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81 " I could really use someone else's smile today. "
― Richelle E. Goodrich , Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, and Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
82 " Every sunrise is an invitation for us to arise and brighten someone's day. "
83 " Be nice. And if you can't do that, just don't be mean. "
84 " Love is not complicated—just smile, hug, kiss, be kind, and repeat. "
85 " You may not know my reasons, but you can assume I have them and be kind. "
86 " When you tend to another's dying embers, you find both warmth and an increase in the glow of your own fire. "
87 " We hunger after the sweet nectar of happiness without understanding that it is harvested from the flowering field of good deeds. "
88 " I believe in love―a kind, selfless, unending devotion. I believe it is rare. "
89 " Life works on the same principle as a boomerang. It's simple, really—what you send out you get back. A smiling face receives many smiles. Friendliness finds itself surrounded by friends. Giving hugs creates hugs. Offered help is reciprocated. In contrast, if you hurt people you will find much hurt in your life. Unkindness begets unkindness. Misery begets misery. A dour face will receive many sour looks in response. That said, it is easy to understand that if you want a happy life you must contribute to the happiness of those around you. "
90 " Act like you care. Pray like you care. Speak, smile, reach out, and live like you care. The point is to make sure those in your life know beyond doubt that you do care. "
91 " The glory of fame isn't in having so many people know you, but in having so many people know you care. Otherwise, it's like being drawn to a fire to find no warmth. "
92 " For whatever reason, there are people we like and people we don't like. It's hard to say why, and often a difficult opinion to change. Luckily, there's no steadfast rule stating that we must like everyone. But to keep from disliking ourselves, we should develop the good character to treat everyone kindly whether or not we deem them deserving. "
93 " Thoughts, quotes, and philosophies—good or bad—cause us to evaluate ourselves. And that is good. "
94 " Disappointment is really just a term for our refusal to look on the bright side. "
95 " To persist with a goal, you must treasure the dream more than the costs of sacrifice to attain it. "
96 " Dreams aren't finish lines to be reached at the close of a race. They don't suddenly materialize, fulfilled, where the road ends. The entire journey is included in the dream―all of it from beginning to forevermore. You're on that journey right now; hence, you're living the dream. Enjoy it. "
97 " The key to success is having no qualms about failure. "
98 " It has never been my goal to impress anyone but myself. That has proven challenging enough. "
99 " Through sheer volume of passing days you will travel a great distance in your lifetime. Imagine where you might stand if your footsteps steered toward a single goal. "
100 " They say it's impossible.I refuse to believe it. The journey may be difficult and the desired end unlikely. My patience and commitment may be tested by something that won't happen overnight. It may be that I veer off the path or quit before reaching my goal, but that doesn't mean it is impossible. "