Giving Quote by Penelope Lively

Presents are symbolic. When you give them in your personal life, they should show that you are paying attention to the person to whom…

— Judith Martin

As we give presents at Christmas, we need to recognize that sharing our time and ourselves is such an important part of giving.

— Gordon B. Hinckley

Gifts are an important and necessary part of our collective lives. We need to give and we need to allow others to give.

— A. A. Gill

“Possessiveness isn’t unprecedented.’ ‘On the contrary – it’s as common as mud. But to recognise it in one’s self and chuck it overboard is…

— Dorothy L. Sayers

Everyone is given one gift, a reason for being, and it's our obligation to do something with it.

— Melissa Rosenberg

Presents are made for the pleasure of who gives them, not the merits of who receives them.

— Carlos Ruiz Zafon

We all enjoy giving and receiving presents. But there is a difference between presents and gifts. The true gifts may be part of ourselves-givin…

— James E. Faust

You do have to be fairly selfish when you have a gift. You cannot afford to let too many outside things get in the…

— Sarah Brightman

Presents don't really mean much to me. I don't want to sound mawkish, but - it was the realization that I have a great…

— Gabriel Byrne

I never think about gifts. It's enough to have my family present.

— Andrea Bocelli

You need more fact in the dangerous art of giving presents than in any other social action.

— William Bolitho

Giving gifts to others is a fundamental activity, as old as humanity itself. Yet in the modern, complex world, the particulars of gift-giving can…

— Andrew Weil