Jacki Weaver Quotes

Holidays have been commercialized. It has become about material things. But the holidays are about sharing stories and being in each other's presence.

I really think that American gentlemen are the best after all, because kissing your hand may make you feel very good but a diamond and a sapphire bracelet lasts forever.

I love getting stuff, and if I give a present to someone and don't get one back, you can bet your life they won't be getting one next year.

I love giving gifts and I love receiving them. I really like giving little kids extravagant gifts. You see their little faces light up and they get excited. If it's a really good gift, I love receiving it, like jewels, small islands.

My love can be easily bought with a steak from Peter Luger's.

The only way to get love is to be lovable. It's very irritating if you have a lot of money. You'd like to think you could write a check: 'I'll buy a million dollars' worth of love.' But it doesn't work that way. The more you give love away, the more you get.

Every gift from a friend is a wish for your happiness.

I love awards, especially if I get them.

Christian children should be taught at an early age that everything they receive is because of God's grace and love. They will grow up more appreciative and begin to understand that they, too, must have a relationship with Christ. Christian children should also be taught how to give.

But somehow I feel like still it's a gift, and I wonder, how can I give this gift to others? Just work hard, and do whatever I can do, to be that, and to return the love to the fans. I like to give them joy and smiles to them. Give back to them.

I don't value prizes of any sort.

We all love people who give credit to others for their success. Companies would probably do better with CEOs who didn't blow their own horn and ask for ridiculous salaries and new yachts every year.

You want to give me chocolate and flowers? That would be great. I love them both. I just don't want them out of guilt, and I don't want them if you're not going to give them to all the people who helped mother our children.

I gave out stars whenever an appropriate situation presented itself.

Bounty always receives part of its value from the manner in which it is bestowed.

I always joke that my kids' favorite holiday is Father's Day. They love the way I celebrate the occasion by writing each of them a thank-you letter and a generous check. It's my way of letting them know how much I appreciate the great pleasure and privilege of being their dad.

In radio I had one, maybe two people who cared about getting it done. I'd really be a loser if I forgot where I came from. So I show them the love. And how hard is it really to be interested in someone's life?

But I also like to shower my parents with presents. I bought them a beautiful car and a house.

My mother always bought our birthday gifts.

You dear women, I say thanks to you. Thank you for being the kind of people you are and doing the things you do.

You can love someone but not want to keep a gift from that person. It's okay to pass an item along to someone who will appreciate it more.

It becomes us, therefore, to be contented, and dutiful subjects.

So many people supported me through my public life and I will never forget them.

This is my present, you know. My present from Mother.

I'm not an awards-driven person in anything. Anytime you do get caught up in that, you usually end up getting whacked.