Quotes on Giving

You can do anything you want to do as long as you keep a good attitude and keep working at it. But the second you give up, you’re screwed.

The heart of a friend gives out sufficient light for us in the dark to rise by.

Meditation gives you the wherewithal to pause, observe how easily the mind can exaggerate the severity of a setback, and resist getting drawn into the abyss.

If we don't give things a try, nothing will get off the ground.

No man need fear death, he need fear only that he may die without having known his greatest power: the power of his free will to give his life for others

I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.

Prayer gives a channel to the pent-up sorrows of the soul, they flow away, and in their stead streams of sacred delight pour into the heart.

Take an hour every day at dawn and give it to your Self. Meet your Self there, in the holy moment. Then go about your day. You will be a different person.

Giving the best to others are giving the best to us. The value of life is not based on how long we live. But, how much can we contribute to others in our society ?

Death, torture and prison are part of daily life for the youth of Iran. They are not like us, my friends and I at their age; they are not scared. They are not what we were. They hold hands and scream: “Don’t be afraid! Don’t be afraid! We are together!” They understand that no one will give them their rights; they must go get them.

Sometime they'll give a war and nobody will come.

There are really good reasons to leave the workforce or work less or take a different job when you want to be with your children. I just want women - and men - to make that choice once they have the child. Not years in advance, because... they don't get the right opportunities. They give up before they even start.

I would not send a first story anywhere. I would give myself time to write a number of stories.

Giving every child a chance to reach their full potential is the best work anyone can do

The government doesn't have any money. The only power it has is to take from some and give to others.

As we give presents at Christmas, we need to recognize that sharing our time and ourselves is such an important part of giving.

Give me an ear and I will give you a Voice.

Do not be afraid of spending quality time by yourself. Find meaning or don’t find meaning but “steal” some time and give it freely and exclusively to your own self. Opt for privacy and solitude. That doesn’t make you antisocial or cause you to reject the rest of the world. But you need to breathe. And you need to be.

Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt

You are going to have to give and give and give, or there's no reason for you to be writing. You have to give from the deepest part of yourself, and you are going to have to go on giving, and the giving is going to have to be its own reward. There is no cosmic importance to your getting something published, but there is in learning to be a giver.

Colour is what gives jewels their worth. They light up and enhance the face. Nothing is more elegant than a black skirt and sweater worn with a sparkling multi-stoned necklace.