Giving Quotes - Page 427

We are such docile creatures, normally, that it takes a virus to jolt us out of life's routine. A couple of days in a fever bed are, in a sense, health-giving; the change in body temperature, the change in pulse , and the change of scene have a restorative effect on the system equal to the hell they raise.

Commuters give the city its tidal restlessness, natives give it solidity and continuity, but the settlers give it passion.

I'm very drawn to Eastern Europe, so I like a Hungarian writer who wrote in French called Emil Cioran; he was always good for giving me such a stir.

We believe that God is big enough to give every nationality their own religion, as he's given them their own taste in food, in plants, in furniture, and housing. I think that each religion has their basic Christ-ish way to get to the Everlasting God.

Plant a new Truffula. Treat it with care. Give it clean water. And feed it fresh air.

In any job, you have to give up certain things, and I believe that having a good quality of life means enjoying certain things only in moderation.

Good architecture is necessary to give programs enough structure to be able to grow large without collapsing into a puddle of confusion.

Leadership does take work. And it should. If you aspire to be a leader, you ought to treat leadership as a craft, you ought to become a student of it, and you ought to work at it. And if you're not willing to work at it, well, you get what you give.

It was left for the present age to endow Covetousness with glamour on a big scale, and to give it a title which it could carry like a flag. It occurred to somebody to call it Enterprise. From the moment of that happy inspiration, Covetousness has gone forward and never looked back.

If we had had the privilege of giving hospitality to a Ho Chi Minh, with what respect and interest we would have served him, as a man of vision, as a patriot, a rebel against foreign invaders.

What is charm then? The free giving of a grace, the spending of something given by nature in her role of spendthrift ... something extra, superfluous, unnecessary, essentially a power thrown away.

It's lovely to have money to give away - that's the bonus of winning the Nobel.

The angels have never made it a secret that they are with us, they want us to know that they are here, and they do their best to give us signs all the time...

To all my fans who's saying Donald Glover about to blow, just give me six months so you can say I told you so.

When you give away a little piece of your heart, you're giving away the only thing you can give away, which, after you do, you got more left than you had before you gave some of it away.

I think the energy I give off is quite non-confrontational. That's something you learn from karate. Once you try to be a tough guy, you've got to pay up. You've got to prove yourself. And that's exhausting.

Don't look back. Just go ahead. Give ideas away. Under every idea there's a new idea waiting to be born.

The whole American experiment has been predicated on giving individuals as much control over their own lives as possible.

Music is my life. Music runs through my veins. Music inspires me. Music is a part of me. Music is all around us. Music soothes me. Music gives me hope when I lose faith. Music comforts me. Music is my refuge.

When you're a young talent, and you want to launch your brand, you always have tons of questions: Where should I produce? Should I launch a second line? Should I do shoes, accessories? If you have someone who can coach you and give you advice and help you find the right supplier, it's a big help.

Giving and receiving are different expressions of the same flow of energy in the universe.

Signals from spirit all serve the same purpose; to give you back your life as a creator

Find one thing every day to forgive the other person for. Don't let them know what it is...just forgive them and let it go.

Take advantage of each small success. In this way you close the gap between what you want from life and what it is giving you.

I take enormous pleasure every time I see something that I've done that cannot be wiped out. In some way ... I guess it's a protest against mortality. But it's been so much fun! It's the curiosity that drives me. It's making a difference in the world that prevents me from ever giving up.