Sayings and quotes for AVP Be the change you wish to see in the world. Gandhi Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin. Mother Teresa Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace. Buddha A child’s life is like a piece of paper on which every passerby leaves a mark. chinese proverb With compassion in our heart, every thought, word and deed can bring about a miracle. Thich Nhat Hanh Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. Margaret Mead every answer asks a more beautiful question e e cummings Friendship is the flower growing by the side of the road. Never try to pluck it or to possess it ... and it will blossom for you. Tibetan Proverb Faith does not admit of telling. But when it is lived it becomes self-propagating. Mahatma Gandhi The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. Mahatma Gandhi More grows in the garden than the gardener knows he has sown. Spanish Proverb Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another. Romans 12:15-16 There is more to life than increasing its speed. Gandhi Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. Mohandas Gandhi Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you. Maori Saying When you live in the now you have already won. You own the present and that is a gift! Marlene Bricker Preconceived notions are the locks on the door to wisdom. Merry Browne In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. Albert Einstein Make the present moment into the most wonderful moment of your life. Thich Nhat Hanh On this shrunken globe, men can no longer live as strangers. Adlai Stevenson Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. Albert Schweitzer Be content with what you have, rejoice in the way things are. When you realize that there is nothing lacking the whole world belongs to you. The Tao Te Ching Where all think alike, no one thinks very much. Walter Lippmann Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted. John Lennon Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. Mark Twain Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect. Never separate the life you live from the words you speak. Paul Wellstone quotes gathered from many sources by LM in the Spring of 2006 Mark Twain