Quotes of: Precious-gift Keyword

Being present to yourself in love and with kindness is the ultimate gift.

Amy Leigh Mercree

Every problem is a gift - without problems we would not grow.

Anthony Robbins

If I'm hunting down gifts, I like to buy locally.

Arabella Weir

'Gifts' was just a short little one-verse song that I used to close shows in the '60s.

Bruce Cockburn

I think that I have very few personal gifts to bring to real politics.

Jason Alexander

A happy birthday is measured not in the amount one of gifts, but in the amount one is loved.

Todd Stocker

Such a gift might be easily taken back again.

Veronica Franco

It is often said that the earth belongs to the race, as if raw land was a boon, or gift.

William Graham Sumner

Gifts fall from heaven only in fairy tales.

Walter Ulbricht

Honestly, I've been very blessed. Yes, I am cursed with this gift.

Wilmer Valderrama

I'm always a bit suspicious of writers who have the gift of the gab.

Zadie Smith

I have found in work that you only get back what you put into it, but it does come back gift-wrapped.

Joyce Brothers

In terms of instilling the values of mental toughness and work ethic, discipline is the gift that keeps on giving.

William Baldwin

When a Truthsayer's gifted by the drug, she can look many places in her memory - in her body's memory. We look down so many avenues of the past... but only feminine avenues... Yet there's a place no Truthsayer can see. We are repelled by it, terroriz...

Dune

You have tremendous gifts to give; God sent them with you when you came to this earth. And while you might forget them, or doubt they exist, God does not forget and He will show them to you. As soon as your gifts are dedicated to His work, they will ...

Everyday Grace: Having Hope, Finding Forgiveness And Making Miracles

You will die. You will not live forever. Nor will any man nor any thing. Nothing is immortal. But only to us is it given to know that we must die. And that is a great gift: the gift of selfhood. For we have only what we know we must lose, what we are...

The Farthest Shore

One of the greatest barriers to connection is the cultural importance we place on "going it alone." Somehow we've come to equate success with not needing anyone. Many of us are willing to extend a helping hand, but we're very reluctant to reach out f...

The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are

No use kidding herself. This situation with Jarrod was a slippery slope. She’d had plenty of men since Sam, attractive, well endowed, charming in many ways. Jarrod was different, and she needed to figure out why before she found herself in the midd...

A Gift for Jarrod

...Her boyfriend gives her a Mercedes, [her friends] say, 'Oh, that's nice.' But her boyfriend gives her a diamond, they say, 'Oh, he's serious.' It's not just the gift of love-it's the gift of commitment. She's not jumping up and down because she go...

The Heartless Stone: A Journey Through the World of Diamonds, Deceit, and Desire

A brick could be used as gift for the man who has everything. Here’s a tip: that man doesn’t have everything, because I just stole his wallet. But I can’t very well give him a gift of something I’ve just grifted. So while he’s pondering the...

Blanket

I don't believe in greatness that is bestowed as a rare gift to a few lucky ones. Rather, I think all people have greatness inside them. It is just a matter of persistence--sticking to what you have envisioned until it is reality. I have a deep convi...

Brain Wave Vibration (Second Edition): Getting Back into the Rhythm of a Happy, Healthy Life