Thoughts—Gifts	
The greatest gifts you can give your 
children are the roots of responsibility 
and the wings of independence.
    —Dennis Waitley
Envy comes from people's ignorance of, 
or lack of belief in their own gifts.   
    —Jean Vanier
I think one of the keys to leadership is 
recognizing that everybody has gifts and 
talents.  A good leader will learn how 
to harness those gifts toward the same 
goal.   —Benjamin Carson
I don't want expensive gifts; I don't want 
to be bought.  I have everything I want.  I just want 
someone to be there for me, to make me feel safe 
and secure.        —Princess Diana
Helping others isn't a core; it is one of the greatest 
gifts there is.     —Llya Kebede
Every problem is a gift — without problems we 
would not grow.   —Anthony Robbins
Forgiveness is the one gift you don't give to others.  
Rather, it is the gift you give yourself, so you can 
finally be free.    —Shannon Alder
We make a living by what we get.  We make a life 
by what we give.    —Winston Churchill
As we work to create light for others, we naturally 
light our own way.     —Mary Anne Radmacher
When you lose something in your life, stop 
thinking it's a loss for you . . . it is a gift you have 
been given so you can get on the right path to where 
you are meant to go, not to where you think you 
should have gone.      —Suze Orman 	
You take away all the other luxuries in life, 
and if you can make someone smile and 
laugh, you have given the most special 
gift: happiness. —Brad Garrett
Let us realize that — the privilege to work 
is a gift; the power to work is a blessing; 
the love of work is success!      
   —David McKay
The table is a meeting place, a gathering 
ground, source of nourishment, festivity, 
safety, and satisfaction.  The person 
cooking the meal is a person giving; even 
the simplest food is a great gift.        
   —Laurie Colwin	
The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my 
talent for absorbing positive knowledge.
     —Albert Einstein
For learning the skills of mental toughness and work 
ethic, discipline is the gift that keeps on giving.
     —William Baldwin
Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is 
the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
     —Theodore Roosevelt
QUICK CHECK:
1. Waitley: What are the greatest gifts for children?
2. Vanier: From what comes envy?
3. Carson: What does a good leader recognize?
4. Alder: a) What gift do you give to yourself?  
 b) For what reason?
5. Radmacher: How do we light our own way?
6. Garrett: How do you give happiness?
7. McKay: a) What is a gift?  b) What is a blessing?  	
c) What is success?	
8. Colwin: a) What 6 things is a table?  b) Who is 	
giving?  c) What is the gift?	
9. Baldwin: What is the gift that keeps on giving?
Thoughts & Quotes