I thought my life was mapped out. Research, living in the forest, teaching and writing. But in '86 I went to a conference and realised the chimpanzees were disappearing. I had worldwide recognition and a gift of communication. I had to use them.
The ordinance of confirming a new member of the Church and bestowing the gift of the Holy Ghost is both simple and profound.
Latter-day Saints, having received the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands, are entitled to personal inspiration in the small events of life as well as when they are confronted with the giant Goliaths of life.
At 11, 12, I thought I was clumsy, ugly, a mess, an unappealing person, but I did have the gift of the gab. I had the school record at Haberdashers for consecutive detentions for simply speaking out of turn.
He who loves with purity considers not the gift of the lover, but the love of the giver.
Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.
We try to make our own BTS context. Maybe it's risky to bring some inspiration from novels from so long ago, but I think it paid off more. It comes through like a gift box for our fans. That's something you can't find easily from American artists.
Unlike leftover pasta, leftover risotto is viewed by Italians as a gift. Cooks shape it into balls or stuff it with a pinch of stewed meat or cheese. Then they bread and deep-fry the fritters until golden brown, yielding arancini, the indulgent 'little oranges' I can never resist.
To confer the gift of drawing, we must create an eye that sees, a hand that obeys, a soul that feels; and in this task, the whole life must cooperate. In this sense, life itself is the only preparation for drawing. Once we have lived, the inner spark of vision does the rest.
Creative genius is a divinely bestowed gift which is the coronation of the few.
I like helping children. I have a big thing with children. You can correspond with the child, send something to them as a gift. You know it's actually getting there and you are doing something to help.
A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present.
Mankind must remember that peace is not God's gift to his creatures; peace is our gift to each other.
It's not a gift of mine, but one given to me, to be able to criticise myself and not be crushed, by myself or by others.
Reason is God's crowning gift to man.
The imagination is an innate gift, but it needs refinement and cultivation; this is what the humanities provide.
I'm cursed with the gift of foresight.
I worked at Sears in the Woodfield Mall as a gift wrapper. I'm actually a great gift wrapper, and the customers were so nice to me. I was only 16, and eventually Sears put me in customer service because I was so friendly.
God's most lordly gift to man is decency of mind.
The greatest gift is our own eyes, sense of smell, and abilities to deduce.
