violence. — Cesar Chavez
Christmas is a day of meaning and traditions, a special day spent in the warm circle of family and friends." ~ (1925- ), English political leader. — Margaret Thatcher
Everyone has a purpose in life... a unique gift or special talent to give to others. — Deepak Chopra
It's the easiest thing in the world for a man to deceive himself. — Benjamin Franklin
I don't see a clerical class in the New Testament to which evangelism has been delegated. Preaching is not the only way to evangelize; it can happen in everyday conversations too. And you don't need a special gift to witness to the Lord in these situations. — Mark Dever
Now, each of us has his own special gift And you know this was meant to be true. And if you don't underestimate me I won't underestimate you. — Bob Dylan
Make every day special. Own it. Enjoy it. Bask in the glory of life. Appreciate the gift of your own life. — Donna Fargo
Some believers are faithful in the way that they live, but at the end of the day, they will not share the gospel with as many people as someone else who has special gifts from God. — Mark Dever
Humour is God's special gift to humanity. Handy, because it turns out to be necessary. — Tim Winton
When you're in love it's beautiful. When you're not it's just dirty filthy sex. Loveless sex has no true spiritual meaning deep inside your soul. But love makes everything totally cool. Love is God's special gift to horny teenage girls and boys. It makes them feel less guilty. — Christopher Pike
Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. — Bill Cosby
Society will pardon much to genius and special gifts; but, being in its nature conventional, it loves what is conventional, or what belongs to coming together. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Prayer is, paradoxically, both a gift and a conquest, a grace and a duty. Does that not mean, is it not a special case of the truth, that all duty is a gift, every call on us a blessing, and that the task we often find a burden is really a boon? — Peter Forsyth
When you have a special gift you don’t realize it because you think everyone else has the same gift. — Michael Jackson
The very best reason parents are so special . . . is because we are the holders of a priceless gift, a gift we received from countless generations we never knew, a gift that only we now possess and only we can give to our children. That unique gift, of course, is the gift of ourselves. Whatever we can do to give that gift, and to help others receive it, is worth the challenge of all our human endeavor. — Fred Rogers
It was all kind of a whirlwind at the beginning. I didn't really realize that I had a special gift from God. It was probably towards the end of high school in my senior year when things really started to come together and I realized that I had more potential and that I could do this as a career and that the Olympics were a possibility. — Allyson Felix
One of the reasons we experience so much difficulty with our gifts is that parents have thought their chief function in life is to be feeding, clothing and educating the young. However, their really important ministry is to listen to their children and enable them to uncover the special blueprint that is theirs. — Elizabeth O'Connor
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. — John Ruskin
Great people and champions are special gifts of God, whom He gives and preserves; they do their work, and achieve great actions, not with vain imaginations, or cold and sleepy cogitations, but by motion of God. — Martin Luther
Only a life lived for others is a life worth while . I have no special gift. I am only passionately curious . I want to know God's thoughts... all the rest are details. Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift. It's not that I'm so smart , it's just that I stay with problems longer. — Albert Einstein
It is essential to rear a generation at the very top of society that has all the qualities needed to lead and give the people the inspiration and the drive to make it succeed. In short, the elite.. Every society tries to produce this type. The British have special schools for them: the gifted and talented are sent to Eton and Harrow. — Lee Kuan Yew
Jim Fregosi was not only one of the most respected men in baseball, he was a great man. He was a player's manager. He had that special gift as a manager that made you want to get to the field and play your ass off for him. Jim Fregosi was the reason that 1993 was one of the most exciting years in Philadelphia sports history. — Lenny Dykstra
One of the greatest gifts That life can give to anyoneIs the very special love that families share...As years go by,It's good to know that there will always beCertain people in our lives who care.For there are countless thingsThat only families have in commonAnd memories that no one else can make...And these precious ties that bind a family togetherAre bonds that time and distance cannot break.How fortunate we areWhen we have relatives to love us,It makes the world a happy place to be...Few gifts in lifeWill last as longOr touch the heart as deeplyAs the very special giftOf family. — Craig S. Tunks
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