“It always seemed strange to me that the things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, aquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and selfinterest are the traits of sucess. And while men admire the quality of the first, they love the produce of the second.”
John Steinbeck
“It would be nice to be known for being great. But it's great being known for being nice.”
Richard 'Grimesy' Grimes
“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“I didn't set out to be kind and wise, but I've grown too old to be anything else.”
Rain Bojangles
“Hope springs eternal where faith abides.”
“Like many other men of considerable means, Mr. Pierrepont performed acts of kindness and generosity without saying anything about them. He was a shy and gentle man of strong character.”
Jack Sanders
“Better a heart of gold and an empty pocket than an empty heart and a pocket of gold.”
