639 Quotes About Gifts

Men - gifts that we love to open; women - gifts that we love to keep.

The wind and the grass and something in the sky, sun, or moon, shining on our backs as we run: They are gifts that humans toss away like socks on Christmas morning, because we see them every day and don't think of them as gifts anymore. But new socks are always better than old socks. And the wind and grass and sky, I think, are better seen with new eyes than jaded ones. I hope my eyes will never grow old.

There must always be a secret to be unwrapped at Christmas—that’s the rule

And although Frieda B. didn't feel it inside, the belief of her friend gave her courage to try.

Her gifts usher her to places she had never been. The works of her own hands' open doors she had never seen. She is a gifted woman.

It may be that we have lost our ability to hold a blazing coal, to move unfettered through time, to walk on water, because we have been taught that such things have to be earned; we should deserve them; we must be qualified. We are suspicious of grace. We are afraid of the very lavishness of the gift. But a child rejoices in presents!

I brug you two [gifts] . . . I gots the little here in my pockie.' He dug one hand deep into his pocket and pulled out a handful of nuts and a dead grasshopper. 'Nope. Be the other side.' (Matt)

You are being called to be an agent of the divine. Will you accept your mission?

A gifted woman may come from a poor background, but she does not let poverty deprive her of a better life. She allows her gifts to make room for her to shine.