Have you felt that the world has been a little tense lately? Osher at CMU is starting a weekly quote to spread smiles and break down the negativity that many of us are feeling. Here's this week's quote:

• “The greatest moments in life are not concerned with selfish achievements, but rather with the things we do for the people we love and esteem, and whose respect we need.” - Walt Disney

Have a quote that sticks with you? Send it to osher@cmu.edu!

Past quotes

• “Sometimes it takes only one act of kindness and caring to change a person’s life.” - Jackie Chan
• "You can always, always give something, even if it is only kindness!" - Anne Frank
• “Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference.” - Helen James
• “Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.” - Princess Diana
• “When you are kind to others, it not only changes you, it changes the world.” - Harold Kushner
• “Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.” - Scott Adams
• “I have decided to stick with love; hate is too great a burden to bear.”  - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
• “There is no right way to do the wrong thing.”
• “Always be a little kinder than necessary.” - James M. Barrie
• “Try to be a rainbow in someone else's cloud.” - Maya Angelou
• “Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.” - Lucius Annaeus Seneca
• “The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.” - Kahlil Gibran
• “When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.” - Abraham Joshua Heschel

• “There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.” - Fred Rogers