Giving Quotes

I believe that God locates himself at the spot where you recognize your own fallibility....And the paradox of it all has been that whenever I give up I seem to do better.

Surrender, but don’t give yourself away.

Page one of any economic plan to get America working is to give a pink slip to the current resident in the White House.

It's... time to introduce scholarship programs that give students a choice, especially those who are locked into low-performing schools.

Maybe if he did really well they'd give him some mouldy apples.

Either the kid was naturally hyper or he was hopped up on enough caffeine to give a heart attack to a water buffalo.

I think that kids have a greater capacity for processing things than we give them credit for.

Do you give up?" Shezmu bellowed. "No!" I yelled. "No, we don't give up. We will name you. Just . . . Gosh, you're quite well muscled, arn't you? Do you work out?

I prayed the monsters would give up. Or that perhaps Philip of Macedonia would climb back to the terrace (do crocodiles climb?) and renew the fight.

So, destroy?" Cal asked. Clearly, the conversation was giving his two brain cells a serious workout.

You are loved by the One who knows you best. God's love will never disappoint you and never give up on you.

We receive from God, then we give to others.

Between this day and the next you will give your life to something. The decision on what that will be will shape your destiny.

When the Christian praises and gives thanks to God, this not only pleases God, but it enriches the Christian's life with joy. It is a reciprocating transaction between God and man.

The only antidote to materialism is giving, because materialism's all about getting. Every time I give, my heart grows bigger. Every time I give, I become more like Jesus.

I didn't show up here to give your life purpose now that your life's over. That's up to you to figure out.

I love kids, and I'm great with them, but I also love being able to give them back.

I went to university with no money. I can't understand a society that wouldn't give a poor person the same opportunity as a rich person.

I always knew I had to be 100 percent in charge, even when I was a middle manager. I used to say to my boss, "Just give me enough rope and then fire me."

I wouldn't want to try to make a living as an actor. I think actors... I give them a lot of credit for what they go through, but putting myself on the line like that would make me crazy.

I'm just not a quitter and I just never, ever give up. I was forced to adapt because if I didn't, I was losing inspiration only doing what I was doing.

I know when an actor is giving it his/her all and when they're just phoning it in.

I'm very loving and supporting of my actors. I also expect them to show up prepared, happy to be there, and give their all as I do as an actor.

We should give the Lord the excellence He deserves in everything we do.

We all want to leave our children the Garden of Eden and we wind up giving them hardscrabble.

Be nice until it becomes a habit. Give thanks like it is second nature.

I believe God gives people the right to say no, to resist, to refuse, to reject, to cling to their sins, to cling to their version of their story.

God gives us what we want. For people who want nothing to do with peace, joy, reconciliation and peace... God will give you what you want. I see people make unbelievably destructive choices.

Your life is a gift. Before anything else can be said about you, for some reason the universe (or God, or being, or force, or reality, or whatever you name it) chose to give you life.

What worn-out shticks are blinding you to the blessings that life is conspiring to give you?

The West Wing and The Outsiders are the gifts that keep on giving.

The press concentrates on a divorce an actor's going through and they ignore the good performances he gives, or the causes that he works for.

Sometimes when the going gets tough, people give up.

The point is not to give people a break. The point is to tell all the truth you can bear about them and not despise them, not to be a kumbaya kind of guy.

Incorporating an awareness of style in the paintings gives them a kind of electricity and holds them together. It can plug you into the moment at which they were made.

It gives you more freedom, the digital camera.

Morrissey was my Mrs. Garrett, the house mother from the Facts of Life, a soothing adult figure giving me words of wisdom.

When life gives you lemons. . . You might as well shove 'em where the sun don't shine, because you sure as hell aren't ever going to see any lemonade.

Folks, if you give people things for free, don't blame them for taking them.

To be a sports person... There is a never say die attitude you have to have to succeed. The first thing I say is "die..." If you beat me, I just give up.

Some people will pay their tuition, and then defy you to give them an education.

Minimize your therbligs until it becomes automatic; this doubles your effective lifetime - and thereby gives time to enjoy butterflies and kittens and rainbows.

All you're supposed to do is every once in a while give the boys a little tea and sympathy.

You can change anything about yourself quite quickly. All you have to do is give up the belief system that says that it takes a long time to change.

Has anyone ever told you," I said, "that you coalesce reality?" "No. They only say that I'm good in the sack." "They are accurate but limited," I said. "And if you give me their names I'll kill them.

If somebody gives me a chance to do something, I am going to use that space, that time, that light, that whatever it is and try and work with it.

I work with deadlines. It is terrible to be an artist where you are just producing work and nobody gives a damn. Nobody wants to show it.

I prefer to hike in nature, give lectures, or be with family when not working.

A muse comes down from Mount Olympus and changes my attitude, cheering me up - it's an inner intuition, suddenly giving a breakthrough to be able to move ahead.

Objectivity is a fallacy...there are different opinions, but you dont give them equal weight.