Everyone must leave something behind when he dies... A child or a book or a painting or a house or a wall built or a pair of shoes made. Or a garden planted. Something your hand touched some way so when people look at that tree or that flower you planted, you're there.

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"Looking back at your life, you will realize that love was the answer to everything."

- Ray Bradbury

Love

"There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them."

- Ray Bradbury

Awareness

"Anyone could see that the wind was a special wind this night, and the darkness took on a special feel because it was All Hallows' Eve."

- Ray Bradbury

Awareness

"Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future."

- Ray Bradbury

Awareness

"Evil has only the power that we give it."

- Ray Bradbury

Belief

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"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does."

- William James

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"The purpose of life is to contribute in some way to make things better."

- Robert F. Kennedy

Contribution

"The best thing you can do for the whole world is to make the most of yourself."

- Wallace Wattles

Contribution

"As we work to create light for others, we naturally light our own way."

- Mary Anne Radmacher

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"A veces sentimos que lo que hacemos es tan solo una gota en el mar, pero el mar sería menos si le faltara una gota."

- Mother Teresa

Contribution