Generous Quotes · Page 28

I try really hard to give my kids as much independence as I can, caring mostly about their character: Are they kind?…

— Elisabeth Shue

“A man being sometimes more generous when he has but a little money than when he has plenty, perhaps thro' fear of…

— Benjamin Franklin

A trait no other nation seems to possess in quite the same degree as we do namely, a feeling of almost childish…

— Eleanor Roosevelt

How frequently is the honesty and integrity of a man disposed of by a smile or shrug! How many good and generous…

— Laurence Sterne

I am often fond of saying the Trekkers are passionate about a hobby, their hobby is 'Star Trek.' They are by and…

— Kate Mulgrew

Whether we are poor or rich or somewhere in between, we honor the Lord with all he has placed in our care.…

— Kimberly Hahn

The few of understanding, vision rare, Who veiled not from the herd their hearts, but tried, Poor generous fools, to lay their…

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

There is no finer revenge than that which others inflict on your enemy. Moreover, it has the advantage of leaving you the…

— Cesare Pavese

I think the American people have a generous instinct. They understand that we're a nation of immigrants. But if those folks are…

— Barack Obama

Wonder is the foundation of all philosophy; research, the progress; ignorance, the end. There is, by heavens, a strong and generous kind…

— Michel de Montaigne

In far Eastern Russia, there's just some towns that time has forgotten. I guess they used to maybe be industrial or something…

— Ewan McGregor

There are two Americas. One is the America of Lincoln and Adlai Stevenson; the other is the America of Teddy Roosevelt and…

— J. William Fulbright

How easy it is for generous sentiments, high courtesy, and chivalrous courage to lose their influence beneath the chilling blight of selfishness,…

— James F. Cooper

Doing nothing for others is the undoing of one's self. We must be purposely kind and generous, or we miss the best…

— Horace Mann

A story of remarkable simplicity and charm. A young swimmer invites us into sea off the coast of California where through her…

— Anne Rice

Entrepreneursh ip is a great leveller, since having the benefit of a wealthy background or a generous investor isn't always an advantage.…

— Richard Branson

Your generous part in my liberation is taken by the world for the revelation of the fact, that the United States are…

— Lajos Kossuth

It's never too early to teach your children about the tool of money. Teach them how to work for it and they…

— Judith Jamison

Never forget that the most essential fashion accessories, the ones no woman can afford to do without, come from within. A generous…

— Sarah Ban Breathnach

I also admire my pastor, John K. Jenkins Sr. (First Baptist Church of Glenarden). My pastor taught me the importance of tithing…

— Michelle Singletary

To shut your mind, heart, imagination to the sufferings of others is to begin slowly but inexorably to die. It is to…

— John Austin Baker

To our generation Einstein has been made to become a double symbol - a symbol of the mind travelling in the cold…

— John Maynard Keynes

The gods, (if gods to goodness are inclined If acts of mercy touch their heavenly mind), And, more than all the gods,…

— John Dryden

May I live this day... Compassionate of heart, / Gentle in word, / Gracious in awareness / Courageous in thought, / Generous in love / Eternal Echoes

— John O'Donohue

I feel that the work that I have done in the comedy arena, is priceless in terms of what I learned, timing,…

— Khandi Alexander

I get emails every day from people saying, "I never heard your music. I don't know anything about you. I just happened…

— Kathleen Hanna

Human beings are complicated. O.J. Simpson is a testament to that. Just because he stood on trial accused of murder doesn't mean…

— Ezra Edelman

How would that excellent mystery, wedded life, irradiate the world with its blessed influences, were the generous impulses and sentiments of courtship…

— Arthur Frederick Saunders

I am original, generous, kind, clever, brave, determined, thoughtful, lovable, optimistic, caring, courageous, extraordinary, witty, unique, but mostly, me!

— Nishan Panwar

The sweetest things in life were not necessarily what one strove for and grabbed. Instead, many many times the All-Merciful, the All-Generous…

— Leila Aboulela

If the mind, that rules the body, ever so far forgets itself as to trample on its slave, the slave is never…

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

I don't think I'm generous enough to be the straight guy. I sort of make my own way and make my own…

— Pamela Stephenson

“Hygge happens when we commit to the pleasure of the present moment in its simplicity. It's there in the things we do…

— Louisa Thomsen Brits

Be generous with the credit for your achievements. The more other people feel that they are gaining from your success, the more…

— Octavius Black

A hero is somebody who is selfless, who is generous in spirit, who just tries to give back as much as possible…

— Debi Mazar

O my God, teach me to be generous to serve you as you deserve to be served to give without counting the…

— Anonymous

Humans. Violent but peace-loving. Passionate but cerebral. Humane but cruel. Impulsive but calculating. Generous but selfish. And yet, somehow I knew that…

— Katherine Applegate

A grateful and generous heart is like a magnet. When you take the time to acknowledge the abundance in your life and…

— Cheryl Richardson

The more generous we are, the more joyous we become. The more cooperative we are, the more valuable we become. The more…

— William Arthur Ward

I have to say that it was a thrilling ride to be on 'Terriers.' It was this odd circumstance where it was…

— Donal Logue