Giving Quotes: top 100 famous quotes about Giving

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Nostalgia combines regularly with manifest respectability to give credence to old error as opposed to new truth. — John Kenneth Galbraith

I don't give out compliments easily. — Pat Summitt

Not to give to those in need what is to you superfluous is akin to fraud. — Saint Augustine

In the time of Mrs Thatcher the church, to give it its due, spoke out and was an enemy of the Conservative government. — Alan Green

I have a magical work in a magical way. I give magical service for magical pay. — Florence Scovel Shinn

God is glorified not by calling strong women but by giving His strength to weak women. — Lydia Brownback

History never seems to teach us any lessons. But that is no reason to give up. — Paul Rusesabagina

Love is a longing for giving and receiving. — Debasish Mridha

Of those to whom much is given, much is asked. — Lyndon B. Johnson

Lucern was worth giving up chocolate. Dark chocolate, white chocolate, milk chocolate - she would happily give it all up for him. — Lynsay Sands

This is very domestic of you," he said. "It's kinda hot, really. Giving me all sorts of fantasies about you in an apron vacuuming my house. — Richelle Mead

I need to travel - I crave the power of the ocean and the trees give me so much energy to think. — Isabel Lucas

The truly free man is he who can decline a dinner invitation without giving an excuse. — Jules Renard

Faith is an orientation of the total person, giving purpose and goal to one's hopes and strivings, thoughts and actions. — James W. Fowler

You, yourself, will never rest until you've tried! — J.K. Rowling

I want to give myself totally to Him ... I want to live no longer but for Him. — Therese Of Lisieux

The finest gift you can give to any fisherman is to put a good fish back, and who knows if the fish that you caught isn't someone else's gift to you? — Lee Wulff

Our own distrust gives a fair pretence for the knavery of other people. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

What must it be like to be all James Dean and Steve McQueen in your leather and denim? Not giving a damn about anything? — Lauren Gilley

this book, giving voice to what is so basic among men and women throughout history, I have translated it "the Quester."] — Eugene H. Peterson

Have unconditional love to your children no matter what happens. Give them time even in the midst of this busy life - be one on one with them. — Jennie Finch

Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the light of love to those who need it most. — Ruth Carter Stapleton

Long flights give you more time to reflect, look around, experience your surroundings. I got to know the nooks and crannies on Mir very, very well. — Michael Foale

Never give up if you really want something, keep plugging away at it and your dreams can come true. — Robin Leach

I can't imagine that I would have been cast in the role, without Jamie Lee giving me a thumbs up. — Adam Arkin

An intentional object is given by a word or a phrase which gives a description under which. — G. E. M. Anscombe

She's nobody's fool so I'm playing it cool as can be. I'll give it a whirl but I ain't for no girl catching me. — Johnny Mercer

Take advice, but not orders. Only give yourself orders. Abraham Lincoln once said, 'Since I will be no one's slave, I will be no one's master.' — Jim Rohn

Do not give a war cry, do not raise your voices, do not say a word until the day I tell you to shout. Then shout! — Joshua

My music is L-O-V-E because it's a gift, and you only give something when you feel it deeply. — Klaus Nomi

Take care of someone else. Be there for someone else. Bless someone else. A happy life is about GIVING more than you TAKE. — Mandy Hale

I treat every race the same. We all wanted to swim fast today and give something back to the crowd. — Michael Phelps

I would never offer advice without the person asking for it. I, in general, don't believe in giving advice, actually, as a human being I don't. — Joan Chen

God gives enabling grace to go on. — Johnny Hunt

You haven't learned how to live until you've learned how to give. — Kirk Douglas

Giving up even an ounce of precious freedom is a very serious thing to do. — Chuck Schumer

It's not your word that matters, it's who you give it too. — Ernest Borgnine

It is more difficult to manipulate with film than, for instance, video. The problem with video is that it gives you a thousand possibilities. — Lars Von Trier

Cultures and climates differ all over the world, but people are the same. They'll gather in public if you give them a good place to do it. — Jan Gehl

The fantasy gives you the courage to feel things. — Andrew Dominik

I wouldn't give one iota to make a trip from the cradle to the grave unless I could live in a competitive world. — Adolph Rupp

Giving English to an American is like giving sex to a child. He knows it's important but he doesn't know what to do with it. — Adam Cooper

We're giving them hope. That's better than nothing.'
'Spoken like a man who's never had nothing,' I said, and wheeled my horse away. — Leigh Bardugo

To succeed, work hard, never give up and above all cherish a magnificent obsession. — Walt Disney

You can change someone's life by showing gratitude and giving sincere appreciation. — Debasish Mridha

Remember, care is a dimension of love, but simply giving care does not mean we are loving. — Bell Hooks

Don't expect front row seats if you're giving nosebleed effort. — Eric Thomas

Do not needlessly endanger your lives until I give you the signal. — Dwight D. Eisenhower

Do you know what makes a movie work? Moments. Give the audience half a dozen moments they can remember, and they'll leave the theatre happy. — Rosalind Russell

Giving me orders already? I like that. Makes me feel like a boy toy. — Lauren Blakely

I thought, well, why am I giving up on my primary dream to work doubly hard, to do something as an alternative to what it really still want to? — Benedict Cumberbatch

Jesus wants us to love Him in a way that gives Him full leadership over our lives. — Mike Bickle

I'm trying to give people the chance to put out their music without the bullshit pressures of other labels. — Dizzee Rascal

What man has more than enough and gives it to the world? Only the man of Tao. — Laozi

There is no way that we can predict the weather six months ahead beyond giving the seasonal average — Stephen Hawking

My favorite thing that God gives is grace. It is without performance, free in Christ. — Luci Swindoll

Our economy is creating jobs and giving businesses the conditions they need to invest and succeed. — Dennis Hastert

Only a sweet and virtuous soul,
Like season'd timbered, never gives;
But though the whole world turn to coal,
Then chiefly lives. — George Herbert

Give a guy a girlfriend and a great job, he doesn't need therapy. — Larry David

Expect me to give my all. Thats what I do every time I have a show. Give my all. — Bruno Mars

The simple gift of giving becomes an elaborate rich aftertaste of a natural blissful feeling, lingering endlessly in my lifetime. — Wes Adamson

There's no way to be sure," Irene said. "The biggest threat is giving up hope. If he decides there's no chance to survive, he'll stop trying. — Andy Weir

I don't feel like I have to live up to anything because I've proven that I can play. Give me the ball and let's go. — Clinton Portis

The one woman who never gives herself is your free woman, who is always giving herself. — D.H. Lawrence

The character of giving advice often makes us accountable for the conduct of those we advise. — Norm MacDonald

Fate operates when people give up — Jacques Ellul

The object of art is to give life shape. — Jean Anouilh

Time is anonymous; when we give it a face, it's the same face the world over. — Eudora Welty

It's disturbing that people are questioning my sanity for giving up the money. What does that say about our world? — John Moffitt

America stands strongest in challenging terrorism when we do not give up an inch of our civil liberties. — Dennis Kucinich

Instead of seeking success we should look for fulfillment. And fulfillment is giving total attention to the process of living. — Satish Kumar

We could overcome the baser aspects of our nature ... and give this planet the kind of caretakers it deserves. — Jon Stewart

It's spring giving way to summer, balmy air smelling of roses, hot skin meeting the cold shock of the ocean, starry nights as warm as kisses. — Sarah McCarry

Give more than you get. Everyday. Everywhere. With everyone. Always. — Hal Elrod

Let us be ashamed of our slowness in thanking God when He gives, and of our quickness in grumbling at Him when He takes away. — Nikolaj Velimirovic

All of them fans in love with me 'cause I say what's real. So I could never give a f-ck how a hater feel. — Wiz Khalifa

God didn't give Adam and Eve the right to decide what was good and evil. He gave them the right to choose between good and evil. — Mark Hart

There can be as much joy of giving pleasure as to receive it. — Marina Anderson

Our faith gives us knowledge of something better. — E.F. Schumacher

Conditions for all women will improve when there are more women in leadership roles giving strong and powerful voice to their needs and concerns. — Sheryl Sandberg

My willingness to fail gives me the ability to succeed. — Vinod Khosla

I've been doing a lot of stuff that has to do with charity and giving. I'm trying to give and not take as much. — Mark Indelicato

Those who say life is knocking them down and giving them a tough time are usually the first to beat themselves up. Be on your own side. — Rasheed Ogunlaru

I don't know what exactly the translation is but when we do consume something now, something else has to give at some point. — Dan Ariely

Discipline is the highest form of love. If you really love someone, you have to give them the level of discipline they need. — Tom Izzo

Giving is better than receiving because giving starts the receiving process. — Jim Rohn

As long as I try, there's always a chance of getting up. It's not the end until you give up. — Nick Vujicic

Often, instead of offering empathy, we have a strong urge to give advice or reassurance and to explain our own position or feeling. — Marshall B. Rosenberg

Leaders who set out to give are more productive than leaders who seek to get. — Seth Godin

The universe always gives you more of what you are focusing on. — Alan Cohen

The old emphasis upon superficial differences that separate peoples must give way to education for citizenship in the human community. — Norman Cousins

The Bible is the only force known to history that has freed enitre nations from corruption while simultaneously giving them political freedom. — Vishal Mangalwadi

Language, if it throws a veil over our ideas, adds a softness and refinement to them, like that which the atmosphere gives to naked objects. — William Hazlitt

You're giving them false hope ... What is false about hope? — Mitch Albom

The only thing of value we can give kids is what we are, not what we have. — Leo Buscaglia

Only what I'm not giving is what is lacking in any situation — Marianne Williamson

The sole purpose of being rich is to give away money. — Andrew Carnegie

The purpose of paragraphing is to give the reader a rest. The writer is saying ... : Have you got that? If so, I'll go to the next point. — Henry Watson Fowler

Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others. — Barbara Bush

It's an honor, indeed I'm glad, to join in giving a warm reception to a book that has given me many delightful moments. — Enrique Vila-Matas