We sometimes received - and I would read - 200 manuscripts a week. Some of them were wonderful, some were terrible; most were mediocre. It was like the gifts of the good and bad fairies.
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An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled sea of thought, and keeping the mind smooth and equable in the roughest weather.
One of the greatest gifts God ever gave to humanity was that of liberty. We love freedom and bloom under it. We cannot and should not try to force people to live by a certain religious code. To do so negates our free will.
Age is just a number. Life and aging are the greatest gifts that we could possibly ever have.
Honestly, I just think we all have special gifts, everyone. You know, obviously, some are more noticeable than others and that's why there's the limelight. Everybody's in it.
People with great gifts are easy to find, but symmetrical and balanced ones never.
I always try to give my songs as gifts.
I think one of my greatest gifts is leading worship.
I think it's a great tragedy of childhood that you only really appreciate it once it's done: it's very hard to feel appreciative of the gifts you have until you're gone.
More and more, unsolicited gifts from without are likely to be received with unconscious resentment.
In suggesting gifts: Money is appropriate, and one size fits all.
Try not to get lost in comparing yourself to others. Discover your gifts and let them shine!
Happy accidents are real gifts, and they can open the door to a future that didn't even exist. It's kind of nice sometimes to set up something to encourage or allow happy accidents to happen.
Each day provides its own gifts.
My mother always bought our birthday gifts.
Technology is a gift of God. After the gift of life it is perhaps the greatest of God's gifts. It is the mother of civilizations, of arts and of sciences.
One of the gifts of 'Star Trek' is my professional work colleagues have become my lifelong friends.
I adore being with Roberta. I adore being in her spiritual light. I adore being close to her talent and gifts.
I actually hate when people open my gifts, and I hate opening gifts in front of people.
God's gifts put man's best dreams to shame.
I don't give books as gifts. Books are extremely personal, and I would hate to give someone a book that they don't like or want, because it would break my heart if they didn't read it.
Blessed are they who have the gift of making friends, for it is one of God's best gifts. It involves many things, but above all, the power of going out of one's self, and appreciating whatever is noble and loving in another.
My gifts to causes in which I believe have almost always been anonymous.
If I'm hunting down gifts, I like to buy locally.
Education happens to be something that all people, all cultures, need to embrace. Math, science, the words of the world. To be able to speak and be able to have clarity and to be able to think. Those are the greatest of gifts.
If you set goals and go after them with all the determination you can muster, your gifts will take you places that will amaze you.
Having children is my greatest achievement. It was my saviour. It switched my focus from the outside to the inside. My children are gifts, they remind me of what's important.
I recently discovered Artkive, a wonderful app that allows you to archive your child's artwork and create cool gifts like photo albums, mugs, mousepads, etc. It's very easy to use, and since Arabella is such a talented artist, I'm a pro!
Envy comes from people's ignorance of, or lack of belief in, their own gifts.
If you're given gifts or blessings in your life, it's up to you to help the guy coming up behind you.
Great men or men of great gifts you shall easily find, but symmetrical men never.
Does anybody think Steve Jobs should not be in the 1 percent? He made life better for the 99 percent of the rest of us. You want to create opportunities for people with their unique gifts.
My love can't be purchased... Best gifts have been well-thought-out surprises.
Nature has endowed us with needs; among them are some that she leaves to our own activity to satisfy. Abundant as are the gifts she has bestowed upon us, still more abundant are our desires. We seem born to be dissatisfied.
I do give books as gifts sometimes, when people would rather have one than a new Ferrari.
