“Citizenship is not a gift we can afford to keep giving away.”

“The love we give away is the only love we keep.”

“I do sometimes write songs that don’t seem right for Frankie so they get filed away. But don’t worry - anything good will be used. I’m not that gifted that I can afford to throw away any good stuff.”

“… the best gift we can give each other is the gift of time -- those precious, special, eternal moments.”

“We should not be forced to give up our children's U. S. citizenship so that we can get a fuller measure of self-government.”

“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.”

“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.”

“Maybe the lesson is: Know when to brag and when to keep your mouth shut. Or: Sometimes life isn’t fair, even if you are as gifted as Athena. Or maybe: Don’t give away free tapestries.”

“Give us statehood and your glorious citizenship will be welcome to us and to our children. If you deny us statehood, we decline your citizenship, frankly, proudly, as befits a people who... will preserve their conception of honor, which none can take from them....”

“What a glorious gift is imagination, and what satisfaction it affords!”