Richelle Goodrich Quotes

We hunger after the sweet nectar of happiness without understanding that it is harvested from the flowering field of good deeds.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

I believe in love―a kind, selfless, unending devotion. I believe it is rare.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Life works on the same principle as a boomerang. It's simple, really—what you send out you get back. A smiling face receives many smiles. Friendliness finds itself surrounded by friends. Giving hugs creates hugs. Offered help is reciprocated. In contrast, if you hurt people you will find much hurt in your life. Unkindness begets unkindness. Misery begets misery. A dour face will receive many sour looks in response. That said, it is easy to understand that if you want a happy life you must contribute to the happiness of those around you.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Act like you care. Pray like you care. Speak, smile, reach out, and live like you care.  The point is to make sure those in your life know beyond doubt that you do care.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

The glory of fame isn't in having so many people know you, but in having so many people know you care. Otherwise, it's like being drawn to a fire to find no warmth.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

For whatever reason, there are people we like and people we don't like. It's hard to say why, and often a difficult opinion to change. Luckily, there's no steadfast rule stating that we must like everyone. But to keep from disliking ourselves, we should develop the good character to treat everyone kindly whether or not we deem them deserving.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

The horses have stoppedtheir clippity-clop,but feet are too slowfor where I must go.So here I shall stayuntil light of daywhen clippity-clopgets my team underway.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Changing your attitude, your outlook, your mindset, perspective, disposition, or mood—they all mean controlling where you allow your thoughts to linger.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Thoughts, quotes, and philosophies—good or bad—cause us to evaluate ourselves. And that is good.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

I wish I could fly.I wish I were rich.I wish I had more time.”“But you can, and you are, and you do; I wish you would open your eyes.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

A box sits empty,wanting to hold and protect.Hollow tears it cries.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Thousands of hopeful days came to naught before this one. This was a golden day. Never give up.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

They say if you're a better person today than you were yesterday you're well on the road to perfection. So I figure if I'm a real snot today, tomorrow I should make huge progress.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Seemingly insignificant choices are like seemingly trivial seeds. Once planted, they root and grow and spread into something tremendous. Imagine the prickly weeds some choices amount to over time and be careful not to plant them.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Small steps may appear unimpressive, but don't be deceived. They are the means by which perspectives are subtly altered, mountains are gradually scaled, and lives are drastically changed.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Disappointment is really just a term for our refusal to look on the bright side.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

To persist with a goal, you must treasure the dream more than the costs of sacrifice to attain it.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Perfection may be an island out of reach, but setting your sails toward it makes for a magnificent voyage.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

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To get it doneand see it thru,find less to sayand more to do.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Understand that great accomplishments require great effort. If a goal is achieved without effort, it is no accomplishment but a mere happening.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

I opened my eyes today to a world that felt alien. For though things resembled the familiar, nothing was the same. Walls I once considered confining, crumbled at the slightest shove. Mountains that for ages had barred my view now faded, transparent. Meandering roads stretched out as straight as an arrow, void of stop signs. Obstacles no longer stood stationary. Pinnacles loomed within reach. Beasts were tame, bullies timid, wagging tongues all tied into knots, and in the palm of my hand glistened the end of a glorious rainbow. It took but a moment to realize that in my newfound sight, everything I’d ever longed for was accessible. Incredibly, the only thing that had really changed was the way I saw the world.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

You will find there are times you must grasp your life with both hands and forcefully steer it in a new direction and then strain to hold your course until the storms of fear, weakness, and doubt abate.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Raging fires grow from the tiniest spark; it is the same principle at work in life. As long as there's a spark, tend to your fire. Never give up. 

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Very often, what is meant to be a stepping stone turns out to be a slab of wet cement that will harden around your foot if you do not take the next step soon enough.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

You'll be hard-pressed to reach your goals if you don't map out where you're going. Take time to navigate your life.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

My goals may seem impossibly far-fetched when really they're not.  Break them down into steps and see how I accomplish great things.  I can easily reach from A to B.  I can manage from B to C. I can then make it from C to D.  And so eventually, I will find my way from A to Z.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Having this, we want that.Owning some, we want more.Standing here, we wish to be there.If it's impossible, we struggle to make it happen.Why are we like this? Why not be content with some, here, and now? Why is enough not enough? Because humans are ambitious creatures not meant to be idle or fruitless. We strive to learn, to grow, to achieve, to amass; therefore, we will never be content.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Don't give up.I know you've made a thousand attempts to reach your goal, but look at it this way: after repeatedly banging your head against the wall, you ought to be numb enough break through this time.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

If I must start somewhere, right here and now is the best place imaginable.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Today is a BRAND NEW day—a perfectly good reason to get up and start over. Never give up.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

The key to success―keep swimming. Even when they tap you on the shoulder to say the pool has been drained, just keep swimming.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Maybe not here and now, but somewhere, someday.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Your problem is in thinking the sky's the limit. Why set limits?

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

A little here and a little there will always accumulate, so why be surprised when steady, small steps take you to great places?

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

The denial of assistance is sometimes the greatest assistance. The trick is recognizing when this is the case.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

In constant view keeps mightily true an honest resolve to do.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

The only ship you can truly steer in this ocean is the one you're sailing. Quit trying to alter the winds, harness them.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

Dreams aren't finish lines to be reached at the close of a race. They don't suddenly materialize, fulfilled, where the road ends. The entire journey is included in the dream―all of it from beginning to forevermore. You're on that journey right now; hence, you're living the dream. Enjoy it.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

The key to success is having no qualms about failure.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich