Bob Greene Quotes

Craig Newmark looks like the kind of guy who would help you move your apartment, sell your furniture, get a job, or help you find that cute girl you saw on the subway.

I always think about which blood drive was going on in Georgia that day when that husband or mom or school teacher rolled up their sleeve and actually gave me a second chance at life. It's the ultimate gift of life, and I'm the one who was on the other end.

A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.

I have quite a strong sense of wanting to sort of, wanting to help others. I'm not claiming I'm a saint, but I have a genuine, genuine belief in trying to help others.

All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.

Think of giving not as a duty but as a privilege.

I can't think of any sentiment which is finer than being in a position to give people something they like. I love giving, I am rather embarrassed at receiving.

it is the personal and individual thing which is done by one human being for another that is the most valuable assistance which can be rendered in time of trouble. Better not only for the one who receives, but a thousand times happier for the one who gives.

No one would have remembered the Good Samaritan if he’d only had good intentions. He had money as well.

I like the people … who stand around and say so little but who are always ready to do something if it needs to be done.

Whoever can, should.

Good people can get you out of a thousand problems with charm and kindness.

There are different types of people in this world, and I am the type of person who loves to give.

Your sympathy is worthless to people in need without action.

People can be good, people can be generous, people can be helpful. People can help those who are in need when they need it.

We often equate charity with visiting the sick, taking in casseroles to those in need, or sharing our excess with those who are less fortunate. But really, true charity is much, much more. Real charity is not something you give away; it is something that you acquire and make a part of yourself. And when the virtue of charity becomes implanted in your heart, you are never the same again.

To save a life is a real and beautiful thing. To make a home for the homeless, yes, it is a thing that must be good; whatever the world may say, it cannot be wrong.

Real kindness seeks no return.

Nothing is rarer than real goodness.

It's not enough to be compassionate. You must act.

The hands that help are better far than lips that pray.

The finest pleasure is kindness to others.

You cannot be so poor that you cannot help somebody.

It is not enough to be compassionate, we must act.

Real and lasting generosity requires that a person do more than make up his mind to give. He must also make up his heart.