• 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.