Given Quotes

The Gita is the greatest gospel of spiritual works ever yet given to the race.

We've given more resources. On housing, we are now establishing a regional housing pot.

Beautiful music is the art of the prophets that can calm the agitations of the soul; it is one of the most magnificent and delightful presents God has given us.

If religion had a good purpose, then man would have created something great. But we're man: we mess up everything. We mess up nature. We mess up God. We take what is given to us and make it into what we think it should be.

I tend to feel if people say they're going to do something, they will, if given the chance.

Because of the increase in life longevity, America can now assume that at any given time three, and perhaps four, former presidents will still be alive, even when the current president is occupying the White House.

And in my own life, in my own small way, I've tried to give back to this country that has given me so much. That's why I left a job at a law firm for a career in public service, working to empower young people to volunteer in their communities. Because I believe that each of us - no matter what our age or background or walk of life - each of us has something to contribute to the life of this nation.

I've been spoiled by this project. I was given the script and went in to read, realizing that this was a powerful story and one that wasn't told very often.

So much is asked of parents, and so little is given.

Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from God.

People who get involved with the success of something have to be given at least some share of that success.

A singer starts by having his instrument as a gift from God... When you have been given something in a moment of grace, it is sacrilegious to be greedy.

God has given such brave soldiers to this Crown that, if they do not frighten our neighbours, at least they prevent us from being frightened by them.

Completeness? Happiness? These words don't come close to describing my emotions. There truly is nothing I can say to capture what motherhood means to me, particularly given my medical history.

I think I have a gift, but I haven't really opened that gift yet and given it to myself.

I am grateful for the opportunities I have been given to participate in that work as a representative of my country, Canada, whose people have, I think, shown their devotion to peace.

Basically, when I look at my life, I think I'm lucky to be given the opportunities I've had.

Given my last position, that I was the first U.S attorney post 9/11 in New Jersey, I understand acutely the pain and sorrow and upset of the family members who lost loved ones that day at the hands of radical Muslim extremists. And their sensitivities and concerns have to be taken into account.

I was not given to looking at life in a rosy light.

I've given it my all. I've done my best. Now, I'm ready with my family to begin the next phase of our lives.

The good opinion of mankind, like the lever of Archimedes, with the given fulcrum, moves the world.

I've done movies with a sword before. But I haven't really been given the full responsibility of something like a Ridley Scott film.

God hath given you one face, and you make yourselves another.

I didn't get into acting to be a public service announcer or an advocate and yet, by virtue of this show and how we handle the subject matter that we've been given, that's kind of how it's evolved in certain ways.

Perhaps I have a wider range than I'd given myself credit for.

There is no doubt that life is given us, not to be enjoyed, but to be overcome; to be got over.

Love is always being given where it is not required.

Through our great good fortune, in our youth our hearts were touched with fire. It was given to us to learn at the outset that life is a profound and passionate thing.

I would have probably stolen cars - it would have given me the same adrenaline rush as racing.

There are no mistakes, no coincidences. All events are blessings given to us to learn from.