I write a chapter, then edit it and edit it and edit it…

Well, I have a CBE and I accepted it with glee because it's not bestowed on you by the royal family, it's not bestowed…

— Rod Stewart

It should be pursued as in the presence of God, and under the solemn sanctions created by a lively sense of his omniscience, and…

— Simon Greenleaf

Even the notion that women should have children at all is based on the idea that a woman's inherent and most important role is…

— Jessica Valenti

O my Lord, whatever share of this world You have bestowed on me, bestow it to my enemies, and whatever share of the next…

— Rabia Basri

When you do good for others, good things are bestowed upon you.

— Enhance Dreams

A queen is wise. She has earned her serenity, not having had it bestowed on her but having passer her tests. She has suffered…

— Marianne Williamson

"Otherwise grace is no more grace," since it is bestowed on us, not because we have done good works, but that we may be…

— Saint Augustine

“So I say a name, even if self-bestowed, is better than a number. In the register of the potter's field I shall soon have…

— Ambrose Bierce

“And actually it's not at all you I love, but rather the existence you have bestowed on me.”

— Franz Kafka

It is a tremendous honor to be named poet laureate, but one that I find humbling as well, because it's the kind of thing…

— Natasha Trethewey

Personally, I do not know whether humankind is alone in this vast universe. But I do know that we should cherish our existence on…

— Ban Ki-moon

We must never relent in our efforts to resolve conflicts through diplomacy and through all of the instruments bestowed by the Charter of the…

— King Felipe VI

“I found myself confronted with a decision that no woman should ever have to make; do I look upward to assess the face attached…

— Genna Rulon

President Bush bestowed the Congressional Medal on myself.

— Aretha Franklin

Those of us who participate realize the incredible honor bestowed on us, but to really understand the true scope and depth of the movement…

— Bill Toomey