Quotes About Generosity

My mother wasn't a very patient woman. If I complained about being lonely or bored, she'd tell me to go help someone, anyone. To this day, when I start feeling sorry for myself, I look for a good deed to do.

I have never in my life been the type to give things away. Sorry, just not my style.

I am the sort of player that likes to create goals. I think a lot of my team-mates know me as a player who is not selfish.

Romney is a good, intelligent, extraordinarily generous man who put on a great fight. But he didn't understand the country or the people he sought to lead, and that is why he lost.

Dad was, is, and always will be one of the kindest, most generous, gentlest souls I've ever known, and while there are few things I know for certain right now, one of them is that not just my world but the entire world is forever a little darker, less colorful, and less full of laughter in his absence.

When I was a little girl, if I didn't eat my soup, my mother would say, 'You have to think of all the Chinese children who have nothing to eat.' But now, for my children, Chinese people make everything, and for my grandchildren, they buy everything.

It's easier to get rid of things when you're giving them to someone who can use them, but don't let this kind intention become a source of clutter itself. I have a friend who has multiple piles all over her house, each lovingly destined for a particular recipient.

There's no greater source of happiness than giving yourself to other people.

There are many people in South Africa who are rich and who can share those riches with those not so fortunate who have not been able to conquer poverty.

I was raised in a spirit of the importance of service to your fellow man. My mom is a senator back home in South Africa. My father is a very caring and generous individual.

My favorite thing about South Korea is the people - they are so kind and helpful.

Southern people are bigger-hearted and kinder than I had any right to expect.

One of my groupies gave me a film that they made, and it ended up being amazing, so I got it shown at South by Southwest. If I can help get their stuff out there, then great.

I mean, money people are usually quite brisk, but mine aren't, and they keep on giving me spaces so that I've been able to go on and do plays and films.

Love is the greatest gift, we can give to each other.

We can all make a difference in the lives of others in need, because it is the most simple of gestures that make the most significant of differences.

There are people who are simply gifts to everyone they meet.

Life is about getting and sharing. The more you share, the more you get ....and the more you get, the more your sharing responsibility multiplies.

I can think of no greater way to live my life than with as much love as I can give, as often as I can give it.

Be the love the world needs. Think and act from your heart.

Try to show grace, mercy and compassion, for one day you may need them.

Pour God's love out of you in pitcher fulls, not thimbles.

Food-sharing is an innate way that we show our love for people we care about. Including others in times of celebration is an act of kindness.

I live by three simple words: compassion, love and gratitude. We need to act on these three words daily. Doing so will irrevocably change your world.