Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

I have never met a man who has given me as much trouble as myself.

The man of authentic self-confidence is the man who relies on the judgment of his own mind. Such a man is not malleable; he may be mistaken, he may be fooled in a given instance, but he is inflexible in regard to the absolutism of reality, i.e., in seeking and demanding truth.

In this universe we are given two gifts: the ability to love and the ability to question. Which are, at the same time, the fires that warm us and the fires that scorch us.

The Bible was not given for our information but for our transformation.

A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.

Social media has given us this idea that we should all have a posse of friends when in reality, if we have one or two really good friends, we are lucky.

A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers, but borrowed from his children.

Whatever skills I have acquired, whatever gifts I have been given, I place them at Your service.

When a man no longer confuses himself with the definition of himself that others have given him, he is at once universal and unique.

An audience is not brought to you or given to you; it’s something that you fight for.

Adultery is an evil only inasmuch as it is a theft; but we do not steal that which is given to us.

It is only for the sake of those without hope that hope is given to us.

I felt bad for that world that we have given a generation of kids.

Unlike the animal, God has given man the faculty of reason.

What the ego doesn’t want us to see is that our pain doesn’t come from the love we weren’t given in the past, but from the love we ourselves aren’t giving in the present.

The terror attacks have reshaped the campaign and may have given another boost to Donald Trump.

Being in Cuba has allowed me to live in a society that is not at war with itself. There is a sense of community. It’s a given in Cuba that, if you fall down, the person next to you is going to help you get up.

Imagination is a gift given to us from God and each one of us use it differently.

I’m not saying that there’s anything better than mated bliss at its best, but I’m saying that living alone is as good in its own way. But we haven’t quite given ourselves permission to recognize that.

I love my own culture. I love my African-American culture very deeply, and I know it deserves to be honored. You have to be aware that people are suffering unjustly, and given our own history we have a duty to stand for the people who are being treated like our parents and grandparents and children were treated.

Prayer steadies one when he is walking in slippery places – even if things asked for are not given.

I had assumed that the Earth, the spirit of the Earth, noticed exceptions-those who wantonly damage it and those who do not. But the Earth is wise. It has given itself into the keeping of all, and all are therefore accountable.

Just as a mother finds pleasure in taking her little child on her lap, there to feed and caress him, in like manner our loving God shows His fondness for His beloved souls who have given themselves entirely to Him and have placed all their hope in His goodness.

Surely it is a sin to reject the few gifts we are given. Be happy in the flash of time granted to us or hurt forever.

A man had given all other bliss, And all his worldly worth for this To waste his whole heart in one kiss Upon her perfect lips.

Mama, you taught me to do the right things / So now you have to let your baby fly / You’ve given me everything that I will need / To make it through this crazy thing called life

Love is not obedience, conformity, or submission. It is a counterfeit love that is contingent upon authority, punishment, or reward. True love is respect and admiration, compassion and kindness, freely given by a healthy, unafraid human being.

I have some notions that have people conceiving of themselves as capable of changing the world. That’s why, for me, the issues of self-love, self-respect and self-regard are preconditions for human agency and especially black agency, given the fact that we have been and are such a hated and despised people.

Ever since I discovered that my god given male member was going to give me no peace, I decided to give it no rest in return.

The soldier’s business is to take life. For that he is paid by the State, eulogized by political charlatans and upheld by public hysteria. But woman’s function is to give life, yet neither the State nor politicians nor public opinion have ever made the slightest provision in return for the life woman has given.

Give thanks for what had been given to you, However little. Be pure, never falter.

So much has been given me I have no time to ponder over that which has been denied.

The most embarrassing one is that I had no idea – and please excuse me – that you guys call a condom a rubber. My version of a rubber is an eraser. I’ve done that – very loudly asked for a rubber and people have given me strange looks. That was embarrassing!

Given the choice between accomplishing something and just lying around, I’d rather lie around. No contest.