Generous Quotes
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A large nose is the mark of a witty, courteous, affable, generous and liberal man.
Cyrano De Bergerac
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Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.
Buddha
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It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one`s dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent.
W. Somerset Maugham
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One isn`t necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can`t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
Maya Angelou
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One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others.
Robert A. Heinlein
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[on Jean-Louis Trintignant] I adore working with him. He`s so generous, he doesn`t play only for himself, but for his partner. He`s also concerned with everyone on a set. That`s why the technicians have great respect and tenderness for him.
Catherine Deneuve
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[On breast-feeding her baby]: People say, "You`re still breast-feeding, that`s so generous". Generous, no! It gives me boobs and it takes my thighs away! It`s sort of like natural liposuction. I`d carry on breast-feeding for the rest of my life if I could...
Helena Carter
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[On breast-feeding her baby]: People say, "You`re still breast-feeding, that`s so generous". Generous, no! It gives me boobs and it takes my thighs away! It`s sort of like natural liposuction. I`d carry on breast-feeding for the rest of my life if I could...
Helena Carter
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I think the best actors are the most generous, the kindest, the greatest people and at their worst they are vain, greedy and insecure.
Kenneth Branagh
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[on his late father`s reaction to his character Dr. Gregory House] He would be absolutely appalled. He was an endlessly polite, generous and soft-spoken man. He was no pushover, but he would never hurt, shock or outrage people just for the hell of it. At ...
Hugh Laurie
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I expect my beloved to be kind, generous, I expect him not to lie so I can look him straight in the eyes, and I expect him to fall in love with me 10 times a day.
Shakira
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[on Humphrey Bogart] It took a little while to realize that he had perfected an elaborate camouflage to cover up one of the kindest and most generous of hearts. Even so, he was no soft touch and before you were allowed to peek beneath the surface and catc...
David Niven
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And when I look around America today I feel we`re oversaturated with goods. Like most of western Christian civilization, we feel it`s fine if we`re comfortable and, if the rest of the world isn`t, then that`s their problem. We`re not generous. And the ide...
Robert Altman
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[on Jack L. Warner] He was a generous host, a big gambler at work and at play, and with superb confidence he put his money where his mouth was.
David Niven
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Jude is the most incredibly level person. Generous, understanding. All the things I`d have to work very hard at, Jude is like that all the time. I would love to be like that. And working with Jude you have to try to remember that you ought to be like that...
Maggie Smith
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[on Ralph Richardson] Ralph is a remarkable man, shrewd, observant, warm and generous-hearted, once you get to know him. He is also reserved and cautious, never making a swift decision about anything.
John Gielgud
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[on Ava Gardner] One of the most generous and warmhearted of people.
Anthony Andrews
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[on James Mason] He was a punctilious man, beautifully mannered, quiet, generous and amusing. I never heard him say a vicious or bitter thing about anything or anyone.
John Gielgud
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On Zero Mostel: "He could be wicked and cruel, and he could be almost sweet, loving, kind, generous. The great thing about Zero was that he was uniquely gifted. He was really, truly talented, more talented than any actor except for Sid Caesar that I have ...
Mel Brooks
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[On Peter Cushing] He really was the most gentle and generous of men. I have often said he died because he was too good for this world.
Christopher Lee
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He`s a warm, kind-hearted, loving, generous, intellectual genius. [On John Wayne]
Deborah Kerr
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[1972 comment on Paul Newman] Paul is the most generous man with whom I`ve ever worked. We had a fantastic rapport shooting "Butch Cassidy." It was one of the happiest experiences of my life.
Robert Redford
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[on Max von Sydow] He was the unqualified front runner -- the most generous man I`ve ever met. And he had such a lovely light sense of humor. I consider it a privilege to have worked with him.
Julie Andrews
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I was always terribly shy, so a great thing that acting has done for me has forced me out of myself and made me more generous.
Judy Davis
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(On Hollywood) "I love it. It`s silly to say that it is a world of false and stupid people. Sure there are witches and swindlers, but you can meet there many creative, talented and generous persons too. Hollywood is a pleasant place, when you are hip to t...
Matthew McConaughey
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[on Marlon Brando] Brando is not exactly a generous actor, he doesn`t give. But he does make demands on you and if you don`t come through then he`ll run right over the top of you.
Lee Marvin
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[on his children, Nick Simmons and Sophie Simmons] Why are they so funny and creative and charming and generous? Because I won`t stand for them being anything less, that`s why!
Gene Simmons
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It was a wonderful experience. Steve Bing was the producer and was very generous. But the movie didn`t turn out very well. The director [George Armitage] fell ill and we shut down production for a few weeks while he recuperated. And I think when he came b...
Morgan Freeman
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I am simple, complex, generous, selfish, unattractive, beautiful, lazy, and driven.
Barbra Streisand
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Conrad Hilton was very generous to me in the divorce settlement. He gave me 5,000 Gideon Bibles.
Zsa Zsa Gabor
