Small Acts Quotes

• Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world.

  Howard Zinn

  Inspirational, People, World

  Howard Zinn (2010). “You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train: A Personal History of Our Times”, p.208, Beacon Press

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  We don't have to engage in grand, heroic actions to participate in the process of change. Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world.

  Howard Zinn

  Inspirational, Life, Change

  Howard Zinn (2010). “You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train: A Personal History of Our Times”, p.208, Beacon Press

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  Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

  Margaret Mead

  Inspirational, Life, Friendship

  Margaret Mead, Robert B. Textor (2005). “The World Ahead: An Anthropologist Anticipates the Future”, p.12, Berghahn Books

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• The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.

  Khalil Gibran

  Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring

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• We can do no great things-only small things with great love.

  Mother Teresa

  Love, Life, Sad

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• No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

  Aesop

  Inspirational, Life, Inspiring

  Aesop (1963). “Aesop's fables”, Cliffs Notes

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• In life, it is never the big battle, the big moment, the big speech, the big election. That does not change things. What changes things is every day, getting up and rendering small acts of service and love beyond that what's expected of you or required of you.

  Cory Booker

  Love Is, Battle, And Love

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• The things that change people's lives are usually an accumulation of small acts.

  Tom Rath

  People, Accumulation

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• Never underestimate the impact of a small act.

  Tory Burch

  Impact, Underestimate, Never Underestimate

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  Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

  Leo Buscaglia

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  "Love". Book by Leo Buscaglia, 1972.

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• Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.

  Scott Adams

  Inspirational, Kindness, Empathy

  "A Kind Word". DNRC Newsletter #9, December 1995.

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• Dream Big. Start small. Act now.

  Robin Sharma

  Inspirational, Motivational, Dream

  Twitter post from Jan 13, 2017

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• We are here to change the world with small acts of thoughtfulness done daily rather than with one great breakthrough.

  Harold S. Kushner

  Done, World, Thoughtfulness

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  The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.

  Helen Keller

  Love, Inspirational, Funny

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• Remember that the biggest thing you could do today is a small act of kindness.

  Cory Booker

  Inspirational, Kindness, Advice

  FaceBook post by Cory Booker from Sep 14, 2012

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• Even small acts of kindness can make a profound difference to somebody else.

  Misha Collins

  Kindness, Differences, Profound

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Great opportunities are often disguised as small acts of service.

  Rick Warren

  Opportunity, Acts Of Service, Great Opportunity

  FaceBook post by Pastor Rick Warren from Jun 07, 2013

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• The small man thinks that small acts of goodness are of no benefit, and does not do them; and that small deeds of evil do no harm, and does not refrain from them. Hence, his wickedness becomes so great that it cannot be concealed, and his guilt so great that it cannot be pardoned.

  Confucius

  Men, Thinking, Evil

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• Courtesy is a small act but it packs a mighty wallop.

  Lewis Carroll

  Courtesy, Packs

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  What may look like a small act of courage is courage nevertheless. The important thing is to be willing to take a step forward.

  Daisaku Ikeda

  Inspirational, Courage, Buddhist

  Daisaku Ikeda (2000). “The Way of Youth: Buddhist Common Sense for Handling Life's Questions”, p.111, Middleway Press

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• Small acts can drive reforms. What appears minor can actually be vital and fundamental. Generating 20,000 MW of power attracts a lot of attention. That is important. At the same time, 20,000 MW of power can be saved through a people's movement for energy efficiency. The second is more difficult but is as important as the first. Small indeed, is beautiful.

  Narendra Modi

  Beautiful, People, Important

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• Success is created through the performance of a few small daily disciplines that stack up over time to produce achievements far beyond anything you could of ever planned for. Failure, on the other hand, is just as easy to slip into. Failure's is nothing more than the inevitable outcome of a few small acts of daily neglect performed consistently over time so that they take you past the point of no return.

  Robin Sharma

  Past, Hands, Discipline

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• Often small acts of service are all that is required to lift and bless another.

  Dieter F. Uchtdorf

  Bless, Acts Of Service, Lifts

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• Risk is more than is required. Learn more than is normal. Be strong. Show courage. Breathe. Excel. Love. Lead. Speak your truth. Live your values. Laugh. Cry. Innovate. Simplify. Adore mastery. Release mediocrity. Aim for genius. Stay humble. Be kinder than expected. Deliver more than is needed. Exude passion. Shatter your limits. Transcend your fears. Inspire others by your bigness. Dream big but start small. Act now. Don't stop. Change the world.

  Robin Sharma

  Dream, Strong, Passion

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• Kindly politeness is the slow fruit of advanced reflection; it is a sort of humanity and kindliness applied to small acts and every day discourse: it bids man soften towards others, and forget himself for the sake of others: it constrains genuine nature, which is selfish and gross.

  Hippolyte Taine

  Selfish, Reflection, Men

  Hippolyte Taine (1904). “History of English literature”

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