{"quotes":[{"text":"Those who die with their music still on their tongues unsung are trying to say “God had made a deal with the wrong customer like me.","author":"Israelmore Ayivor","tags":["achieve-your-dreams","customer","food-for-thought","gifts","god","israelmore-ayivor","music","potential","talents","tongues","unleash-your-potentials","unsung","use-your-gifts","use-your-talents"],"id":486,"author_id":"Israelmore+Ayivor"},{"text":"The greatest dividends in life are those that we give away.","author":"Craig D. Lounsbrough","tags":["bless","blessing","dividends","earn","earned","endow","endowment","generosity","generous","gift-giving","gifts","give","giving","life","living","resources","sacrifice","selfless","selflessness"],"id":1762,"author_id":"Craig+D.+Lounsbrough"},{"text":"Forgiveness is the subjective and fertile ground the acorn falls upon when gifted to ourselves and others.","author":"Gillian Duce","tags":["betrayal","better","better-life","betterment","duce","enlightenment","enlightenment","fear","fearless","flying","forever","forgive","forgiveness","forgiveness","gift","gift-of-life","gifts","gillian","growing-up","growth","guidance","guidance","guide","hell","help","inspirational","inspirational-life","inspirational","leadership","learning","life","life-lessons","life","love","love","madell","spiritual","spiritual-growth","spirituality"],"id":2838,"author_id":"Gillian+Duce"},{"text":"One of the greatest gifts in this world is the ability to make others smile. - The Unauthorized Autobiography of Jonathan Fisher.","author":"J.E.B. Spredemann","tags":["ability","amish","friendliness","gifts","happiness","jokes","joking","jonathan-fisher","smile","smiling"],"id":3566,"author_id":"J.E.B.+Spredemann"},{"text":"We who were born into privilege and opportunity were given these gifts with an expectation: to give them away.","author":"Jeff Goins","tags":["gifts","giving","privilege"],"id":3905,"author_id":"Jeff+Goins"},{"text":"Never look a gift horse in the mouth.","author":"Jerome","tags":["common-sense","gifts"],"id":4473,"author_id":"Jerome"},{"text":"But it is never about who has given what. That is not the way of gifts. This is not a business we are conducting.","author":"Ann Patchett","tags":["gifts"],"id":6164,"author_id":"Ann+Patchett"},{"text":"Use your unique gifts and talents to make a difference in the world.","author":"Lailah Gifty Akita","tags":["gift-of-god","gift-of-life","gift-of-love","gifts","gifts-from-heaven","make-a-change","make-a-difference","make-an-impact","talent","talented","talented-people","talented-women","talents-and-gifts","you-are-great"],"id":6173,"author_id":"Lailah+Gifty+Akita"},{"text":"Chilled ice tea that tempered tepid summer days lathered thick with humidity. Frothy hot chocolate that cut winter’s chill. Bedtime prayers that sent our fears scrambling in panicked flight. Golden bouquets of dandelions aromatically rich with the gift of summers scent. Family meals that wove yet another binding thread in and through the tapestry of those seated around the table. These are but the slightest sampling of the innumerable gifts my mother handed to this child of hers. And without them, my life would be impoverished beyond words to describe.","author":"Craig D. Lounsbrough","tags":["family","gifts","giving","mom","mother","mother-s-day","parent","parenting","raising-children","sacrifice"],"id":7137,"author_id":"Craig+D.+Lounsbrough"},{"text":"Our lives, as short as they may be, are a test. And one of the biggest tests we can endure is how we respond to those moments when we don’t feel the presence of God in our lives. I believe deeply that one of God’s greatest gifts is to teach us there is a purpose behind every single one of our trials or problems.Treat them as a gift, an opportunity to move forward and draw closer to God. Problems often times compel us to look to God and count on him, rather than ourselves.","author":"Matt Patterson","tags":["christian","christianity","gifts","god","god-s-love","god-s-will","problems"],"id":7637,"author_id":"Matt+Patterson"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":480,"pages":48,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}