Quotes by Generosity I cannot help leaving my books behind me whenever God calls me hence; but in every other respect, my own hands will be my executors. John Wesley generositybookhands The generosity of the American public toward the victims of Hurricane Katrina and the Tsunami has been reflected in the outpouring of support for the Pakistani earthquake victims. Jon Porter generositysupportearthquakes Initiate giving. Don't wait for someone to ask. See what happens - especially to you. You may find that you gain a greater clarity about yourself and about your relationships, as well as more energy rather than less. You may find that, rather than exhausting yourself or your resources, you will replenish them. Such is the power of mindful, selfless generosity. At the deepest level, there is no giver, no gift, and no recipient . . . only the universe rearranging itself. Jon Kabat-Zinn generositywaitinggiving Generosity is another quality which, like patience, letting go, non-judging, and trust, provides a solid foundation for mindfulness practice. Jon Kabat-Zinn generositypracticeletting-go Generosity could be as contagious as the zombie plague as long as enough people were willing to be carriers. Jonathan Maberry generositylongpeople Liberalism -- it is well to recall this today -- is the supreme form of generosity; it is the right which the majority concedes to minorities and hence it is the noblest cry that has ever resounded in this planet. It announces the determination to share existence with the enemy; more than that, with an enemy which is weak. Jose Ortega y Gasset generositydeterminationenemy You should look ahead now and decide what you want to do with your lives. Fix clearly in your mind what you want to be one year from now, five years, ten years, and beyond. Write your goals and review them regularly. Keep them before you constantly, record your progress, and revise them as circumstances dictate. Joseph B. Wirthlin generositywritingyears The sea - this truth must be confessed - has no generosity. No display of manly qualities - courage, hardihood, endurance, faithfulness - has ever been known to touch its irresponsible consciousness of power. Joseph Conrad generositypowersea I do not believe that our relationship to the earth is liable to change for the better until it gets catastrophically worse. Our record indicates that we can walk with our eyes wide open straight into sheer destruction if there is a profit on the way-and that seems to me to be what we are doing now. I have no great expectation that human cussedness will somehow be quickly modified and turned into generosity or that humanity's care of the earth will improve much. But I do go around planting trees on the campus. Joseph Sittler generosityeyebelieve Truthfully, my films don't get funded, they get adopted - and are made thanks to the generosity of others. Josephine Decker thanksgenerosityfilm I truly believe that generosity begets generosity. You give before you receive. Josh Garrels generositygivingbelieve The act of sending a letter is an act of generosity, even if, in retrospect, it might seem reckless. Why regret one's generosity? Why regret one's impulsiveness, one's misjudgment of others? The inevitable discovery that someone is selling letters you'd written in trust is simply to discover an obvious human truth: there are those who don't cherish us as we'd cherished them, and had wished to be cherished by them. Joyce Carol Oates generosityregretdiscovery Generosity and gratitude are inseparably linked. Judith Martin generositygratitudewomen I have been, am, in his service; I have seen his generosity and goodness; and I will never betray him-not for all the gold in the world. I have come from a village where they don't eat that kind of bread. Jules Verne generositygoldworld The sweetness and generosity and politeness and gentleness and humanity of the French had shown me how lovely life can be if one takes time to be friendly. Julia Child lovelygenerosityhumanity Talent and generosity are needed to recognize talent and generosity in our companions; all is discord to an ear that has no idea of harmonies, but it needs a musical ear to delight in music. Julia McNair Wright generosityappreciationideas I certainly embrace all the movement that's going on these days about equality for women and equal rights. In general, I would apply that to all nationalities and all races. I think we do need more awareness, generosity, and compassion than we have right now. But in terms of feminism, I embrace it wholeheartedly. Not in a kind of militant way, but I've always known that it matters. Julie Andrews generositycompassionthinking People want to care about people. People look after each other, given the chance. ... I believe just believing in goodness generates a tiny bit of the stuff, so that being so foolish as to believe in our better natures, if just for a day, we actually contribute to the sum total of generosity in the universe. Julie Powell generositybelievepeople Generosity always pays. Junaid Jamshed generositypay How much easier is it to be generous than just. Junius generousgenerosityeasier«1314151617181920212223»
