Cory Booker Quotes

You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love.

Love proves itself by deeds, so how am I to show my love? Great deeds are forbidden me. The only way I can prove my love is by scattering flowers, and these flowers are every little sacrifice, every glance and word, and the doing of the least actions for love.

Character is made of duty and love and sympathy, and, above all, of living and working for others.

The true character of ministry is a servants heart.

Service is that which is done for love's sake for another. It is not true service which is paid with wages

Only love is consistent because only love is unconditional.

My father's favorite poem was probably 'Love is patient, love is kind.' It's simply stated but pretty profound. That's how my dad wrote.

I want to go out and help people and share love where love is needed.

The fruit of love is service, which is compassion in action.

Love grows by service.

The fruit of love is service. The fruit of service is peace. And peace begins with a smile.

Those who are willing to sacrifice and be of service have very little difficulty with people. They know what they are all about. People can't help but want to be near them. They help them; they work with them. That's what love is all about. It starts with your heart and radiates out.

We can do no great things-only small things with great love.

The ego is exploitation; love is service. And the service that flows from love, freely and spontaneously, is non-violence.

We have to learn that service to the greater good is the greatest satisfaction. That idea is at the basis of all the great traditions dating back into history. When you get inside yourself - and you really find that deep inner peace that's rooted in love - then you can't live a life that we see being manifested in the large parts of the world right now.

I must be willing to give whatever it takes to do good to others. This requires that I be willing to give until it hurts. Otherwise, there is no true love in me, and I bring injustice, not peace, to those around me.

True humility means giving joy to others.

Make others truly happy as you strive to make yourself happy. Speak a helpful word. Give a cheering smile. Do a kind act. Serve a little. Wipe the tears of one who is in distress. Render smooth a rough place in another's path. You will feel great joy.

Love is perfect kindness.

You don't have to feel bad to act kindly. Love doesn't stand by, it moves with the speed of clarity.

The object is to keep busy being something...as opposed to doing something. We are all sent here to bring more gratitude, more kindness, more forgiveness and more love into this world. That is too big a job to be accomplished by just a few.

Love beautifies the giver and elevates the receiver.

Great things are wrought through simple and small things. Like the small flecks of gold that accumulate over time into a large treasure, our small and simple acts of kindness and service will accumulate into a life filled with love for Heavenly Father, devotion to the work of the Lord Jesus Christ, and a sense of peace and joy each time we reach out to one another.

True kindness isn't something we're born with. It's something we have to work at. Not everyone has it. But I think everyone has the potential. Sometimes you just have to look really close before you can tell it's there."-Kyoko