Quotes for All
O your life, your lonely lifeWhat have you ever done with it,And done with the great gift of consciousness?What will you ever do before Death’s knifeProvides the answer ultimate and appropriate?As I for my part felt in my heart as one who falls,Falls in a parachute, falls endlessly, and feels the vastDraft of the abyss … Read more
Being able to scream at the top of my lungs in front of people is very therapeutic. It is a great gift for me to be able to do that. Dave Matthews
Our minds simply don’t function in some sort of narrative chronology. I think that one of the great gifts of writing fiction is being able to think about that. Dani Shapiro
It seems to me that awakening to the full potential of what your life might be – beyond the possibilities of your own family, your own class, your own race, your own neighborhood – that is one of the great gifts that art affords. Dana Gioia
Imaginative empathy is one of the great gifts that humans have, and it means that we can live more than one life. We can picture what it would be like from another perspective. Dan Chaon
Books make great gifts because they can unveil hidden secrets. Dan Brown
The wise man looks at death with honesty, dignity and calm, recognizing that the tragedy it brings is inherent in the great gift of life. Corliss Lamont
If people would treat themselves with the same kind of love they give to their friends, that would be such a great gift we could give ourselves. Cindy Crawford
Although the traditional focus of Valentine’s Day is on women and the gifts they desire, this survey found that not only do men like to get gifts for Valentine’s Day, but they also like those gifts to be luxurious. Sixty-three percent of the people we surveyed agreed that this Valentine’s Day, Johnnie Walker Blue Label … Read more
If you can help guide somebody through a challenging moment because you’ve been there, that ends up becoming a great gift. Christian Slater