The true secret of giving advice is, after you have honestly given it, to be perfectly indifferent whether it is taken or not, and never persist in trying to set people right. – Henry Ward Beecher
And so I’m still giving some thought – I will transition hopefully into the corporate world. And I look forward to getting involved in several other areas that I have a great interest in. – Hugh Shelton
Facts from paper are not the same as facts from people. The reliability of the people giving you the facts is as important as the facts themselves. – Harold S. Geneen
By giving the public a rich and full melody, distinctly arranged and well played, all the time creating new tone colors and patterns, I feel we have a better chance of being successful. I want a kick to my band, but I don’t want the rhythm to hog the spotlight. – Glenn Miller
This is a business built on promotion. We’ve been giving music away to radio stations for 30 years. – Hilary Rosen
With parents, that’s the only way sometimes that they can get across to their kids is by giving them an ultimatum. – Harry Shum, Jr.
You never talk about what you want when giving money. I don’t pay attention to what other people think… There shouldn’t be restrictions of any kind on political contributions. – Harold Simmons
One can know nothing of giving aught that is worthy to give unless one also knows how to take. – Havelock Ellis
It’s easier to get rid of things when you’re giving them to someone who can use them, but don’t let this kind intention become a source of clutter itself. I have a friend who has multiple piles all over her house, each lovingly destined for a particular recipient. – Gretchen Rubin
As someone from a developing country, I have a problem with rich countries thinking they can tell us anything, simply because they are giving money. – Ha-Joon Chang
Well, I think when you come here and wave a Mexican flag in our face in a country that’s giving a lot of these people an opportunity that they’ve never had before, I think a lot of Americans are insulted, whether they’re first-, second-, third-, fourth- or fifth-generation Americans. – Henry Bonilla
It is by giving our whole hearts to the Master and keeping His commandments that we come to know Him. In time, through the power of the Atonement, our hearts are changed, and we can become like Him. – Henry B. Eyring
The equality among all members of the League, which is provided in the statutes giving each state only one vote, cannot of course abolish the actual material inequality of the powers concerned. – Hjalmar Branting
All of us have to recognize that we owe our children more than we have been giving them. – Hillary Clinton
You know that thing where you repeat a word over and over until it just sounds like utter gibberish? That’s what doing a day of press on a film is like. Ten interviews in a row, all asking pretty much the same questions until you find yourself giving pretty much the same answers. – John Niven
In 1975, when my students were kidnapped by rebels, I was accused of hiding instead of trying to save them, and of not giving enough money for their ransom. I wasn’t believed. – Jane Goodall
I’m a believer that the more I’m giving, the happier I am, and the more beautiful my exterior will be. – Janelle Monae
Many think that the price of discipleship is too costly and too burdensome. For some, it involves giving up too much. But the cross is not as heavy as it appears to be. Through obedience, we acquire much greater strength to carry it. – James E. Faust
Each of us has about 40 chances to accomplish our goals in life. I learned this first through agriculture, because all farmers can expect to have about 40 growing seasons, giving them just 40 chances to improve on every harvest. – Howard Graham Buffett
Governing today means giving acceptable signs of credibility. It is like advertising and it is the same effect that is achieved – commitment to a scenario. – Jean Baudrillard
I turned down a movie this summer because it was nine weeks in Vancouver and my oldest daughter is 14. I’ve got four more summers with her. I’m not giving away nine weeks of her summer to go do a silly movie. – Jeff Foxworthy
I like a director who is very observant and is watching what I’m doing and noticing what I’m doing but is giving me time to figure it out. They don’t jump right in and give you a note before you’ve had time to really search on your own with how to do a scene. I like a director that encourages me to be playful. – Julia Stiles
As an actor, I’m familiar with having bursts of energy, where you’re giving things a try, and then you have down time. – Iain Glen
The other thing I like, in fact, several months ago I introduced a bill to end the absurd catch and release policy where our government has been giving tickets, essentially, to people who enter illegally and then letting them go and show up of their own volition. – John Doolittle
I know I’m known for singing some of those high notes, but that’s really not what giving someone goosebumps is all about. It’s about really trying to find what makes you unique. – Idina Menzel
Together, Amazon and I are giving readers what they want – inexpensive, professional ebooks. – J. A. Konrath
I think reconciliation is Obama’s goal – but the fight with the Republicans is like a fight with pit bulls, they never let go. Even worse, now the Republicans feel they can keep pushing and he will keep giving. They have not seen a stiff resistance on his part. – Jesse Jackson
You’re assisting the audience to understand; you’re giving them a bridge or an access. And if you don’t give them that, if you keep it more abstract, it’s almost more pure. It’s a cooler thing. – Jim Henson