---
title: "11 Giving Energy Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 11 Giving Energy quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Giving Energy sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c2/paul-polman-3721_energy_leadership-is-not-just-about-giving-ener_773783.png"
---

> [Leadership is not just about giving energy ... it's unleashing other people's energy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-polman/leadership-is-not-just-about-giving-energy-it-s-unleashing-other/)

[Paul Polman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-polman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c2/paul-polman-3721_energy_leadership-is-not-just-about-giving-ener_773783.png)

> [Stop giving energy to the things you don't want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-dyer/stop-giving-energy-to-the-things-you-don-t-want/)

[Wayne Dyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-dyer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12c/wayne-dyer-158_closed-eyes_stop-giving-energy-to-the-things-you-don_1069687.png)

> [“Trying is never a waste of energy, giving up is always energy wasted!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-fletcher/trying-is-never-a-waste-of-energy-giving-up-is-always-energy-wasted/)

[Sharon Fletcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-fletcher/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53b/sharon-fletcher-58899_strength-of-characte_trying-is-never-a-waste-of-energy-giving_2096339.jpg)

> [Giving energy to the mind, is like giving your neighbour a gun to shoot you with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mooji/giving-energy-to-the-mind-is-like-giving-your-neighbour-a-gun-to/)

[Mooji](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mooji/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4b/mooji-1987_energy_giving-energy-to-the-mind-is-like-giving_2727986.png)

> [At first, I am giving energy to the creation, but later the creation seems to be giving energy to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-fritz/at-first-i-am-giving-energy-to-the-creation-but-later-the-creation/)

[Robert Fritz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-fritz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/440/robert-fritz-18231_creation_at-first-i-am-giving-energy-to-the-creat_2211361.jpg)

> [You have to be careful that in giving energy, you do not allow yourself to be excessively drained or used.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-lenz/you-have-to-be-careful-that-in-giving-energy-you-do-not-allow/)

[Frederick Lenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-lenz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03a/frederick-lenz-8_be-careful_you-have-to-be-careful-that-in-giving-en_310291.jpg)

> [Energy is gained by giving energy. When we give energy, we gain energy. This is different than having someone manipulate you and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-lenz/energy-is-gained-by-giving-energy-when-we-give-energy-we-gain-energy/)

[Frederick Lenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-lenz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07b/frederick-lenz-8_compassion_energy-is-gained-by-giving-energy-when-w_2521907.jpg)

> [I would not run for president. I really like what I'm doing now. People say I'm giving them energy and hope.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-boxer/i-would-not-run-for-president-i-really-like-what-i-m-doing-now-people/)

[Barbara Boxer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-boxer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/392/barbara-boxer-4675_energy_i-would-not-run-for-president-i-really-l_2121233.jpg)

> [Worse there cannot be; a better, I believe, there may be, by giving energy to the capital and skill of the country…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-hume/worse-there-cannot-be-a-better-i-believe-there-may-be-by-giving/)

[Joseph Hume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-hume/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/630/joseph-hume-25663_believe_worse-there-cannot-be-a-better-i-believe_2393756.jpg)

> [From then on, I realized this is what I want to do, what I'm supposed to do: Giving energy and receiving it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erykah-badu/from-then-on-i-realized-this-is-what-i-want-to-do-what-i-m-supposed/)

[Erykah Badu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erykah-badu/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/558/erykah-badu-1649_applause_from-then-on-i-realized-this-is-what-i-w_947699.jpg)

> [As you withdraw energy from the city, you are also giving energy back. People are noticing you. You're doing something, you're there,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iain-sinclair/as-you-withdraw-energy-from-the-city-you-are-also-giving-energy-back/)

[Iain Sinclair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iain-sinclair/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/482/iain-sinclair-15185_energy_as-you-withdraw-energy-from-the-city-you_3150641.png)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/giving-energy/#itemlist",
            "name": "Giving Energy Quotes",
            "numberOfItems": 11,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Leadership is not just about giving energy ... it's unleashing other people's energy.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Paul Polman"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-polman/leadership-is-not-just-about-giving-energy-it-s-unleashing-other/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c2/paul-polman-3721_energy_leadership-is-not-just-about-giving-ener_773783.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c2/paul-polman-3721_energy_leadership-is-not-just-about-giving-ener_773783.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c2/paul-polman-3721_energy_leadership-is-not-just-about-giving-ener_773783.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Leadership is not just about giving energy ... it's unleashing other people's energy.” — Paul Polman",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Stop giving energy to the things you don't want.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Wayne Dyer"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-dyer/stop-giving-energy-to-the-things-you-don-t-want/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12c/wayne-dyer-158_closed-eyes_stop-giving-energy-to-the-things-you-don_1069687.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12c/wayne-dyer-158_closed-eyes_stop-giving-energy-to-the-things-you-don_1069687.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12c/wayne-dyer-158_closed-eyes_stop-giving-energy-to-the-things-you-don_1069687.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Stop giving energy to the things you don't want.” — Wayne Dyer",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“Trying is never a waste of energy, giving up is always energy wasted!”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Sharon Fletcher"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-fletcher/trying-is-never-a-waste-of-energy-giving-up-is-always-energy-wasted/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53b/sharon-fletcher-58899_strength-of-characte_trying-is-never-a-waste-of-energy-giving_2096339.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53b/sharon-fletcher-58899_strength-of-characte_trying-is-never-a-waste-of-energy-giving_2096339.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53b/sharon-fletcher-58899_strength-of-characte_trying-is-never-a-waste-of-energy-giving_2096339.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Trying is never a waste of energy, giving up is always energy wasted!” — Sharon Fletcher",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Giving energy to the mind, is like giving your neighbour a gun to shoot you with.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Mooji"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mooji/giving-energy-to-the-mind-is-like-giving-your-neighbour-a-gun-to/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4b/mooji-1987_energy_giving-energy-to-the-mind-is-like-giving_2727986.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4b/mooji-1987_energy_giving-energy-to-the-mind-is-like-giving_2727986.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4b/mooji-1987_energy_giving-energy-to-the-mind-is-like-giving_2727986.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Giving energy to the mind, is like giving your neighbour a gun to shoot you with.” — Mooji",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "At first, I am giving energy to the creation, but later the creation seems to be giving energy to me.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Robert Fritz"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-fritz/at-first-i-am-giving-energy-to-the-creation-but-later-the-creation/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/440/robert-fritz-18231_creation_at-first-i-am-giving-energy-to-the-creat_2211361.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/440/robert-fritz-18231_creation_at-first-i-am-giving-energy-to-the-creat_2211361.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/440/robert-fritz-18231_creation_at-first-i-am-giving-energy-to-the-creat_2211361.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“At first, I am giving energy to the creation, but later the creation seems to be giving energy to me.” — Robert Fritz",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 6,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "You have to be careful that in giving energy, you do not allow yourself to be excessively drained or used.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Frederick Lenz"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-lenz/you-have-to-be-careful-that-in-giving-energy-you-do-not-allow/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03a/frederick-lenz-8_be-careful_you-have-to-be-careful-that-in-giving-en_310291.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03a/frederick-lenz-8_be-careful_you-have-to-be-careful-that-in-giving-en_310291.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03a/frederick-lenz-8_be-careful_you-have-to-be-careful-that-in-giving-en_310291.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“You have to be careful that in giving energy, you do not allow yourself to be excessively drained or used.” — Frederick Lenz",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 7,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Energy is gained by giving energy. When we give energy, we gain energy. This is different than having someone manipulate you and take your energy.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Frederick Lenz"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-lenz/energy-is-gained-by-giving-energy-when-we-give-energy-we-gain-energy/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07b/frederick-lenz-8_compassion_energy-is-gained-by-giving-energy-when-w_2521907.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07b/frederick-lenz-8_compassion_energy-is-gained-by-giving-energy-when-w_2521907.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07b/frederick-lenz-8_compassion_energy-is-gained-by-giving-energy-when-w_2521907.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Energy is gained by giving energy. When we give energy, we gain energy. This is different than having…” — Frederick Lenz",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 8,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I would not run for president. I really like what I'm doing now. People say I'm giving them energy and hope.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Barbara Boxer"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-boxer/i-would-not-run-for-president-i-really-like-what-i-m-doing-now-people/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/392/barbara-boxer-4675_energy_i-would-not-run-for-president-i-really-l_2121233.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/392/barbara-boxer-4675_energy_i-would-not-run-for-president-i-really-l_2121233.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/392/barbara-boxer-4675_energy_i-would-not-run-for-president-i-really-l_2121233.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I would not run for president. I really like what I'm doing now. People say I'm giving them energy and hope.” — Barbara Boxer",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 9,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Worse there cannot be; a better, I believe, there may be, by giving energy to the capital and skill of the country to produce exports, by increasing which, alone, can we flatter ourselves with the prospect of finding employment for that part of our population now unemployed.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Joseph Hume"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-hume/worse-there-cannot-be-a-better-i-believe-there-may-be-by-giving/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/630/joseph-hume-25663_believe_worse-there-cannot-be-a-better-i-believe_2393756.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/630/joseph-hume-25663_believe_worse-there-cannot-be-a-better-i-believe_2393756.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/630/joseph-hume-25663_believe_worse-there-cannot-be-a-better-i-believe_2393756.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Worse there cannot be; a better, I believe, there may be, by giving energy to the capital and skill of the…” — Joseph Hume",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 10,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "From then on, I realized this is what I want to do, what I'm supposed to do: Giving energy and receiving it back through applause. I love it. That's my world. I love it. I enjoy it. I live for it.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Erykah Badu"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erykah-badu/from-then-on-i-realized-this-is-what-i-want-to-do-what-i-m-supposed/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/558/erykah-badu-1649_applause_from-then-on-i-realized-this-is-what-i-w_947699.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/558/erykah-badu-1649_applause_from-then-on-i-realized-this-is-what-i-w_947699.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/558/erykah-badu-1649_applause_from-then-on-i-realized-this-is-what-i-w_947699.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“From then on, I realized this is what I want to do, what I'm supposed to do: Giving energy and receiving it…” — Erykah Badu",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 11,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "As you withdraw energy from the city, you are also giving energy back. People are noticing you. You're doing something, you're there, the species around you absorb your presence into it, and you become part of this animate entity called the city.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Iain Sinclair"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iain-sinclair/as-you-withdraw-energy-from-the-city-you-are-also-giving-energy-back/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/482/iain-sinclair-15185_energy_as-you-withdraw-energy-from-the-city-you_3150641.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/482/iain-sinclair-15185_energy_as-you-withdraw-energy-from-the-city-you_3150641.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/482/iain-sinclair-15185_energy_as-you-withdraw-energy-from-the-city-you_3150641.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“As you withdraw energy from the city, you are also giving energy back. People are noticing you. You're doing…” — Iain Sinclair",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/giving-energy/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/giving-energy/",
            "name": "Giving Energy Quotes",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/giving-energy/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c2/paul-polman-3721_energy_leadership-is-not-just-about-giving-ener_773783.png"
            },
            "description": "Browse 11 Giving Energy quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Giving Energy sayings and thoughts.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/giving-energy/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/giving-energy/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Giving Energy Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/giving-energy/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```