Quotes About Giving

The human contribution is the essential ingredient. It is only in the giving of oneself to others that we truly live.

If you compare charitable donations, you name it, religious tithing, giving, Americans trump citizens of the world hands down.

Hope and purpose in this world is living as best as you can and maybe having life that gives back. But simply giving back isn't purpose; it's a branch of purpose, but it is not the trunk or root of the tree.

Love should be all about giving and trusting.

Other people might have family - three kids or five houses. In my case, that doesn't exist. I'm going to give everything away. Everything has been transferred to charitable trusts. There is no question about that. The question is where, not if.

At the end of the day, you either want or you don't want to know about it. It's a mercy thing - you have to give back. However you do it, you have to give something back. You have to.

The Sherry Theater, which I named after my mom, is a place I can go. I do want to give back to the community. There are so many people out there who want to be seen and heard, and get connected.

If you become a giver, you'll make them feel like they want to reciprocate.

If you start pandering to young people, you're going to get accused of simply giving people what they want.

It is not the church we want, but the sacrifice; not the emotion of admiration, but the act of adoration; not the gift, but the giving.

I must repay the gratitude given by pretties.. I want to give even more happiness that I have received all these while

I received a beautiful welcome to the world of music. I want to give something back to the younger generation.

Sometimes, when you are not getting the love you want, giving makes you think you will.

What kind of Yoga do you want to practice, the Yoga of getting or the Yoga of giving?... One enslaves, the other liberates.

Living is giving....If you spend your money on yourself, you are just surviving. But if you want your life to count, if you want to really live - give.

The joy of giving is indeed a pleasure, especially when you get rid of something you don't want.

While every body wants it, most don't want to give it.

Part of becoming a little bit older and having the opportunities that I have, you want to start giving back to people who have been influential and helped you along the way.

You have to be generous if you want to spend your time making someone else dinner. Even if you're charging, you're still giving.

I have been given much, and so I want to give as much as I can.

My son, Rob....said the only time he ever wraps a gift is, quote, "if it's such a poor gift that I don't want to be there when the person opens it."

Today, and everyday, I give that which I want to receive.

The way to fill your life with love is very simple: if you want more love, give more love.

It's hard to find rap that I love, you know. I'm one of those rapping a** rappers, but I just fall into a different category because I'm giving the people what they want.