“O give me new figures! I can't go on dancing The same that were taught me ten seasons ago; The schoolmaster over the land is advancing, Then why is the master of dancing so slow? It is such a bore to be always caught tripping In dull uniformity year after year; Invent something new, and you'll set me a skipping: I want a new figure to dance with my Dear!” WantGivingYearsI CanLandFiguresTaughtMastersGoes OnTenSeasonsGive MeDancingDearCaughtDullSomething NewBoresAdvancingUniformityTripping Author:Thomas Haynes Bayly
“[To the editor of the Harlan, Kentucky, Daily Enterprise, as a kindergartener:] I know everything that goes on in this town, and if you give me a job so will you.” IfsKnowsGivingJobsGoes OnAmbitionGive MeTownsJournalismEnterpriseEditorsKentucky Author:Maxine Cheshire
“I always try to see the good in everything, and that gives me strength. Even when I lost in the London Olympics quarterfinals, I said to myself, 'Don't lose heart, God has his own plans.' Actually, life just goes on; you have to accept whatever challenge you face and become stronger.” GivingTryingHeartSaidFacesLostLosesChallengesAcceptingPlansGoes OnGive MeStrongerLondonOlympicsLondon OlympicsGive Me Strength Author:Vijender Singh
“I carry my flute around everywhere I go and pull it out. It actually becomes a panacea for me, for things that go on around me. It really gives me relief and calmness, tranquility.” GivingGoes OnGive MeReliefTranquilityCalmnessFlutesPanacea Author:Hubert Laws
“For me, actually, being a bishop in a bishopric where there's an academic tradition gives me this fascinating, challenging, but open invitation to say, "We want you to be a scholar. We want you to go on doing this. But do it as a bishop!"” WantGivingChallengesGoes OnTraditionGive MeFascinatingAcademicScholarInvitationsBishops Author:N. T. Wright