My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.

Free people make the only milieu possible in society for the full gift of one’s self to church, state, and family. Free people enjoy and sustain and feel with one another because they live for one another. The paths of life are intermingled lives.

To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift.

The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy.

Remember to look at your glass half full and not half empty. A lot of my strength comes from God. God has given me a gift – the gift of life – and it’s amazing that I live each day.

I believe that we are here for each other, not against each other. Everything comes from an understanding that you are a gift in my life – whoever you are, whatever our differences.

I am a writer. I suppose I think that the highest gift that man has is art, and I am audacious enough to think of myself as an artist – that there is both joy and beauty and illumination and communion between people to be achieved through the dissection of personality.

Suffering passes, while love is eternal. That’s a gift that you have received from God. Don’t waste it.

Honestly, I feel like everything in life happens for a reason, and my son has been the greatest gift that God has given me in my life and been the most game-changing thing that’s happened to my life, in a necessary way.

A thick skin is a gift from God.

I believe with all my heart that America remains ‘the great idea‘ that inspires the world. It is a privilege to be born here. It is an honor to become a citizen here. It is a gift to raise your family here, to vote here, and to live here.

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

Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn’t misuse it.

Every gift from a friend is a wish for your happiness.

This life that has been given to us as a gift, as such a precious gift. To really try to understand it, really try to recognize it, is the greatest meditation. Through the media of this Knowledge we can tap into our inner sources that are so beautiful.

You take away all the other luxuries in life, and if you can make someone smile and laugh, you have given the most special gift: happiness.

People give one another things that can’t be gift wrapped.

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

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.

Every birthday is a gift. Every day is a gift.

Chance happens to all, but to turn chance to account is the gift of few.

I don’t care for the music when they’re talking bad about women because I think women are God’s greatest gift to the planet – I just like music.

Love is, above all, the gift of oneself.

Love is the greatest gift that God has given us. It’s free.

A friend is a gift you give yourself.

The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.

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.

Artemisinin… is a true gift from old Chinese medicine. But this is not the only instance in which the wisdom of Chinese medicine has borne fruit.

Beauty is a fragile gift.

It doesn’t matter what age you are. You can look sexy and feel great, and that doesn’t have to be a gift only for the young. It can be a gift for any age, even the old, whatever that is nowadays.

Live your life while you have it. Life is a splendid gift. There is nothing small in it. Far the greatest things grow by God’s law out of the smallest. But to live your life, you must discipline it.

If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself.

Estate planning is an important and everlasting gift you can give your family. And setting up a smooth inheritance isn’t as hard as you might think.

Your anger is a gift.

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

Hope is like peace. It is not a gift from God. It is a gift only we can give one another.

First, I have to thank God for giving me the gift that he did as well as a second chance for a better life.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

Beauty is ever to the lonely mind a shadow fleeting; she is never plain. She is a visitor who leaves behind the gift of grief, the souvenir of pain.

I have learned that track doesn’t define me. My faith defines me. I’m running because I have been blessed with a gift.

Nature’s beauty is a gift that cultivates appreciation and gratitude.

Everybody has a job to do. There are people in Iraq on both sides of this war who do what they do for religious reasons, and they feel with God on their side. Some people are good at annihilating people. Maybe that’s their gift.

Beauty is indeed a good gift of God; but that the good may not think it a great good, God dispenses it even to the wicked.

Reason is God’s crowning gift to man.

Start living now. Stop saving the good china for that special occasion. Stop withholding your love until that special person materializes. Every day you are alive is a special occasion. Every minute, every breath, is a gift from God.

There are souls in this world which have the gift of finding joy everywhere and of leaving it behind them when they go.

The discipline of gratitude is the explicit effort to acknowledge that all I am and have is given to me as a gift of love, a gift to be celebrated with joy.

My father, Leo Henry Brown, really was talented – he could write. He had a gift, and he had a great, sly humor.

A clever conjurer is welcome anywhere, and those of us whose powers of entertainment are limited to the setting of booby-traps or the arranging of apple-pie beds must view with envy the much greater tribute of laughter and applause which is the lot of the prestidigitator with some natural gift for legerdemain.

I love writing songs. I love doing my radio show and talking to the fans and listening to what they have to say, but there’s a certain responsibility that comes along with being given the gift of music. I take that seriously, but at the same time I try to use it to do something that makes a difference in a positive way.

The greatest gift that you can give yourself is a little bit of your own attention.

The children have been a wonderful gift to me, and I’m thankful to have once again seen our world through their eyes. They restore my faith in the family’s future.

One of the most important gifts a parent can give a child is the gift of accepting that child’s uniqueness.

I most certainly believe that it is the gift of God that I am what I am. And so I dwell amongst barbarians, a proselyte and an exile, for the love of God.

We often talk about people with great memories as though it were some sort of an innate gift, but that is not the case. Great memories are learned. At the most basic level, we remember when we pay attention. We remember when we are deeply engaged.

Anyone who has been given the gift of being opposite an actor who gives and gives, it just makes you better.

To give somebody your time is the biggest gift you can give.

For my confirmation, I didn’t get a watch and my first pair of long pants, like most Lutheran boys. I got a telescope. My mother thought it would make the best gift.

The table is a meeting place, a gathering ground, the source of sustenance and nourishment, festivity, safety, and satisfaction. A person cooking is a person giving: Even the simplest food is a gift.

The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination.

People who have given us their complete confidence believe that they have a right to ours. The inference is false, a gift confers no rights.

My grandmother lived to 104 years old, and part of her success was she woke up every morning to a brand new day. She said every morning is a new gift. Her favorite hobby was collecting birthdays.

Immortality is not a gift, Immortality is an achievement; And only those who strive mightily Shall possess it.

I believe that the greatest gift you can give your family and the world is a healthy you.

Take advantage of every opportunity to practice your communication skills so that when important occasions arise, you will have the gift, the style, the sharpness, the clarity, and the emotions to affect other people.

I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah.

Every day is a gift from God, no matter how old we are.

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.

I believe the gift of acting is a gift from God, my oath to God, and I want to make sure on a daily basis that it is honed and deeply spiritual… I want to believe that the audience believes that my acting comes from this special place.

Science is a beautiful gift to humanity; we should not distort it.

I think the first step is to understand that forgiveness does not exonerate the perpetrator. Forgiveness liberates the victim. It’s a gift you give yourself.

I believe that being dependent makes you more vulnerable. I believe work is the greatest gift you will ever receive.

Some people are born good-looking. Some have the gift of gab. And some are lucky enough to be born smarter than the rest of us. Whether we like it or not, Mother Nature does not dole these characteristics out evenly.

The single overriding objective in wellness is creating constant personal renewal where we recognize and act on the truth that each day is a miraculous gift, and our job is to untie the ribbons. That’s the Law of Esprit: living life with joy.

God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say ‘thank you?’

He who loves with purity considers not the gift of the lover, but the love of the giver.

It is possible to become discouraged about the injustice we see everywhere. But God did not promise us that the world would be humane and just. He gives us the gift of life and allows us to choose the way we will use our limited time on earth. It is an awesome opportunity.

Love’s greatest gift is its ability to make everything it touches sacred.

The wisdom acquired with the passage of time is a useless gift unless you share it.

A book is a gift you can open again and again.

Suffering passes, while love is eternal. That’s a gift that you have received from God. Don’t waste it.

Every gift which is given, even though it be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection.

I was given such a great gift. It’s a miracle that never stops amazing me and reminding me to give thanks, every day. Having a wife and daughter gives me a lot more purpose. I was much more selfish before, but now I think about what kind of role model I’ll be. I just want to be a better man.

Guilt: the gift that keeps on giving.

Heavenly Father has given us a priceless gift in our capacity to communicate with each other. Our communications are at the core of our relationships with others. If we are to return home safely to Heavenly Father, we must develop righteous relationships with His children here in mortality.

Greet every morning with open arms and say thanks every night with a full heart. Each day is a precious gift to be savored and used, not left unopened and hoarded for a future that may never come.

Faith is different from proof; the latter is human, the former is a Gift from God.

Sobriety was the greatest gift I ever gave myself. I don’t put it on a platform. I don’t campaign about it. It’s just something that works for me. It enabled me to really connect with another human being – my wife, Sheryl – which I was never able to do before.

Family is a unique gift that needs to be appreciated and treasured, even when they’re driving you crazy. As much as they make you mad, interrupt you, annoy you, curse at you, try to control you, these are the people who know you the best and who love you.

To give somebody your time is the biggest gift you can give.

Fragrance is a very personal gift, and I think that’s why it makes a great Christmas gift. There’s a very distinct signature to it, so if you give it as a gift, I like to think that it’s from a person that thinks very highly of you.

Of what value is a mind when placed in the brain of a coward? If mind is a gift of God to man for his use, let him use it. A mind is not in use when doing no good.

The imagination is an innate gift, but it needs refinement and cultivation; this is what the humanities provide.

Pray God in the bowels of his mercy to send you his Holy Spirit; for he hath given you his great gift of utterance, if it pleased him also to open the eyes of your heart.

My dad has given me the best gift anyone has ever given me. He gave me wings to fly.

Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art.

A voice is a human gift; it should be cherished and used, to utter fully human speech as possible. Powerlessness and silence go together.

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.

Intuition is the wisdom formed by feeling and instinct – a gift of knowing without reasoning… Belief is ignited by hope and supported by facts and evidence – it builds alignment and creates confidence. Belief is what sets energy in motion and creates the success that breeds more success.