Giving Quotes - Page 41

Men who have lived significant lives are men who never waited: not for money, security, ease, or women. Feel what you want to give most as a gift, to your woman and to the world, and do what you can to give it today. Every moment waited is a moment wasted, and each wasted moment degrades your clarity of purpose.

If you have to give a carnival to get people to come to church, then you will have to keep giving carnivals to keep them coming back.

I was constantly told and challenged to live my life as a warrior. As a warrior, you assume responsibility for yourself. The warrior humbles himself. And the warrior learns the power of giving.

You cannot hold God hostage (to your questions). He doesn’t owe you an answer. If you want the peace that passes understanding, you’re going to have to give up your right to understanding. It’s called trust.

We give thanks to God not because of how we feel, but because of Who He is.

Here is the paradox of Christian living. We must give up control of self to gain self control.

I do, therefore, invite my fellow citizens . . . to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens.

O Lord that lends me life, Lend me a heart replete with thankfulness!

It doesn't matter if you are a musician, a business leader, a president or a student. We all have a responsibility to give back.

You can't give up something you really believe in for financial reasons. If you die by the roadside - so be it. But at least you know you've tried. Ten minutes in the music scene was the equal of one hundred years outside of it.

Governments are based pincipally on force and deception. Democratic governments are based chiefly on deception, other governments on force. And democratic governments, if you get too uppity, give up on the deception and resort to brute force, as a lot of us found out in the sixites. Those who didn't find out in the sixites will find out in the near future because we're going to have a rerun.

Our time on earth and our energy, intelligence, opportunities, relationships, and resources are all gifts from God that he has entrusted to our care and management. We are stewards of whatever God gives us. This concept of stewardship begins with the recognition that God is the owner of everything and everyone on earth. ... We never actually own anything during our brief stay on earth. God just loans the earth to us while we're here. It was God's property before you arrived, and God will loan it to someone else after you die.

Yeah, well,” Nico said, “not giving people a second thought…that can be dangerous.

Give me a girl at an impressionable age and she is mine for life.

Vision without power does bring moral elevation but cannot give a lasting culture.

I love myself, therefore, I behave in a loving way to all people for I know that that which I give out returns to me multiplied.

Horizontality is a desire to give up, to sleep. Verticality is an attempt to escape. Hanging and floating are states of ambivalence.

I am not afraid to dream. You first have to start with a dream. Build your castles in the air and give it foundation. Without a dream, you are not going to get anywhere.

We've all been broken at some point. Forgiving ourselves or another person helps us move forward.

Grace gives us the power to live, and mercy keeps us free from guilt, condemnation, and shame.

Good grooming is integral, and impeccable style is a must. If you don't look the part, no one will want to give you time or money.

A leader shapes and shares a vision, which gives point to the work of others.

You must give your own story to the world.

If the enemy is to be coerced, you must put him in a situation that is even more unpleasant than the sacrifice you call on him to make. The hardships of the situation must not be merely transient - at least not in appearance. Otherwise, the enemy would not give in, but would wait for things to improve.

It is useless to subdue the flesh by abstinence, unless one gives up his irregular life, and abandons vices which defile his soul.