Generous Quotes
889 quotes by 706 authors
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We should be inspired by people... who show that human beings can be kind, brave, generous, beautiful, strong-even in the most difficult circumstances.
— Rachel Corrie
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I'm still an English professor at Rice University here in Houston. They've been very generous in letting me on a very long leash to just…
— Justin Cronin
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As most New Yorkers have done, I have given serious and generous thought to the state of my apartment should I get killed during the…
— Sloane Crosley
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If we really want to be full and generous in spirit, we have no choice but to trust at some level.
— Rita Dove
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Imitation, if it is not forgery, is a fine thing. It stems from a generous impulse, and a realistic sense of what can and cannot…
— James Fenton
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One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others.
— Robert A. Heinlein
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All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called 'Facts'. They are the brute beasts of the intellectual domain.
— Thomas Hobbes
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Kindness and a generous spirit go a long way. And a sense of humor. It's like medicine - very healing.
— Max Irons
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Americans are the most generous country on the planet. I've worked in Europe, I've worked in Australia. There is no where else where you get…
— Hugh Jackman
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My parents didn't believe in luck. They believed in hard work and in preparing me to take advantage of opportunity. Like many parents, they taught…
— Naveen Jain
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Guys who are charismatic and fun-loving and sweet and generous are the ones I want to date.
— Victoria Justice
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I know people think we drive around in these nice cars and we do whatever we want and our parents will pay our credit cards,…
— Kim Kardashian
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I just received the following wire from my generous Daddy; Dear Jack, Don't buy a single vote more than is necessary. I'll be damned if…
— John F. Kennedy
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The sexiest thing in the entire world is being really smart. And being thoughtful. And being generous. Everything else is crap!
— Ashton Kutcher
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The sexiest thing in the entire world is being really smart. And being thoughtful and being generous. Everything else is crap. I promise you. It's…
— Ashton Kutcher
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In the final analysis there is no other solution to man's progress but the day's honest work, the day's honest decision, the day's generous utterances,…
— Clare Boothe Luce
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It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent.
— W. Somerset Maugham
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We must give more in order to get more. It is the generous giving of ourselves that produces the generous harvest.
— Orison Swett Marden
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I think I'm probably a very sad man wrapped in a very joyful package, and I think I'm very resilient, and I think I'm quite…
— Dave Matthews
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A hero is somebody who is selfless, who is generous in spirit, who just tries to give back as much as possible and help people.…
— Debi Mazar
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