Adriana Trigiani Quotes

To give somebody your time is the biggest gift you can give.

My mother was all about unconditional love, and I don't think we give that to our patients a lot. At the end of the day, what they really need you to do is to look at them in the eye and say, 'I'm here for you. I'm going to make sure this works out.'

I also think that what's wrong with all of us is that we don't show enough love toward each other.

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.

If you have a friend or family member with breast cancer, try not to look at her with 'sad eyes.' Treat her like you always did; just show a little extra love.

What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.

The greatest gift that you can give to others is the gift of unconditional love and acceptance.

If I love you, I show you I love you every day. Little things, big things.

My father's special gift? I think for one it was his gentleness. The way that he could offer a heart in any given situation.

Kindness will always make things feel better, more stable.

But compassion isn't about solutions. It's about giving all the love that you've got.

The greatest gift you can give someone is your time, your attention, your love, your concern.

Patience and love can do anything.

The giving of love and understanding is an education in itself.

Mother Theresa said it is not how much we give that is important but how much love you put into doing it. So it is not just how many units of housing we create or how good our health care system is, it is that people have someone to eat dinner with and that people have someone to hold their hand when they die. That is what we are called to do and it is the love of Christ. It is relationships.

I cannot believe how much love people have shown me.

Caretaking is different from care giving. Care giving has no second agendas or hidden motives. The care is given from love for the joy of giving without expectation, no strings attached. It cannot be manipulated or discouraged because love cannot be manipulated or discouraged.

It really shocks me when I encounter people who think kindness doesn't matter. Because I think it's pretty much the only thing that matters.

My wife, my family, my friends - they've all taught me things about love and what that emotion really means. In a nutshell, loving someone is about giving, not receiving.

I really just want to be warm yellow light that pours over everyone I love.

The only thing we never get enough of is love; and the only thing we never give enough of is love.

My mum told me that the best thing you could give a woman was attention.

People do not want what we have in our pockets half as much as they want what is in our hearts. If we combine both, intelligently, however, according to our means, we give wisely and well.

Give a little love to a child, and you get a great deal back.

When people need love and understanding and support the most is when they deserve it the least.