823 – “The Government is here to serve, but it cannot replace individual service. And shouldn’t all of us who are public servants also set an example of service as private citizens? … Ours should be a nation characterized by conspicuous compassion, generosity that is overflowing and abundant.”

–George H W Bush, 41st President of the United States

706 – “Conquer anger with love, evil with good, meanness with generosity, and lies with truth.”

–Siddhartha Gautama, The Buddha

690 – “The heart that gives, gathers.”

–English Proverb [See Source Notes]

286 – “Ignorance and prejudice are the handmaidens of propaganda. Our mission, therefore, is to confront ignorance with knowledge, bigotry with tolerance, and isolation with the outstretched hand of generosity. Racism can, will, and must be defeated.”

–Kofi Annan