“When a gift is deserved, it is not a gift but a payment.”

“Next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise. The gift of language combined with the gift of song was given to man that he should proclaim the Word of God through Music.”

“The miracle of the appropriateness of the language of mathematics for the formulation of the laws of physics is a wonderful gift which we neither understand nor deserve.”

“A gift of truth is the gift of love”

“The gift of words is the gift of deception and illusion.”

“Life, which has gifted us with so much valuable and beautiful, so much created and possible, is unquestionably deserving of reverence and service.”

“Rings and jewels are not gifts, but apologies for gifts. The only gift is a portion of thyself. Thou must bleed for me.”

“Freedom is not our gift to the world it is God's gift to humanity.”

“Breath is the finest gift of nature. Be grateful for this wonderful gift.”

“They're a dark people with a gift for suffering way past their deserving. It's said that without whiskey to soak and soften the world, they'd kill themselves. (Irish)”