Giving Quotes

I love to work, so give me what you've got. I'll play a tree, if you want me to. If you want fruit on it, then pay me more money. Otherwise, I just love to work.

Give honour unto Luke Evangelist; For he it was (the aged legends say) Who first taught Art to fold her hands and pray.

... and through it all and afterwards they would be together, making their own world where nothing mattered but the things they could give to one another, the loveliness, the silence, and the peace.

there's something about Paris that gives you a mental slap all the time, and you can't just sit still and do nothing. You've got to work, to keep up with the pace, the sting in the atmosphere.

Growing up in my family, it wasn't important that we always be the best; it was important that we were going to try to be our best and give it our all.

You feel touched and honored and alive when you give to someone

Whatever the emotion is, I have learned over the years to give it space, which is also why I love acting.

I have to give the SNL crew props - it cannot have been easy to work with me.

But steady-cams are very different than hand-helds, because hand-held gives you that verite feel.

People used to give me pictures or paintings of me - they never look even close to what I look like.

Your existence gives me a headache. Go stand over there.

Oh, and she told me that men want only one thing. And on that note, I must give praise and thanks to the powers that be. I don't want much else from them either.

You get frustrated when you don't win and when you're not successful. You have to keep battling. You don't give up. You don't start second guessing yourself.

If you want to give a man something practical, consider tires. More than once, I would have gladly traded all the gifts I got for a new set of tires.

Why else do we have Miami, if not to give me material?

It takes so long to put a movie into production and finish it that anyone with a bad idea has time to give it to you before the movie is completed.

Nebraskans are known for giving of themselves and that quality is part of what makes our state such a wonderful place to live, work and raise a family.

I walk into this room All eyes on me now But I do not know the people inside Look straight through me these eyes Seeking more wisdom Than I have to give away

I was regularly advised not to go into music, that I should give up that foolish dream.

Christmas is about giving. Be outrageously generous. Have fun, enjoy the process....then keep it up all year.

If you don't pay attention to the things that have your attention, you'll give them more attention than they deserve.

Focusing on values does not simplify your life. It gives meaning and direction-and a lot more complexity.

The idea that the Lord had given us a present, that the world is a gift from God... well, the amount of stuff, back then, that the Lord was giving away was limited. We do not have dominion.

Something about making art has to do with overcoming things, giving us a clear opportunity for doing things in ways we have always known we should do them.

A good father does these basic things: provides for his family, protects his family, and gives spiritual and moral guidance.

Sweet head, give you sweet head.

People who give money in large amount in politics are basically not altruistic.

With the case of [Mike] Pence, giving a little aurora of likability to a candidate, a lead candidate who's a little lacking in that department.

Institutions do all the things that are supposed to be bad. They impede personal exploration. They enforce conformity. But they often save us from our weaknesses and give meaning to life.

The more attention Hillary Clinton gives to the country, the less people seem to like her.

My colleague Ross Douthat wrote that any time you give Donald Trump the benefit of the doubt, he always lets you down.

People will do odd things if you give them money.

Real courage is not to give up hope, even in the most terrible darkness, and to carry on. That if courage and love is deep as despair, deeper, then light may come again

What I've tried to do in my stage magic is to take a trick and give it an emotional hook.

Coaching sets the pace to get the best out of others while giving the best of yourself.

The enjoyment that comes from our acts of kindness give us a glimpse of the world that might be, hopefully our future world. Good natured, friendly, human.

I think about what I say. I don't give stock answers. I'm not trying to cultivate an image with the public, like several of the top players do.

But just like I've always said when people complain about tee times, 'I just want a tee time. Just give me one so I can play.

One of the most pervasive mistakes is to believe that our visual system gives a faithful representation of what is "out there" in the same way that a movie camera would.

Just give the brain the information and it will figure it out.

I like to give clues - titles - that can give a simple, evocative hook into what picture or feeling welled up in my mind when I came up with the song.

American experience seems to suggest that people are virtually unlimited in their need to give themselves away, on various levels. Some just prefer to do it in secret.

I'm hard pressed to give an example on the spot of a president who explicitly spoke of the vindication of history, but I'm confident that there are many such examples.

Every time I come with an album I try to do something different and obviously my life has an influence on how I feel and the type of message I want to give with the music.

Fatherhood is a joy. I feel very lucky to have a family. It gives you a perspective on things.

In life, you either watch TV or you do TV. I told my daughters that the only way you're going to make it in this business is to get in the game. That's the biggest advice I can give them.

I've noticed since I've been out is Eddie Hearn and this fight gives me an opportunity to shut him up.

of the world and drudgery of business , seeks a pretense of reason to give itself a full and uncontrolled indulgence.

When a person gives, he loves the object of his giving more -- and so love is planted and grows.

How can I give more than is expected of me?