Words for My Soul

“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”
-Dr. Seuss (1904-1991), writer, cartoonist

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. ”
-John F. Kennedy (1917-1963); thirty-fifth President of the United States

“If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it.”
-Lucy Larcom (1824-1893); poet

“A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.”
By Sir Francis Bacon

“There is something more – the spirit, or the soul. I think that that quality encourages our courtesy and care and our minds. And mercy, and identity.”
-Maya Angelou (b. 1928), poet

“Live your life from your heart. Share from your heart. And your story will touch and heal people’s souls.”
-Melody Beattie; author, journalist

“Infinitely more important than sharing one’s material wealth is sharing the wealth of ourselves-our time and energy, our passion and commitment, and, above all, our love.”
-William E. Simon (1927-2000); businessman, former United States Secretary of Treasury.

“Love is friendship that has caught fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It settles for less than perfection and makes allowances for human weaknesses.”
-Ann Landers (1918-2002); advice columnist

“By sharing something, I realized that I’m not alone, that there are a lot of people that share with me the same preoccupations, the same ideas, the same ideals, and the same quest for a meaning for this life. ”
-Paulo Coelho (b. 1947); novelist

“It’s not enough to have lived. We should be determined to live for something. May I suggest that it be creating joy for others, sharing what we have for the betterment of personkind, bringing hope to the lost and love to the lonely.”
-Dr. Leo Buscaglia (1924-1998); author, professor of special education