Kent Nerburn Quotes

It is in giving that I connect with others, with the world and with the divine.

We are not cisterns made for hoarding, we are channels made for sharing.

Sharing the holiday with other people, and feeling that you're giving of yourself, gets you past all the commercialism.

The miracle is this: the more we share the more we have.

Give, give, give - what is the point of having experience, knowledge or talent if I don't give it away? Of having stories if I don't tell them to others? Of having wealth if I don't share it? I don't intend to be cremated with any of it! It is in giving that I connect with others, with the world and with the divine.

Money can't heal your heart. Money can't give you purpose. I don't want arms and legs, I want purpose. I don't want arms and legs, I want peace. I don't want arms and legs, I want to be a miracle for someone else.

As we give presents at Christmas, we need to recognize that sharing our time and ourselves is such an important part of giving.

At its core Twitter is about sharing, and I think that in life we never feel better or more energized than when we're giving to someone else.

I'm not about trying to get and get and get. I feel good when I get, but I kind of feel better when I give.

What is important is family, friends, giving back to your community and finding meaning in life.

I think I am a very kind person. I think I'm joyful, but I could be kinder and I could be more joyful. I do believe peace is a state of grace, and not the absence of violence.

For in my tradition, as a Jew, I believe that whatever we receive we must share.

Spirituality, for me, is acquiring and giving happiness without hurting anyone.

The great thing about a culture of givers is that's not a delusion - it's reality.

Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.

From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.

We're all generous, but with different things, like time, money, talent - criticism.

False happiness renders men stern and proud, and that happiness is never communicated. True happiness renders them kind and sensible, and that happiness is always shared.

I truly respect the people who are working. If they want an autograph from Patti LaBelle, they are going to get it. I have never separated myself from them. I never think you are better than the next one.

God has given us two hands, one to receive with and the other to give with.

Work and live to serve others, to leave the world a little better than you found it and garner for yourself as much peace of mind as you can. This is happiness.

There's a love that I want to continue to offer people. And, I hope I can offer people that love through the art.

Every time you get something, give something away.

Happiness... consists in giving, and in serving others.