Giving Quotes

If one can't give what they have and share then they will always be empty

Transmitting one's flaws [through procreation] to someone else is a crime. I could never consent to give life to someone who would inherent my ailments.

To get up in the morning, wash and then wait for some unforeseen variety of dread or depression. I would give the whole universe and all of Shakespeare for a grain of ataraxy.

Give us a break! I've hardly done anything but independent films.

Mastering is your last chance to fix or address any issues that you may have before giving birth to this beautiful baby album or track.

Of pleasures, those which occur most rarely give the most delight.

It is wicked to withdraw from being useful to the needy, and cowardly to give way to the worthless.

You'll never be successful until I don't have to give you a dime to do what you do.

Mankind might be divided between multitude who hate to be kept waiting because they get bored and the happy few who rather like it because it gives them time for thought.

If I were to give one piece of advice, I would say to never accept anything that you hear or see at face value. As a general rule of thumb, then the more you question, the better.

That it is a solecism to begin a sentence with 'and' is a faintly lingering superstition. The OED gives examples ranging from the 10th to the 19th c.; the Bible is full of them.

Before I started to make films, I didn't give much thought to the way the characters were physically positioned in the story world.

I think pastors are the worst listeners. We're so used to speaking, teaching, giving answers. We must learn to be quiet, quit being so verbal, learn to pay attention to what's going on, and listen.

The hand that gives, gathers.

Poems give you the lives of others and then circle in on your own inner world.

I will have clients rather than people who just give me orders

The disciples obey because that's what people do when someone rises from the dead and gives instructions.

To call someone a Christian simply because he does some Christian-y things is giving false comfort to the unsaved.

It's pride, plain and simple, that keeps me from giving God all the glory and keeping some of it for myself. It is a battle we all fight in some form or another, some of us daily or even hourly.

There are few occasions when we should make a bad bargain by giving up the good on condition that no ill was said of us.

Sometimes there is equal or more ability in knowing how to use good advice than there is in giving it.

The person giving the advice returns the confidence placed in him with a disinterested eagerness... and he is usually guided only by his own interest or reputation.

It is sometimes a point of as much cleverness to know to make good use of advice from others as to be able give good advice to oneself.

Perseverance is neither praiseworthy nor blameworthy; for it seems to be only the enduring of certain inclinations and opinions which men neither give themselves nor take away from themselves.

O Lord! take my heart, for I cannot give it; and when Thou hast it, O! keep it, for I cannot keep it for Thee; and save me in spite of myself, for Jesus Christ's sake.

... motivating people, forcing them to your will, gives you a cynical attitude toward humanity. It degrades everything it touches.

Don't try to give a funny opinion; give your opinion in a way that will be funny.

Dizzy used to tell me I'm playing too hard. He'd say to not give everything. Miles told me that too.

Self-giving means that we have to understand the nature of giving. When most people give, they give expecting a return on their investment.

We must bring light to as many people as possible. Who has time to indulge in self-pity or guilt? In advanced self-giving you have no time for this. You just push these emotions out.

Selfless giving is friendliness. An attitude towards life, a reverence for life. It is one of the highest of all ways.

Be kind, be loving, be generous. Give of yourself, give of your time and you'll be free. It's the oldest secret, the one thats most often forgotten - and that is to have fun through giving.

Meditation will give you the power to overcome fear. As you sit and meditate each day, it makes you stronger. The energy of the universe flows through your mind, your body, and your life.

We deceive ourselves when giving respect to the person for whom we have surrendered ourselves, when we respectively expect them to be as we would wish them to be.

The best way to give assistance to those who are deeply embarrassed and to calm them down is to praise them decisively.

Our generosity is measured not by what we give but by what we keep.

In California virtually everyone has had their teeth whitened. If they all smiled at once, they would give us a headache.

In the mind of a woman, to give birth to a child is the short cut to omniscience.

If we open our hearts to give love we are immediately transported into the joy and blessings of love.

You can't expect people to give you the things you love, unless you know how to ask.

For health and the constant enjoyment of life, give me a keen and ever present sense of humor; it is the next best thing to an abiding faith in providence.

Give now. Somewhere, someone feels crappy. You can help.

In some hotels they give you a little sewing kit. You know what I do? I sew the towels together. One time I sewed a button on a lampshade. I like to leave a mark.

The people gave their money and they gave their screams, but the Beatles gave their nervous systems, which is a much more difficult thing to give.

God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.

Give fools the first and women the last word.

Have taken Trier with two divisions. What do you want me to do? Give it back?

I realize I will never regain my anonymity but I can certainly give it a try. And it's a lot of fun to give it a try.

[...]if you talk any more flummery to me, Frederica, I shall give you one of my—er—icy set-downs!”(Alverstoke)

I'm attracted to any type of endeavor that gives me the chance to express what's going on inside me.