Giving Quotes - Page 32

If you are not yourself, if you surrender your personality, you have nothing left to give the world. You have no pleasure, no use, nothing which will attract and charm me, for by the suppression of your individuality, you lose your distinctive character.

I do not bring forgiveness with me, nor forgetfulness. The only ones who can forgive are dead; the living have no right to forget.

The forgiving state of mind is a magnetic power for attracting good.

Work hard at everything you do. Never give up. Never quit. Many people have talents but without the hard work you won't get anywhere.

Give and you shall receive, much more that you ever thought possible. Give and give again. People who give will never be poor!

I have had unsuccessful films, but I learned a lot from those films. I give my failures as much importance as my success.

Behold I do not give lectures or a little charity, When I give I give myself.

Christ does not force our will, He only takes what we give Him. But He does not give Himself entirely until He sees that we yield ourselves entirely to Him.

We have a tendency to want the other person to be a finished product while we give ourselves the grace to evolve.

Doing a job RIGHT the first time gets the job done. Doing the job WRONG fourteen times gives you job security.

If you are suffering from a bad man's injustice, forgive him lest there be two bad men.

Music has the capacity to touch the innermost reaches of the soul and music gives flight to the imagination.

When the last point is done, we are humans. Give your opponent a hug and say, ‘great fight,’ and that’s all.

The greatest sin is fear and giving up.

Christians are to be taught that the pope would and should wish to give of his own money, even though he had to sell the basilica of St. Peter, to many of those from whom certain hawkers of indulgences cajole money.

I know who I am and can deal with the use of Indian mascots... But I know it can be demeaning to a group of people. Maybe it would be all right if they were truly honoring the people and are giving due respect to the people they are representing.

Not everybody, however, has a genuine sense of humor. That calls for an altruistic detachment from oneself and a mysterious sympathy with others which is felt even before they open their mouths. Only the person who has also a gift for affection can have a true sense of humor. A good laugh is a sign of love; it may be said to give us a glimpse of, or a first lesson in, the love that God bears for every one of us.

When life beats you down, NEVER give up.

My confidence is placed in God who does not need our help for accomplishing his designs. Our single endeavor should be to give ourselves to the work and to be faithful to him, and not to spoil his work by our shortcomings.

Where is your heart? Is your heart with God? Is it with your own ego or your lust? Is it with your greed, your pride, envy, or your resentment? This is a time where you can go into yourself and ask: Where is my heart? Ramadan is a time to give the heart back to the One who possesses the hearts.

This is what I found out about religion: It gives you courage to make the decisions you must make in a crisis, and then the confidence to leave the result to a higher Power. Only by trust in God can a man carrying responsibility find repose.

I have never met a successful person that was a quitter. Successful people never, ever, give up!

God loves us NOT because we're lovable, because He is love. Not because He needs to receive, because He delights to give.

Baking may be regarded as a science, but it's the chemistry between the ingredients and the cook that gives desserts life. Baking is done out of love, to share with family and friends, to see them smile.

There is a realm of time where the goal is not to have but to be, not to own but to give, not to control but to share, not to subdue but to be in accord. Life goes wrong when the control of space, the acquisition of things of space, becomes our sole concern.