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Giving Quotes by Jodi Picoult
- Just because fate had thrown another obstacle in my way didn't mean I had to give up my dreams.
- Read a ton. Take a workshop course so you learn to give and get criticism.
- What if love wasn't the act of finding what you were missing but the give-and-take that made you both match?
- Suddenly I realize that this is what I've been waiting for - a man who depends entirely on me... I dreamed for years of a…
- No," he said calmly, filled with purpose. he took her arms lightly in his hands and shook her. "I am not giving you up." Emily…
- Would you give up your vengeance against someone you hate if it meant saving someone you love? Would you want your dreams to come true…
- There are always sides. There is always a winner and a loser. For every person who gets, there's someone who must give.
- When you're pregnant, you can think of nothing but having your own body to yourself again; yet after giving birth you realize that the biggest…
- Maybe if God gives you a handicap, he makes sure you've got a few extra doses of humor to take the edge off.
- A sacrament--like marriage--means living a life better than your natural instincts, so that you're modeling God. And God never gives up.
- Choices are funny things-ask a native tribe that's eaten grubs and roots forever if they're unhappy, and they'll shrug. But give them filet mignon and…
- Witness testimony is always flawed. It's better than circumstantial evidence, sure, but people aren't camcorders; they don't record every action and reaction, and the very…
- You give her all your french fries, even when she won't give you back onion rings,' Sophie says. 'And when you say her name it…
- Most people who offer their help do it to make themselves feel better, not us. To be honest, I don't blame them. It's superstition: If…
- Was it the act of giving birth that made you a mother? Did you lose that label when you relinquished your child? If people were…
- Sometimes, mothers say and do things that seem like they don't want their kids... but when you look more closely, you realize that they're doing…
- I can give or take elephants; I never can find the cheetah-but the zebras captivate me. They'd be one of the few things that would…
- The nurses, I have already learned, are the ones who give us the answers we’re desperate for. Unlike the doctors, who fidget like they need…
- People change, but only if you give them room to do it.
- God doesn't give people burdens they can't handle.
- You can be strapped to the most stable chair and still feel the world give way beneath you.
- In half hour my mother has managed to give me what my father couldn't: my past.
- What could you give me," I ask, my voice shaking, "to make me forget ... that you forgot about me?
- Prayer is like water - something you can't imagine has the strength or power to do any good, and yet give it time and it…
- I wonder if what makes a family a family isn't doing everything right all the time but, instead, giving a second chance to the people…
More Giving Quotes
- Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You… — Hannah Arendt
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello
- I love the idea of anthropomorphizing machines. I love the idea of taking technology and giving it a personality. — J. J. Abrams
- Most people would rather give than get affection. — Aristotle
- The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he… — Aristotle
- I don't want to do business with those who don't make a profit, because they can't give the best service. — Richard Bach
- Religious people often prefer to be right rather than compassionate. Often, they don't want to give up their egotism. They want their… — Karen Armstrong
- Yet, so far from laboring to know the forbidden tree of worldly pleasures and its various fruits, man gives himself up to… — Johann Arndt
- Give yourself something to work toward - constantly. — Mary Kay Ash
- From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life. — Arthur Ashe
- A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value. — Isaac Asimov
- For it is in giving that we receive. — Francis of Assisi