Robin Yount Quotes

Encouragement to others is something everyone can give. Somebody needs what you have to give. It may not be your money; it may be your time. It may be your listening ear. It may be your arms to encourage. It may be your smile to uplift. Who knows?

If I see someone down, I'll try to give him a good laugh.

Everyone has the potential to become an encourager. You don't have to be rich. You don't have to be a genius. You don't have to have it all together. All you have to do is care about people and initiate.

If you do a good job for others, you heal yourself at the same time, because a dose of joy is a spiritual cure. It transcends all barriers.

Thinking good thoughts is not enough, doing good deeds is not enough, seeing others follow your good examples is enough.

Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

My calling, as one imperfect human, is to celebrate and uphold life every time I get the chance.

The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: 'If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?' But... the good Samaritan reversed the question: 'If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?'

There is nothing better than the encouragement of a good friend.

That's why charity work is very selfish at the same time, because it makes you feel good.

No man or woman of the humblest sort can really be strong, gentle and good, without the world being better for it, without somebody being helped and comforted by the very existence of that goodness.

Ever since I was four years old, I loved making people smile, making them think, making them feel good, feel some kind of emotion.

One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others.

I think anytime you can affect people in general, in a positive way, then you're a lucky individual.

Good words cool more than cold water.

Everywhere in the world, you find good things.

I believe in using words, not fists. I believe in my outrage knowing people are living in boxes on the street. I believe in honesty. I believe in a good time. I believe in good food. I believe in sex.

I would go to the deeps a hundred times to cheer a downcast spirit. It is good for me to have been afflicted, that I might know how to speak a word in season to one that is weary.

Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.

I will overlook bad behavior if I know that people's intentions are good. I have this belief that people really can do good things and that people want to be good.

Life takes its path and sometimes there are people to blame. Of course there are bad people in this world. Good, bad, it happens unfortunately. But in a way I think if there was more focus on the good, more good would happen.

However, without considering this connection, there is no doubt but that more good than evil, more delight than sorrow, arises from compassion itself; there being so many things which balance the sorrow of it.

I have found that the only thing that does bring you happiness is doing something good for somebody who is incapable of doing it for themselves.

I honestly believe there are good things happening in this world, and I'll spend most of my time trying to find them and bring them to light.

Our life ripples out, and it has influence. That's why it's important that we're at our best and that we're influencing others for the good.