Top 500 Richelle E. Goodrich Quotes (2026 Update)
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101. “Know what your objective is. Anything that does not contribute to that objective is unnecessary; let those things go.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

102. “Life is determined to introduce you to your true self. Be kind.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

103. “You will never have enough until you are grateful for what you have.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

104. “You can learn big things from small promptings if you listen.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

105. “Let gratitude saturate your heart for every good thing, both great and small, and then endure – oh, steadfastly endure – all else that remains.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

106. “Remember: life is a test, so there will always be problems to work through. Lots and lots of challenging story problems.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

107. “Your choices and efforts, be they small or grand, mold and define who you are. Poor choices and minimal effort will result in the poorest version of you. Mediocre choices combined with doing just-enough-to-get-by will create a mediocre you. To be the best version of yourself, to reach your greater potential, make the very best choices possible. Put forth your highest efforts in everything. Be intentionally productive with the time you have. Work to do your best!”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

108. “To pause and think about one’s actions, to consider the reasons and causes, to carefully weigh the consequences – this seems an unusual practice for humans. I cannot help but weep over the mountain of grief that might have been avoided if only individuals had paused to think.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

109. “Every single voice – no matter how soft the peep – longs to be heard.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

110. “Sometimes you save people with your words or with acts of kindness. Other times people save you. That’s what we were meant to do on this earth – be heroes.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

111. “You do not need to be perfect or popular or profitable with your endeavors. You should, however, be passionate about them.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

112. “They have not walked in your shoes; don’t put much stock in their opinions.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

113. “Never judge another knight without first knowing the strength and cunning of the dragons he fights.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

114. “Life isn’t always kind. It isn’t gentle and loving or sympathetic to the pains and sorrows of humanity. I, however, as an individual in control of my own actions, can be kind and loving, gentle and sympathetic to those around me, and in the process improve what life is for everyone.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

115. “I do listen. I just wait for the words to stop and your eyes to speak.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

116. “On this day, take time to remember those who have fallen. But on every day after, do more; put the freedoms they died for to greater and nobler uses.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

117. “The best fathers have the softest, sweetest hearts. In other words, great dads are real marshmallows.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

118. “Sometimes you have to hug yourself and squeeze your own shoulder and be thankful it is humanly possible.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

119. “Be someone’s security blanket when theirs is in the wash.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

120. “I wear my wrinkles like battle scars, having earned every last one slaying life’s dragons. They boast of my victories and some defeats while their beauty is a wealth of wisdom gained.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

121. “When I count my blessings, I find you in every one.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

122. “A sunrise is a wondrous marvel, but in reality the sun never rises. It is the earth that rotates to face the sun. Life too can be a wondrous marvel, but like the earth, we must turn our eyes toward brighter things.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

123. “At times we feel outnumbered in our attempts to improve the world – to brighten and beautify, to preserve and heal and do what’s best for humanity. Selfless efforts can start to feel beleaguering, discouraging, even pointless with so little support. It is at these times I remind myself that I would rather be the last Good Samaritan standing than to join the ranks of selfish multitudes creating misery.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

124. “So you had a bad day. Kick it aside and be grateful for one less bad day to pass through.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

125. “The soft heart is not a thing to harden but a treasure to protect. For soft hearts extend mercy, compassion, refuge, and God’s redemption to the world.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

126. “Sweet revenge always turns bitter eventually.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

127. “Missing someone is the reverberating echo of everything beautiful about her – her laugh, her song, her touch, her smell, the power of her words, and the constant shadow that lingers on as her perfect image in your memory.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

128. “Superman’s scourge is kryptonite. Fear’s kryptonite is laughter.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

129. “Time machines, magic portals, transporters, worm holes, flying carpets, relocation charms – such things do exist. They’re called books.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

130. “If you invest nothing, the reward is worth little.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

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

— Richelle E. Goodrich

132. “When thunderstorms roll in, you make a choice to either succumb with tears to the gloomy downpour or smile and look for rainbows.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

133. “Vultures pick the meat clean off a bone. Guilt eats at the marrow, leaving a man hollow.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

134. “The most important form of respect is self-respect. Not only does it show others how to treat themselves, it teaches them how to treat you.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

135. “Moments always blossom more beautifully in memories.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

136. “We live our lives supposing things are as they appear to be when that is almost never the case.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

137. “Of all the magic words in existence, words of kindness create the greatest transformation spells.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

138. “Sometimes all you can do is hug a friend tightly and wish that their pain could be transferred by touch to your own emotional hard drive.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

139. “It’s a difficult thing having a heart made of glass; people don’t seem to realize how easily it shatters. How often I’ve swept up the pieces and carefully glued them back together.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

140. “It’s none of your concern what others say or think about you. Your happiness is your own responsibility.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

141. “Books are carnival rides for your imagination.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

142. “Heroes don’t have the need to be known as heroes, they just do what heroes do because it is right and it must be done.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

143. “Sometimes happiness quietly curls up in your heart just to snuggle.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

144. “Life has me trapped in a cocoon of earth where I must grow and change until the day I sprout wings. And on that day I shall burst free, no longer marooned on a pebble of dust in a universe that only waits for me to find a means to fly.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

145. “Eyes speak louder than words; life is precious; hate is poison; God is the best of all possible friends; silence and time are valuable treasures; happiness can be just as powerful in pretend; and soft licorice is a temptation in any color, especially exotic black.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

146. “Las palabras nunca desaparecen, sino que hacen eco para la eternidad. Deja que tu eco suene dulce.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

147. “The happiest adults are those who never buried old toys or abandoned imaginary friends.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

148. “It isn’t so much life’s problems that challenge us but the emotional turbulence stirred up while trying to deal with them. People possessing the gift of emotional detachment are lucky in that their personal problems seem far less problematic.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

149. “Before you take that first curious, coerced, spiteful, or vengeful step forward, remember this: it’s a thousand times easier to slip into a muddy pit than it is to climb out of one.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

150. “If you think the most courageous and difficult thing you can do is stubbornly stand your ground, try graciously giving in.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich