INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES
Find the perfect quote... and Pass It On®“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
CLASSICAL GREEK PHILOSOPHER, MATHEMATICIAN
COMPASSION
“Patience is a kind of love. A love that is its own explanation in bewildered circumstance. It is an old, old woman placing a wrinkled-parchment hand against the cheek of a reckless child. Because her heart is too wise to make room for reproach. Too full to find place for offense. ”
PATIENCE
“You can gain more friends by being yourself than you can by putting up a front. You can gain more friends by building people up than you can by tearing them down. And you can gain more friends by taking a few minutes from each day to do something kind for someone, whether it be a friend or a complete stranger. What a difference one person can make!”
ENTERTAINER
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
“Dream your dream. Follow your heart. Imagine. Listen to the wind. Drink sunsets. Be free. Let the wonder never cease. Believe. Wish on EVERY star. Create adventure. Be Kind.”
LOVE
“A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.”
AUTHOR
GREAT MUSIC
“Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life.”
Golda Meir
CONFIDENCE
“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.”
POET, DANCER, PRODUCER, PLAYWRIGHT, DIRECTOR, AUTHOR
EXCELLENCE
“I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!”
Theodor Seuss Geisel
OVERCOMING
“Ask yourself: Have you been kind today? Make kindness your modus operandi and change your world. ”
Annie Lennox
KINDNESS
“In life you can never be too kind or too fair; everyone you meet is carrying a heavy load. When you go through your day expressing kindness and courtesy to all you meet, you leave behind a feeling of warmth and good cheer, and you help alleviate the burdens everyone is struggling with.”
MOTIVATIONAL AUTHOR
KINDNESS
“There is no such thing as a 'self-made' man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the make-up of our character and of our thoughts, as well as our success.”
EDUCATOR, HISTORIAN
REACHING OUT
“I firmly believe in small gestures: pay for their coffee, hold the door for strangers, over tip, smile or try to be kind even when you don’t feel like it, pay compliments, chase the kid’s runaway ball down the sidewalk and throw it back to him, try to be larger than you are— particularly when it’s difficult. People do notice, people appreciate. I appreciate it when it’s done to (for) me. Small gestures can be an effort, or actually go against our grain (“I’m not a big one for paying compliments…”), but the irony is that almost every time you make them, you feel better about yourself. For a moment life suddenly feels lighter, a bit more Gene Kelly dancing in the rain.”
AUTHOR
COMPLIMENTS
“I don't want to live in the kind of world where we don't look out for each other. Not just the people that are close to us, but anybody who needs a helping hand. I can't change the way anybody else thinks, or what they choose to do, but I can do my bit.”
Charles de Lint
REACHING OUT
“Never forget that you are one of a kind. Never forget that if there weren't any need for you in all your uniqueness to be on this earth, you wouldn't be here in the first place. And never forget, no matter how overwhelming life's challenges and problems seem to be, that one person can make a difference in the world. In fact, it is always because of one person that all the changes that matter in the world come about. So be that one person.”
R. Buckminster Fuller
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
“Give yourself entirely to those around you. Be generous with your blessings. A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal.”
Steve Maraboli
GENEROSITY
“We all have our own life to pursue, our own kind of dream to be weaving, and we all have the power to make wishes come true, as long as we keep believing.”
Louisa May Alcott
BELIEVE
“Remember when you go into the world to keep your eyes and ears wide open. And be kind. Love one another. Take care of each other. Tell the truth. Always do your best. Listen to the big people and the little people. Explore new paths and have fun. Know that you are loved like crazy. Give thanks for all your blessings. Above all else, Love and you will do wonderful things in this world.”
Rebecca Puig
LOVE
“Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are traveling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind.”
Henri-Frédéric Amiel
LOVE
“A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.”
Buddha
STEWARDSHIP
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word... all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”
Leo Buscaglia
LISTENING
“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.”
Jane Goodall
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
“A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.”
William Hazlitt
SMILE
“Today, give yourself permission to be outrageously kind, irrationally warm, improbably generous. I promise it will be a blast.”
Sasha Dichter
CARING
“Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person.”
Thich Nhat Hanh
LISTENING
“My mission in life is to be kind, compassionate, caring, and loving in order to find and feel the deepest joy of life.”
Dr. Debasish Mridha
CARING
“Having kids—the responsibility of rearing good, kind, ethical, responsible human beings—is the biggest job anyone can embark on.”
Maria Shriver
