"Kindness has always mattered to our father. He taught us to honor people, and he has encouraged us since before I can remember to empathize with human suffering. When I was a teenage he'd say, 'Ann, go do something that helps people. Do something of service. It will always make you feel good about your life."

-Ann Curry; news anchor

"Kindness is the kingpin of success in life, it is the prime factor in overcoming friction and making the human machinery run smoothly."

-Andrew Chapman

"Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into a flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light."

-Albert Schweitzer

"Life is mostly froth and bubble; Two things stand like stone: - Kindness in another's trouble, Courage in your own."

-Adam Lindsay Gordon