Paul Bloom Quotes

Something that has always puzzled me all my life is why, when I am in special need of help, the good deed is usually done by somebody on whom I have no claim.

I like to live well and I feel good about it because I know how much we give back. There's plenty for my family, now let's take care of the rest.

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.

In the time we have it is surely our duty to do all the good we can to all the people we can in all the ways we can.

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.

From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.

Every good act is charity. A man's true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows.

If you want to live a long life, focus on making contributions.

The better life rests less on the prohibitions of the Ten Commandments and more on the parable of the Good Samaritan and the Golden Rule.

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

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

Generosity during life is a very different thing from generosity in the hour of death; one proceeds from genuine liberality and benevolence, the other from pride or fear.

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

True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island... to find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.

I have to read something positive every single day. I have to have faith that the day is unfolding in a way that is going to be useful to somebody else... For me, living every day in gratitude has been profound for me.

Trying to give back a little bit is important.

The gods do not need sacrifices, so what might one do to please them? Acquire wisdom, it seems to me, and do all the good in one's power to those humans who deserve it.

Giving is what makes a nation great.

We benefit from doing nothing, from going out to play, from giving from the heart and spending time in nature. Most of all we benefit from having healthy, strong, and loving relationships with other people and from exercising the altruistic parts of ourselves.

Love seeks one thing only: the good of the one loved. It leaves all the other secondary effects to take care of themselves. Love, therefore, is its own reward.

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.

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.

My dream is to live a good life and be loving, be close to God and be a good human being and bring peace to people.

The spirit of Christmas is the spirit of love and of generosity and of goodness. It illuminates the picture window of the soul, and we look out upon the world's busy life and become more interested in people than in things.

The most satisfying thing in life is to have been able to give a large part of one's self to others.