- A mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimension.
- You see things that are and say, "Why?" But I dream things that never were and say, "Why not?" (George Bernard Shaw)
- Always be a little kinder than necessary.
- There are no unimportant jobs, no unimportant people, no unimportant acts of kindness.
- The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.
- Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who'll never find it out.
- Commit random acts of kindness and senseless beauty.
- Love doesn't sit there like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new.
- Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your gold and good health have vanished.
- Problems are opportunities in work clothes.
- Don't wait for your ship to come in. Row out to meet it.
- When I was 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years.
- Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.