Giving Quotes - Page 608

John Lennon was brilliant, so gifted, so giving. He was the Bach, Beethoven, the Rachmaninoff of our time.

I'm like an owl... I don't give a HOOT!

You can't give up. Sometimes you get knocked down, but you have to get back up, fighting. You have to think about the others who come behind you as well. And you have to think of the example that you set for others.

I like the feeling that I'm giving young women self-confidence. It sounds so cliched, but it can be very moving.

If we can genuinely honor our mother and father we are not only at peace with ourselves but we can then give birth to our future.

One word can give someone the strengththey needed at the moment or it can shred them down to nothing. A single smile can turn a bad moment good. And one wrong outburstcould be that tiny push that causes someone to slip over the edge of destruction.

The thing I want to really say is that I still mess up. I still go out there and say things on TV that I know the Lord is like, 'Sherri what are you doing?' but I know I can go back and get on my knees and say, 'Lord forgive me.' I know he will never leave me nor forsake me. The wonderful thing is He answers my prayers in spite of me.

Poverty doesn’t give you strength or teach you lessons about perseverance. No, poverty only teaches you how to be poor.

People won't give you feedback until they think you actually want it.

I realized that Judaism required me to give up something that meant too much to me...Bacon cheeseburgers.

Generosity is giving until it makes you uncomfortable.

I'll be staying in touch and keeping my fans and friends updated on my progress. I'm looking forward to getting back on the road to give the people what they want.

Partake of this sacred mystery: to take the place of others, giving them his own.

When we consistently suppress and distrust our intuitive knowingness, looking instead for authority, validation, and approval from others, we give our personal power away.

It would be impossible for me to give you a list of the top 10 songs that shake my life. Far more music went in to it than just ten.

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

The opportunity of a lifetime is to pick yourself. Quit waiting to get picked; quit waiting for someone to give you permission; quit waiting for someone to say you are officially qualified... and pick yourself.

Our Creator shall continue to dwell above the sky, and that is where those on earth will end their thanksgiving.

Whatever we give to the wretched, we lend to fortune.

The hour which gives us life begins to take it away.

You can't shut down, you can't say, 'What can I do to make this go away?'. You have to let it be painful and get through it. Every day gets better. Because when you're in love, you kind of give everything and make that person your life. So every day you get more and more of yourself back, and it feels better.

Acting is a lifelong love affair, and I am passionate and respect my craft to the utmost degree, which gives me the strength to move on from adversity in my work.

My father used to take off his belt and give me a crack. And I'm all right.

You know, there’s something when you just know you fit together. And I fit with you. I don’t care what you are, human or anything else. It’s like a need, Maddy. So please.” He stopped and looked at her desperately. Nakedly. “Give me a chance, Maddy.

Let's give a big cuddly shout-out to Pat Healy, infant provocateur and amateur journalist at The New York Times. Keep it up, Pat - one day perhaps you'll learn something about how Broadway works, and maybe even understand it.