George Saunders Quotes
Your first responsibility is to yourself and to your own goodness of heart.
Topics
Responsibility
Goodness
Firsts
Heart
Individual Responsiblity, Personal Responsibility
Personal Growth
Self-Respect
Self Fulfillment
Self-Awareness
Inner Peace
Self-Love
Emotional Well-Being
Emotional Wellness
Inner Goodness
Moral Integrity
Personal Well-Being
Self Care
Self-Reflection
Self-Compassion
Self-Improvement
Self-empowerment
Citations
Saunders, George. Congratulations, by the way: Some Thoughts on Kindness. Random House, 2014.
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George Saunders is an American writer of short stories, essays, novellas, children's books, and novels. His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's, McSweeney's, and GQ. He also contributed a weekly column, American Psyche, to the weekend magazine of The Guardian between 2006 and 2008.