“Sometimes, when you are not getting the love you want, giving makes you think you will.”
Mitch Albom (1958) American author
Source: The Time Keeper
Variant: She didn't want to let go of him, or the baby, but sometimes life made you give up what you loved most.
Source: The Gift
“Sometimes, when you are not getting the love you want, giving makes you think you will.”
Mitch Albom (1958) American author
Source: The Time Keeper
Van Morrison (1945) Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician
You Know What They're Writing About
Song lyrics, Into the Music (1979)
“You make a living by what you get; you make a life by what you give.”
Winston S. Churchill (1874–1965) Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Extensive research of writings by and about Churchill at the Churchill Centre http://www.winstonchurchill.org fails to indicate that Churchill ever spoke or wrote those words. <br class="br">Some sites list Norman MacEwen as the originator of the quote. <br class="br">Misattributed <br class="br">Variant: We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give. <br class="br">Variant: We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.
“Never give up what you want most for what you want today.”
Neal A. Maxwell (1926–2004) Mormon leader
Lisa Kleypas (1964) American writer
Source: Sugar Daddy