God doesn't give with both hands
God doesn't give with both hands proverb: nobody is gifted or lucky in all areas; someone who has talents of one kind will have flaws of another.
Proverb
God doesn't give with both hands
- Nobody is gifted or lucky in all areas; someone who has talents of one kind will have flaws of another.
- "Here's the thing: pretty and funny and a good actress—that's a hard combination," says casting director Lisa Miller Katz (Everybody Loves Raymond). 'God doesn't give with both hands' is the saying."2005, Rob Kendt, How They Cast it: An Insider's Look at Film and Television Casting, Lone Eagle Publishing Company, LLC
- Cameron Tucker: Laugh at his jokes.
Lily Tucker-Pritchett: What if they aren't funny?
Cameron Tucker: Oh, honey, the cute ones rarely are. God doesn't give with both hands.2016 January 6, Jeffrey Richman, “Playdates”, in Modern Family, season 7, episode 10
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- What does God doesn't give with both hands mean?
- God doesn't give with both hands means nobody is gifted or lucky in all areas; someone who has talents of one kind will have flaws of another.
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- God doesn't give with both hands is a proverb.
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