Presents Quotes

I have a very big family and a lot of friends, and buying presents is one of my favorite things to do.

Every Christmas Eve, the elves will come and give us a new pair of pajamas.

We simply rob ourselves when we make presents to the dead.

Waking up to you is like... presents on Christmas morning." His mouth curved. "For your convenience, I'm already unwrapped. Batteries not required.

First, a gorgeous breakfast: just everything you can imagine from flapjacks and fried squirrel to hominy grits and honey in the comb...we're so impatient to get at the presents we can't eat a mouthful.

I love Christmas, not just because of the presents but because of all the decorations and lights and the warmth of the season.

Very early on in life, I decided the hell with it: material things weren't for me. Christmas would come, and other kids would have all these presents, and it wouldn't bother me a bit.

Opening presents at midnight on Christmas Eve - midnight! As soon as it turns to Christmas Day, we're opening those gifts.

My 3rd birthday party was 'Funny Girl' themed.

The easiest gift to give my husband is anything to do with airlines and flying.

Presents, believe me, seduce both men and gods.

No gift list would be complete without a mention of fitness.

True, I do love finding something nice for my nearest and dearest, but there is still a pressure to find the perfect present for every member of the family.

As we give presents at Christmas, we need to recognize that sharing our time and ourselves is such an important part of giving.

Nothing ever seems too bad, too hard or too sad when you've got a Christmas tree in the living room. All those presents under it, all that anticipation. Just a way of saying there's always light and hope in the world.

I think gadgets make for good gifts.

If it were not for the presents, an elopement would be preferable.

Growing up, Santa Claus would cover the presents with a white blanket, so when we'd wake up Christmas morning, we had to wait for my dad to do the big reveal of all the presents Santa brought.

Books are still my favorite present.

I love Christmas. I receive a lot of wonderful presents I can't wait to exchange.

What can you give a friend who has everything? Shelves.

So, though there was still some store of weapons in the Shire, these were used mostly as trophies, hanging above hearths or on walls, or gathered into the museum at Michel Delving. The Mathom-house it was called; for anything that Hobbits had no immediate use for, but were unwilling to throw away, they called a mathom. Their dwellings were apt to become rather crowded with mathoms, and many of the presents that passed from hand to hand were of that sort.

I just love buying myself presents. Is that a crime?

I will assist you in your amour if your mistress be to be gained either by presents or persuasions; but we must use no other means, because she is free-born.

The festival of Kalends [the new year] is celebrated everywhere as far as the limits of the Roman Empire extended….Everywhere may be seen carousels and well-laden tables. Luxurious abundance is found in the houses of the rich. But also in the houses of the poor better food than usual is put upon the table. The impulse to spend seizes everyone …. People are not only generous towards themselves but also towards their fellow men. A stream of presents pours itself out on all sides…. The Kalends festival banishes all that is connected with toil and allows men to give themselves up to undisturbed enjoyment.