“A kind word is like a spring day.” – Russian Proverb

“Sometimes self-interested is the most generous thing you can be.” – Tony Kushner

“What will matter is the good we did, not the good we expected others to do.” – Elizabeth Lessser

“It is no way to live, to wait to love.” – Dave Eggers

“All of us want to do well. But if we do not do good, too, then doing well will never be enough.” – Anna Quindlen

“You will make all kinds of mistakes; but as long as you’re generous and true and also fierce, you cannot hurt the world or even seriously distress her.” – Winston Churchhill

“We can only learn to love by loving.” – Iris Murdoch

“It is every man’s obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it.” – Albert Einstein

“If you’re feeling helpless, help someone.” – Aung San Suu Kyi

“The enjoyment comes from knowing the receiver understands the spirit of the gift.” – Oprah Winfrey