Volunteers don't get paid, not because they're worthless, but because they're priceless. ~Sherry Anderson

"In the sky, there is no distinction between East & West; people create distinctions in their own minds and then believe them to be true." ~Buddha

"When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear." ~Buddha

"Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill." ~Buddha

Give thanks for what you are now, and keep fighting for what you want to be tomorrow. ~Fernanda Miramontes-Landeros

"We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves." Buddha

Good for the body is the work of the body, and good for the soul is the work of the soul, and good for either is the work of the other. ~Henry David Thoreau

"In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves." ~Buddha

We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future. ~Franklin Delano Roosevelt

"He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and all beings in his own Self, and looks on everything with an impartial eye." ~Buddha

I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live. ~George Bernard Shaw

"Without health life is not life; it is only a state of langour and suffering - an image of death." ~Buddha

The real differences around the world today are not between Jews and Arabs; Protestants and Catholics; Muslims, Croats, and Serbs. The real differences are between those who embrace peace and those who would destroy it; between those who look to the future and those who cling to the past; between those who open their arms and those who are determined to clench their fists. ~William J. Clinton

"Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule." ~Buddha

We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude. ~Cynthia Ozick

"Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little." Buddha

If you foolishly ignore beauty, you will soon find yourself without it. Your life will be impoverished. But if you invest in beauty, it will remain with you all the days of your life."
--Frank Lloyd Wright,

People always call it luck when you've acted more sensibly than they have."
--Anne Tyler

Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal. ~From a headstone in Ireland

"Sometimes we feel that one individual's action is very insignificant. Then we think, of course, that effects should come from channeling or from a unifying movement. But the movement of the society, community or group of people means joining individuals. Society means a collection of individuals, so that initiative must come from individuals. Unless each individual develops a sense of responsibility, the whole community cannot move. So therefore, it is very essential that we should not feel that individual effort is meaningless- you should not feel that way. We should make an effort." ~His Holiness the Dalai Lama

You who are journalists, writers, citizens, you have the right and duty to say to those you have elected that they must practice mindfulness, calm and deep listening, and loving speech. This is a universal thing, taught by all religions. Thich Nhat Hanh

We have enjoyed so much freedom for so long that we are perhaps in danger of forgetting how much blood it cost to establish the Bill of Rights. ~Felix Frankfurter

There are many areas of common ground on which we can have harmony. Let us just be side by side- helping, respecting, and understanding each other - in common effort to serve humankind. The aim of human society must be the compassionate betterment of human beings. ~His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy. ~Thich Nhat Hanh

If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees. ~Kahlil Gibran