Renee Olstead Quotes

I am learning to be more humble and giving as a person.

You shouldn't be greedy. You should feel good about yourself and not be greedy of what other people have.

I made a promise to myself to be kinder to other people.

I want to be a good human being.

The more you give, the more you grow.

Be happy in what you do. Be respectful of yourself. Do good works for others, and the goodness will come back to you and make you a better person. I think that's what happiness is all about.

There are, no doubt, as many conceptualizations of the good life as there are lives that aspire to it, but surely one of the most important pathways to its achievement begins with the desire to seek what is good - for the self, for those we love, for 'our neighbor,' for our earth.

I started volunteering at an animal shelter, and little by little, my life started getting better. I think that is the secret. It is just being on a mission that is something bigger than me and it's thankless. You do that because it is thankless, and I am not looking for anybody to say, 'Thanks' and 'You are great!'

How beautiful it is to excel, and the goodness of giving from your heart.

To give without any reward, or any notice, has a special quality of its own.

I don't feel like taking anybody's money.

I think I'm still figuring out how to be a little less selfish.

Those who give of themselves rarely regret it.

In my life I've learned that true happiness comes from giving. Helping others along the way makes you evaluate who you are. I think that love is what we're all searching for. I haven't come across anyone who didn't become a better person through love.

Live a life of grace. You'll be a better person for it, and so will your children.

There is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in giving.

It is another's fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man, I will oblige a great many that are not so.

To give and then not feel that one has given is the very best of all ways of giving.

The feeling of being accepted and acknowledgement and recognition and fame - I'm vain like everybody else. The feeling of achievement that I've helped the poor or somebody in need far outweighs the money.

I have nothing to ask but that you would remove to the other side, that you may not, by intercepting the sunshine, take from me what you cannot give.

The joy of giving is indeed a pleasure, especially when you get rid of something you don't want.

It is more pleasant to remember others than to be remembered.

Sometimes the only way you can feel good about yourself is by making someone else look bad. And I'm tired of making other people feel good about themselves.

The sure mark of one born with noble qualities is being born without envy.

Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.