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Giving Quotes (page 75)

He would give every penny he has (such is the malignity of the germ) to write one little book and become famous; yet all the gold in Peru will not buy him the treasure of a well-turned line. Virginia Woolf
Paulo Coelho quote: "Death is our constant companion, and it is death that gives..."
Death is our constant companion, and it is death that gives each person's life its true meaning. Paulo Coelho
An infinite question is often destroyed by finite answers...To define everything is to annihilate much that gives us laughter and joy...If I try self consciously to become a person, I will never be one. The most real people, those who are able to forget their selfish selves, who have true compassion, are usually the most distinct individuals" (30,31). Madeleine L'Engle
A. A. Milne quote: "When carrying a jar of honey to give to a friend for his..."
When carrying a jar of honey to give to a friend for his birthday, don't stop and eat it along the way. A. A. Milne
When your friend lies to you it's not his fault but actually is your's, because you didn't give him proper space to tell the truth. William Shakespeare
Howard Schultz quote: "Be bold, but be fair. Don't give in. If others around you have..."
Be bold, but be fair. Don't give in. If others around you have integrity, too, you can prevail Howard Schultz
... the world can give you these glimpses as well as fairy tales can--the smell of rain, the dazzle of sun on white clapboard with the shadows of ferns and wash on the line, the wildness of a winter storm when in the house the flame of a candle doesn't even flicker. Frederick Buechner
[...] There are tales among us that you have sold yourself to the devil, and I know not what.' 'We all have, have we not?' returned the stranger, looking up. 'If we were fewer in number, perhaps he would give better wages. Charles Dickens
I'll read enough When I do see the very book indeed Where all my sins are writ, and that's myself. Give me that glass and therein will I read. No deeper wrinkles yet? Hath sorrow struck So many blows upon this face of mine And made no deeper wounds? O flattering glass, Like to my followers in prosperity Thou dost beguile me! William Shakespeare
Tis as easy as lying: govern these ventages withyour lingers and thumb, give it breath with yourmouth, and it will discourse most eloquent music. Look you, these are the stops. William Shakespeare
But, when nothing subsists of an old past, after the death of people, after the destruction of things, alone, frailer but more enduring, more immaterial, more persistent, more faithful, smell and taste still remain for a long time, like souls, remembering, waiting, hoping, on the ruin of all the rest, bearing without giving way, on their almost impalpable droplet, the immense edifice of memory. Marcel Proust
Pearl Jam is a band I have a lot of respect for. Nirvana and Sonic Youth I feel the same way about. Mumford & Sons, My Morning Jacket, Wilco, Givers, and Foo Fighters are just some of my favorites. I respect bands that give me something of themselves that I can feel. ("Posing" bands turn me off generally speaking.) It all has to do with a feeling I have about them. That is what music is to me, a feeling. It's similar with people too. Neil Young
Johnny Depp quote: "Just keep moving forward and don't give a sh** about what..."
Just keep moving forward and don't give a sh** about what anybody thinks. Do what you have to do, for you. Johnny Depp
I know what the value [of storytelling] is to me -- varied and huge, giving me everything from delight, to knowledge, to access to friends and colleagues, a desirable identity through valued work, escape from pain, and a steady income. Not bad, for something so intangible as making and selling dream-by-number kits. Lois McMaster Bujold
It's very good of you--"No, no, not at all. It's my hobby. Not proposing to people, I don't mean, but investigating things. Well, cheer-frightfully-ho and all that. And I'll call again, if I may."I will give the footman orders to admit you," said the prisoner, gravely, "you will always find me at home. Dorothy L. Sayers

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