Giving

Famous quotes containing the word giving:

“Those who are unhappy have no need for anything in this world but people capable of giving them their attention.”
—Simone Weil (1909–1943)

“The world is never the same as it was.... And that’s as it should be. Every generation has the obligation to make the preceding generation irrelevant. It happens in little ways: no longer knowing the names of bands or even recognizing their sounds of music; no longer implicitly understanding life’s rules: wearing plaid Bermuda shorts to the grocery and not giving it another thought.”
—Jim Shahin (20th century)

“Explanations comfort us by giving the impression that there is an order in things.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)