In the wake of all the crazy things happening in the world right now, I believe it’s especially important for each one of us to spread hope through small acts of kindness and caring. Sharing quotes and bits of inspiration on your social media channels and within your email newsletters can be a very powerful way to turn on the light in this period of darkness.
I hope this list of inspirational quotes come in handy for you in the weeks ahead.
"A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees." - Amelia Earhart
"Alone, we can do so little; together, we can do so much." -Helen Keller
"Always be a first-rate version of yourself instead of a second-rate version of somebody else." -Judy Garland
"An important attribute of success is to be yourself. Never hide what makes you, you." -Indra Nooyi
"As we lose ourselves in the service of others, we discover our own lives and our own happiness." -Dieter F. Uchtdorf
"At every moment, we are volunteers." -Steven Colbert
"Be an encourager. The world has plenty of critics already." -Dave Willis
"Be nice to others... maybe it'll be unappreciated, unreciprocated, or ignored, but spread the love anyway. We rise by lifting others." -Germany Kent
"Believe in something larger than yourself." -Barbara Bush
"Define success on your own terms, achieve it by your own rules, and build a life you're proud to live." -Anne Sweeney
"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Do small things with great love." -Mother Teresa
"Every day going forward, don't just ask yourself what do I want to do, ask yourself who do I want to be." -Abbie Wambach
"Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you." - Ruth Bader Ginsburg
"I always wondered why somebody doesn't do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody." - Lily Tomlin
"I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept." -Angela Y. Davis
"I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear." -Rosa Parks
"I’ve come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that’s as unique as a fingerprint – and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you." - Oprah Winfrey
"Inspire hearts and minds. Be a force for good in the world. Move humanity forward. Stay above the noise. Be kind!" - Maria Shriver
"It always seems impossible until it's done." -Nelson Mandela
"It is in your hands to create a better word for all who live in it." -Nelson Mandella
"Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement." - Golda Meir
"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
"Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people - your family, friends, and coworkers, and even strangers you meet along the way." - Barbara Bush
"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." -Aesop
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." -Eleanor Roosevelt
"Nothing is impossible. The word itself says 'I'm possible."" -Audrey Hepburn
"One of the secrets to staying young is to always do things you don't know how to do, to keep learning." -Ruth Reichl
"Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you." -Oprah Winfrey
"Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it." - Maya Angelou
"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." -Gandhi
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." -Eleanor Roosevelt
"The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them." Ida B. Wells
"There is incredible value in being of service to others." -Elizabeth Berg
"There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish." -Michelle Obama
"They tried to bury us. They did not know we were seeds." -Mexican Proverb
"Volunteering is at the very core of being a human. No one has made it through life without someone else's help." -Heather French Henry
"Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart." -Elizabeth Andrew
"We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change." -Sheryl Sandberg
"We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give." -Winston Churchill
"What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make." -Jane Goodall
"When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us." - Helen Keller
"You are the one that possesses the key to your being. You carry the passport to your own happiness." -Diane Von Furstenberg
"You can be the lead in your own life." -Kerry Washington
"You can never leave footprints that last if you are always walking on tiptoe." -Leymah Gbowee
"You can waste your lives drawing lines, or you can live your life crossing them." -Shonda Rhimes
“And in the end it's not the years in your life that count; it's the life in your years. ” — Abraham Lincoln
“And one day she discovered that she was fierce, and strong, and full of fire, and that not even she could hold herself back because her passion burned brighter than her fears.” ― Mark Anthony
“If you're going to live, leave a legacy. Make a mark on the world that can't be erased.” ― Maya Angelou
“Show respect to people who don't even deserve it; not as a reflection of their character, but as a reflection of yours.” ― Dave Willis
“The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.” - Ayn Rand
“We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead.” ― Beyoncé Knowles
“We're here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark.”― Whoopi Goldberg
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, "Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” ― Fred Rogers
“You wanna fly, you got to give up the $#!& that weighs you down.” ― Toni Morrison
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