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on Tuesday, December 24, 2013Jon Anderson Money Quotation saying we seem to go too far with Christmas gift-giving and turn simple generosity into excessive buying and gifting. Jon Anderson said:
“Wretched excess is an unfortunate human trait that turns a perfectly good idea such as Christmas into a frenzy of last-minute shopping” — Jon Anderson
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Bill Vaughan on Perfect Christmas Gift
on Sunday, December 22, 2013Funny Money Quotes: Once we figure out how to buy money with credit, we’ll have the perfect gift for Christmas. Bill Vaughan said:
“The ideal Christmas gift is money, but the trouble is you can’t charge it” — Bill Vaughan
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Robert Paul on Christmas Buying
on Saturday, December 14, 2013Robert Paul Money Quotation saying the commercial aspects and making endless purchases seem to have become the dominant element of the season. Robert Paul said:
“Even before Christmas has said Hello, it’s saying ‘Buy Buy'” — Robert Paul
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Dr. Seuss: Grinch Stealing Christmas Spirit
on Saturday, December 25, 2010Dr. Seuss Money Quotation saying to kids through ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ that it’s not all about the gifts – but the giving spirit. Dr. Seuss said:
“Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store? What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more?” — Dr. Seuss
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Harlan Miller Christmas Gifts as Love
on Friday, December 24, 2010Harlan Miller Money Quote saying that since we have trouble telling our friends and family verbally that we love them, we give extravagantly to make up for that failure of speech. Harlan Miller said:
“Probably the reason we all go so haywire at Christmas time with the endless unrestrained and often silly buying of gifts is that we don’t quite know how to put our love into words” — Harlan Miller
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Jesse Jackson: Christmas Just Being There
on Thursday, December 23, 2010Jesse Jackson Money Quotation saying that kids need love from their parents in the form of being there for them physically much more than piles of gifts. Jesse Jackson said:
“Your children need your presence more than your present” — Jesse Jackson
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O Henry: Inventing Christmas Gifts
on Wednesday, December 22, 2010O. Henry Money Quotation saying that three kings brought gifts to Christ on his date of birth, which originated the tradition of gifting at Christmas. O. Henry said:
“The magi, as you know, were wise men – wonderfully wise men who brought gifts to the Babe in the manger. They invented the art of giving Christmas presents” — O. Henry
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Burton Hills: Christmas Family Gifts
on Tuesday, December 21, 2010Burton Hills Money Quotation saying it’s not only presents that get all wrapped up in joyful celebration around the Christmas tree – sometimes happy families are like gifts. Burton Hills said:
“The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree is the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other” — Burton Hills
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