Amid the pressure of great events, a general principle gives no help.
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

Suffering! We owe to it all that is good in us, all that gives value to life; we owe to it pity, we owe to it courage, we owe to it all the virtues.
Anatole France

One thing above all gives charm to men's thoughts, and this is unrest. A mind that is not uneasy irritates and bores me.
Anatole France

Every word, facial expression, gesture, or action on the part of a parent gives the child some message about self-worth. It is sad that so many parents don't realize what messages they are sending.
Virginia Satir

Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one's liberty.
Henri Frederic Amiel

To give one's life is a right only when one gives it unselfishly.
Jose Marti

Just as he who gives his life to serve a great idea is admirable, he who avails himself of a great idea to serve his personal hopes of glory and power is abominable, even if he too risks his life.
Jose Marti

Music is a lady that I still love because she gives me the air that I breathe. We need all sorts of nourishment. And music satisfies and nourishes the hunger within ourselves for connection and harmony.
Cat Stevens

I've returned to being an amateur without any ties or strings attached, which gives me a freedom I never had before.
Cat Stevens

A good director creates an environment, which gives the actor the encouragement to fly.
Kevin Bacon

Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best; for that we must have recourse to art.
Baltasar Gracian

We need an amendment that gives us the right to vote protected by the federal government and the Constitution.
Al Sharpton

Fashion is very important. It is life-enhancing and, like everything that gives pleasure, it is worth doing well.
Vivienne Westwood

Take rest; a field that has rested gives a beautiful crop.
Ovid

Medicine sometimes snatches away health, sometimes gives it.
Ovid

Courage conquers all things: it even gives strength to the body.
Ovid

The law always limits every power it gives.
David Hume

Your position never gives you the right to command. It only imposes on you the duty of so living your life that others can receive your orders without being humiliated.
Dag Hammarskjold

Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it and then move on.
Bob Newhart

The artist makes things concrete and gives them individuality.
Paul Cezanne