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"Strive to enrich all lives, hearts and minds not just your own pockets."
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"The worst thing that could possibly happen to anybody would be to not be used for anything by anybody. Thank you for using me, even though I didn't want to be used by anybody."

"There are so many men and women who hold no distinctive positions but whose contribution towards the development of society has been enormous."

"Some strive to make themselves great. Others help others see and find their own greatness. It's the latter who really enrich the world we live in."

"You are good. But it is not enough just to be good. You must be good for something. You must contribute good to the world. The world must be a better place for your presence. And the good that is in you must be spread to others. In this world so filled with problems, so constantly threatened by dark and evil challenges, you can and must rise above mediocrity, above indifference. You can become involved and speak with a strong voice for that which is right."

"Every gift, talent and every calling that you have from God has been given to you because somebody needs it."

"And he gave it for his opinion that whoever could make two ears of corn or two blades of grass to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before would deserve better of mankind and do more essential service to his country than the whole race of politicians put together."

"When you live for the purpose of making a difference for the people, for society, for the things that are beyond you, then significance will not be able to elude you."

"We cannot measure a person's value to the human race by tabulating the size of his estate. We must judge each person by his or her final contribution to humanity and nature."

"The world is moved not only by the mighty shoves of the heroes but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker."

"Those who build are greater than those who tear down."
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"In life your expectations and disappointments are directly linked. So too is your heartfulness and your contentedness."

"The best way to look back at life fondly is to meet it - and those along your journey - warmly, kindly and mindfully."

"Your life - and all lives - will be richer if lived with a open, loving heart rather than a closed, fearful mind."

"It's not the depth of your intellect that will comfort you or transform your world. Only the richness of your heart and your generosity of spirit can do that."

"Don't get too lost in consumerism or materialism. As for ownership, the ultimate test of it is were you born with it and can you take it with you when you leave?"

"Don't waste your whole lifetime waiting for the perfect life when there's a perfectly good one within and right in front of you."

"Love is the only answer to every question. It is the only thing that will serve you in every situation. It is the route and the destination. It is medication, liberation and should be at the heart of and expression of your vocation."

"Money and material things may well sustain you physically. But it is only living life from/with love & compassion - and the hearts and lives that you touch - that will truly nourish you emotionally and in spirit."
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