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    “If any of you are around when I have to meet my day, I don’t want a long funeral. And if you get somebody to deliver the eulogy, tell them not to talk too long. Every now and then I wonder what I want them to say…I’d like somebody to mention that day, that Martin Luther King, Jr., tried to give his life serving others. I’d like for somebody to say that day, that Martin Luther King, Jr., tried to love somebody. I want you to say that day, that I tried to be right on the war question. I want you to be able to say that day that I did try to feed the hungry. I want you to be able to say that day that I did try in my life to clothe those who were naked. I want you to say, on that day, that I did try, in my life, to visit those who were in prison. I want you to say that I tried to love and serve humanity.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr., “The Drum Major Instinct” (1968)

      “Those who are not looking for happiness are the most likely to find it, because those who are searching forget that the surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others.” ~ Martin Luther King Jr.

        “If you have much, give of your wealth; if you have little, give of your heart.” ~ Arabic Proverb

          “The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.” ~ Oscar Wilde

            “You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.” ~ John Wooden

              “When you share love grows, happiness doubles, and sorrow is halved. A life shared is twice as good with half the troubles. A dessert shared tastes twice as nice with half the calories. When you share, you end up with more of what counts and give it to someone else.” ~ Nancy Plum

                “To strengthen the muscles of your heart, the best exercise is lifting someone else’s spirit whenever you can.” ~ Dodinsky

                  “What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal. ” ~ Albert Camus

                    “A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.” ~ Greek Proverb

                      Life vs. Living by Winston Churchill

                        “The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remain as your legacy.” ~ Ndukwe Dike Kalu

                          “The creatures that inhabit this earth-be they human beings or animals-are here to contribute, each in its own particular way, to the beauty and prosperity of the world.” ~ Dalai Lama

                            “The value we create is directly related to how much valuable information we can produce, how much trust we can earn, and how often we innovate.” ~ Seth Godin, The Icarus Deception

                              “Have faith in yourself. But have faith in your friends and neighbors, too. I know life is competitive- but it isn’t a jungle. Like begets like. Faith inspires faith. People give back substantially what we give them.“ ~ Bethany College

                                “When you learn, teach, when you get, give.” ~ Maya Angelou

                                  “The inspiration of a noble cause involving human interests wide and far, enables men to do things they did not dream themselves capable of before, and which they were not capable of alone.  The consciousness of belonging, vitally, to something beyond individuality; of being part of a personality that reaches we know not where, in space and time, greatens the heart to the limit of the souls ideal, and builds out the supreme character.” ~ Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

                                    “To every man there comes in his lifetime that special moment when he is figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered a chance to do a very special thing, unique to him and fitted to his talents.  What a tragedy if that moment finds him unprepared or unqualified for the work which would be his finest hour.” ~ Sir Winston Churchill

                                      “You have not done enough, you have never done enough so long as it is still possible that you have something of value to contribute.” ~ Dag Hammarskjold