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• My earliest memories of my father are of seeing him work at his desk and realizing that he was happy. I did not know it then, but that was one of the most precious gifts a father can give his child.

  Malcolm Gladwell

  Children, Memories, Father

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• Children are a precious gift, but they belong to no one but themselves. They are only lent us a little while.

  Jim Butcher

  Children, Littles

  Jim Butcher (2010). “The Dresden Files Collection 7-12”, p.1208, Penguin

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• The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.

  Nhat Hanh

  Love, Inspirational, Life

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• Life, woman, life is God's most precious gift; no principle, however glorious, may justify the taking of it.

  Arthur Miller

  Crucible, Principles, May

  Arthur Miller (1992). “The Crucible”, p.106, Heinemann

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• Bridget cried for the leavers and the left. For the people, like herself, grimly forsaking what precious gifts they would ever get.

  Ann Brashares

  People, Leavers, Cried

  Ann Brashares (2011). “Sisterhood Everlasting (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants): A Novel”, p.221, Random House

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• I don't have to tell you how fragile this precious gift of freedom is. Every time we hear, watch, or read the news, we are reminded that liberty is a rare commodity in this world.

  Ronald Reagan

  Memorial Day, Liberty, Veterans And Freedom

  United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan), United States. President (1981-1989 : Reagan)., Ronald Reagan, United States. Office of the Federal Register (1982). “Ronald Reagan”

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• The fidelity of a dog is a precious gift demanding no less binding moral responsibilities than the friendship of a human being.

  Konrad Lorenz

  Friendship, Dog, Responsibility

  Konrad Lorenz, Marjorie Kerr Wilson (2002). “Man Meets Dog”, p.135, Psychology Press

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• The natural aristocracy I consider as the most precious gift of nature for the instruction, the trusts, and government of society. And indeed it would have been inconsistent in creation to have formed man for the social state, and not to have provided virtue and wisdom enough to manage the concerns of the society. May we not even say that that form of government is the best which provides the most - for a pure selection of these natural aristoi into the offices of government?

  Thomas Jefferson

  Men, Office, Aristocracy

  Thomas Jefferson, John Dewey (2008). “The Essential Jefferson”, p.62, Courier Corporation

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• When the other person is hurting, confused, troubled, anxious, alienated, terrified; or when he or she is doubtful of self-worth, uncertain as to identity, then understanding is called for. The gentle and sensitive companionship of an empathic stance… provides illumination and healing. In such situations deep understanding is, I believe, the most precious gift one can give to another.

  Carl Rogers

  Hurt, Confused, Believe

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• Woman is the most precious gift known to man.

  Rick Ross

  Men, Known

  "Rick Ross ‘U.O.E.N.O.’ Date Rape Lyrics: Rapper Responds To Controversy", www.huffingtonpost.com. March 28, 2013.

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• Perhaps the greatest discovery of my life, without question the greatest commitment, came when finally I had the confidence in God that I would loan or yield my agency to him-without compulsion or pressure, without any duress, as a single individual alone, by myself, no counterfeiting, nothing expected other than the privilege. In a sense, speaking figuratively, to take one's agency, that precious gift which the scriptures make plain is essential to life itself, and say, "I will do as you direct," is afterward to learn that in so doing you possess it all the more.

  Boyd K. Packer

  Life, Commitment, Yield

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• The Earth is indeed a precious gift of the Creator who, in designing its intrinsic order, has given us bearings that guide us as stewards of his creation. Precisely from within this framework, the Church considers matters concerning the environment and its protection intimately linked to the theme of integral human development.

  Pope Benedict XVI

  Order, Design, Church

  Pope Benedict XVI (2014). “The Garden of God”, p.33, CUA Press

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• September 11 impressed upon us that life is a precious gift. Every life has a purpose. And I think we all have a duty to devote at least a small portion of our daily lives to ensuring that neither America nor the world ever forgets September 11.

  Bill Frist

  Thinking, America, September 11

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• The fidelity of a dog is a precious gift.

  Konrad Lorenz

  Dog, Pet, Puppy

  Konrad Lorenz, Marjorie Kerr Wilson (2002). “Man Meets Dog”, p.135, Psychology Press

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