Sidney Poitier Quotes

Sow good services: sweet remembrances will grow from them.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

What greater bliss than to look back on days spent in usefulness, in doing good to those around us.

No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.

For me, my 'will to power,' I guess, is just to live a positive life and spread positivity as much as possible to other people and other living beings and hope that with whatever audience I have for my voice, I can actually do some good in the world.

The Grateful Dead were very kind. It was Santa Claus. It did good things. It allowed other people to benefit. The benefits that we played were enormous, and we played free. So you've got a band that loves to play free, and that was a wonderful thing.

We only have so much life left. Before I do die, I want to do something good for people.

It's not a problem to be great and do good things.

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

If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.

It feels good to know you contributed positively to another's life, to their happiness, to their survival. It gives us a sense of purpose.

For me, I think everybody with half a heart tries to do their best to do their part of good during the holiday season.

I do small things. I try to do good things every day.

It's also selfish because it makes you feel good when you help others. I've been helped by acts of kindness from strangers. That's why we're here, after all, to help others.

Some people feel good about helping others, and they do so often. They do not realize that their good deeds have a second agenda. They want to be appreciated.

I hope to live long and be happy. But I'd like to be remembered as somebody who did good rather than mischief.

I have somewhere met with the epitaph on a charitable man which has pleased me very much. I cannot recollect the words, but here is the sense of it: 'What I spent I lost; what I possessed is left to others; what I gave away remains with me.'

I actually think that the most efficacious way of making a difference is to lead by example, and doing random acts of kindness is setting a very good example of how to behave in the world.

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

Kindness makes a fellow feel good whether it's being done to him or by him.

I love helping out good people who are doing good things.

Everything good that's ever happened to me came out of helping others.

A lot of times they don't want to hear it. But you know, if some good is done to you, you should pass it on.

To me, giving back is so important. It makes others feel good which then in return makes me feel good.

It's nice to help remember somebody who really made a very positive difference in the world.