Sentence examples for asking nothing in return from inspiring English sources

At a dinner shortly after his election, Kennedy paid tribute to Mr. Clifford for all the work he had done and for asking nothing in return.

It was inspired, Mr. Malkin wrote, by the Jewish tradition of casting bread upon the water "to give, asking nothing in return but to be blessed".

In one of Emily Dickinson's greatest poems, "Hope" is the thing with feathers, our inner bird, whose song sustains us through storm and frost, asking nothing in return.

He thought that the social revolution of the 1960's was "disastrous" because it emphasized public assistance as an entitlement, asking nothing in return.

A.E. Shulman was loved by everyone who met him, a tough business man yet incredibly a gentle human being, who always was willing to help others asking nothing in return.

In theory, playing defense and hustling are also things that he is paid to do, and in the fall of 2003 the new management, convinced that Ramirez's twenty-million-dollar salary was an albatross, placed their best hitter on irrevocable waivers, asking nothing in return for any team's willingness simply to take him (and his contract) off their hands.

Now 'the girls gave it away and asked nothing in return'.

Alek becomes mildly romantic because he wants to help and asks nothing in return.

As I said, it was performed by volunteers who asked nothing in return except the joy of doing it.

"I can only say that what we've done should speak for itself, because we've given and we've asked nothing in return," Mooneyham said.

He can't possibly be so stupid as to believe that Iran would say, "Okay, you win! We'll give you everything you could ever want and ask nothing in return," but I'm not so sure.