Top 500 Richelle E. Goodrich Quotes (2026 Update)
Page 5 of 10

201. “I love happy people; they’re like smile magnets.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

202. “It is easy to say I am thankful for the sweet and beautiful things in life: flower gardens, ice cream cones, diamond rings, dances under moonlight, children’s laughter, birdsongs, and the like. The challenge is recognizing things of value in the dark, sour, uglier parts of life. But if you look hard enough, you will find that even tough times offer pearls worthy of gratitude.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

203. “Mothers care in volumes of tears and earnestness of prayers and a depth of emotion others cannot fathom.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

204. “Numerous times throughout history, a single person has made a tremendous impact on the world. I don’t know why anyone would think that can’t still happen.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

205. “Children harbor a great many doubts and sorrows that could be eased by a loving hug from a parent.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

206. “The road of life is paved with daily successes, a great number of them penny and nickle triumphs. Sadly, these little feats are often seen as worthless – even failures – because we dream of greater gain. Our greed keeps us focused on a gleaming pot of gold waiting at the end of some elusive rainbow. And, despairing a big loss, we fail to see the value in small achievements.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

207. “The greater self-confidence an individual possesses, the less inclined he is to put down others. This says a lot about those who constantly belittle.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

208. “Church was never meant to be a place for gods to gather, but for devils wanting to shed their horns for halos.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

209. “Love in its essence is unconditional. When conditions, exceptions, and ultimatums are cast into the mix, its purity changes. It is no longer love and should be referred to by a less-desirable name.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

210. “Truth is, I’m generally happiest when it’s just me. It’s okay to be madly in love with yourself.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

211. “Learn to brush off criticism as easily as you brush aside hollow compliments.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

212. “There are two kinds of people in this world: those who follow the popular majority, and those who possess good sense. In other words, you can either let the crowd steer you right over a cliff, or you can stop to peer beyond the brink and see how a fall will likely end in tragedy.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

213. “Thank you, Mom, for the way you managed yourself during the childish, mean, selfish, insensitive, irresponsible, unreasonable, hateful moments I put you through. From your example I learned to be patient, positive, kind, selfless, sympathetic, reliable, sensible, and loving. You have my endless appreciation.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

214. “The truth is, when you have little to do, you do very little. But when you have much to do, you do much. So it should make sense that by taking on more than you can handle, you accomplish more than you ever dreamed you could. And so it is.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

215. “It isn’t always true that a critical end justifies desperate means.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

216. “I will admit you are the finest if not the loveliest rose in the garden. But you see, my dear, I was looking for a sunflower.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

217. “The effects of loss are acute, and unique to each individual. Not everyone mourns in the same way, but everyone mourns.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

218. “Anyone who looks good with a bald head is seriously sexy.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

219. “Mistakes focus our minds on specific details. They weed out truths and afford us goals, bringing straight to our attention lessons to be learned. Mistakes are not meant to make us failures; they are meant to make us wise.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

220. “I may deserve your disappointment as well as a lecture and strict discipline, but what I need is your understanding, your guidance, and your unconditional love.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

221. “One of the most critical decisions made in life is choosing with whom to spend your time. For it is those close relationships that gradually mold our character until we become a reflection of the company we keep.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

222. “The hero isn’t the one who is right, but the one who steps forward to take the blame – deserved or not – and apologize to save a relationship.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

223. “If we simply imagined that everyone who crossed our path was living out his or her very last day on Earth, we might treat people as kindly as we ought to each day they lived.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

224. “Life is a bonfire where everyone else has brought marshmallows, and you – a stick.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

225. “The sun, rising and setting in splendid colors, never grows tired of its admirers – much like a lady, aglow with grace, never grows tired of chivalrous acts or pretty flowers.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

226. “We reap the fruit of the seeds we sow. Every good deed, every bad deed – they are the means of planting seeds that will reward us one day with a merited harvest from life’s garden.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

227. “It wasn’t a kiss that changed the frog, but the fact that a young girl looked beneath warts and slime and believed she saw a prince. So he became one.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

228. “Some books mirror reality while others are entirely fantasy. My favorite are those that manage to weave both into a world.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

229. “Autumn is a cunning muse who steals by degrees my warmth and light. So distracted by her glorious painting of colors, I scarcely realize my losses until the last fiery leaf has fallen to the ground and the final pumpkin shrinks. Autumn departs with a cold kiss, leaving me to suffer the frigid grasp of winter in prolonged nightfall.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

230. “You stare at your dream from a distance, longing, sighing, seeing what you deem is a warning of IMPOSSIBLE. But if you would squint real hard you would see the truth; the sign correctly reads ‘I’M POSSIBLE.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

231. “The secret to style is a beautiful smile.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

232. “You can wallow in miserable self-pity all the days of your life and do nothing but drown in your own tears. Or you can stand up and reach out to draw others from their wallowing, effectively saving lives. Life is no punishment; you weren’t put here just for you.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

233. “When you understand that faith is God’s muscle at your disposal, moving mountains doesn’t seem so extraordinary.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

234. “If God were to make a million lovely flowers in your image and plant them in a garden with you among them, I would still know you by your scent and by the feel of your petals and by the crazy way you lean towards my light whenever I draw near.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

235. “If you mess with dragons, you will get burned. Don’t say no one warned you.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

236. “We wait for the rains to cease, the clouds to part, and the sun to shine before saying life is good. Ironically, it is because we endure the storms that life seems so wonderfully bright at their passing.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

237. “When I first heard your voice, my heart leapt in my chest as if it recognized you as its owner from another lifetime.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

238. “God cries for us in the same way we cry for others. His tears most often spill over for the pain and suffering caused from the mortal misuse of a gift called agency. He will not revoke the gift. It was promised to us for the duration of our time on Earth. But He will hold each one of us accountable in the end for how we applied this power of agency.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

239. “For things I am not thankful for – experiences I would never volunteer to relive – I recognize how they have changed me. My depth of compassion and humility, the sincerity of my empathy and understanding, and the duration of my patience have all been refined by bitter suffering. I thank God for the lessons learned. I am a better person for it, but I still abhor those awful trials.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

240. “Patience is real self-mastery.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

241. “Had life not given me reasons to grieve, I would never have known the healing power of a hug.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

242. “There are no rest stops on the road of life. Otherwise they’d be congested with traffic.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

243. “Thanksgiving is not only being aware of the abundance of good in the world but embracing it.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

244. “Patience isn’t simply waiting, it is caring enough about the situation and those involved to remain calm and courteous throughout the wait.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

245. “Nothing can squelch your fire except turning your back on the thing that fuels it.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

246. “Have you ever noticed how the most intriguing individual in the room seems content to listen sooner than speak?”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

247. “No one can convince a man of his erring ways as persuasively as experience.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

248. “Giddy is a grin and giggles and that glint of goofiness in your gaze.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

249. “We always feel the brunt of the blow dealt to us, but hardly ever do we feel the impact we have on others. Why is that?”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

250. “A thought can prompt. Words can stir. But it takes action to attain a dream.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich