Giving Quotes

I just started writing stuff to kill time on summer evenings. This is why I'm always telling people who ask me what they need to do to succeed to give up, do something else.

Americans like to give their President the benefit of the doubt.

Someday, as an exercise, you might ask a writer to give himself the questions he wants to answer. If you really want a writer's opinions, you have to ask for them. What you read might surprise you.

If time be a ring of gold, opportunity is the rich diamond that gives it both its value and glory.

Give me, kind heaven, a private station, a mind serene for contemplation.

You must pray...without prayer, all the schooling in the world will not produce the effect God wants homeschooling to give.

All men have a reason, but not all men can give a reason.

An exile from home splendour dazzles in vain,Oh give me my lowly thatched cottage again;The birds singing gayly, that came at my call,Give me them, and that peace of mind dearer than all.

Give me women, wine and snuff Until I cry out 'hold, enough!' You may do so san objection Till the day of resurrection; For bless my beard then aye shall be My beloved Trinity.

In giving us dominion over the animal kingdom God has signified His will that we subdue the beast within ourselves.

Be careful out there. There are things that go bump in the night. Actually, there are things that go 'Give me your wallet or I'll kill you' in the night.

To give a man full knowledge of morality, I would send him to no other book than the New Testament.

If you never stop when you wave goodbye you just might find, if you give it time, you will wave hello again.

I'm looking for trouble. A lot of people get to be a certain age and they just kind of lose interest or they give up. But I'm looking for trouble.

He who freely magnifies what hath been nobly done, and fears not to declares as freely what might be done better, gives ye the best covenant of his fidelity.

The key to anything in boxing and life is sticking to it. Never give up.

Consider that it is not failing in this or that attempt to come to Christ, but a giving-over of your endeavors, that will be your ruin.

Christ is glorified in you when he is more precious to you than all that life can give or death can take.

Little hearts, little souls give little lusts big power. Big hearts give little lusts little power.

Rights are a protection from society. But only by fulfilling their obligations to society can the individual give meaning to that protection. (V - From Ideology Towards Equilibrium)

The only way to experience love is to give it.

The birds can fly, an' why can't I? Must we give in, says he with a grin, That the bluebird an' phoebe are smarter 'n we be?

Nothing can give you greater joy than doing something for another.

I mean I have had a very combative relationship with critics because I'm very impatient with people that don't give my work the respect I feel it deserves.

We're physically part of the sun. The sun gives us energy, creates our world.

It's a very nice thing to be able to give joy to people.

People, if you can't get through the puns, I can't give you the good stuff.

I want to give people theories, I want to expose them to scientific stories that force them to re-evaluate the way they use these three pounds of meat inside their head.

Young children give us glimpses of some things that are eternal.

But now it's just another show, you leave em laughing when you go. And if you care, don't let them know, don't give yourself away.

Look what happened with the employment law in France-the law was withdrawn because the people marched in the streets. I think what we need is a global protest movement of people who won't give up.

What are you using?" I asked. "Fascination or glamour?" "Both," she said, giving me a wicked smile

Fame has always been a downside to acting for me. It gives me the creeps.

Your worth as a person does not come from what you are paid. It comes from who you are and what you give.

Never give up an old tried friend, who has waded through all manner of toil, for your sake, and throw him away because fools may tell you he has some faults.

I never feel to force my doctrine upon any person; I rejoice to see prejudice give way to truth, and the traditions of men dispersed by the pure principles of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

We suffered failures of imagination just like everyone else, our daring was wanting, and our daily contentment too nearly adequate for us to give it up.

I am inclined to think that as I grow older I will come to be infatuated with the art of revision, and there may come a time when I will dread giving up a novel at all.

Never give up! And remember, determination is as important as talent.

You have to really kiss up to EVERYONE! Kiss up to anyone you think can help you. That's really the best advice I can give. You obviously have to have an act - but, maybe you don't.

Okay, I'll say I would go back in time and bring scientists with me and create a hairspray that would not cause global warming. But it would still give us '80s hair.

I had to trick people into giving me money for my first film. Making a romantic comedy is easier and more expected from a woman than it is to make a drama about a Japanese warrior.

Our strength comes from that magic, from the earth and the sky, from the fire and the water. Fly high, swim deep, give back to the earth what she gives you.

It is important to understand that the most important currency is social debt. Doing things for others. In order to get, you have to give.

The dinosaurs aren't remembered for much more than their bones. When humanity's gone, what do we give to this little planet that we're on, and what could we do collectively, removing the pride?

Obviously there are going to be a lot of skeptics. I only hope I can prove them wrong and give the idea of model-slash-anything a genuine chance.

Keep your passions in check, but beware of giving your reason free rein.

Working at home is hard. It tends to give you bad habits. It feels more like you're going to work when you get up in the morning and leave your house and go somewhere.

I would give up my life for my children, but not myself.

Right now I would give all the yogurt raisins in all the world for a heart made of ice.