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• Kind words cost no more than unkind ones . . . and we may scatter the seeds of courtesy and kindliness around us at so little expense. If you would fall into any extreme let it be on the side of gentleness. The human mind is so constructed that it resists vigor and yields to softness.

  Jeremy Bentham

  Fall, Yield, Mind

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• The two most powerful things in existence: a kind word and a thoughtful gesture.

  Kenneth Langone

  Inspirational, Powerful, Thoughtful

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• Kind words and good deeds are eternal. You never know where their influence will end.

  H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

  Deeds, Kind, Influence

  H. Jackson Brown, Jr. (2000). “Life's Instructions for Wisdom, Success, and Happiness”, p.114, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Until you have learned to be tolerant with those who do not always agree with you; until you have cultivated the habit of saying some kind word of those whom you do not admire; until you have formed the habit of looking for the good instead of the bad there is in others, you will be neither successful nor happy.

  Napoleon Hill

  Happiness, Success, Funny Inspirational

  Napoleon Hill (2008). “The Law of Success: The Master Wealth-Builder's Complete and Original Lesson Plan forAchieving Your Dreams”, p.503, Penguin

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• Kind words not only lift our spirits in the moment they are given, but they can linger with us over the years.

  Joseph B. Wirthlin

  Years, Spirit, Kind

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• You can motivate players better with kind words than you can with a whip.

  Bud Wilkinson

  Inspirational, Sports, Athlete

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• Kind words are such a blessing to the needful, if one but knew the pleasure that they bring.

  John McLeod

  Kindness, Blessing, Pleasure

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• A kind word will give more pleasure than a present.

  John Lubbock

  Giving, Kind, Pleasure

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• T'was a thief said the last kind word to Christ. Christ took the kindness and forgave the theft.

  Robert Browning

  Kindness, Thieves, Lasts

  Robert Browning, Stefan Hawlin (2001). “The Poetical Works of Robert Browning: Volume VIII. The Ring and the Book”, p.145, Oxford University Press on Demand

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• Never pass up an opportunity to speak a kind word of appreciation. There are six billion people on the planet, and 5.9 billion of them go to bed every night starving for one honest word of appreciation.

  Matthew Kelly

  Appreciation, Opportunity, Night

  Matthew Kelly (2004). “The Rhythm of Life: Living Every Day with Passion and Purpose”, p.259, Simon and Schuster

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• We cannot control the way people interpret our ideas or thoughts, but we can control the words and tones we choose to convey them. Peace is built on understanding, and wars are built on misunderstandings. Never underestimate the power of a single word, and never recklessly throw around words. One wrong word, or misinterpreted word, can change the meaning of an entire sentence - and even start a war. And one right word, or one kind word, can grant you the heavens and open doors.

  Suzy Kassem

  War, Ideas, Doors

  "Rise Up and Salute the Sun". Book by Suzy Kassem, 2010.

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• You can never err by treating everyone in the building with respect, thoughtfulness, and a kind word. Everyone of our employees is an essential employee. Every one of them wants to be viewed that way. And if you treat them that way, they will view you that way. They will not let you down or let you fail. They will accomplish whatever you have put in front of them.

  Colin Powell

  Views, Essentials, Want

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• Kindness is better and can be more powerful than force. Kind words may unlock an iron door.

  Nicky Gumbel

  Powerful, Kindness, Doors

  Twitter post from Jan 05, 2015

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• A kind word is no substitute for a piece of herring or a bag of oats.

  Sholom Aleichem

  Oats, Pieces, Bags

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• Some people find the gift of salvation. For others the gifts are smaller: a kind word, a good deed. But all the gifts are from God.

  Max Lucado

  People, Deeds, Kind

  Source: www.biblegateway.com

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• Kind words are benedictions. The are not only instruments of power, but of benevolence and courtesy; blessings both to the speaker and hearer of them.

  Arthur Frederick Saunders

  Blessing, Kind, Courtesy

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• There is a kind of crying I hope you have not experienced, and it is not just crying about something terrible that has happened, but a crying for all of the terrible things that have happened, not just to you but to everyone you know and to everyone you don’t know and even the people you don’t want to know, a crying that cannot be diluted by a brave deed or a kind word, but only by someone holding you as your shoulders shake and your tears run down your face.

  Daniel Handler

  Running, People, Brave

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• Don't be afraid of showing affection. Be warm and tender, thoughtful and affectionate. Men are more helped by sympathy than by service. Love is more than money, and a kind word will give more pleasure than a present.

  John Lubbock

  Love, Sympathy, Thoughtful

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• There are hearts to gladden... kind words to say... gifts to be given... deeds to be done.

  Thomas S. Monson

  Heart, Done, Deeds

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• I’m giving you that chance now. (Stryker) It’s too late. Too many centuries have passed. There was a time when I lived only to hear a kind word from your lips. But that ship sank under an assault of bitterness that no amount of charm or guile will recover. (Zephyra)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Giving, Lips, Too Late

  Sherrilyn Kenyon (2008). “One Silent Night”, p.107, Macmillan

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• I grew up in a tough neighborhood and we used to say you can get further with a kind word and a gun than just a kind word.

  David Mamet

  Gun, Tough, Kind

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• We will never regret the kind words spoken or the affection shown. Rather, our regrets will come if such things are omitted from our relationships with those who mean the most to us.

  Thomas S. Monson

  Regret, Mean, Affection

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• Once a person knows a kiss and a kind word, you can't blame him for never wanting to live without them again. - "The Bridges of Madison County"

  Robert James Waller

  Kissing, Bridges, Blame

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• Almost every day brings opportunities to perform unselfish acts for others. Such acts are unlimited and can be as simple as a kind word, a helping hand, or a gracious smile.

  James E. Faust

  Opportunity, Simple, Hands

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• It is the history of our kindnesses that alone make this world tolerable. If it were not for that, for the effect of kind words, kind looks, kind letters . . . I should be inclined to think our life a practical jest in the worst possible spirit.

  Robert Louis Stevenson

  Kindness, Thinking, Looks

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