Giving Quotes

A good executive is one who makes people contentedly settle for less than they meant to get, in return for more than they meant to give.

May God deny you peace but give you glory!

I'm not creating an enigma or leaving mystery, I'm just respecting myself enough as an artist to give myself room to grow and not to be devoured all in one go.

The solid waste is returned to Earth with the shuttle. If we [astronauts] ever dump solid waste overboard, it's going to give new meaning to wishing upon a falling star.

The more we empty ourselves, the more room we give God to fill us.

We may not be able to give much but we can always give the joy that springs in a heart that is in LOVE WITH GOD.

Young man the simple answer is: land, land and land. No-one gives up land. Ever.

Jealousy ... is an affliction of the spirit which, unlike some sins of the flesh, gives no one any pleasure.

The past is dead except for the life you give it

Swords don't glorify the creator-God. Love does. Self-giving love, best of all.

Even the poor should give something to charity.

What it gives any human being a right to - to pick and choose which embryo - which fetus is more valuable than another. That's is not up to human beings.

Drinking makes a person lose his inhibitions and give exhibitions

Never give away your work. People don’t value what they don’t have to pay for.

My aim in homeschooling is to give my children the ability to be an adult learner, a skill set that will last the rest of their lives.

Self-sacrifice is essential to leadership. You will give, give all the time.

Literature gives us the great gift of the present moment.

Do they give Pulitzers for tweets yet?

Although it may seem like it, life will never give you more than you can handle. That doesn't mean it's going to be easy; in fact, quite the opposite.

Set goals that don't feel all that easy, that challenge you, stimulate you, and give you a chance to stretch and push yourself. That is where the power of growth lies.

A slice of hot, buttered toast is the perfect meal. It's not too much and not too little, and it gives you just the right buzz.

I thought love was more or less a giving thing. Seems the more I gave, the less I got.

And the men who hold high places must be the ones who start to mold a new reality closer to the heart.

Voting is the next-to-last refuge of the politically impotent. The last refuge, of course, is giving your opinion to a pollster.

A great body is a gift you give yourself

I realized that they could take everything from me except my mind and my heart. They could not take those things. Those things I still had control over. And I decided not to give them away.

I'm opposed to giving people money for doing nothing.

We both have a great loyalty to it, and I think that it's important to give it our best shot.

Love is a gift. You give love and that's where the joy is.

The last person I'd date is some rich kid who's had everything handed to her on a plate. Give me a normal girl any day.

Vain is equivalent to empty; thus vanity is so miserable a thing, that one cannot give it a worse name than its own. It proclaims itself for what it is.

Thought consoles us for all, and heals all. If at times it does you ill, ask it for the remedy for that ill and it will give it to you.

I don't give any gifts to the rich.

It's strange what the heart can do when the mind is giving the directions.

It s easier to impress someone than to give them pleasure.

Color is one way the eye and the brain work together to define the external world. However, not all cultures see color in the same way, nor do they give it as much importance as in western culture.

I have been given much, and so I want to give as much as I can.

Blacks have no rights - in fact they were three - fifths human according to the constitution to give slave owners more voting rights. So that's African Americans.

It's very difficult once you've been on telly because people know what you do. They give you a little bit of grace but then they're harsher if you're not funny, so you have to be funny.

It had better be quirky or perverse or thoughtful enough so that you hit some chord in them. I mean we've all read pieces where we thought, 'Oh, who gives a damn.'

Coffee gives me bad breath.

If its got tires or testicles it's going to give you trouble

Silence is golden! [Malcolm Subban] knows not to talk too much smack cause you don't want to give me that incentive right?

Making art is like giving a gift: evidence of your spirit and that you are here.

I like giving. Doing something for somebody else feels good.

Please give your life to peace, justice and care.

We have to end the capitalist system. We have to make love our value. You are rich when you love and you are rich when you are giving away your time and what you have to help other people.

All the messages our kids are getting is money-taking, not giving.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Sorry Mr. Yipes, sir, she won't budge!' Put your back into it, man, give it all you've got!' Bang! Bang! Bang!

It sure gives me faith and a wonderful feeling to know how many fans and friends are wanting me well again.