I have done for my country, and for all mankind, all that I could do, and I now resign my soul, without fear, to my God – my daughter to my country.
Thomas JeffersonA real Christian is a person who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip.
Billy GrahamI think if you make a good movie, people walk away arguing.
Angelina JolieA man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.
Mahatma GandhiI tell everybody, I get so much because I give so much. I give freely, I give all my time, give all my money, give all of my soul. I try to motivate people. I try to inspire them.
Mr. TYou give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.
Khalil GibranUse power to help people. For we are given power not to advance our own purposes nor to make a great show in the world, nor a name. There is but one just use of power and it is to serve people.
George W. BushI was never focused on me, me, me all the time. I was always focused on somebody else.
Abby Lee MillerThey might not need me; but they might. I’ll let my head be just in sight; a smile as small as mine might be precisely their necessity.
Emily DickinsonHe who cannot give anything away cannot feel anything either.
Friedrich NietzscheThe duty of rhetoric is to deal with such matters as we deliberate upon without arts or systems to guide us, in the hearing of persons who cannot take in at a glance a complicated argument or follow a long chain of reasoning.
AristotleGreat achievement is usually born of great sacrifice, and is never the result of selfishness.
Napoleon HillI went on all over the States, ranting poems to enthusiastic audiences that, the week before, had been equally enthusiastic about lectures on Railway Development or the Modern Turkish Essay.
Dylan ThomasPractice radical humility. Take no credit for your talents, intellectual abilities, aptitudes, or proficiencies. Be in a state of awe and bewilderment.
Wayne DyerWhat I’m hoping is that every album I’m going to do will give my audience something different, and that they’ll grow as I do.
Bruno MarsEarn your success based on service to others, not at the expense of others.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.This thing of being a hero, about the main thing to it is to know when to die.
Will RogersIf I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag for humanity rather than for myself.
Henry David ThoreauMoral authority is never retained by any attempt to hold on to it. It comes without seeking and is retained without effort.
Mahatma GandhiNothing that you have not given away will ever be really yours.
C. S. LewisNo one has ever become poor by giving.
Anne FrankFor a tear is quickly dried, especially when shed for the misfortunes of others.
Marcus Tullius CiceroI work hard for the audience. It’s entertainment. I don’t need validation.
Denzel WashingtonNo one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else.
Charles DickensThere’s love, and certainly children you care about more than yourself. But nevertheless, we’re alone in our heads.
Paul AusterIf you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.
Jesus ChristThe most miraculous process is watching a song go from a tiny idea in the middle of the night to something that 55,000 people are singing back to you.
Taylor SwiftGiving is better than receiving because giving starts the receiving process.
Jim RohnLoving others always costs us something and requires effort. And you have to decide to do it on purpose. You can’t wait for a feeling to motivate you.
Joyce MeyerWhen you’re headlining, people are paying to come see you specifically. It’s a different kind of pressure, because you’ve got to deliver. You’ve got to give these people what they paid for. It’s a different mind state, a different type of mentality, but it’s honestly a pretty good problem to have, you know?
J. ColeI like touring extensively because I think the more hours you spend onstage, the more you know who you are onstage.
Taylor SwiftLet us all be brave enough to die the death of a martyr, but let no one lust for martyrdom.
Mahatma GandhiWe have observed that, in society and the world in which we live, selfishness has increased more than love for others, and that men of good will must work, each with his own strengths and expertise, to ensure that love for others increases until it is equal and possibly exceeds love for oneself.
Pope FrancisIt’s amazing if you just listen to people. They tell you all the time things that you can do for them, without even realizing what they’re doing. I’ve learned to take notice of those things and if it’s something that I feel God wants me to do, then I try to do that to add joy to their life.
Joyce MeyerLet us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow.
A. P. J. Abdul KalamI just kept touring and touring until it became second nature to go onstage, perform, and sing.
The WeekndHeaven is long-enduring, and earth continues long. The reason why heaven and earth are able to endure and continue thus long is because they do not live of, or for, themselves.
Lao TzuA person standing in front of an audience without enthusiasm for his subject and his actions is disconnected from his spirit.
Wayne DyerThere are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.
Khalil GibranA new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
Jesus ChristIt is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.
Harry S. TrumanWhen so many are lonely as seem to be lonely, it would be inexcusably selfish to be lonely alone.
Tennessee WilliamsInstruments sound interesting, not because of their sound, but because of the relationship a player has with them. Instrumentalists build a rapport with their instruments, which is what you like and respond to.
Brian EnoI’ve never been one to sit back and go, ‚I’d better do what the audience wants me to do, because I don’t want to lose them.‘
Jim CarreyThere are slavish souls who carry their appreciation for favors done them so far that they strangle themselves with the rope of gratitude.
Friedrich NietzscheYour purpose is to make your audience see what you saw, hear what you heard, feel what you felt. Relevant detail, couched in concrete, colorful language, is the best way to recreate the incident as it happened and to picture it for the audience.
Dale CarnegieA producer gets the whole vision done from top to bottom, to making the record to having the record delivered to the world. That’s a producer.
DJ KhaledWe need a president who will choose to do what’s best for the country, even when it doesn’t personally benefit them.
Michelle ObamaPhish and Dave Matthews really know their audiences and really treat them well.
Jimmy BuffettYou may be rich, but there is one thing you can’t afford – that is, if you are a good sort – you can’t afford to spend money on your own luxuries while there are people around you wanting the necessaries of life.
Robert Baden-PowellGive to everyone who begs from you; and of him who takes away your goods do not ask them again. And as you wish that men would do to you, do so to them.
Jesus ChristYou must live for another if you wish to live for yourself.
Lucius Annaeus SenecaI don’t want to have lived in vain like most people. I want to be useful or bring enjoyment to all people, even those I’ve never met. I want to go on living even after my death!
Anne FrankWe are not cisterns made for hoarding, we are channels made for sharing.
Billy GrahamTouring is hard on the body.
EminemHe that does good to another does good also to himself.
Lucius Annaeus SenecaYeah, anybody can go in with two turntables and a microphone or a home studio sampler and a little cassette deck or whatever and make records in their bedrooms.
David ByrneThe value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.
Albert EinsteinOur focus needs to be less on what our legacy’s going to be or how we can control each other and more how we can give to each other.
Kanye WestThe main rule to me is to honor God with your life. To life a life of integrity. Not be selfish. You know, help others. But that’s really the essence of the Christian faith.
Joel Osteen