Giving Quotes

They said I was the greatest pitcher they ever sawI couldnt understand why they couldnt give me no justice.

I labor, I spend, I strive, I design, I love, I cling, I uphold, I give way, I envy, I long, I scorn, I die, I hide, I want. Faster, much faster than any man could make the tally.

When life gives you lemons... choke on them and die... you stupid lemon eater.

Explain to the mothers and fathers of American servicemen that may come home in body bags why their son or daughter have to give up their life?

Bukowski said, "I know I'm good, so I like that people think I'm bad, because it gives me a dimension, effortlessly."

The book-keeping of benefits is simple: it is all expenditure; if any one returns it, that is clear gain; if he does not return it, it is not lost, I gave it for the sake of giving.

People get so attached to a position which they identify themselves with that they just spurt it out, but they can't really give you a viable reason why they feel that way.

In a digital world, the gift I give you almost always benefits me more than it costs.

By giving every child a fair start, we are improving our collective future, including the private sector's ability to find talent in a very competitive global marketplace.

To find out how much protein you need, take your weight and divide it by three. Rest assured, a whole foods, varied plant-based diet will give you all the protein you need.

You don't love people for what they can give you. You don't love them because of what they do for you or how good you make them look. Love is blind, love does not boast, love is not vain.

Don’t worry, Chris. The day that Sony PlayStation attacks the world and threatens to destroy it, we’ll give you a call. (Katra)

I can't give up my own identity.

Sometimes we give too much too soon. Sometimes we hold back for too long. This is our beautiful dance. Our imperfect dance. This is the dance that makes us human.

Prayer consists simply in giving to God all the careful attention of which the soul is capable.

Men owe us what we imagine they will give us. We must forgive them this debt.

When change itself can give no more, 'T is easy to be true.

We all have angels guiding us...They look after us. They heal us, touch us, comfort us with invisible warm hands...What will bring their help? Asking. Giving thanks.

God has not forgotten To give us peace. He is just waiting for us To ask for it.

When I got into the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, a doctor told me to give up the course as I'd be totally deaf within a couple of years. But I refused to give in.

The historical weight of gender inequality has tended to concentrate women in lower-paid jobs with fewer benefits and at the same time made them primarily responsible for care giving.

I would give someone a record so they could love the record, not so they would always know that I gave it to them.

Feedback often tells you more about the person who is giving it than about you.

The single biggest reason I got my stories taken in various literary magazines - and I want to stress this - is because I refused to give up. Period.

A lot of people can be very scared about making themselves vulnerable and appearing uncool. I don't really give a damn; as long as it's funny, I'll do it [make fun of myself].

I opened the show with this line: "I have decided to give the greatest performance of my life! Oh, wait, sorry, that's tomorrow night.

If you feel tired midway through, give Neil Patrick Harris a Red Bull and throw some sheet music at him.

Forgiveness essentially means giving up your right to make other people pay for the wrongs they have committed against you.

Morality is not just any old topic in psychology but close to our conception of the meaning of life. Moral goodness is what gives each of us the sense that we are worthy human beings.

Good night, everyone- and remember- in this world, if you wanna get ahead, you gotta learn to give a little!

The most important thing is, when I do give the music, I'm satisfied with it, that it speaks for what I want to do.

In my career, I learned that giving your services for free gives you a good return on your investment, not just financially but morally. It supplements your personal integrity.

I don't want to cry. Everyone will make note of my tears and I'll be marked as an easy target. A weakling. I will give no one that satisfaction.

The mind gives us thousands of ways to say no, but there's only one way to say yes, and that's from the heart.

Give up bondage; become a son, be free, and then you can "see the Father", as did Jesus.

Never give way to melancholy; resist it steadily, for the habit will encroach.

It's good to give some of the kids a chance for playing time and some confidence. It doesn't do any good to leave starters out there just to beat a team by 60-70 points.

The sun gives you ulcers, the wind gives you T.B. Once you were beautiful.

I paint for the sheer joy of painting. I have never sold any of my paintings. I'd rather give them to people for free.

But revealing yourself as ignorant apparently gives one extraordinary credibility on the left.

The more good I do, the more money has come in. You have to learn to give. You're not born to give. You're born selfish.

They chatter together like birds on Cypress Hill, but all they say is 'Live, live, live, live, live!' It's all they've learned, it's the only advice they can give.

As a human being, we have everything we need. It's enough suffering to give us incentive to go on, but not so much that we don't know where to turn.

Lord, how you afflict your lovers! But everything is small in comparison to what you give them afterwards.

A soul which gives itself to prayer, either much or little, should on no account be kept within narrow bounds.

Off the field I'm down to earth. I'm a very caring person. I'm a very giving person.

When you insist someone submit to your will, it is accomplished most easily if you give them a small victory so they can retain their dignity while they do as you insist. ~ Kahlan Mother Confessor

He longs to give us a magnificent reward. He knows that suffering is the only means of preparing us to know Him as He knows Himself, and to become ourselves divine.

Give, expecting nothing there of.

O God, impress upon me the value of time, and give regulation to all my thoughts and to all my movements.