Top 929 Receiving Quotes & Sayings

The act of true giving is indistinguishable from receiving.

Asking is the beginning of receiving.

To receive more, we must give out what we receive. . . . For it is by giving that we set in operation the unfailing law of measure for measure. With no thought of receiving, it is impossible to avoid receiving, for the abundance you have given is returned to you in fulfillment of the law.

I love receiving fan mail.

The more love we give away, the more we have left. The laws of love differ from the laws of arithmetic. Love hoarded dwindles, but love given grows. If we give all our love, we will have more left than they who save some. Giving love, not receiving, is important; but when we give with no thought of receiving, we automatically, and inescapably receive abundantly. Heaven is a by-product of love. When we say, "I love you," we mean that "a little of God's love flows from me to you." Thereby, we do not have less, but more. For in flowing, the quantity is magnified.

Listening is more important than anything else because that's what music is. Somebody is playing something and you're receiving it. It is sending and receiving.

There is generosity in giving, but gentleness in receiving.

Going for refuge to Buddha,Dharma, and Sangha means that we apply effort to receiving Buddha's blessings, to putting Dharma into practice, and to receiving help from Sangha.

The giving and receiving of pleasure is a need and an ecstasy.

There is no Pleasure like that of receiving Praise from the Praiseworthy

I am not receiving orders from Ariel Sharon.

I have come to believe that giving and receiving are really the same. Giving and receiving - not giving and taking

There is no Pleasure like that of receiving Praise from the Praiseworthy.

My greatest accomplishment is receiving my role on 'Guiding Light.'

It is the people who constitute the basis of Government credit. Why then cannot the people have benefit of their own gilt-edge credit by receiving non-interest bearing currency-instead of bankers receiving the benefit of the people's credit in interest-bearing bonds. If the United States Government will adopt this policy of increasing its national wealth without contributing to the interest collector-for the whole national debt is made up on interest charges-then you will see an era of progress and prosperity in this country such as could never have come otherwise.

What makes the Dead Sea dead? Because it is all the time receiving, never giving out anything. Why is it that many Christians are cold? Because they are all the time receiving, never giving out anything.

I'm grateful for the support I'm receiving from the people of Hawaii.

Receiving praise from Cristiano Ronaldo is a joy.

Hearing the word is the devout receiving of the will of God.

Service or giving is the other side of receiving. Giving and receiving is a full circle: a full circle feels more natural than a half circle.

When you want to attract something into your life, make sure your actions don’t contradict your desires.. Think about what you have asked for, and make sure that your actions are mirroring what you expect to receive, and that they’re not contradicting what you‘ve asked for. Act as if you are receiving it. Do exactly what you would do if you were receiving it today, and take actions in your life to reflect that powerful expectation. Make room to receive your desires, and as you do, you are sending out that powerful signal of expectation.

I think making mistakes is as inevitable as receiving disappointments.

The soul lives forever by giving, not receiving. This is the grand paradox. You get most by giving most. Conversely, by receiving much you impoverish yourself. By selfish accumulation you become bankrupt.

When I feel the joy of receiving a gift my heart nudges me to join creation's ballet, the airy dance of giving and receiving, and getting and giving again.

Giving is better than receiving because giving starts the receiving process.

If you're a white male growing up in this society, you're constantly receiving encouragement to go on in science in the form of all the images that you're receiving.

Ask for help. Receiving is an act of generosity.

The fourth doorway is the Doorway of Openness located in our heart center. It has to do with being open to both giving and receiving love. It's not just about being able to give, but it's also about the ability to be open to receive. There's a certain vulnerability in receiving. When we truly take in and appreciate all of the gifts of life, then our hearts are truly open in love.

What are we going to get out of life? This can understandably be a question of fundamental importance to us. We begin with certain basic needs and desires. It is important to have a comfortable home, plenty of food, a meaningful and well-paying job, comfort, companionship, and joy. However, many of us have not fully realized a simple, basic principle: for our receiving to take place, we must first give. Giving and receiving are two aspects of the same law of life.

Don't act like you've arrived when you're just receiving the invitation.

Grace cannot be confused with righteousness. Grace is receiving what we do not deserve; mercy is not receiving what we do deserve. Righteousness, on the other hand, includes what most of us would consider difficult matters, such as punishment, correction and judgment. It also includes what most of us would consider positive matters, such as the fruit of the Spirit.

Have friends, not for the sake of receiving, but of giving.

Love delights and glorifies in giving, not receiving.

You don't measure life by receiving awards.

Gratitude is what starts the receiving process.

Man can only receive what he sees himself receiving.

I am overwhelmed with the love I have been receiving.

you cannot give to people what they are incapable of receiving.

Nothing annoys people so much as not receiving invitations.

Integrating in the Church doesn't mean receiving communion.

I am hugely honoured and proud to be receiving a knighthood.

The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.

The key to effective giving is to stay open to receiving.

I tell women who have gone through cancer that healing from it requires receiving care, receiving support, letting friends and family rally around us. It is time to receive.

If you're giving love and not receiving it, you're not in the right relationship. If you're receiving it and not giving it than you are taking advantage of the other person.

As artists, we do the work that we do. Receiving an award or not receiving an award in no way diminishes one's talent or value.

Forgiveness is the giving, and so the receiving, of life.

I have to live up to the love I am receiving.

Giving is not at all interesting; but receiving is, there is no doubt about it, delightful.

I love giving gifts and I love receiving them. I really like giving little kids extravagant gifts. You see their little faces light up and they get excited. If it's a really good gift, I love receiving it, like jewels, small islands.

Always fight for quality, whether giving or receiving.

Genius is the capacity for receiving and improving by discipline.

Acting is communication. It's giving and receiving.

Giving opens the way for receiving.

In a nutshell, loving someone is about giving, not receiving.

In Luke ... receiving the Holy Spirit is the way that those who already believe in Christ are empowered to serve Him. .... It's more important to focus on how one lives the Spirit-filled life than on a rigid formula for receiving it.... Receiving the Spirit in the Lucan sense is not a one-time event, but an ongoing way of life.

A Church worshipping as a Creature of the Word doesn't show up to perform or be entertained; she comes desperate and needy, thirsty for grace, receiving from The Lord and the body of Christ, and then gratefully receiving what she needs as she offers her praise- the only proper response to the God who saves us.

My greatest accomplishment is receiving my role on "The Guiding Light".

My role isn't just receiving.

I am honored to be receiving the Point Courage Award.