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Giving Quotes (page 126)

Ralph Ellison quote: "Do they come to bury the others or to be entombed to give life..."
Do they come to bury the others or to be entombed to give life or to receive it? Ralph Ellison
When in situations of stress we wonder if there is any more in us to give, we can be comforted to know that God, who knows our capacity perfectly, placed us here to succeed Neal A. Maxwell
On principle' one can do anything and what one does is, fundamentally, a matter of indifference, just as a man's life remains insignificant even though 'on principle' he gives his support to all the 'needs of the times. Soren Kierkegaard
Friedrich Nietzsche quote: "Men need play & danger. Civilization gives them work and safety."
Men need play & danger. Civilization gives them work and safety. Friedrich Nietzsche
What a strange demented feeling it gives me when I realize that I have spent whole days before this inkstone, with nothing better to do, jotting down at random whatever nonsensical thoughts have entered my head. Yoshida Kenko
Robert A. Heinlein quote: "Nothing gives life more zest that running for your life."
Nothing gives life more zest that running for your life. Robert A. Heinlein
Michael Jackson quote: "To give someone a piece of your heart, is worth more than all..."
To give someone a piece of your heart, is worth more than all the wealth in the world. Michael Jackson
The instant she saw the letter she squinted her eyes and bent her lips in a tough tiny smile that advanced her age immeasurably. "Darling," she instructed me, "would you reach in the drawer there and give me my purse. A girl doesn't read this sort of thing without her lipstick. Truman Capote
Cormac McCarthy quote: "He can give me what you cannot. Death is not a lover. Oh yes,..."
He can give me what you cannot. Death is not a lover. Oh yes, he is. Cormac McCarthy
You're like nearly all American women--married or single, young or old--you're all of you scared to death about sex--just as your Puritan mothers were! And you leave it alone--you keep it down--you never give it a chance--you're afraid! But I'm not afraid--and I'm living my life! And let me tell you I'm not alone! There are hundreds and thousands doing the same--right here in New York City to-night! It's been abroad for years and years--in Rome and Berlin, in Paris and London--and now,... Ernest Poole
He doesn’t look very smart,” Diesel said. “He’s not even giving me the finger.” “Can monkey’s do that?” Hal asked. Carl gave him the finger. “Cool!” Hal said. Janet Evanovich
All I can think of is the emaciated bodies of children on our kitchen table as my mother prescribes what the parent's can't give. More food. Suzanne Collins
I always write a draft version of the novel in which I try to develop, not the story, not the plot, but the possibilities of the plot. I write without thinking much, trying to overcome all kinds of self-criticism, without stopping, without giving any consideration to the style or structure of the novel, only putting down on paper everything that can be used as raw material, very crude material for later development in the story. Mario Vargas Llosa
Of the Seven Deadly Sins, anger is possibly the most fun. To lick your wounds, to smack your lips over grievances long past, to roll over your tongue the prospect of bitter confrontations still to come, to savor to the last toothsome morsel both the pain you are given and the pain you are giving back--in many ways it is a feast fit for a king. The chief drawback is that what you are wolfing down is yourself. The skeleton at the feast is you. Frederick Buechner
when we badly want a thing, we go to hunting for good and righteous reasons for it; we give it that fine name to comfort our consciences, whereas we privately know we are only hunting for plausible ones. Mark Twain

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