Quotes with alms-giving

Quotes 81 till 100 of 225.

  • Anais Nin I postpone death by living, by suffering, by error, by risking, by giving, by losing.
    Anais Nin
    French-born American Novelist, Dancer (1903 - 1977)
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  • Buffalo Bill I thought I was benefiting the Indians as well as the government, by taking them all over the United States, and giving them a correct idea of the customs, life, etc., of the pale faces, so that when they returned to their people they could make known all they had seen.
    Buffalo Bill
    American soldier, bison hunter, and showman (1846 - 1917)
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  • Albert Schweitzer I wanted to be a doctor that I might be able to work without having to talk because for years I had been giving myself out in words.
    Albert Schweitzer
    German physician, theologian, philosopher, musician (1875 - 1965)
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  • Henry Louis Mencken I write in order to attain that feeling of tension relieved and function achieved which a cow enjoys on giving milk.
    Henry Louis Mencken
    American journalist and critic (1880 - 1956)
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  • Benedict Cumberbatch I'm a Prince of Wales Trust ambassador, so I'm all about giving youth an education, a voice and a chance to not take the wrong road.
    Benedict Cumberbatch
    English actor (1976 - )
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  • A. A. Milne I'm giving this to Eeyore, he explained, as a present. What are you going to give?
    Couldn't I give it too? said Piglet. From both of us?
    No, said Pooh. That would not be a good plan.
    Source: Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) Chapter Six
    A. A. Milne
    English author, writer of the Winnie-the-Pooh books (1882 - 1956)
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  • Adam Schiff If giving points to some students to achieve greater diversity is a quota system in violation of the Constitution, how can the awarding of points to the children of a less diverse alumni be upheld?.
    Adam Schiff
    American lawyer and politician (1960 - )
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  • Haythum R. Khalid If I seem to give a damn, please tell me. I would hate to be giving the wrong impression.
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  • A. N. Wilson If only Queen Elizabeth II had the intellectual, political and linguistic skills of Queen Elizabeth I, many people would support giving her some of the powers of an elected president.
    A. N. Wilson
    English writer and columnist (1950 - )
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  • Barry Diller If we're going to talk about our businesses, we're going to have to talk about them within the constraints of the disclosure rules, without giving guidance, because we're not going to give guidance, because we don't believe that it is a sensible game to play.
    Barry Diller
    American businessman (1942 - )
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  • Barbara de Angelis If you aren't good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you'll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren't even giving to yourself.
    Barbara de Angelis
    American relationship consultant, lecturer and author (1951 - )
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  • Carmen Sylva If you could throw as an alms to those who would use it well the time that you fritter away, how many beggars would become rich!
    Carmen Sylva
    Ps. van Elisabeth zu Wied, Queen of Romania (1843 - 1916)
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  • Carly Fiorina If you have a line of business - I know this as a CEO - or if you have a teenager - I know this as a parent - who have a spending problem, what do you do? You quit giving them money.
    Carly Fiorina
    American businesswoman and political (1954 - )
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  • Norman Douglas If you want to see what children can do, you must stop giving them things.
    Norman Douglas
    British Author (1868 - 1952)
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  • Blake Farenthold Immigration specifically was laid out in the Congress, giving the power of Congress to create a uniform system of naturalization.
    Blake Farenthold
    American politician and lobbyist (1961 - )
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  • Iris Murdoch In almost every marriage there is a selfish and an unselfish partner. A pattern is set up and soon becomes inflexible, of one person always making the demands and one person always giving way.
    Iris Murdoch
    Anglo-Irish novelist and philosopher (1919 - 1999)
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  • Bono In Ethiopia during the famine, I saw stuff there that reorganized how I saw the world. I didn't quite know what to do about it. At a certain point, I felt God is not looking for alms. God is looking for action.
    Source: Oprah Winfrey Show, 2002
    Bono
    Irish singer, songwriter, philanthropist, activist and businessman (1960 - )
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  • Solon In giving advice, seek to help, not please, your friend.
    Solon
    Greek statesman (638 - 558)
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  • Abraham Lincoln In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free - honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve.
    Abraham Lincoln
    American statesman (1809 - 1865)
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  • John F. Kennedy In giving rights to others which belong to them, we give rights to ourselves and to our country.
    John F. Kennedy
    American politician (1917 - 1963)
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