Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mary Lou Retton

I usually don't mind giving autographs, but when hundreds of folks with paper and pen start coming at you, it's time to seek shelter.

Mary-Louise Parker

My sister's fish tacos are out of control. I'd give her a restaurant if I were a gazillionaire.

Marva Collins

If you don't give anything, don't expect anything. Success is not coming to you, you must come to it.

Marvin Gaye

Give out some love and you'll find peace sublime.

Marvin J. Ashton

Give no time to finding fault of criticism.

Mark Twain

It has taken a weary long time to persuade American Presbyterians to give up infant damnation and try to bear it the best they can.

Nicholas Stern

A diet that relies heavily on meat production results in higher emissions than a typical vegetarian diet. Different individuals will make different choices. However, the debate about climate change should not be dumbed down to a single slogan, such as 'give up meat to save the planet.

Nicholas Stern

Give up meat to save the planet.

Nicholas Sparks

Please don't ask me to go with you, because if you do, I'll go. Please don't ask me to tell Frank about us, because i'll do that, too. Please don't ask me to give up my responsibilities or break up my family; I love you, and if you love me, too, then you just can't ask me to do these things. Because I don't trust myself enough to say no.

Nicholas Sparks

I generally don't involve myself in giving the actors some tips on acting. At the same time, I don't do that with the director.

John Greenleaf Whittier

Thanks to Allah, who gives the palm!

John Green

I’ll give you my strength if I can have your remission.

John Green

He puts the killing thing in his mouth but doesn't give it the power to kill him.

John Green

It always happened like this: he would look and look for the keys to Satan’s Hearse and then finally he’d just give up and say, “Fine. I’ll take the fugging bus,” and on his way out the door, he’d see the keys. Keys show up when you reconcile yourself to the bus; Katherines appear when you start to disbelieve the world contains another Katherine; and, sure enough, the Eureka moment arrived just as he began to accept it would never come.

Pat Summitt

I don't give out compliments easily.

Pat Robertson

Lord, give us righteous judges who will not try to legislate and dominate this society. Take control, Lord! We ask for additional vacancies on the court.

P. D. James

gossip ... was like any other commodity in the marketplace. You received it only if you had something of value to give.

P. J. O'Rourke

The poor of the world cannot be made rich by the redistribution of wealth. Poverty can't be eliminated by punishing people who've escaped poverty, taking their money and giving it as a reward to people who have failed to escape.

P. J. O'Rourke

You can't get rid of poverty by giving people money.

P. J. O'Rourke

If I give up drinking, smoking, and fatty foods, I can add ten years to my life. Trouble is, I'll add it to the wrong end.

P. J. O'Rourke

Taxi drivers all over the world, by the way, are under Newspaper Guild contract to give easy quotes to foreign correspondents.

P. G. Wodehouse

A little bit added to what you've already got gives you a little bit more.

Ovid

Giving requires good sense. [Lat., Rest est ingeniosa dare.]

Ovid

The crop always seems better in our neighbor's field, and our neighbor's cow gives more milk.

Ovid

Tis you, alone, can save, or give my doom.

Ovid

The love of glory gives an immense stimulus.

Ovid

To give requires good sense.

Ovid

Let love give way to business; give attention to business and you will be safe.

Ovid

Giving calls for genius.

Ovid

Give way to your opponent; thus will you gain the crown of victory.

Paul Pierce

There's times you want to give up and times you want to move on ... you get so much satisfaction out of staying and sticking with it, and seeing things turn around.

Paul Newman

The best gift you can give yourself is the gift of possibility.

Paul Bloom

In my own life, I do not live like an effective altruist. An effective altruist would really disapprove of my life. I don't give enough to charity and I still have both my kidneys.