Marcel Wanders Quotes

I'm not materialistic. I believe in presents from the heart, like a drawing that a child does.

If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give.

I'm very simple when it comes to gifts, so the best ones that I've received have love as their main intention. I appreciate everything.

There was this one lady in Colorado who made us something ceramic, where it could have been either a ring holder or a bowl cleaner. She was just like, "Here you go." And we were both like, "Oh my god! Thank yoooou!"

The gift was not large as money goes, and my need was not great, but the spirit of the gift is beyond price and leaves me blessed and in debt.

Declare this smite time, extracting precious gems and wholly hours you share to fruitcake a friend so dear.

Love never reasons, but profusely gives; it gives like a thoughtless prodigal its all, and then trembles least it has done to little.

I am always touched when friends make contributions to my foundation on my behalf.

I grew up writing thank-you notes. Real, honest-to-goodness, pen-and-ink, stamped and posted letters. More than simple habit, it's about what the commitment to expressing your thoughts and feelings in writing says about the character of the writer. About the joy such notes bring to the reader.

I was 23 when I learned how to cook; I grew up around the same time. It was precisely then that Thanksgiving started to mean something more. Growing up, Christmas was always about me, and eventually you, when I finally started to enjoy the giving part. But Thanksgiving is always about us.

I would never look a gift horse in the mouth. I've had some lovely homemade earrings and, recently, a wall hanging made in the style of Georges Seurat.

In 2nd grade, a girl who was a friend of mine gave me a homemade valentine. Like, a real, handwritten one!

When you give a homemade gift, you are giving a part of yourself to the recipient. You can't do that with a mass-produced item.

I like the nice guys. I like when they show the stories, the human element behind it all.

It's not about how big or expensive a present is, it's the thought that is so nice.

… we do not suffer in the world from such an excess of friends that we should discourage those who feel they have a special friendship for us.

I like buying people little things, not flooding them with money, trying to win them.

I go out of my way to acknowledge the public and let them know that I'm not always on stage. Offstage, I care. I live their life.

When a kid smiles because you take an extra 30 seconds, minute, minute and a half to go over and ask them what their name is, give them the shirt you just wore to the ring, you just see them light up. We've all been kids before; we've all had our heroes, been fans of somebody and needed that autograph.

If you see me on the street, don't just say, 'There goes Nipsey.' Walk over and say, 'Hello Nipsey,' and give me a warm slap on the back and hand me a few dollars.

A gift shouldn't feel like homework.

A little given seasonably excuses a great gift.

We're a sentimental people. We like a few kind words better than millions of dollars given in a humiliating way.

He that gives me small gifts would have me live.