
“I'm going to use all my tools, my God-given ability, and make the best life I can with it.”
Source: Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
“I'm going to use all my tools, my God-given ability, and make the best life I can with it.”
“I'm boasting of my… skills, and I would prefer to do it without interruption.”
Source: Clockwork Angel
Interview with William Hoster, quoted in God's Gold (1932) by John T. Flynn
Context: I believe the power to make money is a gift of God … to be developed and used to the best of our ability for the good of mankind. Having been endowed with the gift I possess, I believe it is my duty to make money and still more money and to use the money I make for the good of my fellow man according to the dictates of my conscience.
Thoughts and Aphorisms (1913), Bhakti
“We all posses different gifts and abilities. How we use those gifts determines who we are.”
Source: Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary
Quoted in The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks, by Jeanne Theoharis (2013)