Give One Quotes

61 quotes by 59 authors

The effect of prizes on one's career - if that is what to call it - is considerable, since they give one more clout with… — John Banville
To receive a present handsomely and in a right spirit, even when you have none to give in return, is to give one in return. — Leigh Hunt
Go into the street, and give one man a lecture on morality, and another a shilling, and see which will respect you most. — Samuel Johnson
Cats names are more for human benefit. They give one a certain degree more confidence that the animal belongs to you. — Alan Ayckbourn
At difficult times of my life, books have been an incredible comfort. When I was 12, I changed schools and my parents split up. It… — Elliot Perlman
Before Santa and presents and shopping and all the attendant Christmas (stuff) got involved, this holiday was enshrined to commemorate a guy who got nailed… — William Rivers Pitt
I think the invitation offered the non-black reader is to join us in this expression of our familiarity and via that joining, come to understand… — Bell Hooks
I wouldn't give one iota to make a trip from the cradle to the grave unless I could live in a competitive world. — Adolph Rupp
Poetry has its uses for despair. It can carve a shape in which a pain can seem to be; it can give oneâ€™s loss a… — Christian Wiman
The New Yorker has always dealt with experience not by trying to understand it but by prescribing the attitude to be adopted toward it. This… — Robert Warshow
I've always tried to do my best on the ball field. I can't do any more than that. I always give one hundred percent; and… — Jesse Barfield
Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the feeling that nothing remains to be said. — Jean Rostand
Most of the top actors and actresses may be working in ten or twelve films at the same time, so they will give one director… — Satyajit Ray
All we can do is try, do our best. Give as much time as we have to give, one day at a time. One breath… — Jasinda Wilder
It is better to take many injuries than to give one. — Benjamin Franklin
The principle of give and take is the principle of diplomacy - give one and take ten — Mark Twain
So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life… — Aron Ralston
To give one can of beer to a thousand people is not nearly as much fun as to give 1,000 cans of beer to one… — Bill Veeck
My goal was livelihood. We don't use that word often enough. If I could give one piece of advice to anyone it's don't obsess with… — Anita Roddick
I would not give one moment of heaven for all the joy and riches of the world, even if it lasted for thousands and thousands… — Martin Luther

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