Famous Quotes & Sayings

Allen Ginsberg

It means abandoning being a poet, abandoning your careerism, abandoning even the idea of writing any poetry, really abandoning, giving up as hopeless - abandoning the possibility of really expressing yourself to the nations of the world. Abandoning the idea of being a prophet with honor and dignity, and abandoning the glory of poetry and just settling down in the muck of your own mindYou really have to make a resolution to write for yourself, in the sense of not writing to impress yourself, but just writing what your self is saying.

Alison Weir

You must pray to God for forgiveness because I can give you none

Alison Moyet

I wasn't good at being affable. You get beyond that and realise the attraction in any human being has more to do with what they give to someone rather than just being face candy.

Alison Gopnik

Ineffective or weak brain connections are pruned in much the same way a gardener would prune a tree or bush, giving the plant a desired shape,

Alison McGhee

Kate [DiCamillo] tends to be more reluctant about change. I convinced her to give it a try and she came over.

Alicia Machado

I would like to continue making music and acting in projects that give me a lot of satisfaction.

Ann Druyan

People think that if you are a scientist you have to give up that joy of discovery, that passion, that sense of the great romance of life. I say thats completely opposite of the truth.

Ann Brashares

Luck never gives; it lends.

Ann Brashares

Their friendship was only one aspect of their lives but it seemed to give meaning to all the others.

Ann Brashares

How many times could you give up on someone you loved?

Ann Coulter

The Democrats are giving aid and comfort to the enemy for no purpose other than giving aid and comfort to the enemy. There is no plausible explanation for the Democrats' behavior other than that they long to see U.S. troops shot, humiliated, and driven from the field of battle.

Ann Coulter

If liberals think they are losing elections because of the conservative bias in the media, they may as well give up right now.

Andrzej Wajda

There is no filmmaking legislation because distributors are not interested in sharing their money with the film industry - for instance, by giving a percentage of ticket sales back to filmmakers.

Andy Garcia

If you have the right actors and you can give them the freedom to explore, you've done a lot of your work as a director.

Andrea Dworkin

I have been asked, politely and not so politely, why I am myself. This is an accounting any woman will be called on to give if she asserts her will.

Andrea Bocelli

In singing, you cannot 'cheat' if you want to give emotions to those who are listening. You must have something to tell.

We are not giving up tax revenue. We are redirecting it to get 700 new jobs.

Eddie Martinez

We are not giving up by any means. He might be hanging out in the sand dunes.

We are not giving away condos to them.

Alan Cohen

The universe always gives you more of what you are focusing on.

Alan Cohen

Give people permission to be who they are and they will love, thank, and respect you forever.

Alan Cohen

You give your power away when you make someone or something outside of you more important than what is inside of you.

Jim Sinclair

We are giving the government a very strong reason to sit down with the teachers and solve this dispute.

Henry James

I would give all I possess to get out of myself; but somehow, at the end, I find myself so vastly more interesting than nine tenths of the people I meet.

Homer

If at first you don't succeed, give up.

We didn't say any words of giving up. We say we want to go on.

We didn't say any words of giving up. We said we could go on.

Adrian Rogers

One of these days the dam of Gods mercy will give way to his justice.

Adrian Rogers

The devil gives the best first and the worst last, but the Lord saves the best for last.

Adoniram Judson

It is true that we may desire much more. But let us use what we have, and God will give us more.

Adrian Grenier

Happiness doesn't come from commercial success but from the quality of work that you give back to your immediate community.

Adrian Grenier

What is important is family, friends, giving back to your community and finding meaning in life.

Adam Young

Sometimes the good fight feels impossible, but I for one, am NOT giving up.