Social Good Quotes

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

Ronald Reagan

Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring

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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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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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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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Do your best with what you have where you are.

Lucy Punch

New Beginnings, Today Not Tomorrow, Words Of Wisdom

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Be The Peace You Wish To See In The World!

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Inspirational, Motivational, Change

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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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The willingness to share does not make one charitable; it makes one free.

Robert Breault

Inspiration, Volunteer, Community

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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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Happiness is not so much in having as sharing. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

Norman MacEwen

Inspirational, Life, Happiness

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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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I can no other answer make, but, thanks, and thanks.

William Shakespeare

Thank You, Gratitude, Appreciation

William Shakespeare, Burton Raffel, Harold Bloom (2007). “Twelfth Night, Or, What You Will”, p.88, Yale University Press

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