A Quote by Steven Morrissey

I decree today that life is simply taking and not giving, England is mine and it owes me a living.

Steven Morrissey

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Steven Morrissey
English - Singer
Born: May 22, 1959

There's always something impressive when people are giving themselves to their job absolutely. The military thing - I was conscious that their routine, their way of living is so opposite to mine. In some ways their life seemed intolerable to me. But, mine would be to them, too, because this strangely laissez-faire life of mine actually comes with its obligations as well.

Geoff Dyer

There's little in taking or giving, There's little in water or wine: This living, this living, this living, Was never a project of mine. Oh, hard is the struggle, and sparse is The gain of the one at the top, For art is a form of catharsis, And love is a permanent flop, And work is the province of cattle, And rest's for a clam in a shell, So I'm thinking of throwing the battle - Would you kindly direct me to hell?

Dorothy Parker

Life owes me a living worth living. Yes, Eden regarded life as her debtor, she its relentless paymaster.

Fannie Hurst

The will of God for your life is simply that you submit yourself to Him each day and say, 'Father, Your will for today is mine. You lead me today and I will follow.

Kay Arthur

Life is not having, it's wanting. Life is not taking, it's giving. Life is not dying, it's living.

Heather Dorff

I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living.

John D. Rockefeller

I have definitely had experiences where I can feel the shift from simply living my life to being slightly outside of my life and taking notes.

Sloane Crosley

Your success is not dependent upon a board of advisers, it's not dependent upon motivational speakers who've gone before you,they're living their lives, they're taking care of their family, they're doing what they have to do to be successful, nobody owes you anything, that was the biggest lesson for me.

Eric Thomas

All life is part of a complex relationship in which each is dependent upon the others, taking from, giving to and living with all the rest.

Jacques Yves Cousteau

They say I am a regulator and I think it is just an effort not to comply with the decree. I do not do anything except what the decree requires me to do.

Harold H. Greene

Living simply means concentrating on what's important in light of eternity. And not taking the rest of life too seriously.

Annie Chapman

God giving man life and taking it away is not nearly so bad as God taking away childhood and giving him life.

James Gunn

I believe strongly in 'giving while living.' I see little reason to delay giving when so much good can be achieved through supporting worthwhile causes today.

Chuck Feeney

My youth is escaping without giving me anything it owes me.

Ivy Compton-Burnett

Hebrew word for "charity" tzedakah, simply means "justice" and as this suggests, for Jews, giving to the poor is no optional extra but an essential part of living a just life.