Giving Quotes

I'm probably the worst person in the world to give advice to puppeteers. My whole attitude towards puppets from the beginning was not one of love, but it was like anti-puppetry.

It's being willing to walk away that gives you strength and power - if you're willing to accept the consequences of doing what you want to do.

Give her a day, and then in return Momma gives you the other 364.

One thing I will say about the Germans, they are always perfectly willing to give somebody's land to somebody else

I wonder if it isn't just cowardice instead of generosity that makes us give tips.

After all, the supreme virtue in all art is soul, perhaps it is the only thing which gives art a right to be.

Every thing in human character goes to wreck, under the reign of procrastination, while prompt action gives to all things a corresponding and proportional life and energy.

As the valley gives height to the mountain, so can sorrow give meaning to pleasure; as the well is the source of the fountain, deep adversity can be a treasure.

The tendency of taxation is, to create a class of persons, who do not labour: to take from those who do labour the produce of that labour, and to give it to those who do not labour.

Give me, Lord, neither poverty nor riches.

We have to yet really seriously debate the constitutional issues and whether or not we're willing to give up more freedom in order to have more security.

There is mercy in every place. And mercy, encouraging thought gives even affliction a grace and reconciles man to his lot.

Without one friend, above all foes, Britannia gives the world repose.

Ages elapsed ere Homer's lamp appear'd, And ages ere the Mantuan swan was heard: To carry nature lengths unknown before, To give a Milton birth, ask'd ages more.

Give what thou canst, without Thee we are poor; And with Thee rich, take what Thou wilt away.

The mind, relaxing into needful sport, Should turn to writers of an abler sort, Whose wit well managed, and whose classic style, Give truth a lustre, and make wisdom smile.

In the vast, and the minute, we see The unambiguous footsteps of the God, Who gives its lustre to an insect's wing And wheels His throne upon the rolling worlds.

Habit is necessary to give power.

Now, people ask me all the time how we got four surplus budgets in a row. What new ideas did we bring to Washington? I always give a one-word answer: Arithmetic.

When we give what we can, and give it with joy, we don't just renew the American tradition of giving, we also renew ourselves.

The new energy future is decentralised, entrepreneurial and needs people like you to say 'Give me a clean car, give me solar shingles to put on my roof - give me a clean future'

If you want criticisms, read the dissenting opinions of the Court. That will give you criticisms.

I have a special relationship with God. And when I take the right photograph, God gives me a little bing! in the camera. And then I know I'm on the right track.

Ah! gracious Heaven gives us eyes to see our own wrong, however dim age may make them; and knees not too stiff to kneel, in spite of years, cramp, and rheumatism.

The petty cares, the minute anxieties, the infinite littles which go to make up the sum of human experience, like the invisible granules of powder, give the last and highest polish to a character.

Give up the idea of 'color' for awhile! Consider masses - values, only... One dark and one light place in every picture.

One of the things I love about theater, one of the reasons I'll never give it up, is that it's fifty percent the audience's responsibility.

Junk takes everything and gives nothing but insurance against junk sickness.

Give to a gracious message An host of tongues, but let ill tidings tell Themselves when they be felt.

Give me a staff of honor for mine age, But not a sceptre to control the world.

Give me a bowl of wine, In this I bury all unkindness.

When a wise man gives thee better counsel, give me mine again.

When you fear a foe, fear crushes your strength; and this weakness gives strength to your opponents.

Give me to drink mandragora.

As good luck would have it, comes in one Mistress Page, gives intelligence of Ford's approach, and in her invention, and Ford's wife's distraction, they conveyed me into a buck-basket.

Give obedience where 'tis truly owed.

I’ll look to like, if looking liking move; But no more deep will I endart mine eye than your consent gives strength to make it fly.

It comes to pass oft that a terrible oath, with a swaggering accent sharply twanged off, gives manhood more approbation than ever proof itself would have earned him.

The apprehension of the good Gives but the greater feeling to the worse.

No longer mourn for me when I am dead Than you shall hear the surly sullen bell Give warning to the world that I am fled From this vile world, with vilest worms to dwell.

Do not give dalliance too much rein; the strongest oaths are straw to the fire in the blood.

The devil shall have his bargain; for he was never yet a breaker of proverbs--he will give the devil his due.

Sin from thy lips? O trespass sweetly urged! Give me my sin again.

O the world is but a word; were it all yours to give it in a breath, how quickly were it gone!

Care I for the limb, the thews, the stature, bulk, and big assemblance of a man! Give me the spirit.

Avarice is the most oppose of all characters to that of God Almighty, whose alone it is to give and not receive.

Charity and good-nature give a sanction to the most common actions; and pride and ill-nature make our best virtues despicable.

They were so clever finding ways to get me the ball. They had to do more than just give up open shots. They had to avoid fouls and pass me the ball in traffic.

The life that I have chosen gives me my full hours of enjoyment for the balance of my life. The sun will not rise, or set, without my notice, and thanks.

I thought for a change I would give up drinking, and it was a great mistake, and, although I reduced the size of my nose and improved my beauty, my stomach suffered.