I have the profoundest respect for people who behave in a generous way because of religion. But I come from a country where the misuse of religion has had catastrophic consequences. One must judge people not by what faith they proclaim but by what they do.

Amin Maalouf

There may sometimes be ungenerous attempts to keep a young man down; and they will succeed, too, if he allows his mind to be diverted from its true channel to brood over the attempted injury.

Abraham Lincoln

My deceased patients have taught me over the years to believe in the glass half full, to make good use of the time we have, to be generous - that was their lesson for the Uber-mind, and it was free. 'Do that,' they said, 'and then perhaps death shall have no dominion.'

Abraham Verghese

If you want to be a generous giver, you have to watch out for selfish takers.

Adam Grant

When you develop a reputation for being responsive and generous, an ever-expanding mountain of requests will come your way.

Adam Grant

When people ask me if I'm liberal or conservative, I say, 'Yeah.' I'm both of them. To be a liberal means to be open-minded and generous and open to new ideas. And to be conservative means to hold onto things that are important, things that shouldn't be cast aside.

Adam Hamilton

Americans are blessed with great plenty; we are a generous people and we have a moral obligation to assist those who are suffering from poverty, disease, war and famine.

Adam Schiff

I was raised in a spirit of the importance of service to your fellow man. My mom is a senator back home in South Africa. My father is a very caring and generous individual.

Adhir Kalyan

Everyone in Hyderabad is generous and loving.

Aditi Rao Hydari

We're the most generous country in all of the world.

Ainsley Earhardt

Our house was always full of friends and family and we would all sit down to enjoy my mum's Caribbean food, which was always a generous and shared experience.

Ainsley Harriott

Be generous and you can be the best person who ever lived.

Albert Brooks

Your successes and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them.

Albert Camus

I've grown as an actor. I am more confident within my art form. I have also grown as a person. I am more compassionate, generous, and less judgmental.

Alex Sharp

Many men have been capable of doing a wise thing, more a cunning thing, but very few a generous thing.

Alexander Pope

Those who were fortunate enough to have the support of their parents or the state must in turn be generous, in solidarity, especially in hard times.

Ali Bongo Ondimba

Trees are great. Don't get me started about how clever they are, how oxygen-generous, how time-formed in inner cyclic circles, how they provide homes for myriad creatures, how - back when this country was covered in forests - the word for sky was an Old English word that meant 'tops of trees.'

Ali Smith

My father made me who I am; he was incredibly intellectually generous.

Alissa Quart

Don't waste time on what's not important. Don't get sucked into the drama. Get on with it: don't dwell on the past. Be a big person; be generous of spirit; be the person you'd admire.

Allegra Huston

Love is the most terrible, and also the most generous of the passions; it is the only one which includes in its dreams the happiness of someone else.

Alphonse Karr

Ladies and dentists will agree: Iverson has one of the best smiles to ever grin. This is uncontested. No argument! And he was very generous with it as well. Whether during a game, press conference, or photoshoot, Iverson was free with his cheesing.

Amanda Seales