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some inspiring quotes i found i had saved in a computer file at work today

"We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon-instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today."
-Dale Carnegie (1888-1955);

"Do something wonderful, people may imitate it."
-Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965); French philosopher, physician

"I have never met a person whose greatest need was anything other than real, unconditional love. You can find it in a simple act of kindness toward someone who needs help. There is no mistaking love. You feel it in your heart. It is the common fiber of life, the flame that heals our soul, energizes our spirit and supplies passion to our lives. It is our connection to God and to each other."
-Elizabeth Kubler-Ross (1926-2004); psychiatrist, author

"If someone is too tired to give you a smile, leave one of your own, because no one needs a smile as much as those who have none to give."
- Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch (1808-1888)

"The secret of life is that all we have and are is a gift of grace to be shared."
-Lloyd John Ogilvie (b. 1930); former chaplain of the United States Senate

"Live your life while you have it. Life is a splendid gift- there is nothing small about it."
-Florence Nightingale (1820-1910); English nurse, writer, statistician

"Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think."
-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882); American poet and educator

"One kind word can warm three winter months."
-Japanese Proverb

"Ask yourself: Have you been kind today? Make kindness your daily modus operandi and change your world."
-Annie Lennox (b.1954); musician

"Fashion your life as a garland of beautiful deeds."
-Buddha

"If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one."
-Mother Teresa (1910-1997)

"Never get tired of doing little things for others. Sometimes, those little things occupy the biggest part of their hearts."
-Unknown

Really, all one has to do to transform their life, Karen, is remind themselves to think and behave a little bit differently, each day.
-TUT (email notes from the universe)

and a little garbage b-side to brighten up your day