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Society in its boundless ignorance ridicules the caterpillar but praises the butterfly.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
The inferior put others down
—  the superior lift others up
Your strength is your ticket to persistence.Your mind is your ticket to brilliance.Your heart is your ticket to excellence.Your soul is your ticket to transcendence.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
From rocks come gold.From coal comes diamonds.From oysters come pearls.From caterpillars come butterflies.From adversity come the great.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
I could not break records
—  so I decided to shatter them.
Great men learn from their weaknesses,and learn to use their strengths.Ordinary men learn nothing from their weaknesses,and underuse their strengths.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
In order to soar like an eagle one has to be bold like a lion.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Greatness in your body is strength.Greatness in your mind is wisdom.Greatness in your heart is faith.Greatness in your soul is love.Greatness in your life is God.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Anger is a certified destroyer, from its birth till now, it is yet to build a lasting legacy
— Osho Samuel Adetunji
Think how the great think,do what the great do,live how the great live,and you will achieve what the great achieve.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Utilizing all of your mind is a step towards brilliance.Utilizing all of your heart is a step towards excellence.Utilizing all of your soul is a step towards nobleness.Utilizing all of your mind, heart, and soul is a step towards greatness.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Travelling on the known path is intelligence
— travelling on an unknown path is boldness.Making your own path is greatness.
When you achieve excellence,expect some to oppose you.When you achieve brilliance,expect several to resent you.When you achieve greatness,expect many to envy you.When you achieve transcendence,expect plenty to hate you.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Strength comes from ignoring your critics.Power comes from mastering your fears.Fortitude comes from wrestling your opponents.Superiority comes from overcoming your losses.Greatness comes from conquering your weaknesses.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Don’t judge a bird by its feathers
— judge it by how high it can fly.
Institutions train you to be skilled
— the wilderness trains you to become great.
Greatness comes by surrounding yourself with great people.
— Alahdal A. Hussein
The caterpillar they despise today is the butterfly they praise tomorrow.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Utilizing all of your mind is a step towards brilliance. Utilizing all of your heart is a step towards excellence.Utilizing all of your soul is a step towards nobleness. Utilizing all of your mind, heart, and soul is a step towards greatness.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Eagles fly alone, not because they are proud, but because they are not afraid of soaring above the clouds.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
The greatest generals were once soldiers.The greatest priests were once laymen.The greatest teachers were once students.The greatest artists were once amateurs.The greatest masters were once apprentices.The greatest prophets were once disciples.The greatest champions were once underdogs.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
The road to failure is wide.The road to mediocrity is smooth.The road to success is bumpy.The road to genius is narrow.The road to greatness is steep.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Great minds rise above problems.Great hearts rise above pain.Great souls rise above temptations.Great individuals rise above themselves and the world.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
The shrewd hunt foxes,the strong hunt lions,but the mighty hunt elephants.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Staring at the mountain requires nothing.Climbing the mountain requires strength.Reaching the mountaintop requires perseverance.Staying at the mountaintop requires wisdom.Reaching for the stars requires everything.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Doing what others have done is skill.Dong what few have done is talent.Doing what none have done is genius.Going where others have gone is competence.Going where few have gone is excellence.Going where none have gone is transcendence.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
When you use your mind to its highest potential,people will respect you.When you use your heart to its highest potential,people will praise you.When you use your soul to its highest potential,people will honor you.When you use your life to its highest potential,people will immortalize you.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
The greater the wisdom,the greater the mind.The greater the courage,the greater the heart.The greater the love,the greater the soul.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Harness your mind’s powerand you can reach the mountaintop.Harness your heart’s powerand you can reach the stars.Harness your soul’s powerand you can reach the edge of the universe.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
The greatest mountain is still made of grains of sand.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
With the faith of a child and the wisdom of an old man one can achieve great things.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Great fish do not swim in small rivers.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
The great, like plants, do not curse storms for they are nourished by them.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Great deeds begin in the mind,extraordinary deeds begin in the heart,and remarkable deeds begin in the soul.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Great minds birth great ideas.Extraordinary minds birth extraordinary ideas.Transcendent minds birth transcendent ideas.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Darkness tests stars,but they shine.Storms test trees,but they stand.Adversity tests the great,but they soar.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Do the possible, and let God do the impossible.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Ordinary people think you are crazy when you attempt the impossible, deride you when you are halfway to achieving it, and envy you when you achieve it.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
God in you is the greatness in you.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Become so good they can't ingore you,and you are on the path to success.Become so good they can't stand you,and you are on the path to greatness.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
If you are tired of walking to your destiny, sprint.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
To enter the door of greatness you need the key of faith.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Never expect wolves to behave like sheep.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Profiting from opportunities is success. Profiting from adversity is greatness.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
The great are inspired. The extraordinary inspire.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
When you reach the mountaintop look upand think of how high you must leap to reach the stars.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
A star does not cease to be a star because it is surrounded by darkness.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
The ordinary build houses when they have bricks
—  the extraordinary build mansions when they have pebbles.
Great wildernesses lead you to great Promised Lands.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
The greater your destiny the greater your troubles.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
You don't have to reach for greatness if it is already in you.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Fear is the first and last obstacle on your path to greatness.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Greatness is not measured by what you have, but by what you give.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Cowards drown in a pond. The extraordinary flourish in the middle of the ocean.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Those who build are greater than those who tear down.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Great things sometimes have small beginnings.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
A wounded lion is still more fierce than healthy sheep.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Greatness lies on the other side of fear.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
You cannot aspire for greatness and fit in at the same time.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
The great are like the sun
—  even when hidden from the world they still shine.
The greatest you is found in the kindest you.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
The first step to accomplishing the impossible is to achieve it in your mind.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
The secret to greatness:do what has been overlooked by the great.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
The greatest among you are those with the greatest love.The richest among you are those with the most joy.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
He who is able to lift heavy weights is strong
— he who is able to carry heavy burdens is great.
Raging winds and clashing seasshould not keep you from victory.Stormy winds and raging seasgive birth to great destinies.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
You are only greater than what you overcome.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
The great compete not only against others, but against themselves.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Think like the great,speak like the great,act like the great,and you will become like the great.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
There are no shortcuts to greatness
— all are required to take the long road.
The great focus on their dreams
— the weak focus on their nightmares.
Feed your inner man
— greatness begins within.
Your greatest actions are those that meet another’s greatest need.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Failure is the school of greatness.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Character is greatness inside out.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Originality is the death of mediocrity.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
The great climb mountains
— the extraordinary move them.
If you can strike the cord of consistency on the guitar of life, the world will dance to your music of greatness
— Osho Samuel Adetunji
Institutions train men to be skilled
—  the wilderness trains men to become great.
The biggest melon started off a small seed.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
As you focus on the greatness of God, the difficulties of life will dissolve.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of  Wisdom: Great  mind
Manifest of souls;Adventurous soul,Enthusiastic soul, Sound soul,Happy soul,Great soul.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Every child should be nurture with great love. The feeling of great love promotes wellness and potential for greatness.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Opportunity has got numerous appointments to keep, so it can't be held to ransom at your doorstep. Just a knock is enough for a man who is alert and expectant!
— Osho Samuel Adetunji
If I learned something it was the ride of life, it is fun and crazy.
— Adel Abouhana
Never settle; if it doesn't feel right, it's not suppose to.
— Nikki Rowe
Borrow my eyes so you may see your greatness and recognize the gifts that you were uniquely placed on this planet to learn from, to share, and to teach.
— Monika Zands
Education is realisation of our true potential
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
Great is a great one whose great ones are great
— John  Stein, Building the Pyramid
Gratitude is a Beautiful Virtue but don't get offended when ingratitude is shown or your good deeds.
— Jaachynma N.E. Agu, Risk It, Be Different
Don't Expect Others To Read Or Hear your Thoughts.If You Want To Be Heard, Speak Up!
— Jaachynma N.E. Agu, Risk It, Be Different
To be truly great and greatly true Is to align your thoughts, words and actions in all you do
— George Akomas Jr
You are not alone in this world; you are the vine from a tree that connects all mankind. Long before you were born, God wrote greatness next to your name.
— Janet Autherine, Growing into Greatness with God: 7 Paths to Greatness for our Sons and Daughters
There is greatness in everyone.What is your purpose on the earth?Use your unique gifts and talent to influence mankind.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Hmmmm...What God can't handle doesn't exist. Don't limit Him with your thoughts and words.
— Jaachynma N.E. Agu, Risk It, Be Different
Tucker: "But she gave me the perfect gift."Clara: "What?"Tucker: "You.
— Cynthia Hand, Unearthly
Even when you’d lost everything you thought there was to lose, somebody came along and gave you something for free.
— Jenny Valentine, Broken Soup
Hermes's eyes twinkled. "Martha, may I have the first package, please?"Martha opened her mouth ... and kept opening it until it was as wide as my arm. She belched out a stainless steel canister-an old-fashioned lunch box thermos with a black plastic top. The sides of the thermos were enameled with red and yellow Ancient Greek scenes-a hero killing a lion; a hero lifting up Cerberus, the three-headed dog."That's Hercules," I said. "But how-""Never question a gift," Hermes chided. "This is a collector's item from Hercules Busts Heads. The first season.""Hercules Busts Heads?""Great show." Hermes sighed. "Back before Hephaestus-TV was all reality programming. Of course, the thermos would be worth much more if I had the whole lunch box-
— Rick Riordan, The Sea of Monsters
Being gifted doesn’t mean you’ve been given something. It means, you have something to give.
— pleasefindthis, I Wrote This For You
Practice giving things away, not just things you don't care about, but things you do like. Remember, it is not the size of a gift, it is its quality and the amount of mental attachment you overcome that count. So don't bankrupt yourself on a momentary positive impulse, only to regret it later. Give thought to giving. Give small things, carefully, and observe the mental processes going along with the act of releasing the little thing you liked. (53)(Quote is actually Robert A F Thurman but Huston Smith, who only wrote the introduction to my edition, seems to be given full credit for this text.)
— Huston Smith, Tibetan Book of the Dead
Gifts of the heart can't be claimed by anyone except the giver.
— Nicholas Sparks, The Wedding
The worst gift I was given is when I got out of rehab that Christmas
—  a bottle of wine. It was delicious.
The gift was not large as money goes, and my need was not great, but the spirit of the gift is beyond price and leaves me blessed and in debt.
— Robert Fulghum, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in itsvalue.
— Charles Dudley Warner
The great art of giving consists in this the gift should cost very little and yet be greatly coveted, so that it may be the more highly appreciated.
— Baltasar Gracián
I never had any doubts about my abilities. I knew I could write. I just had to figure out how to eat while doing
— Cormac McCarthy
Gift giving is a true art.1. You need to understand the person to whom you intend to give the gift.2. You need to know what they truly want.3. You must be able to give it to them.Anything less is a symptom of varying degrees, on your part, of ignorance, distance, or i
— Vera Nazarian, The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration
If love is the greatest gift of all-and I believe it is- then the greatest privilege of all is to be able to love someone.
— Laura Schroff, An Invisible Thread: The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny
Some men are so willing to know their future,but unwilling to face the fear of their own death.
— Toba Beta, My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut
Gift ain't what you take by effort, as swag ain't what you worthy have.
— Toba Beta, Master of Stupidity
Falling in love is easy. Fools fall in love all the time. Staying in love is the test of time and the gift you give to one another daily….
— James A. Murphy, The Waves of Life Quotes and Daily Meditations
It's so tempting to resist a little gift when you're expecting the otherwise.
— Toba Beta, Master of Stupidity
Link says if a girl says not to get her a birthday present that means get me a birthday present and make sure it’s jewelry.
— Kami Garcia, Beautiful Creatures
I must indeed abide the Doom of Men whether I will or nill: the loss and the silence. But I say to you, King of the Numenoreans, not till now have I understood the tale of your people and their fall. As wicked fools I scorned them, but I pity them at last. For if this is indeed, as the Elves say, the gift of the One to Men, it is bitter to receive.
— J.R.R. Tolkien
Today is a gift.Today is all I have.I be fully awake in today.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Our flesh is a gift of laughter.
— Harley King
He gave me a gift, a surprise. It was my first present in this place so far from home.
— Laura Kelly, Dispatches from the Republic of Otherness
One of the greatest gifts of life is having a chance to live as long as there are people on earth.
— Kenneth de Guzman
While real sacrifice is committed to the result, it relishes the effort
— Craig D. Lounsbrough
The gift of a new day brings with it hope and potential. It is up to you to seize it. Do you recognize what an incredible gift it is to be alive for another day? Another entire day! How will you spend it? What will you do? More importantly, what will your attitude be? How will you spend this gift? I hope you will use it wisely, with gratitude and joy in your heart. Use it to spread love and kindness, use it to make a difference, use it with joy! Carpe diem!
— Akiroq Brost
I bought this the day before at a shopping mall. I didn't want to forget him. Maybe I didn't want him to forget me.
— Mitch Albom, Tuesdays with Morrie
Everyone has a gift.It's up to you to decide what you do with it.
— Anthony T. Hincks
I made a gift for you, Good Proctor. I had to sit long hours in a chair, and passed the time with sewing." - Mary Warren
— Arthur Miller, The Crucible
You have given me a gift such as I never even dreamt of finding in this life.
— Franz Kafka
What does not come into man's imagination is called a "gift" because whatever passes through his imagination is in proportion to his aspiration and his worth. However, God's gift is in proportion to God's worth....no matter how much eyes have seen, ears heard, or minds conceived the gift you expect of Me, My gift is above and beyond all that.
— Jalaluddin Rumi, The Rumi Collection
I have this, this gift, I know that; and I know my obligation to it.
— Ursula K. Le Guin, The Lathe of Heaven
The greatest gifts are those that say, “I know you”.
— Fennel Hudson, Fine Things - Fennel's Journal - No. 8
He created you with your special features because he was aware of your destination
— Sunday Adelaja
Only in a state of solitude, when you willingly stay face to face with God, can He help you to open yourself, and show the impurities preventing you from moving forward and help you to identify your unique gift, life mission and destination
— Sunday Adelaja
Answer the question “ what am I living for?” and become a master in this field, serve others with your gift, because you were created exactly with this goal
— Sunday Adelaja
Go and venture! You should not give up after failures because this gift does not belong only to you
— Sunday Adelaja
You are a unique individual with your own special features that you need to carry on your life mission
— Sunday Adelaja
To have a mission is to find your own gift
— Sunday Adelaja
So, each of us has a special gift and it takes time to discover it
— Sunday Adelaja
Reveal your gift and make it perfect
— Sunday Adelaja
You should not think on a small scale, you are a gift to the entire planet earth
— Sunday Adelaja
Develop your gift to ensure that your invention will be put into practice
— Sunday Adelaja
When you discover the gift inside you, you have to submit yourself to the gift and improve it
— Sunday Adelaja
Discover your gift if you don’t want to live the life of an ordinary person
— Sunday Adelaja
When you develop your gift, you will be well known
— Sunday Adelaja
If you can dedicate yourself to asking questions to reveal your potential, you will discover your potentials and start to fulfil your mission
— Sunday Adelaja
Your destination, your special gift, your personal qualities and your potential are interrelated
— Sunday Adelaja
Mary.” Turning at the soft sound of her name, she glanced behind herself. Then frowned. “Lassiter?” “I’m over here.” “Where?” She looked all around. “Why is your voice echoing?” “Chimney.” “What?” “I’m stuck in the fucking chimney.” She raced over to the fireplace and got on her hands and knees. Looking up into the dark flue, she shook her head. “Lass? What the hell are you doing up there?” His voice emanated from somewhere above her. “Don’t tell anyone, okay?” “What are you—” An arm came down. A very sooty arm that was encased in a red sleeve that had white trim. Or what had been white trim and which was now smudged with ash. “You’re stuck!” she exclaimed. “And thank God no one lit this fire!” “You’re telling me,” he muttered in his disembodied voice. “I had to blow out Fritz’s match like a hundred times before he gave up. Fuck, that sounds dirty. Anyway, just remind me never to try to be Santa for your kid, okay? I’m not doing this again, even for her.” Mary stretched a little farther in, but the logs on the hearth stopped her. “Lassiter. Why can’t you free yourself by dematerializing—” “I’m impaled on a hook that’s iron. I can’t go ghost. And will you just take this?” “Wha
— J.R. Ward, Blood Vow
Sow into the gift and talent God has given to you to rip an harvest
— Sunday Adelaja
Our life is a gift and a blessing from God
— Sunday Adelaja
Discover your gift and talent, then start a process of production with it if you desire to be prosperous
— Sunday Adelaja
Begin to increase your gift, talent, potentials, self-development if you want to be prosperous
— Sunday Adelaja
Until you begin to sow yourself, ability, gifts, talent into that land God has called you into, prosperity will then be yours
— Sunday Adelaja
Nothing like the gift of living in the present.
— Kaleb Kilton
Perhaps my gift to you will be as simple as a single word, whispered into your ear by one of your servants as you lie on your deathbed, a word that solves a final mystery and makes it easy for you to slip quietly into the dark.
— Dexter Palmer, The Dream of Perpetual Motion
Having someonewho listensis a great gift,but to be truly heardis a treasure.
— Tatjana Urbic
The best thing to gift yourself is to be just YOURSELF, improving above the person that you were yesterday.
— Vikrmn, 10 Golden Steps of Life
It was a small tortoise with Julia’s initials set in diamonds in the living shell, and this slightly obscene object, now slipping impotently on the polished boards, now striding across the card-table, now lumbering over a rug, now withdrawn at a touch, now stretching its neck and swaying its withered, antediluvian head, became a memorable part of the evening, one of those needlehooks of experience which catch the attention when larger matters are at stake.
— Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder
Live Life. Fight for life. Every day is a gift. Don’t take it for granted.In memory of Carter Desmond McFillin.
— Tony Curl, Seriously Simple Stuff to Get You Unstuck
I have diligently disciplined my life to search out life’s gifts in the very places where society mistakenly says life stores its scraps. And I am constantly amazed that in the treasure trove that surrounds me, I stand in the company of so few.
— Craig D. Lounsbrough
Sincere doubts, handled properly, can become a gift.
— Craig Groeschel, Dare to Drop the Pose: Ten Things Christians Think but Are Afraid to Say
We have errantly romanticized love as something we freely get verses something we sacrifice for in the giving.
— Craig D. Lounsbrough
Maybe a holiday miracle will change Mearth’s awful behavior,” Mandy suggested with optimism.“The only holiday miracle around here is that Mearth hasn’t murdered us both yet,” said Alecto, lighting another cigarette, his hands shaking erratically. He looked exhausted and terrified, his gray eyes soulless.“Do you know what Mearth likes, Alecto?” Mandy questioned.“Vegetables, she likes celery a lot, and lettuce,” Alecto responded in a quiet monotone. “I don’t know what else she likes. I’ve never asked her.”“Well, she has to like something… doesn’t everyone?”“Not her, Mandy Valems.
— Rebecca McNutt, Mandy and Alecto: The Collected Smog City Book Series
Time' is actually the best gift, given to us by our Creator.
— Norhafsah Hamid, Back to Basics
If God give you strength and courage, don't use it to intimidate people or overpower them, rather use your gift to help others find their own way to strength.
— Anthony Liccione
Be your own kind of brave.
— H.L. Balcomb, Cinderella In Focus: "Curiosity is the doorway to our personal possibility!" 2nd Edition coming Oct.  31, 2017
Some days are better than others. The same can be said about people.
— Mokokoma Mokhonoana
The gift is you.
— John Denver
The present: It is interesting that the “NOW" is called "the present.” The present is the ultimate gift; it is the gift of truth and life. You are given the present every second, and you will receive it forever. The present is the only thing that exists, the only thing you are ever conscious of. Your life is a series of presents moving through time. The future does not exist until it becomes the present.Life is one perpetual present.Creation is happening now: Your body, mind, and the world around it are being created from microsecond to microsecond. Things may look the same, but they are not; everything is constantly changing and being recreated. Our life and our world is being created from moment to moment.Life and everything in it is always new.
— Michael Smith
Time is really the only gift we receive from God that we can give to others.
— Homer Hickam
...I expected a gift, you know, something nice and useless...
— Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers
People take life as a gift even as a joke. But both cases it's not a gift - how everything is gave, the same moment it can be taken. One moment it's needed to do this and one moment you have. Still thinking it's a joke??It's not really, Santa Clause is a killer, the guy who ruin everything was by Loverboy he is just kill the all biatches, but he was with Santa Clause they both worked together... (I think that the moment was taken, you don't have it. The Gift is gone, the joke was taken. Because you were wrong!)
— Deyth Banger
Dreams are horrible, to don't talk about nightmares they are more often. But there is always one gift from a person which you know is dead, that's how it works and it will continue to work.
— Deyth Banger
People live up to 75, the other is just a gift.
— Deyth Banger
You said it was a sacrifice. Coming from me, it's a gift.
— Becky Allen, Bound by Blood and Sand
Lavish spending cloaks the dark side of generosity
— Augustine of Hippo
Sociopath. A label given, and a title received. A definition adorned? Or perhaps a ribbon atop a word.
— Gareth Brewer
The purpose of life is to discover your gift. The work of life is to develop it. The meaning of life is to give your gift away.
— David Viscott
I would much prefer to enlarge your life by giving you the gift of my life, rather than gifting your life to material obesity with frivolous trinkets.
— Craig D. Lounsbrough, An Autumn's Journey: Deep Growth in the Grief and Loss of Life's Seasons
There’s always a mystery there as to why one person is more fortunate than another. All one can do is say I have been given a gift. A new gift of life. And all I can do is use that gift in the best way possible. Not selfishly for myself but for the sake of other people. And . . . I will do it not only because I’ve gotten that life, but for the sake of those who didn’t get that life as well.
— Lindsey O'Connor, The Long Awakening, a memoir
If the present is left unopened,now, it is closed.
— Khang Kijarro Nguyen
I NEVER QUITNEITHER COPY BY CHITSOMETIMES THINGS SPLITI DON'T UNDERSTAND A BITLIFE HIT N HAS PITSTILL IN LIFE I FITAS A GIFT I ADMIT.
— merlin8thomas
It was one of those brief spells of complete happiness that come once in a rare while, an unlooked for gift of God, when the forces of darkness, of sorrow and temptation seem miraculously held back, a breathing space in the battle.
— Penelope Wilcock, The Hawk and the Dove
Christmas is a bold act of emboldening sacrifice and the most selfless gift ever granted the rebellious lot that we are.
— Craig D. Lounsbrough, An Intimate Collision: Encounters with Life and Jesus
Outside the Apothecary, Hagrid checked Harry's list again. 'Just yer wand left -- oh yeah, an I still haven't got yeh a birthday present.' Harry felt himself go red. 'You don't have to --' 'I know I don't have to. Tell yeh what, I'll get yer animal.
— J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
The pity is not that there is a myth of Sylvia Plath but that the myth is not simply that of an enormously gifted poet whose death came carelessly, by mistake, and too soon.
— Al Álvarez, The Savage God: A Study of Suicide
Time is the only commodity in life that cannot be bought, sold, borrowed, given out as a gift and it cannot be inherited.
— Sunday Adelaja
When you remain present to the goal at hand, you become ready to receive a powerful gift.
— Andra Brynna Goeglein
You need your rest to feel your best!
— Brandi Russell, Snooze
Teaching is a gift you give not only to others, but also to yourself. You give and you receive, you teach and you learn.
— Andrea Goeglein
Maimed, mad, and sexually different people were believed to possess supernatural powers by primal cultures' magico-religious thinking. For them, abnormality was the price a person had to pay for her or his extraordinary gift.
— Gloria E. Anzaldúa
Flowers are nature's gift of love for you.
— Debasish Mridha
Flowers are the gift to us from nature, out gift to nature is our love.
— Debasish Mridha
Another gift, another secret, another time to lean in and kiss me.
— Daniel Handler, Why We Broke Up
A child s a special possession from God.
— Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
A timely benefit, -though thing of little worth,The gift itself, -in excellence transcends the earth
— Thiruvalluvar
I’ve realized is that every time you get something cool for your birthday or for Christmas, within a week it’s being used against you. (We'll be taking this away until your English grade improves)
— Jeff Kinney, Cabin Fever
The fool will pay anything to live a few more years on earth, but the fool rejects the free gift of everlasting life. Salvation is a wise choice.
— Felix Wantang
What you are is God’s gift to you. What you can become is your gift to Him.
— Henrietta C. Mears
If I am so terribly limited as to view my handicaps as nothing more than lamentable limitations, then I have taken some of my greatest God-given assets and completely handicapped them.
— Craig D. Lounsbrough, An Intimate Collision: Encounters with Life and Jesus
Friendship is a gift forever;Cherish everyday, forget it never
— Debasish Mridha
The greatest investment in life is the investment of unconditional love, as a profit you will get the greatest gift of life: happiness.
— Debasish Mridha
Plant the trees just for beauty,If flowers bloom or fruits ripen, Enjoy it as a gift and appreciate nature as a universal giver.
— Debasish Mridha
For my first recital ever, they gave me a cello. And for this one, they gave me you.
— Gayle Forman, Where She Went
Your Temporary Santa, "He says presents aren't important, but I think they are- not because of how much they cost, but for the opportunity they provide to say 'I understand you.
— David Levithan, My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories
Life is a wave of love for a lover, a gift for a giver, a drama for an actor, and a canvas for a painter.
— Debasish Mridha
I discovered that the real meaning of Christmas has nothing to do with you at all. It is about a very special gift. I want to you tell you about this gift.
— Soraya Diase Coffelt, It's Not about You Mr. Santa Claus: A Love Letter about the True Meaning of Christmas
You are a gift. You are the only one of you on this planet and God made you specifically to deliver that gift to mankind. I request that you stop waiting to remember what you are here for and start sharing you gift with the world.
— Monika Zands
She’d never felt more alone, even as hundreds of people walked by. No one recognized her, and she began to treasure her anonymity as a gift.
— Jamie Ford, Songs of Willow Frost
Life is a gift. Regard it as such. Return the blessing through each life you touch. Every seed planted, springs forth new birth. Allow your bouquet to cover the earth.
— Lorna Jackie Wilson, Black Butterfly: The Journey - The Victory
Blessing is essentially the transformative experience of knowing and honoring God as the Giver
—  it means valuing the steady flow that sustains the world even above the gift of life that each of us receives and is in time constrained to relinquish.
If stupidity were a gift, only a few would have it.
— M.F. Moonzajer, LOVE, HATRED AND MADNESS
When someone tells you a piece of their life, they’re giving you a gift, not granting you your due.
— Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man's Fear
Don't give a gift with the expectation to get,but if you have a gift, always try to give.
— Debasish Mridha
Glory is sacrifice, glory is exhaustion, glory is having nothing left to give.Almost.It is death by living.
— N.D. Wilson, Death by Living: Life Is Meant to Be Spent
When you care about someone and give them something special. Something that they treasire. That's a gift.
— Lois Lowry, Gathering Blue
So many people are missing their way in life because they are afraid to sign the lease on their gift.
— Steve Harvey, Act Like a Success, Think Like a Success
Never look down on someone because they offering a gift which is small in size
—  that same gift might be big in love that the person is offering with.
That’s the best thing about friendship. It is a gift that cannot be lost. Only thrown away.
— E.E. Knight, Dragon Champion
...my awakening life.I am awake in the present.The present is today.Today is a great gift.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
That was the nature of presents. You kept them in the giver's stead. They were a small part of that person to keep.
— Paul Magrs, Exchange
Life is defined by time. Time defined moments. Time is priceless gift.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
Open the bloom of your heart and become a gift of beauty to the world.
— Bryant McGill, Simple Reminders: Inspiration for Living Your Best Life
Love is an unconditional gift, and not a bargain.
— Vishwas Chavan
The best gift you can give to someone is spending time with them. The worst thing you can do someone is to avoid them when they badly need you.
— Saravana Kumar Murugan
Priceless gifts:The gift of love.The gift of parent.The gift of husbandThe gift of wifeThe gift of childrenThe gift of prayer.The gift of family.The gift of relatives.The gift of friends.The gift of in-laws.The gift of books.
— Lailah Gifty Akita
I have a gift for you."She cocked a brow. "Is that right?""Yes. It'll require us to get naked."She looped her arm in his as they headed to the bedroom. "Is this gift something I've seen before?""Well ... maybe. But this gift can always be used in new and unique ways."She tilted her head back and laughed. "Best. Gift. Ever.
— Jaci Burton, Holiday on Ice
Your smile is a gift of the gods.
— Kristian Goldmund Aumann
If you think that there's anything that you need to do for salvation, then you've missed the point of the Gospel. Eternal life is a gift from God!
— Ibrahim Emile
If you wake up today, it's on purpose, it's a gift.
— Lacey Sturm
Taken together, it’s almost a sure sign. The letters float off the page when you read, right? That’s because your mind is hardwired for ancient Greek. And the ADHD-you’re impulsive, can’t sit still in the classroom. That’s your battlefield reflexes. In a real fight, they’d keep you alive. As for the attention problems, that’s because you see too much, Percy, not too little. Your senses are better than a regular mortal’s.
— Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief
Each day is God’s gift of a fresh unspoiled opportunity to live according to His priorities.
— Elizabeth George, A Woman After God's Own Heart
Any fool that had once helped you will someday make known to everyone that you were once a needy. No matter how broke you are, don't ever be quick to ask for help, let it be voluntary, and you must also learn to feign repudiation, no matter how valuable the offer.
— Michael Bassey Johnson
There was a necklace inside. A thin silver chain with a small pendant, a silver pansy.
— Rainbow Rowell, Eleanor & Park
You are the best gift that I receive from God,and you are the Best reason to live in this world.I love you
— Jervin Balmediano
Buy what you love. Love those who can't be bought. Take in all the day has to offer. Give it all away.
— Jodi Hills
My existence is the only gift I have left to give, but it will have to do.
— Susan Beth Pfeffer, Life As We Knew It
Pain is a horribly wonderful gift.
— Bryant McGill, Simple Reminders: Inspiration for Living Your Best Life
Life is a gift and it is what you make it. Yet, it does have many twist and turns, many lows as well as high moments. Keep the fire of hope alive, even in the darkest of time.
— Eveth N Colley
The magi, as you know, were wise men--wonderfully wise men--who brought gifts to the Babe in the manger. They invented the art of giving Christmas presents. Being wise, their gifts were no doubt wise ones, possibly bearing the privilege of exchange in case of duplication. And here I have lamely related to you the uneventful chronicle of two foolish children in a flat who most unwisely sacrificed for each other the greatest treasures of their house. But in a last word to the wise of these days let it be said that of all who give gifts these two were the wisest. O all who give and receive gifts, such as they are wisest. Everywhere they are wisest. They are the magi.
— O. Henry, The Gift of the Magi
Helping others without any expectation and without gain is just as much a gift to yourself as it is to the person you give to.
— Kat Von D., Go Big or Go Home: Taking Risks in Life, Love, and Tattooing
Instead of buying something for you that you want I give you something that is mine, truly mine. A gift, a sign of respect for the person I have in front of me. Now you have a little piece of me with you which I gave you freely and spontaniously.
— Paulo Coelho, Eleven Minutes
When you ignore your gift, you runaway from your purpose.
— Turcois Ominek
Every damn breath hurt like hell, but I kept Breathing too. I told myself it would be a privilege to breathe through pain like that for the rest of my life - just knowing each breath was a gift.
— Rachel Van Dyken
The great greatest gift you can give him is the freedom to spread his wings.
— Francine Rivers, The Scarlet Thread
How are you going to spend your day today? The key word being spend. Our time is one of the most precious gifts in our lives. Once today is over, that's it. Think about how you really want to spend your day. Tomorrow, today will be history. It's your life, your history. How do you want to write the history of your life today…?
— James A. Murphy, The Waves of Life Quotes Companion Journal
You have to accept gifts occasionally, because there are some things you can’t give yourself
— Michael Marshall Smith, Spares
A man has a very insecure tenure of a property which another can carry away with his eyes. A few months reduced me to the cruel necessity either of destroying my machine, or of giving it to the public. To destroy it, I could not think of; to give up that for which I had laboured so long, was cruel. I had no patent, nor the means of purchasing one. In preference to destroying, I gave it to the public.[On his inability to keep for himself a profitable income from his invention of the Spinning Mule.]
— Samuel Crompton
And that reminds me of another memorable thing Linda once said to me: "There's so much strength in vulnerability. It's the ultimate gift you can give yourself because you allow yourself to open up; to invite someone in.
— Kat Von D., Go Big or Go Home: Taking Risks in Life, Love, and Tattooing
With eye and hand and breath and will.
— Ursula K. Le Guin, Gifts
Sometimes life is your opponent and just showing up is a victory.
— JohnA Passaro, In the Zone and Other Sports Essays
True love is something, so very true and very rare to find. So, if you ever find such a thing. Treat it as if it were some treasure. Because, once you find such a thing and set free; it will not ever return. So, treat it as if its your most precious gift....
— Jynnette L. Miller
We just have to live each new day as if it’s a precious gift. When I wake up in the morning I like to think that this day will be better than any day I’ve ever lived.
— J.E.B. Spredemann, Amish by Accident
It is necessary for us to have an imperfect freedom so that we can give ... if we cannot give anything to God, we do not have a share in his Spirit, who by his very nature is Gift.
— Wilfrid Stinissen
Fear is contagious. Fortunately, so is courage. Learning to become fearless will touch everyone around you, and best of all, you'll find it's a gift that keeps on giving.
— Michelle Aguilar, Becoming Fearless: My Ongoing Journey of Learning to Trust God
Love is the most powerful gift we have to offer.
— Kristi Bowman
You have always given me more than I gave to you. You were the wings on which I soared.Lotte Lehmann
— Lotte Lehmann
We all have been given a gift; if you have not sort it out yet, yours is stupidity.
— M.F. Moonzajer
Find your truth and make your existence real as you choose it. Your creation is your own greatest gift. (Neings of Light via Joules)
— Jay Woodman
[A dog is] a bundle of pure love, gift-wrapped in fur.
— Andrea Lochen, The Repeat Year
[on his satisfaction as an artist] In terms of cinema and filmmaking, there are certainly the unexpected gifts that the actors bestow on you. Film is always a question of compromises with respect to what you originally intended.
— Michael Haneke
The best gift you can give today is the gift of LOVE!
— Colishia S. Benjamin, Poetry of Life
Time is the most precious gift you can give to someone, because if you give someone your time. It's a part of your life that you will never get back.
— Gloria Tesch
The more varied the environments in which you exercise your leadership gift, the stronger that gift will become. You will become a far more effective leader.
— Bill Hybels, Axiom: Powerful Leadership Proverbs
Life is a gift and a challenge.
— Jay Payleitner, 52 Things Kids Need from a Dad: What Fathers Can Do to Make a Lifelong Difference
You are the gift that only you would have to give.
— Silvia Hartmann
The world knows nothing of you. That is my gift to you. You are no one.
— Mark Allen Smith, The Inquisitor
On Hallows Eve, we witches meetto broil and bubble tasty treatslike goblin thumbs with venom dip,crisp bat wings, and fried fingertips.We bake the loudest cackle crunch,and brew the thickest quagmire punch.Delicious are the rotting flieswhen sprinkled over spider pies.And, my oh my, the ogre brainsall scrambled up with wolf remains!But what I love the most, it’s true,are festered boils mixed in stew.They cook up oh so tenderly.It goes quite well with mugwort tea.So, don’t be shy; the cauldron’s hot.Jump in! We witches eat a lot!
— Richelle E. Goodrich
Isabelle!" he called again. "Let down your raven hair!'"Oh my God," Clary muttered. "There was something in that blood Raphael gave you, wasn't there? I'm going to kill him.
— Cassandra Clare, City of Heavenly Fire
Sometimes it's not the optimist you need, but another pessimist to walk beside you and know, absolutely know, that the sound in the dark is a monster, and it really is as bad as you think. Did that sound hopeless? It didn't feel hopeless. It felt reassuring. It felt - real.
— Laurell K. Hamilton, Blood Noir
Goddamn it, do it yourself. You’re five hundred years old and you can’t use a telephone? Read the directions. What are you, an immortal idiot?
— Anne Rice, The Queen of the Damned
I can’t help being a gorgeous fiend. It’s just the card I drew.
— Anne Rice, The Queen of the Damned
Ever hear of the phrase, Banging you're head on a brick wall?"Ah, but you forget, Darren, vampires can break brick walls with their heads.
— Darren Shan, Hunters of the Dusk
Reluctantly, I pulled out my necklace and showed it to them.Samuel frowned. The little figure was stylized; I suppose he couldn't tell what it was at first."A dog?" asked Zee, staring at my necklace."A lamb," I said defensively, tucking it safely back under my shirt. "Because one of Christ's names is 'The Lamb of God.'"Samuel's shoulders shook slightly. "I can see it now, Mercy holding a roomful of vampire at bay with her glowing sheep."I gave his shoulder a hard push, aware of the heat climbing to my cheeks, but it didn't help. He sang in a soft taunting voice, "Mercy had a little lamb...
— Patricia Briggs, Moon Called
Everything's about my personal entertainment. The world is my stage. Keep it up- you're becoming a star performer in the show.
— Richelle Mead, Bloodlines
I'm here because she's here, and she belongs to me. ~Rephaim
— P.C. Cast, Burned
What's that you're holding?" he asked, noticing the pamphlet, still rolled up in her left 
— Cassandra Clare
So this was different. I was amazing now - to them and to myself. It was like I had been born to be a vampire. The idea made me want to laugh, but it also made me want to sing. I had found my true place in the world, the place I fit, the place I shined.
— Stephenie Meyer, Breaking Dawn
All right, you got that out of your system. Can I get back in the boat without you striking me again? Or should I stay out here enjoying the marine life?""Why don't you swim around until you find a shark? Then you can discuss how much the two of you have in common
— Jeaniene Frost, First Drop of Crimson
Welcome to Morganville.You'll never want to leave.And even if you do...well, you can't. Sorry about that.
— Rachel Caine
How often do you have to drink?” “Every night, to feel good. Every few nights, to stay sane.” “Have you ever bitten anyone?” “No. I’m not a murderer.” “Does it have to be fatal every time? The biting? Couldn’t you just drink some of a person’s blood, then walk away?” “I can’t believe you’re asking me this, Snow. You, who can’t walk away from half a sandwich.
— Rainbow Rowell, Carry On
Charles, mate, you fret too much. I'm a grown man, I am, and I can blood my handle.""Handle your blood?" Bones offered dryly.Ian grinned. "Exactly.
— Jeaniene Frost
You know what we call pedestrians in Morganville? Mobile bloodbanks.
— Rachel Caine, Midnight Alley
I am not a bat. ~Rephaim
— P.C. Cast, Burned
I was going to fight vampires, and my name wasn't Buffy--I was so screwed.
— Patricia Briggs, Frost Burned
Don't you even think of holding back, or I'll...I'll tell Spade you let me get away from you," she improvised."And that I got mugged," she added for good measure.Cries of "Mon Dieu!" and "That's not fair!" echoed immediately from the two vampires."I'm a crazy human female, you know I'll do it," Denise warned them
— Jeaniene Frost, First Drop of Crimson
I spend most of my waking hours confronting and destroying things that I fear. A thousand-year-old master vampire was a tall order, but a girl's got to have a goal.
— Laurell K. Hamilton, Guilty Pleasures
Oh, Claire," he said. "You think me a far better man than I am. That's kind, and flattering." "Are you saying that you -""Doughnuts!" Myrnin interrupted her and darted away, to zip back in seconds with an open box.
— Rachel Caine, Ghost Town
You've turned into quite a bossy little thing," Myrnin said. "I think I might like it.
— Rachel Caine, Bite Club
Nobody's cut out for this town," Shane said. "Nobody sane anyway.""Says the kid who came back.""Yeah, kind of proves my point.
— Rachel Caine, Ghost Town
See?" he said, with an unholy amount of glee. "I hardly broke any laws at all. I should drive more often.""No. Trust me, you shouldn't," Eve said. "Think of all the little old people and the children.
— Rachel Caine, Bite Club
Myrnin said softly. "And how is it that you do not understand that HERE, in THIS place, this girl belongs to me, not to you?
— Rachel Caine, Ghost Town
Of course, everyone's going to freak out when you show up at school.""Freak out? Why?""Because you're so much hotter now than when you left." She shrugged. "It's true. Must be a vampire thing."Simon looked baffled. "I'm hotter now?""Sure you are. I mean, look at those two. They're both totally into you." She pointed to a few feet in front of them, where Isabelle and Maia had moved to walk side by side, their head bent tog
— Cassandra Clare, City of Glass
This college would probably have the same problem as the last one did."I frowned, "What's that?""Homework.
— Richelle Mead, Spirit Bound
The rich and powerful always seem to prefer the tops of buildings. Hasn't anyone ever explained to them that higher just means you have farther to fall? -- Anita Blake
— Laurell K. Hamilton
He'll come back," Simon said again. "For you.
— Cassandra Clare, City of Glass
In the spring of 1988, I returned to New Orleans, and as soon as I smelled the air, I knew I was home. It was rich, almost sweet, like the scent of jasmine and roses around our old courtyard. I walked the streets, savoring that long lost perfume.
— Anne Rice, Interview with the Vampire
Some are born to sweet delight, Some are born to endless night.
— William Blake