Explore the value of Kindness

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KINDNESS QUOTATIONS
“Always be a little kinder than necessary.”

James M. Barrie

“The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been kindness, beauty and truth.”

Albert Einstein

“No act of kindness is too small. The gift of kindness may start as a small ripple that over time can turn into a tidal wave affecting the lives of many.”

Kevin Heath

“Ask yourself: Have you been kind today? Make kindness your modus operandi and change your world. ”

Annie Lennox

“Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.”

Barbara DeAngelis

“Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change.”

Bob Kerrey

“Ah, kindness. What a simple way to tell another struggling soul that there is love to be found in the world.”

Alison Malee

“Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.”

Albert Schweitzer

“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”

Mark Twain

“Good words bring good feelings to the heart. Speak with kindness, always. ”

Rod Williams

“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else's life. Don’t be trapped by dogma- which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”

Steve Jobs

“One kind word can warm three winter months.”

Japanese Proverb

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Your Comments
Don from Rohnert Park California  JANUARY 30, 2016
One day I saw a homeless man struggling with his few belongings so I stopped and gave him some plastic bags and bottled waters and 20 dollars and looked into his eyes and said life can be so hard sometimes can't it He responded yes it can I will never forget that look in his eyes
Franktonio from Mexico City FEBRUARY 10, 2014
3 simple tips: 1. Smile with eye contact to as much people as you can during your day. 2. Make honest compliments to every person you interact with. 3. Hug as long as people don´t feel uncomfortable. Do this and you will experiment a new kind of joy.
Osmond Aisien from Nigeria MARCH 9, 2013
I strongly believe that being kind can give to someone what hard work can't.
Tim from Chicago OCTOBER 25, 2012
(actually from my Niece - Christina): I give so freely of my time and resources not because I have extra, but because I remember how hard it is to have nothing. EVERYONE has something to offer, and yes even those of us that barely get our bills paid on time. If you lack money or time to spare, you always have kindness to share.
Clare from Kenya OCTOBER 5, 2012
Being kind to one another costs nothing.
Sam Fong from Hong Kong MAY 29, 2012
Yeah!
antonio martins from SA, TX MARCH 28, 2012
"With a simple smile, you can be the sunshine in someone else's winter shade."
Marsha from So Ca MARCH 24, 2012
I would like to see adults, teens and children alike try to watch out for others. The bullying and disrespect of each other needs to change into what can I do to help you or I need a friend, do you? Let's all try to add friends not online but in person. I don't have enough friends. Online friends just aren't as much fun as the kind that can actually hug you. What do you think?
Jorge from El Salvador OCTOBER 29, 2011
I read Brynn comment, and I think that it is so powerfull, I going to try it with my students here in El Salvador, thanks
Penny from Boston, MA OCTOBER 9, 2011
My brother-in-law and sister-in-law have an autistic child. In order to participate in a fundraiser walk, they needed to raise some money. Only a couple of people had donated and they were quite discouraged. So, I took it upon myself to discreetly make some phone calls and send out an email to a bunch of family and friends to ask them to support my nephew. They raised hundreds of dollars and don't even know how it happened. They are now pumped about the upcoming walk!
Brynn from California JULY 14, 2011
I was a first grade teacher for eight years. At the beginning of each day, my students and I read a sentence we had written together at the beginning of the year and posted on the wall. The sentence was "Kindness is important!" That set the tone for the year-each day we noticed and acknowledged individual acts of kindness among the students. Our classroom was a happy place to learn!