Given Quotes
7676 Given quotes by 4565 unique authors
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I know of no better definition of love than the one given by Proust - Love is space and time measured by the heart.
— Gian Carlo Menotti
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Whenever the government of the United States shall break up, it will probably be in consequence of a false direction having been given to public…
— James F. Cooper
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When I found I had given birth to a human wreckage, to a child that was an imbecile, my heart was broken.
— Victoria Woodhull
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Music is given of God to further his purposes. Sweet melodies mellow the souls of men and help prepare them for the gospel. After men…
— Bruce R. McConkie
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That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty.
— Seneca the Younger
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While I have some regrets that this is my last opportunity to deliver a State of the State address, I appreciate and am humbled by…
— Jane D. Hull
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The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, Having bestowed all he has on others, he has yet…
— Laozi
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My final coaching point of the day: It's my contention that in any given moment one lives one's life in one of two ways, either…
— Unknown Author
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Being a parent is the greatest trust that has been given to human beings.
— David O. McKay
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Lightly given promises must meet with little trust.
— Laozi
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As soon as rules were made, names were given. There are already many names. One must know when it is enough.
— Laozi
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There is a great deal that either has to be given up or be taken away from you if you are going to succeed in…
— Susan Sontag
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[Computer viruses] switch from one country to another, from one jurisdiction to another - moving around the world, using the fact that we don't have…
— Mikko Hypponen
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The threat [of the U.S. bills SOPA and PIPA] is the inversion of the burden of proof, where we suddenly are all treated like thieves…
— Clay Shirky
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The word suffering is full and whole and perfect as a pierced heart, sweet, rushing and tender ... Suffering is the joy of someone about…
— Lydia Millet
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Jesus, Buddha, Mohammed, great as each may be, their highest comfort given to the sorrowful is a cordial introduction into another's woe. Sorrow's the great…
— Sean O'Casey
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Men cannot think like dogs.... [There exists] a sharp difference in the mental capacity of humans and canines. For example, a human who is given…
— Corey Ford
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How many more copycats are waiting in the wings for their moment of fame — from a national media machine that rewards them with the…
— Wayne LaPierre
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I think in Singapore, we stand a chance of making the one-man-one-vote system work. With amendments as we have done, you know, like GRCs.. We…
— Lee Kuan Yew
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Three women were brought to the Singapore General Hospital, each in the same condition and needing a blood transfusion. The first, a Southeast Asian was…
— Lee Kuan Yew
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Characters can be mysterious and you're not really sure which way they might turn at a given point.
— Michael Zaslow
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Rediscover the real meaning of the Great Commission. Beginning in our own prayer and devotional lives, we must begin to feel the compassion of the…
— K.P. Yohannan
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If you wish to enjoy a position, find ways of being useful, hard working and cooperative with the people whose favour has given you the…
— Shri Radhe Maa
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Turmoil is a call for awakening. Every challenge, great or small, is moving you to look deeper and draw forth the highest in you. You're…
— Alan Cohen
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Part of understanding the notion of Justice is to recognize the disproportions among which we live...it takes an awful lot of living with the powerless…
— John O'Donohue
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