Giving Quotes

While every body wants it, most don't want to give it.

Gratitude exclaims, very properly, 'How good of God to give me this.'

To admire Satan [in Paradise Lost] is to give one's vote not only for a world of misery, but also for a world of lies and propaganda, of wishful thinking, of incessant autobiography.

I've always thought there are two ways of getting what you wanted in life.Forcing people to give it to you,or making them want to give it to you.

God gives us life, but the world's landlord is the devil.

In December people give no thought to the Past or the Future. They thing only of the Present.

To whom do I give my new elegant little book? Cui dono lepidum novum libellum?

Sometimes you have to give yourself to somebody in order to see who you are. Sometimes you have to unravel things to get to the core

We don't know how God chooses martyrs. We do know that they give us the most precious gift they possess - their very lives.

When you read the book you see that these guys aren't holding any punches. They're straightforward. They're honest. They're giving you their honest opinion.

Ah! Seigneur! donnez-moi la force et le courage De contempler mon coeur et mon corps sans de go u" t. Lord! give me the strength and the courage To see my heart and my body without disgust.

This is the feeling that gives a man true courage-the feeling that he has a work to do at all costs; the sense of duty.

Give me something huge to fight, — and I should enjoy that — but why make me sweep the dust?

Contentment gives peace and joy in our minds and hearts, which is the reward of living God's way.

We shall never find happiness by looking at our prayers, our doings, or our feelings; it is what Jesus is, not what we are, that gives rest to the soul.

I always wanted to grow up fast. I longed for more than the Mississippi Delta could give.

I thank my Maker, that in the midst of judgment he has remembered mercy. I humbly entreat my Redeemer to give me strength to lead henceforth a purer life than I have done hitherto.

What I like about New York City is nobody cares. If they do, they don't ever approach. They just give you a 'What's up?' and that's it.

People tend to call me names that I can't repeat on basic cable. I will give you a hint. They rhyme with itch, hunt, & bore.

Work Does Not Need You, You Need Work. Through Work, Destiny Unfolds. Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart give yourself to it.

Let's help people get on board with what God wants to give them, but what we don't want is the process. Everyone wants the product.

We have to use our freedoms and privileges to see what respite we can give to those less equipped to deal with their challenges.

Madonna is a feminist and has been doing more for the cause than all the grumpy feminists, who are giving nothing back by being grumpy.

I want to be remembered as a happy, humble person, and as someone who motivated others to never give up.

The truth is always modern and there never comes a time when it is safe to give it voice.

The only readers we get are people whom our subject interests. No one reads ads for amusement, long or short... Give them enough to take action

There is a universal urge to rethink our spirituality in order to give us a new sense of security.

There are two kinds of writers; the great ones who can give you truths, and the lessor ones, who can only give you themselves.

It was Rousseau who was largely responsible for the problem by giving currency to the idea that freedom can exist without responsibility and discipline.

It's a dead give away of an inexperienced writer if every character speaks with the same voice

I have my rights, not because of Washington suddenly deciding, Strom Thurmond and others, "Hey, let's give certain Americans equal rights." But because of the ardent, unyielding voice of protesters.

Even if you don't release it, find a scream. It's so liberating. You can do anything then. It’s like you can fly. It gives you superpowers.

I've done enough films to know how to save up my energy for the take and then give it on the take and do that.

Because God loves us, he gives us the freedom to make choices. That's good news if we choose wisely. But it also gives us the capacity to sin.

Saying what we think gives us a wider conversational range than saying what we know.

It's a disgrace to see my church giving Holy Communion to a man who helped lead a reign of terror. What is the message? You kill, you maim, you commit crime, and you gain sanctuary. It's shameful.

After love, the most sacred gift you can give is your labor.

The question is not to know what is the meaning of life, but what meaning I can give to my life.

I try to treat whoever I meet as an old friend. This gives me a genuine feeling of happiness. It is the practice of compassion.

Remember that unjust critisism is often a disquised compliment.

I come in a world of iron to make a world of gold.

The average user doesn't give a damn what happens, as long as (1) it works and (2) it's fast.

My favorite thing to steal is a kiss. You can get arrested for it but they can't force you to give it back.

So often people tell me: you got me through this, you've really helped me. And I never realized that part of what I do is that I give people hope.

I feel it's the best thing that could have happened for me, leaving the Braves so I could go to another team that would give me more of a chance to play like with the Marlins.

Give unto us this day the daily manna Without which, in this desert where we dwell, He must go backward who would most advance.

You know how on the evening news they always tell you that the stock market is up in active trading, or off in moderate trading, or trading in mixed activity, or whatever. Well, who gives a

The climate, the economic situation, rising birth rates; none of these things give me a lot of hope or reason to be optimistic.

The hand that punched is the hands that gives compassion

A mere inference or theory must give way to a truth revealed; but a scientific truth must be maintained, however contradictory it may appear to the most cherished doctrines of religion.