Top 500 Richelle E. Goodrich Quotes (2025 Update)
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251. “Barking at people earns their respect about as effectively as staring into the sun improves your vision.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

252. “Beware of giggle grins; they are highly contagious.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

253. “When a monster grows quiet and crumbles to the ground weeping, you feel sorry for him. You may approach with caution and hope, whispering words of peace. But in the morning he will rise to his full height, roaring and stomping and baring his sharp teeth because he is, after all, a monster.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

254. “For every one person who praises you, there are a hundred who would criticize. Heed neither the one nor the hundred. It is your own opinion that truly matters.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

255. “How frustrating to think you can be lost to yourself. And yet how often it is that a stranger stares back at you from the mirror. Maybe in truth we never see ourselves as clearly as the thousands of eyes that daily take us in.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

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

— Richelle E. Goodrich

257. “Quit acting like everything is so serious. Most situations aren’t as bad as you fear, and those that are might benefit from a little laughter.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

258. “I learn by doing... the same thing over and over and over again countless times.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

259. “Anyone who takes the time to attentively listen is either an old soul or a romantic one.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

260. “Sometimes ideas flow from my mind in a raging river of stringed sentences; I can scarcely scribble on the page fast enough to keep up with the mental current. Sometimes, however, beavers move in and dam the whole thing up.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

261. “Your efforts extend like ripples on the ocean, much further than you know.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

262. “Pain defines moments in the lives of all human beings. The trial is not the endurance of pain but the choices we make regarding how to endure.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

263. “Sometimes the difference between success and failure is simply the degree to which you crave one over the other.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

264. “Kind words and tender affections will not save me from this lake of woe and misery, but they may be enough of a buoy to prevent my drowning.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

265. “Pray as if you are fully aware that the intricate timing and rotation of every celestial entity in the universe – including the coming and going of innumerable, precious life forms – does not rest in your tiny, mortal hands.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

266. “Life is a book that someone else is reading – and you, a key character – hence the need for continual conflict and resolution. We can’t have any boring books.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

267. “There is a sky full of stars aplenty, and all you can babble about is a cold, little rock we call the moon. This is how it is with petty problems that exist too close to us.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

268. “You would think those who have endured unkindness would be kinder as a result, intent on sparing others the awful suffering they abhorred firsthand.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

269. “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

270. “The spirit of Christmas exists in harmonious carols like those sung by angels on the day of Christ’s birth.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

271. “Patience is seeing each step as a journey rather than seeing a journey as a thousand steps.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

272. “A picture may be worth a thousand words, but those well-arranged words are worth a multi-million-dollar motion picture.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

273. “Curiosity killed the cat, but not before teaching her that honey bees are not sweet, tweeting birds are slow to react, mice can serve as both toys and food, big dogs like to snuggle, falling isn’t flying, cream drips from lazy cows, water should be avoided at all costs, baths don’t require getting wet, kindness and cruelty often fall from the same hand, and engines remain comfortably warm long after the motor dies.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

274. “A red-cape game of retribution is dangerous when a fresh bull with bigger horns waits in the shadows.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

275. “Humans are forever discontent – always thinking there are better alternatives to their present circumstances.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

276. “A smile is a light that sets your inner self aglow, letting others know you’re home.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

277. “It’s easy to be kind to friends who return your smiles and happily lend a helping hand. But the true test of good character is finding the will and desire to be kind and charitable to those who give us absolutely no motivation to do so.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

278. “We never think lightly of those who walk with us on our uphill days.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

279. “Life is mental; it’s all about attitude. The majority of it is lived in your head.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

280. “The humanitarian is a treasure hunter seeking gems of remedy and appreciation.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

281. “The trait I regard most highly in a man is kindness. Thoughtful, consistent kindness. All other qualities – whether charming, witty, handsome, enterprising, powerful, seductive, or ingenious – wither in comparison to a truly kind man.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

282. “Laughter and love are their own forms of exercise meant to keep a body healthy.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

283. “Comparisons are like rigid fingers – eager to point at a subject but unwilling to grasp it.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

284. “Your weaknesses may not seem overwhelming, but they will create the biggest problems you face.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

285. “Real, true, key success is honestly liking yourself.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

286. “Fear never scaled one mountain, never stepped up on a stage, never accepted a challenge, never tilled new ground, never walked in a race; he never even dared to dream. Fear failed to slay a single dragon. Remember this before you choose to keep his company.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

287. “I don’t know how to save the world, though I do know it involves a great deal of love and kindness.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

288. “Life is a fierce duel with emotions and a slow war with psychology.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

289. “It seems there is more interest in sunsets than sunrises. Perhaps because innately we fear the dark.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

290. “The best bubbly I ever tasted was laughter.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

291. “All human beings wield influence – a powerful sword granted at birth. Wield your sword with care.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

292. “Reality depends a great deal upon one believing what he sees – or seeing what he believes. Either way.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

293. “The elixir of life is a bubbling stream of laughter.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

294. “I might be tempted to socialize more if the conversations taking place around me were half as interesting as the dialogue going on inside my head.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

295. “Rather than critique people, try admiring God’s creative handiwork.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

296. “When you first look at a woman, you are in fact blind to her beauty. The true beauty of a woman is revealed only after you get to know her.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

297. “If people were kinder, the world might cease weeping.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

298. “Impatience is racing at misery full speed.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

299. “To offer your life in defense of another is a valiant, honorable way to die.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

300. “If there weren’t so many interesting conversations taking place inside my head, I might venture to speak out loud.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich