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Gifting Quotes (page 21)

When you are special to a cat, you are specialindeed. She brings to you the gift of her proference of you, the sight of you, the sound of your voice, the touch of your hand Lester B. Pearson
Sonnet XXV Before I loved you, love, nothing was my own: I wavered through the streets, among. Objects: Nothing mattered or had a name: The world was made of air, which waited. I knew rooms full of ashes, Tunnels where the moon lived, Rough warehouses that growled 'get lost', Questions that insisted in the sand. Everything was empty, dead, mute, Fallen abandoned, and decayed: Inconceivably alien, it all. Belonged to someone else - to no one: Till your beauty and your poverty. Filled the... Pablo Neruda
He taught us that everyone has a good story and the more of others you understand, the better your grasp of human nature, a gift given great weight in my family" (73). - Bill Clinton, "Paying Attention Denzel Washington
Arthur Miller quote: "Life, woman, life is God's most precious gift; no principle,..."
Life, woman, life is God's most precious gift; no principle, however glorious, may justify the taking of it. Arthur Miller
Jodi Picoult quote: "Knowledge was power, but a good librarian did not hoard the..."
Knowledge was power, but a good librarian did not hoard the gift. She taught others how to find, where to look, how to see. Jodi Picoult
Stephenie Meyer quote: "Who gives an island as a gift? I frowned. I hadn’t realized..."
Who gives an island as a gift? I frowned. I hadn’t realized Edward’s extreme generosity was a learned behavior. Bella Stephenie Meyer
The animal shall not be measured by man. In a world older and more complete than ours they move finished and complete, gifted with extensions of the sense we have lost or never attained, living by voices we shall never hear. Henry Beston
David Mamet quote: "It’s not a lie. It’s a gift for fiction."
It’s not a lie. It’s a gift for fiction. David Mamet
Remembering from last year how Haymitch's gifts are often timed to send a message, I make a note to myself. Be friends with Finnick. You'll get food. Suzanne Collins
Craig Ferguson quote: "Strange star-like object over Oslo right before Obama arrives...."
Strange star-like object over Oslo right before Obama arrives. A gift of a golden medal given by a group of wise men... Nah. Craig Ferguson
But most important of all, she explained that it was all right to say 'No. I disagree.' that was a gift. I understood it was power. The power to think my own thoughts. The power to believe in myself. Alice Hoffman
I was taught that the world had a lot of problems; that I could struggle and change them; that intellectual and material gifts brought the privilege and responsibility of sharing with others less fortunate; and that service is the rent each of us pays for living -- the very purpose of life and not something you do in your spare time or after you have reached your personal goals. Marian Wright Edelman
David O. McKay quote: "The privilege to work is a gift. The power to work is a..."
The privilege to work is a gift. The power to work is a blessing. The love of work is success. David O. McKay
Libertarian action must recognize this dependence as a weak point and must attempt through reflection and action to transform it into independence. However, not even the best-intentioned leadership can bestow independence as a gift. The liberation of the oppressed is a liberation of women and men, not things. Accordingly, while no one liberates himself by his own efforts alone, neither is he liberated by others. Liberation, a human phenomenon, cannot be achieved by semihumans. Any attempt to... Paulo Freire
I would say that the thrust of my life has been initially about getting free, and then realizing that my freedom is not independent of everybody else. Then I am arriving at that circle where one works on oneself as a gift to other people so that one doesn't create more suffering. I help people as a work on myself and I work on myself to help people. Ram Dass

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