Our Better Angels Quotes

“He could remember when he didn't know there was such a thing as houses that had warm running water and an indoor toilet. If he had been born with parents who were wealthy, he probably wouldn't be on this van right now. He wondered if he would have ever truly understood the gift of being able to give if he'd never understood what it felt like to have so very little.”
― Jonathan Reckford, Our Better Angels: Seven Simple Virtues That Will Change Your Life and the World

“There will always be things to repair in this world. There will always be hurts that need healing. But as long as there are people willing to set about that word with love in their hearts for one another, they will always find a home in each other embrace, a home that will withstand the dark clouds and the burning sun, that will stand higher than the tallest steeple, shine more radiantly than the brightest temple, and endure longer than the oldest pyramid.”
― Jonathan Reckford, Our Better Angels: Seven Simple Virtues That Will Change Your Life and the World

“One supervisor, Tom, told her something she never forgot, a building block she could have used as a child. He said, "It's only a mistake if I can't fix it." When she first heard those words she felt like she'd been hit on the head with a two-by-four. She'd been raised to be fearful of taking chances. Don't mess up. Don't fail. She realized that fear of failing had held her back in many facets of her life and had kept her from countless different experiences.”
― Jonathan Reckford, Our Better Angels: Seven Simple Virtues That Will Change Your Life and the World