Liberty, as it is conceived by current opinion, has nothing inherent about it; it is a sort of gift or trust bestowed on the individual by the state pending good behavior.
To know that every moment - regardless of how it comes wrapped - is a gift greater than you can give yourself, is to be well on your way to a life without fear.
I had to confront my fears and master my every demonic thought about inferiority, insecurity, or the fear of being black, young, and gifted in this Western culture.
Faith is different from proof; the latter is human, the former is a Gift from God.
I think I'm lovable. That's the gift God gave me. I don't do anything to be lovable. I have no control.
My speed is a gift from God, and I run for His glory. Whatever I do, it all comes from him.
The story of the Jews in the Bible is replete with incidents of their ingratitude to God for His gifts to them: incidents that just as repeatedly merit and receive punishment.
I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment.
Christopher Hitchens was a wit, a charmer, and a troublemaker, and to those who knew him well, he was a gift from - dare I say it - God.
It's not listed in the Bible, but my spiritual gift, my specific calling from God, is to be a television talk-show host.
I consider wisdom supernatural because it isn't taught by men - it's a gift from God.
Suffering passes, while love is eternal. That's a gift that you have received from God. Don't waste it.
A singer starts by having his instrument as a gift from God... When you have been given something in a moment of grace, it is sacrilegious to be greedy.
I thank fate for having made me born poor. Poverty taught me the true value of the gifts useful to life.
Life and families and babies are all joyous gifts. But if we do not begin to truly account for our numbers, we will surely create an ecological crisis that will only lead to anguish and despair.
I really felt that 'Three's Company' was a gift. When it ended, I had money in the bank and had the luxury to pursue a life that meant something, to learn and discover.
That's a big gift when people say to you that a song helped them or brought them to some place in their life where they needed to be.
The gift of writing is to be self-forgetful, to get a surge of inner life or inner supply or unexpected sense of empowerment, to be afloat, to be out of yourself.
You can love someone but not want to keep a gift from that person. It's okay to pass an item along to someone who will appreciate it more.
Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self.
Every day is a gift with a child, no matter what problems you have.
