Social Good Quotes

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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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• Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.

  William Arthur Ward

  Inspirational, Thank You, Thanksgiving

  "How to Write a Gratitude Speech" by Peggy Epstein, bizfluent.com. September 26, 2017.

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• How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.

  Unknown

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  FaceBook post by Anne Frank from Dec 25, 2011

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• Tactics mean doing what you can with what you have.

  Saul Alinsky

  Mean, Creativity, New Beginnings

  Saul Alinsky (2016). “Thirteen Tactics for Realistic Radicals: from Rules for Radicals”, p.5, Vintage

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  There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.

  Edith Wharton

  Inspirational, Life, Birthday

  "Vesalius in Zante (1564)" st. 12 (1902)

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• Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

  Theodore Roosevelt (2006). “The Works of Theodore Roosevelt - Volume”, p.17, Cosimo, Inc.

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  We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone.

  Ronald Reagan

  Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring

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  If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

  Dalai Lama

  Inspirational, Happiness, Happy

  Dalai Lama, Victor Chan (2012). “The Wisdom of Compassion: Stories of Remarkable Encounters and Timeless Insights”, p.11, Random House

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• I always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble.

  Rudyard Kipling

  Inspirational, Kindness, Life Lesson

  Rudyard Kipling (2015). “Rudyard Kipling's Short Stories: Short Story Collections”, p.165, 谷月社

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• The time is always right to do what is right.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Inspirational, Positive, Inspiring

  "This Dallas Boy's MLK Jr. Speech Is Such A Sweet Message For Today's World" by Sarah Friedmann, www.bustle.com. January 2018.

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• Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

  Samuel Johnson

  Kindness, Inspiration, Social

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• Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

  William James

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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  Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.

  Martin Luther

  Inspirational, Faith, Hope

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• Do what you can, with what you have and do it now!

  George Washington Carver

  New Beginnings, Today Not Tomorrow, Words Of Wisdom

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• Do your best with what you have where you are.

  Lucy Punch

  New Beginnings, Today Not Tomorrow, Words Of Wisdom

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• It's easy to make a buck. It's a lot tougher to make a difference.

  Tom Brokaw

  Inspirational, Appreciation, Motivation

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

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  We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

  Winston Churchill

  Love, Inspirational, Life

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• The highest forms of understanding we can achieve are laughter and human compassion.

  Richard P. Feynman

  Laughter, Inspiration, Compassion

  Richard P. Feynman (2015). “The Quotable Feynman”, p.92, Princeton University Press

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• Wherever a man turns he can find someone who needs him.

  Albert Schweitzer

  Appreciation, Responsibility, Helping Others

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• Thanks are the highest form of thought.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  Thank You, Gratitude, Appreciation

  "Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations". Book by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, 1922.

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• You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.

  R. Buckminster Fuller

  Inspirational, Change, Wisdom

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• Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.

  Seneca the Younger

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Thank You

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

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• A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.

  Washington Irving

  Life, Happiness, Smile

  Washington Irving (2015). “Old Christmas: From the Sketch Book of Washington Irving”, p.39, Simon and Schuster

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• The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Encouragement, Freedom, Business

  "The Power of Purpose: Find Meaning, Live Longer, Better". Book by Richard Leider, p. 35., 2010.

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• When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.

  Abraham Joshua Heschel

  Bullying, Clever, Kindness

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