While pledging is certainly a potentially generous step, what really matters is not what one promises to give away but what one hands over, an irrevocable gift.
Mr. JONES: And it was based not on material wealth, and it was based on who you were as a person and what you were willing to give up and what you were willing to do, not just for yourself, but for the elders, for the children, for those who come in behind you to make a path easier for them.
He was often hungry but he was not usually worried because he did not give any importance to what happened to himself and he knew from experience how simple it was to move behind the enemy lines in all this country.
They may not yet understand what it means to give schools true independence.
We had to choose what the most impactful thing to give would be not just money, but our time, energy, voice.
In creating a new culture, it is not clear what to keep and what to give up.
This kind of freedom and creativity that is constantly encouraged is what spurs writers to keep going and not give up to fulfill the deadline.
Prosecutors did not say what information the defense refused to give them, but the two sides have argued in court previously about access to information about Holmes' mental health.
She said that could direct researchers to a broader understanding of how meditation influences what happens in the brain when someone is deciding whether to give something their attention, and what happens when they choose not to dwell on bad news, or to calm down.
But what we're not going to do is give a daily or hourly assessment of whether or not progress is being made, or what specific items are being discussed, because we don't think that's fruitful or helpful towards achieving the goal that we think we all share, which is reaching a compromise that Congress can pass and the President can sign into law.
"You have to first tell your people what is not going to change -- define in your company what the North Star is to give a sense of security and reassurance, " counsels Mahindra.
So it is hard to see what the problem is beyond a dog-in-the-mangerish desire not to give anything away.
"What we've tried to do is to be constructive, to not frame this as us scolding them or telling them what to do, but to give them advice in part based on our experiences here in having stabilized a financial situation effectively, " he said.
Even if it were true that the product would not perform well, would it not be better to give them what they wanted and finesse the performance issue?
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But if God gave Reggie the gifts to do what he did, why not give Him the glory?
It's not clear what kind of coalition can be formed to give the country a government that can pass legislation.
Not 100 percent of what we want, not 100 percent of what Republicans want, Senate Democrats -- everybody is going to have to give.
Ms Thompson said the family would not give up trying to find out what happened.
These results do not really give us any indication as to what England's standard of cricket is, but to a large extent it does not matter anymore.
What advice would you give young millennial women struggling to not just find their career path but get their foot in the door within the current job market?
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But, again, what I'm saying is it was -- not to give credence to when it was used in the past, but understand I think we've found it remarkable, and I think most people would find it remarkable the level that it has been used on things that ultimately ended up being, through the ultimate approval of the legislation, non-controversial.
In tense questioning of the lead British diplomat, Anthony Layden, it emerged Jordanian ministers would not give a specific assurance on what exactly would happen to the original torture-tainted statements.
It does not give an outline of what a police constable is expected to do and what his or her function is within society.
Led by Bill Bain, the group wanted to set up a strategy-consulting firm that would not just give its clients a thick report on what they needed to do and then depart.
I've been in that situation many times and you trust your team - you trust the integrity and safety of the car, so why would you not trust them when they give you a guideline on what to say?
When we concentrate on giving rather than receiving, on treating others the way we would like to be treated, we not only get back what we give but, like compound interest, we get back far more than our original investment.
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What good are these investments, if you do not give the people devices to actually use them?
Upholding the Affordable Care Act under the Commerce Clause would give Congress the same license to regulate what people do not do.
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"The book is not going to solve every single problem, but what it will do is give you tips on just about any situation, " says Stephens.
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