Best Christmas Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings Page 31

“Long ago when a child lay in a manger, a special star appeared. It didn't just show up that evening. It had to have been placed in its orbit centuries before in a trajectory that would make it appear at that special moment of time to announce the birth of a special child. Just as there is divine design in the universe, so each of us has been placed in our own orbits in this life to love, to serve, to help light the world.”

World Children Long Has Beens Moments Helping Shows Light Universe Stars Special Century Design Divine Birth Lays Christmas Evening This Life Long Ago Orbit Trajectory Special Moments

Author:Neal A. Maxwell

“Maybe the purchasing and the making and the wrapping and the decorating - those delightfully generous and important expressions of our love at Christmas - should be separated, if only slightly, from the more quiet, personal moments when we consider the meaning of the Baby (and his birth) who prompts the giving of such gifts.”

Ifs Giving Should Important Moments Expression Baby Birth Quiet Christmas Generous Our Love Prompts Purchasing Wrapping Decorating

Author:Jeffrey R. Holland

“Of all times, it is Christmas when we must surely realize that there can be no true worship of Him who is the Christ without giving of ourselves. At this season let us, each one, reach out a little more generously in the spirit of the Christ. It is not enough to give toys and baubles. It is not enough to give alms to those in need.... It is also important that we give of ourselves with our alms.”

Needs Giving Littles Important Enough Spirit Christ Realizing Worship Seasons Christmas All Time Reach Out Toys Alms Those In Need True Worship

Author:Gordon B. Hinckley

“There would be no Christmas if there had not been Easter. The babe Jesus of Bethlehem would be but another baby without the redeeming Christ of Gethsemane and Calvary, and the triumphant fact of the Resurrection.”

Ifs Facts Would Be Jesus Christ Baby Christmas Resurrection Easter Babe Triumphant Redeeming Calvary Bethlehem Gethsemane

Author:Gordon B. Hinckley

“I'll be home for Christmas. You can count on me.”

Home Christmas Count On Me Home For Christmas

Author:Bing Crosby

“The sharpest memory of our old-fashioned Christmas eve is my mother's hand making sure I was settled in bed.”

Hands Mother Memories Bed Christmas Old Fashioned Christmas Eve

Book:A Lucky American Childhood

Source: A Lucky American Childhood

“So many people release albums before Christmas and they get lost in the Christmas rush.”

People Lost Albums Christmas Release

Author:Bonnie Tyler

“Those worship songs on the Christmas project will air on PBS television. That's highly unusual.”

Song Air Television Projects Worship Christmas Unusual Pbs Worship Songs

Author:John Tesh

“The war in Iraq - if Osama was a Christian - it's the Christmas present he never would have expected.”

Ifs War Christian Iraq Expected Christmas Christmas Present

Author:Michael Scheuer

“I think the people who are making Christmas-themed movies today feel that people are more cynical about Christmas. There's more of an edge.”

People Thinking Feels Today Edges Christmas Cynical

Author:Leonard Maltin

“A Christmas Carol is such a fool-proof story you can't louse it up.”

Stories Fool Proof Christmas Carols Christmas Carol Fool Proof

Author:Leonard Maltin

“And of course there's so much music in and around our family. I had a piano during Christmas because it's obviously useful through the season. There are so many people, songwriters, who are around.”

People Courses Seasons Christmas Piano Our Family Songwriters

Author:Ashley Judd

“It will be a hard game if you think about winning a championship. We need to think about our own game at the moment and focus on getting good results especially over the Christmas period.”

Ifs Thinking Needs Hard Moments Games Winning Sports Results Focus Periods Christmas Championship

Author:Dennis Bergkamp

“My parents were kind of over protective people. Me and my sister had to play in the backyard all the time. They bought us bikes for Christmas but wouldn't My younger brother will remember that he received a transistor radio for Christmas. I took it apart and it never worked again.”

People Kind Play Remember Parent Brother Radio Christmas My Sister Bike Protective Backyards Younger Brother Transistors

Author:Stephen Elop

“No matter what, I always make it home for Christmas. I love to go to my Tennessee Mountain Home and invite all of my nieces and nephews and their spouses and kids and do what we all like to do - eat, laugh, trade presents and just enjoy each other... and sometimes I even dress up like Santa Claus!”

“November is auspicious in so many parts of the country: the rice harvest is already in, the weather starts to cool, and the festive glow which precedes Christmas has began to brighten the landscape.”

Country Christmas Weather Landscape Harvest Rice November Festive

Author:F. Sionil José

“Now, the essence, the very spirit of Christmas is that we first make believe a thing is so, and lo, it presently turns out to be so. - Stephen Leacockof Christmas trees around the house, so it smells good.”

Firsts Believe Spirit Turns House Tree Essence Smell Christmas Make Believe Christmas Spirit Christmas Tree Charity At Christmas

Author:Bill Murray

“Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Our many different cultures notwithstanding, there's something about the holidays that makes the planet communal. Even nations that do not celebrate Christmas can't help but be caught up in the collective spirit of their neighbors, as twinkling lights dot the landscape and carols fill the air. It's an inspiring time of the year.”

“Our traditions have been waking up on Christmas morning and feasting on a southern breakfast. I'm from the South. We eat grits and biscuits and gravy and eggs with Ritz crackers and country ham, bacon, you name it. - Leigh”

Has Beens Country Names Morning Tradition Wake Up South Christmas Eggs Breakfast Southern Waking Grit Ham Biscuits Crackers Gravy Feasting Christmas Morning Ritz

Author:Leigh-Allyn Baker

“People say I don't write books, I make Christmas presents.”

People Writing Book Christmas Christmas Present

Author:Bryce Courtenay

“Time always seems long to the child who is waiting - for Christmas, for next summer, for becoming a grownup: long also when he surrenders his whole soul to time and I am as happy as anyone to be here. It is great to be back at my first love.”

Firsts Children Long Soul Whole Seems Next Waiting Becoming Summer Surrender Christmas First Love Grownups

Author:Robbie Fowler

“When you give up yourself, that's when you will feel the true spirit of Christmas. And that's giving that's serving others and that's when you feel Which Christmas is the most vivid to me? It's always the next Christmas.”

Giving Feels Spirit Next Giving Up Christmas Serving Vivid Serving Others Christmas Spirit Christmas Joy Christmas Giving Holiday Giving Religious Holiday True Spirit Of Christmas

Author:Joanne Woodward

“I throw a Christmas party at my house. It's not really a Christmas party, because I don't want to call it a Christmas party. But let's just say I put a lot I wanted an electric train for Christmas but I got the saxophone instead.”

Want Wanted House Party Train Christmas Electric Saxophone Christmas Party

Author:Clarence Clemons

“I was born with an extremely negative attitude. I was the kid who wouldn't smile in Christmas photos, was a poor sport, and hated a lot of things. I eventually grew out of my negativity when I matured.”

Kids Sports Born Poor Attitude Grew Negative Christmas Hated Negativity Matured Negative Attitude

Author:Colton Haynes

“It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, 'Merry Christmas' to me. I don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air.”

People Thinking Heart Facts Bits Air Ready Christmas Bother Merry Ghetto Merry Christmas

Author:William Thomas Ellis

“I've got some incredible fans actually - so loyal and they make me birthday cards and Christmas cards. I got this package of poems and artwork based around Jennifer Bofinger, media spokeswoman for the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, said despite the shabby treatment of deer just loves it!”

“I detest 'Jingle Bells,' 'White Christmas,' 'Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer,' and the obscene spending bonanza that nowadays seems to occupy not just December, but November and much of October, too.”

Seems White Red Spending Christmas Bells October November December Obscene Detest Jingles Reindeer Rudolph White Christmas Jingle Bells Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer

Author:Richard Dawkins

“I do have a family, and I do have friends, and so-called friends, and acquaintances, and many other people I see only around Christmas time. Maybe they could vouch for me. Maybe they could testify to my existence and save a part of me that thinks I'm no better than a bag of potato chips.”

People Thinking Existence Christmas Bags Chips Potatoes Acquaintance Christmas Time Potato Chips

Author:Macaulay Culkin

“'A Christmas Story' has always meant a lot to me personally.”

Stories Christmas

Author:Peter Billingsley

“At Christmas, I am always struck by how the spirit of togetherness lies also at the heart of the Christmas story. A young mother and a dutiful father with their baby were joined by poor shepherds and visitors from afar. They came with their gifts to worship the Christ child.”

Heart Children Stories Young Spirit Lying Mother Father Christ Poor Baby Worship Christmas Togetherness Shepherds Visitors Afar Young Mother Christ Child

Author:Queen Elizabeth II

“Out upon merry Christmas! What's Christmas time to you but a time for paying bills without money; a time for finding yourself a year older, but not an hour richer...? If I could work my will," said Scrooge indignantly, "every idiot who goes about with 'Merry Christmas' upon his lips should be boiled with his won pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart. He should!”

Ifs Should Years Heart Said Funny Hours Findings Bills Lips Christmas Idiot If I Could Finding Yourself Buried Stakes Merry Merry Christmas Pudding Hollies Christmas Time Scrooge

Author:Charles Dickens

“Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas.”

Love Giving Children Action Marriage Christmas My Children Inspirational Love Merry Christmas Spirit Inspirational Christmas Christmas Day Merry Christmas Christmas Holiday Christmas Tree Christmas Eve Funny Christmas Xmas Christmas Thoughts Christmas Gift Best Christmas Christmas Wishes Christmas Love Festive Merry Christmas Inspirational Christmas Season Christmas Magic Christmas Message Christmas Time Short Christmas Christmas Present Holiday Traditions Christmas Joy Funny Merry Christmas Merry Christmas Wishes Christian Christmas Charity At Christmas Best Holiday Christmas Giving Gifts Of The Spirit Merry Christmas Cards Holiday Giving Cute Christmas Christmas Morning Cute Merry Christmas Christmas Peace Warm Christmas Witty Christmas Children Christmas Christmas Lights Gift Of Time Holiday Love Advent Christmas Holiday Thoughts Merry Christmas Images Home For Christmas True Spirit Of Christmas

Author:Dale Evans

“My parents were kind of over protective people. Me and my sister had to play in the backyard all the time. They bought us bikes for Christmas but wouldn't let us ride in the street, we had to ride in the backyard. Another Christmas, my dad got me a basketball hoop and put it in the middle of the lawn! You can't dribble on grass.”

People Kind Play Parent Streets Middle Dad Basketball My Dad Christmas Grass My Sister Bike Protective Lawns Backyards Dribble

Author:Jimmy Fallon

“The Christmas bells from hill to hill Answer each other in the mist.”

Answers Christmas Hills Bells Mist Inspirational Christmas Christmas Holiday Christmas Eve Xmas Christmas Wishes

Author:Alfred the Great

“I sometimes think we expect too much of Christmas Day. We try to crowd into it the long arrears of kindliness and humanity of the whole year. As for me, I like to take my Christmas a little at a time, all through the year.”

Source: Adventures in Friendship

“Christmas is a bridge. We need bridges as the river of time flows past.”

“Jesus experienced homelessness at Christmas so that we could experience a love we could never lose.”

Jesus Loses Christmas Homeless Homelessness Jesus Love

Author:Timothy Keller

“Santa knows Physics: Of all colors, Red Light penetrates fog best. That's why Benny the Blue-nosed reindeer never got the gig.”

Knows Light Color Red Blue Physics Christmas Fog Santa Penetrate Gigs Red Lights Reindeer Color Red

Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson

“Whose heart doth hold the Christmas glow Hath little need of Mistletoe; Who bears a smiling grace of mien Need waste no time on wreaths of green; Whose lips have words of comfort spread Needs not the holly-berries red— His very presence scatters wide The spirit of the Christmastide.”

Needs Heart Littles Spirit Grace Bears Comfort Waste Red Green Lips Spread Wide Christmas Berries Hollies Wreaths Mistletoe Words Of Comfort

Author:John Kendrick Bangs

“Christmas isn't a season. It's a feeling.”

Love Feelings Seasons Christmas Christmas Eve

Book:Roast Beef, Medium: The Business Adventures of Emma McChesney

Source: Roast Beef, Medium: The Business Adventures of Emma McChesney

“Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.”

“At Christmas you can get real bargains. I saw one item marked down ten dollars. It was a yacht.”

Real Saws Ten Dollars Christmas Items Get Real Bargains Yacht

Author:Milton Berle

“At the Christmas party, the secretary with the long red hair ate three pickles, and four salesmen panicked.”

Long Three Party Four Hair Red Christmas Secretary Salesman Red Hair Pickles Christmas Party

Author:Milton Berle

“Do you want to feel insecure? Count the number of Christmas cards you sent out, and then count those you received.”

Want Feels Numbers Christmas Cards Insecure Christmas Card

Author:Milton Berle

“Every year my boss used to give me a bottle of expensive brandy because I'd told him that my doctor suggested a drink once in a while. This year my boss gave me the name of a new doctor.”

Giving Years Used Names Drink Doctors Give Me Christmas Expensive Boss Bottles Brandy

Author:Milton Berle

“For Christmas the just came out with a battery-operated battery. But the batteries aren't included.”

Christmas Batteries

Author:Milton Berle

“I bought a Christmas tree for twenty dollars. When I came home the next day, my wife was wearing it in her hair.”

Home Next Wife Tree Hair Twenties Dollars My Wife Christmas Next Day Christmas Tree

Author:Milton Berle

“I bought an ideal gift for my mother-in-law - a battery-operated mouth.”

Law Mother Mouths Ideals Christmas In-laws Batteries Mother In Law

Author:Milton Berle

“I bought my kid an educational toy to help him make it through life. No matter how you put it together, it's wrong.”

Matter Helping Kids Together Educational Christmas Toys

Author:Milton Berle

“I bought my mother-in-law a beautiful chair for Christmas, but she won't let me plug it in.”

Beautiful Law Mother Let Me Christmas Chairs In-laws Plugs Mother In Law

Author:Milton Berle

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