“There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread.” — Unknown “The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.” — William James “I want it said of me by those who knew me best that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.” — Abraham Lincoln “Man cannot really improve himself without improving others.” — Charles Dickens “Goodness is the only investment that never fails.” — Henry David Thoreau “My hope still is to leave this world a little better for my being here.” — Jim Henson “The simplest and shortest ethical precept is to be served as little as possible…and to serve others as much as possible.” — Leo Tolstoy “Always do right. This will gratify some people, and astonish the rest.” — Mark Twain “We can do noble acts without ruling…