Life is like a pond, and every decision and act we commit, good or bad, is a pebble flung into it. The ripples spread in widening circles.

When is a gift not a gift?

You can say to yourself, "Yes, I see how such a thing may be." But when you look inward and confront the raw force of your own life unshielded, you see your peril. You see that this could overwhelm you. The greatest peril to the Giver is the force that takes. The greatest peril to the Taker is the force that gives. It's as easy to be overwhelmed by giving as by taking.

When I was growing up, I always knew that if I ever got anything, I was going to give back as much as I can. I learned that all you have to be willing to do is give your time.

The spirit of Christmas is the spirit of love and of generosity and of goodness. It illuminates the picture window of the soul, and we look out upon the world's busy life and become more interested in people than in things.

I have a theory about the assists we get in life. Only rarely can we repay those people who helped us, but we can pass that help along to others.

I'll ask you a riddle. What do you have the more of, the more of it you give away?

Whatever we give, we have to give out of love. That, I believe, is the nature of God.

Life is like soil — it will always return a harvest. If you plant good seeds, you'll reap a bountiful harvest.

The relentless desire to give is evidence of love.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

Love - the more you share with others, the more you have.