Harmon Killebrew Quotes

Christmas is the spirit of giving without a thought of getting. It is happiness because we see joy in people. It is forgetting self and finding time for others. It is discarding the meaningless and stressing the true values.

Infinitely more important than sharing one's material wealth is sharing the wealth of ourselves - our time and energy, our passion and commitment, and, above all, our love.

I think we forget sometimes how blessed we are to be able to help others and make a difference!

One of the greatest gifts in life is giving time and giving love. It helps me to stay grateful and happy.

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

Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love.

The giving of love is an education in itself.

The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.

Mother Teresa was asked what was the meaning of life, and she said to help other people, and I thought, 'What a strange thing to say' - but maybe it's the right thing to say.

True religion... is giving and finding one's happiness by bringing happiness into the lives of others.

A bell's not a bell 'til you ring it, A song's not a song 'til you sing it, Love in your heart wasn't put there to stay, Love isn't love 'til you give it away!

To be loved is important as is having a sense of accomplishment but to love is equally important in life especially when it is combined with taking action to do something for someone else to make their life better.

Caregiving has no second agendas or hidden motives. The care is given from love for the joy of giving without expectation, no strings attached.

Love is cheering and sharing and compassion and giving and receiving. Love is an action thing more than a word thing, that brings comfort or joy or relief to anyone or anything.

You feel touched and honored and alive when you give to someone.

He who cannot give anything away cannot feel anything either.

The essential elements of giving are power and love - activity and affection - and the consciousness of the race testifies that in the high and appropriate exercise of these is a blessedness greater than any other.

Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again.

We may give without loving, but we cannot love without giving.

Love the giver more than the gift.

In so doing, use him as though you loved him.

Caregivers attract caregivers and live in a community of love. They are energized by their caring, fulfilled, and they love life. Caretakers attract caretakers and live in the company of resentful victims who see themselves as misused and are fatigued from constant giving with no return.

Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.

Nearly every moment of every day, we have the opportunity to give something to someone else - our time, our love, our resources.

You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving.